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East Carolina poses new challenge for Virginia Tech football
When Bud Foster’s crew largely held Georgia Tech’s option offense in check last season, many were quick to anoint that defense as the next great one at Tech. As the Hokies found out after getting run off the field against Pittsburgh in Week 3, early season performances can often be fool’s gold. “We fell off the face of the planet,” Foster said. “I don’t know if we thought we arrived and we’d just go out and do it again.
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Game day: Virginia Tech at East Carolina
Virginia Tech at East Carolina Saturday | Noon | Fox Sports 1 | DOWDY-FICKLEN STADIUM RECORDS: HOKIES (1-1) PIRATES (2-0) SERIES: Virginia Tech leads 12-5. Hokies won last meeting 17-10 in 2011.
History says this one will matter for Virginia Tech
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Noon start. Out-of-the-way locale. Minimal buildup. Is this where it happens for Virginia Tech? Is this where the course for the 2013 season really gets set? History suggests there’s a good chance of that, actually. After two games where the outcome seemed preordained, the Hokies travel to East Carolina today. It’s their first matchup that should give Fearless Forecasters participants pause. It was easy to click Alabama
College sports: Virginia Tech rallies to tie Duke in men’s soccer
DURHAM, N.C. - Virginia Tech goalkeeper Kyle Renfro saved a penalty kick in the 78th minute and Robert Alberti scored with less than two minutes left in regulation and the Hokies (2-1-1. 1-0-1 ACC) forged a 1-1 draw with Duke in men's soccer on Friday.. Sebastien Ibeagha scored for Duke (2-1-2, 0-1-1) in the fourth minute to give the Blue Devils the lead for nearly the entire match. MEN'S SOCCER
Top-ranked Tar Heels edge Virginia Tech in women's soccer
BLACKSBURG — North Carolina demonstrated Thursday why it has the best women’s soccer program in the country. Three players with international experience helped the top-ranked Tar Heels, who are the defending NCAA champions, beat No. 22 Virginia Tech 2-1 in front of 1,406 fans at Thompson Field. The Tar Heels (7-0, 1-0 ACC) left Blacksburg in defeat in 2009 and 2011, but they took the lead for good in the
Virginia Tech RB Coleman to miss East Carolina game
BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech will be without running back J.C. Coleman for the second time in three games Saturday. The sophomore will not make the trip to East Carolina after tweaking an ankle injury against Western Carolina, according to Virginia Tech's Thursday injury report. He had some issues with the ankle during Tuesday's practice and had been in a blue, limited jersey all week. With Coleman out, Chris Mangus becomes
All is not lost, UVa football faithful, even though it looked like it
There could be worse fates for this year’s Virginia football team than to be mentioned in the same breath as the Cavaliers’ 1984 squad. In that season’s opener, Clemson waltzed into Scott Stadium and handed Virginia a 55-0 licking that has stood as UVa’s most lopsided loss for almost 30 years. That dubious distinction appeared to be in jeopardy when No. 2 Oregon routed the Cavaliers 59-10 this past Saturday.
UVa women shut out Syracuse
CHARLOTTESVILLE - Makenzy Doniak and Brittany Ratcliffe each scored a goal and an assist as Virginia blanked Syracuse 3-0 in the ACC opener for both teams Thursday. Alexis Shaffer also scored a goal for UVa (7-0). Morgan Brian added two assists. Morgan Stearns made three saves as the Cavaliers outshot the Orange (4-3) 16-4.
ACC and local college football games for third week
SPOTLIGHT GEORGIA TECH AT DUKE 3:30 p.m. Saturday | ESPNU Duke (2-0) will be without QB Anthony Boone, who suffered a broken collarbone in last weekend’s win at Memphis. The new starter will be Brandon Connette, who threw for 198 yards and two TDs after Boone got hurt. “He’s played well every time we’ve asked him to play,” Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. “He throws the ball a lot better
Two Hokies earn name-recognition in Virginia Tech win
BLACKSBURG — With a name like Kalvin Cline, Virginia Tech’s freshman tight end doesn’t need to do much to get noticed. “It’s a good laugh for everybody,” said Cline, who’s sure to have heard his share of underwear jokes. “But once you hear it, you remember it.” Meanwhile, Hokies junior wide receiver Willie Byrn has earned the nickname “Paper Boy” from offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler. As in: He always delivers.
College notebook: Virginia Tech Hokies prepare for soccer showdown
Although ESPN won’t be bringing its Thursday night road show to Lane Stadium this season, sports fans won’t lack for entertainment on that night. Two nationally ranked women’s soccer teams will square off at 7 this evening at Thompson Field, where No. 1-ranked North Carolina faces Virginia Tech, which cracked the Top 25 for the first time this season at No. 22. Chances are, the Tar Heels and 35th-year head
Dickie Beard, former Hokies standout, dies at 79
His teammates called him “Punchy.” But he was also known as “The Cumberland Flash.” Richard “Dickie” Beard, who was a standout running back at Virginia Tech in the 1950s, died Saturday in hospice care at his Roanoke home at the age of 79. Beard died of lymphoma, said his son Scott Beard. He had survived his first bout with cancer many years ago, but the cancer returned seven weeks ago.
Washington & Lee soccer coach Rolf Piranian to retire
Rolf Piranian’s time as the Washington and Lee men’s soccer coach has spanned five decades. Next year, someone else will be on the sideline. W&L announced Tuesday that Piranian, who has steered the men’s soccer team at his alma mater since 1976, will retire from coaching at the end of this season. Piranian, 62, will remain at W&L as an associate professor of physical education. “It’s the right time for
College sports: Roanoke men's soccer shuts out Marymount
LYNCHBURG - Robbie Lentine and Tyler Carbaugh both found the back of the net as the Roanoke College men's soccer team stayed unbeaten for the season as they beat the Saints 2-0 in the first game of the Lynchburg Invitational. Patrick Bain and Mark Dinkel recorded assists for the Maroons (3-0). Goalkeeper Will Dooley made one save in recording the shutout. Marymount (0-3) was outshot by a 21-4 margin. MEN'S
Defensive tackle Corey Marshall returns to Hokies
BLACKSBURG -- After a three-week leave for personal reasons, Virginia Tech defensive tackle Corey Marshall has returned to the team. The junior practiced for the first time Tuesday evening, a little over three weeks after he met with head coach Frank Beamer to discuss his future with the program. No determination has been made for his status this weekend against East Carolina. "The kid was pretty good," defensive line coach
East Carolina has Virginia Tech coach Beamer's attention
BLACKSBURG - Frank Beamer has knack for talking up opponents, even the ones overmatched by his Virginia Tech squad, so his effusive praise for foes can often be taken with a grain of salt. But history suggests this week it's not just standard coachspeak. Beamer was extremely complimentary of East Carolina (2-0), who the Hokies will play in Greenville, N.C., at noon Saturday, the first matchup of an eight-game agreement
New AD Diles willing to stick chin out for VMI
LEXINGTON — There will soon be a new name next to “athletic director” in the VMI staff directory. But it will be a familiar one to many college football fans. Dave Diles, who was introduced as VMI’s new athletic director at a news conference Monday, is the son of the late ABC sportscaster Dave Diles. Diles would sometimes get to be in the ABC studios when his father hosted the
College sports: Virginia Tech beats Syracuse in OT in men's soccer
BLACKSBURG - Kai Marshall scored the golden goal in the seventh minute of overtime to give the Virginia Tech men's soccer team a 2-1 win over No. 17 Syracuse on Friday. Syracuse opened the scoring on a Nick Perea goal in the 17th minute. Robert Alberti tied the match for Virginia Tech (2-1) in the 86th minute. Marshall's goal in overtime came on a fast break after a pass from
VMI-UVa football game set for 3:30 p.m.
The ACC announced Monday that Virginia's Sept. 21 home football game with VMI will be played at 3:30 p.m. The game will be on ESPN3.com.
College sports briefs
WOMEN'S SOCCER Southern Virginia 9, Trinity (D.C.) 0 WOMEN'S GOLF "Mo" Morial Invitational at The Traditions Club (par 72), Bryan, TX. Medalist Haley Mills, Kentucky 70 (minus-2) Team Champion -- Texas A&M (290) 4. Virginia (298) -- T-10. Briana Mao 73; T-10. Lauren Diaz-Yi 73; T-29. Elizabeth Brightwell 76; T-29. Lauren Coughlin 76; T-29. Alex Hershberger 76 MEN'S GOLF Springhill Suites Intercollegiate at The Country Club of South Carolina (par 72), Florence, SC. Leader thru
College football: Michigan's Gardner makes Notre Dame defense ordinary
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner did what Denard Robinson and just about every opponent outside of Alabama failed to do last season: make the Notre Dame defense look ordinary. Gardner was 21-of-33 passing for 294 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another 82 yards and a rushing touchdown in a 41-30 victory Saturday in the final scheduled game in Ann Arbor that saw the 11th-ranked Wolverines
College sports: Roanoke College remains unbeaten in men's soccer
LYNCHBURG - Robbie Lentine scored 11 seconds into the second overtime and Roanoke College's men's soccer team improved to 4-0 by downing John Carroll 3-2 in a game played at Lynchburg College on Sunday. The Maroons, who are off to their best start since 2010, also got goals from Orestis Ilias and Mark Dinkel in the first half. Michael Perry made five saves for Roanoke, which outshot the Blue Streak
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