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Men’s Basketball Falls To Virginia Tech In OT, 107-101, In Hall Of Fame Tip-Off – Providence College Athletics
UNCASVILE, Conn. – The Providence College men’s basketball team was defeated in overtime by the Virginia Tech Hookies, 107-101 on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Graduate student Jason Edwards (Atlanta, Ga.) led the team with 28 points. Fellow graduate student Jaylin Sellers (Columbus, Ga.) added 26. Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin City, Nigeria) recorded his fourth career double-double, with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
“Hard fought game.” Head Coach Kim English said. “Give Virginia Tech credit. They did a lot of good things down the stretch, especially in overtime. The shot making in that game was at a high level.”
FIRST HALF:
• On the Friars’ first defensive possession, Oswin Erhunmwunse brought the crowd to its feet with an emphatic block on a Virginia Tech dunk attempt.
• Jaylin Sellers opened the scoring for Providence, connecting on two free throws to tie the game at 2 (18:17).
• Virginia Tech responded with a 6-2 scoring run before Jason Sellers assisted Erhunmwunse on an and-one, alley-oop dunk. The Hokies scored on the ensuing possession to make it 10-7, Virginia Tech, going into the first media timeout.
• A deep three point make by Jason Edwards pulled the Friars within five, 17-12 (14:09).
• A Virginia Tech three-pointer followed by a Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) floater made it 20-14 Hokies going into the second media timeout.
• Out of the timeout, back-to-back three pointers from Stefan Vaaks (Tabasalu, Estonia) and Sellers tied the game at 20 (10:51).
• Jamier Jones (Sarasota, Fla.) stole a pass and got out in transition for a fast break dunk for his first points of the game (9:39).
• Back-to-back driving efforts from Sellers and Corey Floyd Jr. (Franklin, N.J.) gave the Friars their first lead of the night, 26-25 (8:39).
• Providence extended its lead going into the media timeout after a Sellers three pointer that made it 29-27 (7:23).
• The game was notched at 37 after both teams traded baskets on four consecutive possessions before a Virginia Tech timeout (4:45).
• A 7-0 run on a pair of free throws from Duncan Powell (Dallas, Texas) followed by another Sellers three and two free throws from Erhunmwunse made it 44-37, giving the Friars their largest lead of the game (0:40).
• A Virginia Tech three followed by a pair of Edwards free throws made it 46-40 going into the half.
• Providence shot 15-34 (44.21) from the field, 7-17 (41.2%) from three, and 9-10 (90.0%) from the free-throw line.
• Virginia Tech shot 14-32 (43.8%) from the field, 7-16 (43.8%) from three, and 6-6 (83.3%) from the free-throw line.
• Providence held the edge in rebounding, 19-17.
• Sellers led the Friars with 13 points in the first 20 minutes.
• Virginia Tech’s Neoklis Avdalas led all scorers with 17.
SECOND HALF:
• Sellers picked up where he left off, scoring on a driving layup and a turnaround jumper to open the scoring in the second half to make it 50-42, Providence (18:18).
• The teams traded baskets on four straight possessions before a 10-0 Virginia Tech run that gave them the lead 56-54 (14:29).
• Vaaks converted on a jumper to tie the game at 56 on the following possession (14:07).
• Two possessions later, Vaaks answered a Virginia Tech three with one of his own to tie the game at 61 going into the second media timeout (11:15). The three marked Vaaks third of the game.
• Out of the timeout, Sellers continued his strong shooting performance with a three pointer that gave the Friars a three-point lead, 64-61, before the media timeout (10:02).
• A blow by layup by Edwards followed by a Virginia Tech basket put the score at 67-67 going into the media timeout (7:36).
• Out of the time out, Edwards connected on a three-pointer pass from Cole Hargrove () to give the Friars a three-point lead.
• Jamier Jones threw down his second alley-oop dunk of the game on an assist from Edwards to keep the Friars up three following two Virginia Tech free throws (6:49).
• Oswin Erhunmwunse connected on two free throws awarded to him on a flagrant foul to tie the game at 74. The Friars retained possession and Stefan Vaaks connected on his fourth three pointer of the night to give Providence the 77-74 lead (5:27).
• Fast back and forth action resulted in Virginia Tech leading, 82-81, going into the final media timeout. Layups by Sellers and Mela kept the Friars within one (3:03).
• A Duncan Powell free throw on the front end of a one-and-one, followed by an offensive rebound and Jason Edwards pull-up jumper tied the game at 84 with under two minutes remaining (1:54).
• A pair of Edwards free throws gave the Friars the two-point lead before a Virginia Tech timeout (1:06).
• A put back layup by Virginia Tech tied the game at 86 with 7 seconds remaining. The Friars brought the ball up the court and called a timeout with 3.8 seconds remaining.
• The Friars inbounded the ball to Stefan Vaaks who attempted a step back three that rattled around the rim and bounced out. End of regulation.
OVERTIME:
• Erhunmwunse answered Virginia Tech’s quick first basket to keep it tied at 88 (4:34).
• Virginia Tech went on a 6-0 run that forced a Providence timeout (3:23).
• A Jason Edwards driving layup followed by Stefan Vaaks hitting all three free throws after being fouled on a three-point-attempt pulled the Friars within 1, 96-95 (2:11).
• A 4-0 run by Virginia Tech, after a Sellers layup, gave them a six-point lead, 103-97, with under a minute remaining.
• The Friars converted layups and made free throws, but Virginia Tech made its free throws down the stretch to secure the win.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Four players finished in double figures for the Friars: Edwards (28), Sellers (26), Vaaks (17) and Erhunmwunse (11).
• Virginia Tech forward Neoklis Avdalas finished with 33 points, earning him the game’s most valuable player award.
• Oswin Erhunmwunse finished with a team high 11 rebounds and a game high four blocks.
• Erhunmwunse recorded his first double double of the season and the fourth of his career.
• Stefan Vaaks connected on four three pointers.
• Providence’s bench outscored Virginia Tech’s 27-20, with two in double figures.
• Providence held the rebound advantage, 43-42.
• Providence shot 34-76 (44.7%) from the field, 11-33 (33.3%) from three, and 22-25 (88.0%) from the free-throw line.
• Virginia Tech shot 40-79 (50.6%) from the field, 12-28 (42.9%) from three, and 15-22 (68.2%) from the free-throw line.
NOTES:
• The Friars have posted a 4-6 mark all-time versus Virginia Tech.
• The Friars scored 100 points in a game for the first time since January 17, 2024 against DePaul.
• The last time the Friars lost a game when scoring over 100 points was on Jan. 23, 2010 against the University of South Florida, 109-105.
• The Friars fell to 80-72 all-time in OT games.
• Providence has posted a 3-1 mark all-time versus the Hokies at home. PC is 1-3 on the road versus Virginia Tech and 0-2 in neutral arenas.
• The Friars are 137-199 all-time versus teams from the ACC.
• Saturday marked the first of two games the Friars will play at Mohegan Sun this season and PC’s eighth game all-time at Mohegan Sun Arena.
• The Friars have posted a 3-6 mark all-time at Mohegan Sun Arena.
UP NEXT:
The Friars will host Penn in Providence, R.I. on Saturday Nov. 11 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
-GO FRIARS!-
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Virginia lawmakers criticize anti-redistricting mailer with Jim Crow-era images – WTOP News
The flyers encourage people to vote against the redistricting effort and feature pictures of the Ku Klux Klan and from the Civil Rights Movement.
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones condemned flyers with Jim Crow-era images discouraging voters from supporting redistricting in the state.
The mailers, which Jones told WTOP he first learned about last weekend, featured pictures of the Ku Klux Klan and from the Civil Rights Movement. One such mailer said, “Our ancestors fought to represent us. Now Richmond politicians are trying to take our districts away.”
The flyers encourage people to vote against the redistricting effort.
A group, Justice for Democracy, has been sending out mailers and texts with some clear dog whistles, using varying disclaimers in Virginia (“Democracy and Justice PAC” and “Justice for Democracy PAC”).
Its treasurer is listed as Christopher Woodfin and its address is the same … pic.twitter.com/JvetyKGnbw
— Matt Royer (@royermattw) March 7, 2026
Early voting is underway, as Democrats in the state push for changes to congressional districts that are expected to give them more of an advantage in Congress. They said it’s in response to President Donald Trump encouraging redistricting in Republican-led states such as Texas. Republicans, though, have been critical.
In an interview with WTOP, Jones, Virginia’s first Black attorney general, said the mailers are disturbing, shocking, offensive and deceptive.
“It’s very clear a MAGA-linked group that opposes the referendum is sending these mailers to Black voters, and they’re misusing very, very hurtful imagery from the Civil Rights Movement, even invoking Jim Crow, to weaponize one of the darkest chapters in our history, to scare people into voting no and help Republicans maintain a rigged map for 2026 so they can keep control of Congress,” Jones said.
In a statement, the NAACP Virginia State Conference said the flyers falsely compare redistricting to Jim Crow.
“While the NAACP is nonpartisan, we are deeply engaged in political advocacy to safeguard our communities,” said Rev. Cozy Bailey, president of NAACP Virginia.
The purpose of the mailers, Jones said, is to “suppress the vote. It’s to make sure that people don’t go make their voices heard during this election.”
The flyers said they’re paid for by a group called Democracy and Justice PAC. Former Virginia Del. A.C. Cordoza, a Republican, is listed as the chairman, according to Virginia Board of Elections documents.
“I couldn’t see why they say it’s insulting,” Cordoza told WTOP. “I’m a Black man. I don’t want my Black vote to be taken away.”
The proposed new map, Cordoza said, “ripped apart majority-minority districts in order to increase the number of white representatives from Northern Virginia.”
Cordoza said he didn’t know how many homes the mailers had been sent to or how much the PAC spent on them.
“I want people to do their research and see exactly what’s happening,” Cordoza said. “We, as Virginians, voted for a bipartisan redistricting commission for a reason.”
Jones, though, said he sits “across the dinner table from people who have had their right to vote denied because of the color of their skin. It’s 2026. I would hope that we’d be past tactics like this, but clearly we aren’t.”
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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger met with public safety leaders from across the commonwealth Monday as part of a “unified readiness” coordination effort.
The governor met with police and fire chiefs, sheriffs, emergency managers and private sector members — including Dominion Energy — to discuss Virginia’s commitment to public safety, intelligence sharing and interagency collaboration.
“As global tensions continue to evolve, I want to be very clear: there are no known threats specific to Virginia at this time,” Spanberger said. “Today’s briefing was about making sure that information can be shared quickly and we remain at the ready.”
The meeting relates to Spanberger’s Executive Order 12, which she says reaffirms Virginia’s commitment to public safety, community trust, and readiness.
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Opinion | Virginia Giuffre’s brothers join protest outside Epstein’s former New Mexico ranch
The brothers of the late Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre joined demonstrators outside Epstein’s former ranch in New Mexico on Sunday to demand more transparency.
The protest, pegged to International Women’s Day, was attended by what the Santa Fe New Mexican estimated to be hundreds of demonstrators, including activists and lawmakers, outside the estate formerly known as Zorro Ranch.
Sky Roberts said it was the first time he had visited the ranch, and demonstrators’ presence was important as a show of “force” that they’re not “going away,” as some people, including the president, try to direct attention away from the Epstein scandal. During his remarks, he rebuked the government for what he called a cover-up and demanded the Justice Department release documents that show who visited the ranch, among other things.
“All those names are in the files, and right now the government is covering those up,” he said, according to Reuters.
Epstein reportedly talked about using the ranch (now owned by Don Huffines, the GOP candidate for Texas state comptroller) for a eugenics-inspired plan to impregnate several women to “seed” the human race with his DNA (there’s no evidence he carried out such a plan). Giuffre’s posthumously released memoir includes allegations about meeting politicians and CEOs at Zorro Ranch, which was also recently linked to an unverified claim in the Epstein files alleging the deceased sex criminal had the bodies of two women buried near the property. After that allegation surfaced among the recently released Epstein files, New Mexico’s state legislature formed a truth commission to investigate Epstein’s activities at the ranch; the state DOJ has opened a probe of its own.
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