Marty Gordon
Virginia Tech football’s next matchup on the gridiron is now sold out, marking the sixth sellout of the season. Tech will face Boston College for an ACC contest on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN at Lane Stadium.
Lady Hokie commitment
The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team has snagged a 6-2 player from Spingfield, Ohio. Aniya Trent announced her commitment earlier this week. Trent had offers from Clemson, Washington, Penn State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, South Florida, Xavier, Rutgers, BYU, Arizona State, West Virginia, Boston College and Virginia.
Aniya Trent, a senior at Springboro (Ohio) High School, tweeted Monday that she has committed to the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program.
Chesapeake challenge in football
Landmark Conference and Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) football fans enjoyed two additional games in 2023 with the inaugural playing of the Chesapeake Challenge, the first edition of a four-year bowl series partnership announced in the summer of 2022. Following the success of the first Cape Charles Bowl and Cape Henry Bowl matchups, the two conferences are proud to announce future plans for the bowl series.
The original agreement included four years of bowl games (eight total) through the 2026 campaign. With the 2023 contests concluded, planning for the next three seasons of showdowns has been on-going with eyes towards a neutral venue in 2024.
The City of Salem, Virginia, and Salem Stadium will serve as the neutral site hosts for the 2024 Chesapeake Challenge on Saturday, November 23. Salem previously hosted 25 straight Division III football championship games – the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl – beginning in 1993. After a few years hiatus, the Stagg Bowl returned to Salem in 2023 for the 50th playing of the annual championship event.
Cassell Coliseum Re-numbering
To improve fan navigation on game days, Cassell Coliseum has undergone a renumbering process this summer.
Sections and seat numbers will change to sequential order while the rows will stay the same. Starting with number 101 to section 118 going clockwise.
RU player weekly honor
The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Sydney Mundkowsky earned Player of the Week for her strong performance in the Highlanders two victories this past week to start conference play.
Mundkowsky was the heartbeat of Radford’s offense this weekend, working towards a pair of sweeps against conference foes. Her 5.67 kills per set led the team with a majority of those kills coming in rallies that helped the Highlanders pull ahead in tight sets. Mundkowsky has also served up at least one ace in eight straight matches, totaling three this weekend. The weekly award is the third in Mundkowsky’s career and third so far this season.
