Tag: Virginia Tech

Mulkey, LSU Women Rally in Final Four, Reach 1st Title Game

DALLAS—Kim Mulkey is back in another national championship game, this time taking the flagship university from her home state there for the first time. It took LSU only two seasons to get there with the feisty and flamboyantly dressed coach, and a big comeback in the national semifinal game that was quite an undercard Friday…


Former VA Tech Soccer Player Gets $100,000 for Protected Speech in Refusing to Kneel for BLM

Ex-Virginia Tech soccer player Kiersten Hening has received a $100,000 settlement for being benched after she refused to kneel for BLM before soccer games. Hening claimed she was benched after head coach Charles Adair became frustrated with her political views, which often differed from those of her teammates. According to Hening, her coach put her…


Daniels, Defense Lead West Virginia Past Virginia Tech 33–10

BLACKSBURG, Va.—JT Daniels threw for 203 yards and a touchdown to lead West Virginia to a 33-10 win over Virginia Tech on Thursday night. Freshman CJ Donaldson rushed for 106 yards and West Virginia (2–2) got a strong performance from its defense to win its second straight game after losing the first two. “That was…


Top 25 Roundup: Virginia Tech Upsets No. 7 Duke for First ACC Title

Hunter Cattoor scored a career high 31 points as he led Virginia Tech to perhaps its biggest win in program history, 82–67 over No. 7 Duke on Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament final in New York. Keve Aluma added 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the seventh-seeded Hokies (23–12) captured…


Virginia Tech Drops COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Virginia Tech University on Monday announced that it will no longer require COVID-19 vaccines for students, coming after the state’s new Attorney General Jason Miyares penned a legal opinion saying colleges cannot mandate the shots. “Virginia Tech will no longer require students to be vaccinated as a condition of enrollment or in-person instruction, effective immediately,”…