Groves scores 17 off the bench, Virginia edges Clemson 66-65 after wild finish
Reserve Jacob Groves scored 17 points, Reece Beekman and Isaac McKneely scored 14 points each, and Virginia survived a wild finish to defeat Clemson 66-65.
Kitley scores 31, No. 14 Virginia Tech women overcome Amoore's absence for 74-62 win over Clemson
Elizabeth Kitley scored 31 points, the 10th 30-point game of her career, and No. 14 Virginia Tech ended a two-game losing streak.
Mafah runs for 4 TDs, Clemson rallies to beat Kentucky 38-35 in a wild Gator Bowl
Phil Mafah ran for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder with 17 seconds to play, and Clemson beat Kentucky 38-35 in a wild Gator Bowl to finish the year on a five-game winning streak.
Virginia Tech softball falls to Clemson in semifinal round of ACC tournament
The No. 2 Virginia Tech Hokies fell 4-1 to the No. 15 Clemson Tigers in the semifinals of the ACC Championship on Friday afternoon in Pittsburgh. Virginia Tech was the top ACC seed in the tournament. Clemson was seeded 5th.
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Virginia Tech women win 6th straight ACC game
Virginia Tech's Aisha Sheppard (2) and head coach Kenny Brooks celebrate after an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool)The Virginia Tech women continued their conference win streak with a 70-64 road victory over Clemson. The win is the Hokies 6th straight in ACC play. Elizabeth Kitley had 24 and Aisha Sheppard had 27 in the victory. The Hokies move to 13-7 overall, 8-7 in the ACC.
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Kelly, Swinney express concern about no families at playoffs
โWhy would we play if you canโt have families at the game?" "If you canโt have families at bowl games, why would you go to a game where your families canโt be part of it? โWhy canโt it be the Rose Bowl in Las Vegas or can it be the Rose Bowl in another town?โ Kelly said. "They canโt be around their families for Christmas, and youโre going to tell me weโre going to have a playoff and maybe one site can have families and the other canโt? I am so sick and tired of this playoff committee talking about having sites where you canโt have parents at and their families.
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Virginia Tech topples #24 Clemson
Blacksburg, Va. โ Tyrece Radford scored 15 points and Virginia Tech beat No. 24 Clemson 66-60. Radford hit 5 of 11 from the floor and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Hokies (5-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their conference opener for the fifth time in the past six seasons. Keve Aluma and Nahiem Alleyne each added 13 points for Virginia Tech, which was 25 for 31 on free throws, including 4 for 4 in the waning seconds. Al-Amir Dawes led Clemson (5-1, 0-1) with 18 points.
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Virginia Tech recharged after bye week, ready to face #3 Clemson
BLACKSBURG, Va. โ Virginia Tech is coming off of a much-needed bye, straight into the front lines of the No. But the Tigers have every weapon they need to win a football game. โThey do a lot from different personnel groups to sub-packages, theyโre playing a little more 3 downs, great job of mixing it up and getting it all taught,โ Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente said. But Virginia Tech, notorious for their resiliency after a loss, has a shot to potentially scramble Clemson out of the college football playoffs. โAt the end of the day weโre out there playing football, I donโt see a difference between this game and any other game,โ Hooker finished.
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Cavs will try to avoid โOrange Crushโ at Clemson Saturday
Despite how far Virginia had come, the 62-17 blasting reminded the Cavaliers how much further they had left to climb to reach college footballโs mountaintop. The 6-2 redshirt sophomore from Ohio won his first start Saturday, and left Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney impressed. โLooks like a young Steve Young running around out there. Tough runner with really good size, an accurate thrower that really has no fear,โ Dabo gushed. The 1-0 Cavaliers travel to 2-0 #1 ranked Clemson Saturday night at 8 p.m.