The Flames attain bowl eligibility for the fourth consecutive season.

Highlanders held a slim lead entering the fourth quarter of their Big South opener but the Runnin' Bulldogs prevailed 77-74.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Four players registered double figures and Tech’s defense ramped up in the second half as the Hokies defeated Gardner-Webb 87-65 at Cassell Coliseum Sunday afternoon. The win, Tech’s eighth of the season, signaled the final home game of 2019, where the Hokies have now defeated 58 consecutive non-conference opponents. It wasn’t always a blowout on Carilion Clinic Court as Gardner-Webb started the game making shots, to which the Hokies had to respond and did so, leading by three after the first quarter. Carley Plentovich, and her sister Savannah kept the Bulldogs within arm’s reach as the pair combined for 34 points in the game. The Hokies will have 12 days between contests as the student-athletes complete fall exams.