See what's coming up this week and get the latest news from Blacksburg.
UPCOMING HOME EVENTS
Saturday, Dec. 17
Men's basketball vs. Grambling State – Cassell Coliseum at 4 p.m. ET (The Kids' Takeover Day) (purchase tickets)
Sunday, Dec. 18
No. 7 Women's basketball vs. No. 5 Notre Dame – Cassell Coliseum at 4 p.m. (Frozen Cassell Night) (purchase tickets)
HEADLINES FROM LAST WEEK
Following a tremendous week of helping his team to wins over Minnesota and then-No. 18 North Carolina, men's basketball's forward Justyn Mutts earned ACC Player of the Week, as he averaged 21.5 points per game, 10 rebounds per game and shot 65.5 percent from the floor for the week.
Cornerback Mansoor Delane turned in a solid rookie campaign his first year in Blacksburg and earned two postseason honors, including freshman All-America nods from 247Sports and College Football News.
Women's tennis is conducting a feature of get-to-knows for its student-athletes and this past week's featured Michael Hegarty, a sophomore from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Baseball is holding its 15th annual Baseball Night in Blacksburg in February and seats are selling out fast.
Virginia Tech Athletics held its annual THRIVE Rookie Training Camp last month inside the Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice Facility, giving nearly 90 freshman student-athletes a chance to focus on mental health during a time of transition and managing new stress that comes along with freshman year.
Behind double-doubles from guard Georgia Amoore and center Elizabeth Kitley, women's basketball defeated UNC Asheville with ease on Sunday, 86-48.
On a neutral site in Brooklyn Sunday, men's basketball beat Oklahoma State 70-65, with forward Justyn Mutts owning a season-high six steals, 13 points, four assists and six steals.
No. 9 wrestling in its home opener defeated No. 7 Missouri 17-15 on Sunday in front of 2,892 fans, with the team earning its first ranked win of the season.
LAST WEEK'S SCOREBOARD
Wednesday, Dec. 7
No. 7 Women's basketball at Boston College – W, 73-58
Men's basketball vs. Dayton – W, 77-49
Sunday, Dec. 11
No. 7 Women's basketball vs. UNC Asheville – W, 86-48
Men's basketball vs. Oklahoma State (Brooklyn, N.Y.) – W, 70-65
No. 9 Wrestling vs. No. 7 Missouri – W, 17-15
