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Joell Eifert and Brian Wiersema introduce Hokie Tracks as the first flavor in ice cream line.
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Eifert and Wiersema also stressed that portions of the proceeds from sales goes towards student scholarships and activities.
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new flavors, they’re combinations that aren’t out in the public right now; they’re not in the freezers.”Eifertand Wiersema, both of whom are Virginia Tech alumni, wanted to ensure the ice cream flavors would evoke memories of being on campus again for alumni. However, they were unable to reveal what flavors are yet to come.“Unfortunately, we don’t want to share them because we have some great ideas, and I promise you, they’re reminiscent if you’re a Hokie, and you’ve been there,” Eifert said. “They’re reminiscent of businesses that you remember and parts of campus… so we still have flavors to come, and we don’t want to give them away yet, but we’re really excited.”
In order to give back and create an impact, partnering with local and regional businesses is a key component in the department’s projects, according to Eifert. The Fightin’ Hokies Lager was made in partnership with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery.
Wiersema stated that the success of the lager led the department to look into other potential projects, such as ice cream.
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Eifert and Brian Wiersema, also a faculty member of the Department of Food Science and Technology, both led the project.
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Wiersema also helped develop the Fightin’ Hokies Lager, which launched in spring 2021.
“That’s where our heart is. We’re not only hopefully giving back and making a positive impact on Virginia business, but then also putting a positive impact on our current and future students,” Eifert said.
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Virginia Tech and Homestead Creamery have partnered to launch a line of Hokieinspired ice cream. Joell Eifert, faculty member of the Department of Food Science and Technology and director of the Food Innovations Program, stated the first flavor is available to purchase later this fall.
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According to Eifert, the Department of Food Science and Technology established a relationship with Homestead in 2004. More recently, the department has begun supporting them with their nutritional facts labels and regulatory compliances. When Eifert and Wiersema were considering which local business to partner with to produce the ice cream, Homestead was a top contender. When creating flavor profiles, Eifert noted that she had an idea about what flavors she wished to see on the market going into the
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“I think, obviously, we’re always gonna look at trends, things that are going on, and what people want, what consumers want,” Eifert said. “But I have to be honest with you, some of the other things we do is we make what we want to see, what we like, and if
The first flavor, named Hokie Tracks, is vanilla ice cream with caramel and dark choc olate-covered pretzel chunks, according to VTx. It was available to taste at Gobblerfest.
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was one of the first things we wanted to do, so we came out with beer, then that was a success, and so we figured out how to do collaborations with local partners with regional partners,” Wiersema said. “We have a list of things that we want to do and (the ice cream) came up high.”
The ice cream will use the same distri bution streamline as Homestead and will go into retail toward the end of October or the beginning of November.
younger on campus, and also taking it into account what it’s like for older alum on campus. Trying to hit both sides of that equation (of) the current students, the new alumni and the older alumni, that’s a tough thing to balance.”
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For Eifert and Wiersema, making the ice cream attractive to all Virginia Tech community members was the most challenging part of the process. Not only did they want to appeal to alumni but also to current generations of students.“Certainly food is emotional, right?” Wiersema said. “Truly food is emotional in how we taste it, in how we experience it, and what we think of it afterwards, so trying to remember what it was like when we’re
Imagine not being allowed to eat what you want to eat and being coerced to be in bed when you don’t want to sleep. Imagine being compelled to spend hours every day in a school you hate and doing homework instead of thinking about what you want to be thinking about — and you can never relax because your behavior and compliance are being constantly moni tored and any failure to comply is punished through confiscation, confinement or violence. Juxtaposing, imagine you have no protection, no support and no oppor tunities to learn. These scenarios are evidently undesirable, but they are indeed realities for many children around the world and throughout history.
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At the basis of TCS is the idea of falli bilism. Influenced by Dr. David Deutsch’s development of the epistemology of philosopher Dr. Karl Popper, Fitz-Claridge describes TCS as “taking fallibilism seri ously.” As Deutsch explains in his book, The Beginning of Infinity, fallibilism is “[t] he recognition that there are no author itative sources of knowledge, nor any reliable means of justifying knowledge as
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Hite also said that while interviewing Flint, Flint stated he had originally gone from Roanoke to Radford, was refused entry at a fraternity party, and went to Melody Hookah Lounge instead.
Teubert arrived on the scene and began aiding a wounded individual outside of Melody Hookah Lounge, and then discovered the body of Robinson, who was later identified by Hite, upon entering the building.According to WDBJ, in Hite’s testimony, he revealed that while interviewing Flint, Flint said, “I can’t say I didn’t do it.”
Does your childhood resemble any of these unpleasant practices? Maybe you think parents must treat children this way because it is the best way to protect them, or that teachers must treat students this way because it is the best way to teach them. A theory called “Taking Children Seriously,” started by libertarian writer Sarah Fitz-Claridge in the early 1990s, aims to challenge these views by advocating that children are people and that they should have the same freedom, respect and control over their own lives as adults do. The philosophy asserts that there is no fundamental difference between children and adults: children know less initially, but they are just as rational as adults, meaning
as two of the individuals who had been injured were not able to appear. However, according to Commonwealth Attorney Mary Pettitt, it is possible new charges may be added when the case is heard by the grandVirginiajury. Tech student Shamar Mansion, who was injured in the shooting, also testified in the hearing, and said, “I ran towards the back of the building, after about ten feet I ran behind one of the pieces of furniture, and that’s when I realized I was shot.”Flint’s defense attorney Cathy Reynolds did not provide evidence during the prelim inary hearing, and stated Flint “had only been “somewhat” identified,” according to the Roanoke 29-year-oldTimes.Jalen Pierce of Roanoke
The aim of TCS is for parents and educators to solve problems together with children through reason rather than one person imposing an outcome on the other. Parents and educators — who interact with children the most — should utilize TCS when engaging with children and reject the common hierarchical and authoritarian practices. Relationships with children should not be zero-sum; parents and educators should not impose their
The future of the case is now in the hands of a grand jury.
Jamel Flint of Roanoke appeared at Montgomery County General District court on Thursday, Sept. 8 for his preliminary hearing and faces several charges, including a first-degree murder charge in the death of 18-year-old Isiah Robinson.
Blacksburg Police officers Andrew McFee and Luke Teubert, as well as Detective Ryan Hite testified in the hearing.
they are both capable of criticizing and correcting ideas. Children and adults are also both creative: they can construct new and good arguments. The theory Taking Children Seriously (TCS) offers a new method of raising and teaching children without any coercion.
true or probable.” All ideas are guesses and prone to error, but as Karl Popper argued, they can nevertheless be improved upon. This, too, can be translated to parental and educational practices.
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is charged with accessory to murder, and allegedly drove Flint back to Roanoke. Pierce’s preliminary hearing was originally the same day as Flint’s, but was postponed.
Two charges against Flint had been dropped at the beginning of the hearing,
Four other individuals were injured in the shooting, one of which was a Virginia Tech student, according to a statement made by President Tim Sands several hours after the shooting.According to WSLS, Flint surrendered to police the day after the shooting.
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According to the Roanoke Times, Robinson was a Patrick Henry High School senior and football player, who had come from Roanoke to Melody Hookah Lounge to celebrate his acceptance into college with several friends.
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ideas, opinions, wishes, intentions and interests. Because TCS is fallibilist and assumes that all human beings are fallible and lack knowledge, it is understood that parents and educators are doing their best even when they fail or make mistakes. It is not about demonizing anyone. Accomplishing the ideal only happens when people take one another seriously.
Fitz-Claridge says waiting until a child is older to take them seriously is an inco herent theory: “taking people seriously only once they get to a certain age, makes no more sense than taking people seriously because they’ve got the ‘right’ skin color or that they’re the ‘right’ gender.” TCS is not just for interacting with children: every person should be treated in a way that respects individual freedom and promotes creativity, whether they are a newborn or seniorOnecitizen.mayargue that asserting one’s will over children is the best — and some times only — course of action: rejecting the principle that all problems are soluble and ignoring fallibilism altogether. Others may argue that one must experience raising and teaching children to truly under stand the need for imposed discipline. However, experience is solely used as a tool when choosing between conflicting ideas. TCS gives parents and educators a new perspective when interacting with children: creating opportunities for them to learn instead of restricting them to autocratic discipline. The idea that TCS gives children too much freedom displays the oppressive mentalities of standard teaching and parenting practices.
“Instead of subjecting our children to unwanted teaching, we actively support
College is perceived as the moment when students begin learning about what they find interesting. In reality, though, students endure over a decade of coercive instruction and are then told they must complete additional classes — general education courses. Students must complete these tedious classes to study subjects they do enjoy. Once they finally arrive at their interests — their major or career choice — they must complete certain classes, in a specific order, within that subject. At what point in education are students truly given a chance to learn about ideas they find interesting? When they do it on their own time after completing homework and memorizing lectures. Through TCS, though, students would be able to learn subjects they find inter esting, creatively working toward solutions through collaboration with other people who share those particular interests.
TCS can also be applied to the classroom. Fitz-Claridge describes the traditional techniques of teaching children in the school system as a coercive process that very few free people would willingly choose to endure. The school system subscribes to what Popper termed the “bucket theory of the mind.” The bucket theory of knowledge construes humans as passive receivers of information — knowledge pours into our minds as water pours into a bucket.
“If they are not persuaded by what I’m saying then there is no way for me to pour my ideas into their minds,” Fitz-Claridge said. “That is not how minds work. Minds are active, more like a searchlight, as Popper said, not passive, like a bucket.”
authority on children, nor should they stop protecting and supporting the child altogether. When parents and educators opt to impose their will on children, they are bypassing reason in favor of force.
Knowledge is actively and infinitely grown through creativity and criticism.
“It’s all too easy for us as parents to channel our children into a particular thing they don’t really feel right about and they don’t feel they have a choice,” FitzClaridge said. “It’s still using that person as a means to our end, instead of taking them seriously as an individual with their own ideas, their own wishes, their own preferences.”Fitz-Claridge argues that the standard view of children is paternalistic: needing to be controlled for their own good. Paternalism fails to take into account that all human beings are fallible. If all human beings are fallible, then children’s ideas are just as valuable as adults’. The theory is also not prescribing neglect or author itarianism, but instead highly inter ventionist and non-coercive practices. Compromising with children is not the solution: a compromise necessarily means one or both parties lose something they wanted. Parents taking children seriously advise children and criticize their ideas, but they are open to new proposals and critical evaluations from children as well.
“Yes of course we too teach our values to our young, and those must include our most serious misconceptions as well as our deepest wisdom,” Deutsch said. “Yet our values include being open to suggestions, tolerant of dissent, and critical of both dissent and received opinion.”
Coercive instruction in school has led to an increase in aggression, delinquency and the transmission of forced acts on others. Standard methods of teaching students deter interests and mandate particular knowledge through strict procedures. Failure to memorize the specific facts on tests results in punishment and igno rance: receiving a bad grade while the class moves onto the next lesson before the student understands the tested concepts. Students are incrementally influenced into disinterest in learning entirely while left with limited solutions.
Instead, parents should teach children to act prudently when confronting dangers rather than preventing their exposure to risk. By blocking children from potential harm in the world, instead of explaining the nature of these harms, they are inad vertently inducing more curiosity from the child — creating a “forbidden fruit”
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and assist them in whatever learning they themselves find interesting. We make suggestions based on what they seem interested in, and we do our utmost to offer them access to as many learning opportu nities and as much of the world and people and resources as possible,” said FitzClaridge. “In each case, our children are perfectly free to reject our suggestions.”
mentality, as Fitz-Claridge suggests. Parents that have to prevent children from being exposed to dangers are not devoting enough creativity and effort to getting them to learn and understand life’s perils.
The supposed immaturity of children is often used as an excuse to coerce them, but maturity means nothing if you don’t possess the precise knowledge. Parents and educators who are coercive or neglectful aren’t maturing the child but instead forcing them to repress their creativity.“People are very well-meaning when they are thinking that they have to control children, but it actually inhibits the growth of knowledge,” Fitz-Claridge said, “And it is the growth of knowledge that is respon sible for all positive progress in the world, all improvement, all learning — all of it.”
Children are authoritatively bound by what their educators want them to know under the bucket theory — coerced into only believing and behaving in ways the authority teaches while restricting and punishing creative thoughts.
“There are two aspects of reactance: rebellion vs. submission, the goal of the school system is to navigate the responses so that to maximize submission and avoid rebellion,” writes Dr. Piotr Woźniak, an effective learning researcher.
According to Fitz-Claridge, TCS is not just better for the children but also benefits parents and educators. TCS fosters a more open-minded and compas sionate relationship while at the same time promoting problem-solving skills amongst bothParentsparties.and educators should reject paternalism because it requires that they mold and shape children, which means restricting children’s creativity. Children are not lumps of clay but have their own
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Sunday, Sept. 18
From a relaxing farmer’s market trip to an exciting game of laser tag, Blacksburg has an event for everyone.
LIFESTYLES FALLIN’ FOR BLACKSBURG: EVENTS FOR A FUN FAMILY WEEKEND
Virginia Tech Women’s Volleyball vs. Western Carolina
Take advantage of the temperate Blacksburg weather in September (or have an adventure if it’s raining) and check out the Challenge Course run by Venture Out. This high-rise course takes you through a series of ziplines and obstacles high up in the air. It requires teamwork and excellent communication skills to success fully complete the course, and instructors can adjust the level of difficulty depending on the skill level of each participant. Pre-register on Venture Out’s website for the event happening from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Whether you’re spending time with your family or planning for a relaxing weekend with friends, Fall Family Weekend is filled with campus wide events for all to enjoy, so make sure to visit their website or the Hokies on Track app for a detailed calendar to see everything they have to offer.
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The Blacksburg Farmers Market
Outdoor Laser Tag
For those of you who like to venture downtown, the Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation (BM&CF) is hosting the Trace Elements: An Installation exhibit. The installation is a collaboration between local artists Amanda Lechner and Michael Borowski alongside the BM&CF. This part nership resulted in the creation of Trace Elements which, according to the website, “is a conversation between their art and museum artifacts.” Admission is free, so make sure to look for the exhibit in the Alexander Black House main galleries between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m on Friday.
Looking to get away from campus and explore downtown Blacksburg? The Blacksburg Farmers Market is a great place to grab some fresh produce, listen to live music, de-stress and more. The market also hosts several events throughout the year, so make sure to check out their calendar to see what events are going on. Located on the corner of Roanoke Street and Draper Road, the market is open on Wednesdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Love arcade games and free goodies? Make sure to stop by GobblerNights this Saturday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Squires Student Center. With a “Wreck-it Ralph” screening, laser tag, glow mini golf and a UNO tournament, there’s something for everyone. Check in by the Alumni Mall or Squires Main Entrance and be sure to bring your friends along.
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and the Counseling and Athletics Mental Performance (CAMP) program. Admission to the game is free; come support an amazing cause!
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Grab some friends and head over to Pandapas Pond for a fun game of Laser Tag hosted by Virginia Tech’s Laser Tag team! With equipment provided and no entrance fee, this is a perfect way to get in some exercise while exploring Blacksburg’s nature. Make sure to pack some food and water when you head over this Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. With a laser tag game at least twice a month, make sure to check out the club’s schedule if you’re interested in joining.
After the whirlwind that was the first couple weeks of classes, it’s easy for the homesickness to become overwhelming. Luckily, Fall Family Weekend is the perfect remedy, since parents can come down to campus to visit their Hokies and explore Tech. This action packed weekend is filled with tons of activities and events that range from September 16-18. From sports games where you can cheer on fellow Hokies to movie marathons, there’s something for everyone.
If you love all things sports, you won’t want to miss next week’s football game against Wofford College for the annual Military Appreciation Day and White Effect game. Starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday in Lane Stadium, experience the thrill of the game with some friends and cheer on our Hokie players. Since the game is also lined up with Fall Family Weekend, they will also be having a special birthday bash for the HokieBird, so you won’t want to miss out on this gem.
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If you’re looking to have a quiet evening with some snacks and a movie, the Back to Back to Back Weekly Movie Marathon is for you. The Residential College at West Ambler Johnston hosts a weekly marathon of the Back to the Future movies every Sunday with free popcorn for all. Head over to the Junior Commons Room on the 2nd floor at 6:30 p.m. and have some friends tag along.
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After the football team inevitably wins in the morning, head down to Cassell Coliseum and watch the women’s volleyball team take on Western Carolina at 5:30 p.m. This game is also the Volleyball Mental Health Awareness match, a national event collegiate volleyball teams participate in all over the country. This cause is espe cially dear to the Virginia Tech Athletics community, as the department has part nered with the Cook Counseling Center to create a Sport Psychology program
Don’t “pass” up an opportunity to practice your soccer skills at Party on the Pitch. Head over to Thompson Field with your family and friends for giveaways, inflatables, soccer with your fellow Hokies and more. Admission is free, so mark your calendars for Party on the Pitch on Friday from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Show off to your visitors why our campus’ dining is consistently highly ranked across the country. This upcoming Sunday brings Family Weekend Brunches at three dining halls. Owens Food Court serves brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., West End Market from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and D2 @ Dietrick Hall has all-day brunch from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Owens Food Court and West End Market use retail/ala-carte pricing, while D2 is $14.40 before tax, $7.25 for children 12 and under and children under 5 eat for free.
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If you plan on going to the game the next morning, try to tag along with one of your friend’s families. They might be heading to the Fall Family Weekend Tailgate or having a tailgate of their own. This could be a great opportunity to meet your friends’ families and learn more about their lives when they’re not at college. Football isn’t everyone’s thing, so if you don’t want to see the Wofford game, you could take a hike on one of the many hiking trails near Blacksburg. McAfee’s Knob is great for beginners and has incredible views of the Catawba Valley. The lookout point is a cliff, and it’s the perfect place to watch the sunset or sunrise. Cascade Falls is also an incredibly scenic moderate trail with a 150-foot waterfall that you can swim at during the warmer months.
On Sunday, I would recommend heading over to the New River Valley Mall. Several bus routes, including the Two Town Trolley and
on Friday. Once you’re done with classes, put down your homework and start relaxing. Take yourself out to dinner Friday night. It may be intimidating to go to a restaurant by yourself, but it’s not as uncommon as you think and is a great way to unwind and reflect on your week. There are tons of amazing restaurants in Blacksburg that serve a multitude of cuisines from Mexican, contemporary American to Italian. You can head downtown and walk around until you find something you’re craving. If you’re in the mood for sushi, Green’s Grill and Sushi Bar is a great option with a wide range of menu items with lots of vegetarian options as well. You could also head over to Mellow Mushroom for pizza if sushi isn’t your thing. No matter what you’re feeling, Blacksburg has a multitude of options that you should try this weekend to figure out what your personal favorites are. If you’re feeling up to it after dinner, take a late-night walk around campus. Stroll by the Duck Pond and wander around places on campus that you’ve never been before. It’s a completely
Fall Family Weekend is right around the corner, and many Virginia Tech students will be reunited with their families for the first time in four weeks. New Student and Family Programs will be holding events, programs and services throughout the weekend, including campus tours, the Fall Family Weekend Tailgate and GobblerNights. It should be a great oppor tunity for families to learn more about their student’s life in college, all while providing a respite from homesickness for the student who has been away from home for a while. But what should you do if your family can’t visit you this weekend?Itcanbe challenging to be the only one of your friends to not have family coming to Blacksburg, but you can take this opportunity to take yourself out on a date in Blacksburg and explore all that it has to offer. Blacksburg has something for everyone, and you can use this weekend to delve into all the possibilities and figure out your favorite things to do.
SW from Squires, will take you directly there, so it’s very accessible. Window shopping and visiting all of the stores can be a fun way to pass the time, and you can even take the same buses to visit other places in Christiansburg, including Spirit Halloween and Barnes and Noble. When you head back to campus, you can continue your shopping spree downtown. There are lots of boutiques, including 310 Rosemont and Hello Gorgeous Boutique. There are plenty of things to do over the weekend to treat yourself after a long week.
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A weekend with no plans doesn’t have to be a lonely experience for people with parents who can’t visit this time. Students can enjoy their own company, unwind and check out the area’s many offerings.
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Enjoying all Blacksburg has to offer on your own can be a relaxing and novel experience.
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different experience to see campus in the dark and completely empty, which can be incredibly meditative and restful.
“Obviouslyform.yougain some confidence, but it doesn’t change what we emphasize in the details and accountability,” Pry said. “We’ve got to keep preaching that message.”
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The rain might have helped the Hokies a little bit, but most of it had to do with poor play from the Eagles’ injured, inexperienced offensive line and their inability to run the football as they could only manage four net rushing yards on 26 carries.
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Moreover, on the topic of tone-setting plays, Hokies running back Keshawn King continued to prove himself as the top man on the depth chart as he kicked off the second quarter with a 65-yard jaunt to the endzone.
Friday was the defense, as the Hokies put up another great performance on that side of the ball.The Eagles struggled so much to drive down the field they didn’t have a positive number in the net yards category until the five-minute mark of the second quarter. By the end of the first half, the Hokies had only allowed 54 net yards of offense, their lowest total since giving up only 48 to Georgia Tech in 2019.
Garbutt’s most memorable moment of the night was when he got injured near the end of the third quarter, returned later that same drive and immediately chased down Eagles quarterback Phil Jurkovec for a sack.
Virginia Tech doesn’t lose home openers. In fact, the Hokies have been so historically good in home openers that they’ve only lost three of them since 1988. Furthermore, the most recent of those three defeats came at the hands of then-No. 1 Ohio State in 2015, an understandable loss considering that the Buckeye squad went on to win the national championship that season.
Hokies cornerback Armani Chatman set the tone for the night on the second play of the game as his suffocating man coverage on Eagles wide receiver Jaden Williams was rewarded with an interception deep in opposing territory. The Hokies capitalized on the ensuing drive, striking first blood with a 1-yard touchdown rush from Jalen Holston.
Whilepossession.Prywas pleased with the bounce-back victory, he reiterated there’s still much work to be done to get the team closer to midseason
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Virginia Tech’s Johnny Jordan (55) prepares to pass to the quarterback, Sept 10, 2022.
Given this information, it makes sense the Hokies would make relatively easy work of Boston College, beating the Eagles 27–10 in front of a sellout crowd on a rainy night in Lane Stadium.“It’sawesome,” said Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry when asked about getting his first home win in Lane Stadium. “I’m just so happy for the players, the staff, the fans … this was a good win for the entire program.”
One big thing that carried over from last
This week’s star on the defense was TyJuan Garbutt, who racked up three tackles for loss, one sack and four quarterback hurries.
Even when the Eagles put a drive together in the third quarter culminating in a touchdown pass to the aforementioned receiver Williams, the Hokies retaliated on their next drive with two big plays from wideout Kaleb Smith: a miraculous 43-yard catch through tight coverage and a short 2-yard catch for the touchdown.Unlikethe defense, one thing that thank fully didn’t carry over from the Hokies’ loss in Norfolk was the elements of sloppy play that dragged them down against the Monarchs. The Hokies only committed five penalties for 29 penalty yards as opposed to 14 penalties for 106 yards, their totals from the last game. Additionally, the Hokies’ offense did a much better job of holding on to the football. Whereas last week the offense lost the football five times with four interceptions and one lost fumble, they didn’t commit a single turnover against the Eagles. The closest the Hokies came to coughing up the ball was on one fumble, but they quickly pounced on it to maintain
“I feel like I played like a dog that hasn’t eaten in three days,” Garbutt said. “Go mess with a dog that hasn’t eaten in three days, it might bite your hand.”
Unfortunately for King, he wouldn’t get many more opportunities to make those kinds of big plays as he left shortly after his touchdown with what appeared to be a lower-body injury.
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HOKIES GROUND THE EAGLES, BEAT BOSTON COLLEGE 27–10
Coming into this game, Eastern Michigan has been winless on the season so far. With last weekend’s sweep, Virginia Tech came in with momentum on their side. Despite their record, the Eagles gave the Hokies a run for their money. The first set ended in a highscoring affair with Eastern Michigan winning
Virginia Tech came out strong at the start of the match. The Hokies attacked at .385 percent, with Arizona transfer Ava Francis leading the charge with four kills at a .500 attack percentage. However, the Hokies teetered off in the second set. They gave up six unanswered points on four kills and two aces in the second set, then came back with five straight points of their own, closing the gap to 14–17. Unfortunately, it was not enough as they lost the set 25–20. In the third set, the Hokies were crushed 25–9. The team did push back in the fourth set, but it was not enough as they lost 25–21. Virginia Tech has never beaten the Billikens as they now have a 3–0 record against the Hokies.
Natalie Mitchell struck first for the Hokies, connecting on a goal in the 20th minute. Sophia Maltese extended the lead in the 31st minute and the Hokies went in for halftime leading 2–0. The Hokies continued their offensive onslaught in the second half as Taylor Price, Allie George and Emma Pelkowski all got on the board.
Vs. Eastern Michigan Sept. 9 at noon
31–29. Virginia Tech did bounce back, winning the second and third sets. In the third set, the Hokies were up 14–13 and went on a scoring tear, pushing it to 21–13 at one point. The run consisted of three attack errors from the Eagles, two aces from senior Anabel Zier and two kills one from Maryland transfer Cara Lewis and the other from graduate student Sydney Petersen. The Hokies did drop the fourth set but escaped a crushing loss as they routed the Eagles 15–9 in the fifth and final set of the match. Freshman Hanna Borer had a double-double with 31 assists and 11 digs.
VOLLEYBALL GOES 1 – 2 IN THE DEPAUL INVITATIONAL
WOMEN’S SOCCER DEFEATS NORTHERN COLORADO
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Vs. DePaul Sept. 9 at 8 p.m.
The Hokies will look to continue their stellar season when they host Pitt (7–1) on Sept. 16 at Thompson Field.
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The Bears responded with back-to-back goals in the 62nd and 63rd minute, but the
After escaping a loss to a Eastern Michigan team still looking for its first victory, Virginia Tech gave DePaul their first win of the season as the Hokies lost 3–1. The glaring stat of this match for the Hokies was their hitting percentage. In the first set, they attacked at a -.029 percent, losing 25–13. They did improve and won the third set 25–15, after dropping the first two sets. Ultimately, it was too late for the Hokies as they lost the fourth set 25–20. The team ended with a .162 hitting percentage for the match, their third lowest percentile on the season so far.
After their strong performance in the Hokie Invitational, the Virginia Tech volleyball team traveled up to Chicago, Illinois for the DePaul Invitational.
Vs. Saint Louis Sept. 10 at 3 p.m.
The Virginia Tech volleyball team returns home for their final non-conference invita tional, the Virginia Tech Classic. The Hokies will host Norfolk State, Appalachian State and Western Carolina. The invitational starts on Thursday, Sept. 15.
The team narrowly escaped a loss in game one and lost the next two.
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Hokies offense was simply too much.
The Hokies (6–1–1) routed the Northern Colorado Bears (4–1–2) on Sunday afternoon 5–2. The Hokies were coming off a loss to South Carolina, and the Bears were looking to remain unbeaten.
The women’s team redeems themselves after a tough loss to South Carolina.
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