1. Played With Faster Pace

The Hokies wanted to play faster, which helped them as the team went on a 12-0 run in the first quarter. Virginia Tech ended the first half with 11 points scored off turnovers, six fastbreak points, and 22 points in the paint. For the game, the Hokies scored 14 fastbreak points, got to the free-throw line 28 times, and got down hill scoring 54 points inside the paint.

2. Turnovers

In the first half, the Hokies struggled with turnovers, committing their average last season of 12 turnovers. For the game, the Hokies finished with 18 total turnovers, so it is safe to say they took better care of the basketball in the second half.

3. Carleigh Wenzel

Carleigh Wenzel had a really good first half on both ends of the floor, leading the team with 11 points, two steals, two assists, and three rebounds. In the second half, Wenzel scored 14 points to finish the game with 25 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and three steals.

4. Defense

Virginia Tech played good defense throughout this game, and it showed as the Hokies jumped out to a 19-point lead in the first half. In the second half, the Hokies finished the game holding UNC Asheville to 37% field goal shooting,11% shooting from three, and 18 turnovers.

5. Offense

The Virginia Tech offense was very efficient tonight, shooting over 50% from the field, and over 70% from the free throw line. The Hokies had three different players finish in double figures with leading scorer Carleigh Wenzel scoring 25 points, Matilda Ekh 13 points, and Rose Micheaux scoring 11 points.

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Notre Dame and Virginia will meet on the football field for just the fifth time in history Saturday, when the Fighting Irish welcome the Cavaliers to South Bend for just the second time ever.

The history between Notre Dame and Virginia is very small but did have one of those all-time moments in Fighting Irish lore.

The year was 2015 and Notre Dame was fresh off a 38-3 destruction of Texas in Week 1. Next up was the program’s first ever trip to the state of Virginia when it took on the Cavaliers on Sept. 12.

Things started well enough for Notre Dame that day as tight end Durham Smythe was the recipient of a touchdown reception on a fake field goal attempt early in the contest. Justin Yoon missed the extra point but hit a pair of first quarter field goals to give Notre Dame a 12-0 lead before Virginia roared back with two touchdowns before halftime.

The back-and-forth affair went into Notre Dame’s favor in the third quarter as Malik Zaire found Will Fuller for a long touchdown and CJ Prosise dashed for a 24-yard touchdown run. The 26-14 lead wouldn’t hold however as a pair of Virgina touchdowns gave the Cavaliers a 27-26 lead with just 1:54 to play.

Sprinkle in the fact that starting quarterback Zaire had been lost to injury and Irish had their backs against the wall in front of a Virginia home crowd that wanted to celebrate.

Instead, DeShone Kizer rose to the challenge in the closing seconds, finding Will Fuller for another long touchdown, and breaking the Hoos hearts along the way. Check out the highlight that never gets old below.

Had it not closed for good, I would still be able to show you the seat at Sprecher’s Restaurant & Pub in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin that I shot out of when that play was made.

The win moved Notre Dame to 2-0 on the young season. Notre Dame would go on to enter the regular season finale in a position to make the College Football Playoff, but a heartbreaking loss in the final seconds at Stanford would instead send Notre Dame to the Fiesta Bowl where it would lose to Ohio State.

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PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers suffered their second defeat of the season and first defeat at home against the Virginia Cavaliers in Week 11, 24-19.

The Panthers led at halftime, but a number of mistakes, controversial referee decisions and poor offensive execution led the Cavaliers to comeback and win it.

Pitt dropped out of both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll and also fell out of the College Football Playoff Rankings, as they are now 7-2 overall and 3-2 in ACC play in 2024.

Quarterback 
Eli Holstein-47
Nate Yarnell-27

Running Back
Desmond Reid-62
Daniel Carter-12

Wide Receiver
Raphael “Poppi” Williams Jr.-66
Kenny Johnson-48
Censere “C.J.” Lee-41
Konata Mumpfield-40
Daejon Reynolds-26

Tight End
Gavin Barthlomew-58
Jake Overman-17

Offensive Lineman
Right Tackle Isaiah Montgomery-74
Right Guard BJ Williams-74
Center Lyndon Cooper-73
Center Terrence Moore-1
Left Guard Terrence Enos Jr.-74
Left Tackle Ryan Baer-74

Defensive Line

Defensive End
Nate Matlack-59
Jimmy Scott-49
Sincere Edwards-23
Chief Borders-15

Defensive Tackle
Nick James-36
Sean FitzSimmons-36
Isaiah “Ghost” Neal-28
Francis Brewu-24
Nakhi Johnson-17

Linebacker
Kyle Louis-66
Brandon George-63
Braylan Lovelace-40
Rasheem Biles-34
Keye Thompson-11
Jordan Bass-8

Cornerback
Tamon Lynum-72
Ryland Gandy-69
Tamarion Crumpley-6

Safety
Donovan McMillon-68
Phillip O’Brien Jr.-35
Javon McIntyre-33
Cruce Brookins-22

Coverage Team/Defense
Nick Lapi-22
Josh McCarty-20
Jeremiah Marcelin-16
Dylan Bennett-16
Kyle Louis-15
Ryland Gandy-14
Cruce Brookins-13
Tamon Lynum-13
Javon McIntyre-12
Jesse Anderson-11
Donovan McMillon-11
Malachi Thomas-9
Shadarian Harrison-9
Braylan Lovelace-9
Chief Borders-9
Rasheem Biles-8
Isaiah “Ghost” Neal-8
Keye Thompson-7
Gavin Bartholomew-6
Daniel Carter-6
Derrick Davis Jr.-5
Jake McConnachie-5
Ryan Carretta-4
BJ Williams-4
David Ojiegbe-4
Isaiah Montgomery-4
Ryan Baer-4
Terrence Enos Jr.-4
Jake Overman-4
Jason Collier Jr.-4
Jordan Bass-3
Sean FitzSimmons-3
Brandon George-3
Phillip O’Brien Jr.-2
Nick James-1
Nakhi Johnson-1

Kick/Punt Return
Desmond Reid-6
Kenny Johnson-3
Tyreek Robinson-2
Censere “C.J.” Lee-1

Kicker/Punter/Long Snapper
PK Ben Sauls-9
LS Nilay Upadhyayula-6
Punter Caleb Junko-6
LS Nico Crawford-4
Holder Cam Guess-4

Pitt switched up their offensive line around in the game vs. Virginia. Redshirt sophomore Ryan Baer moved from right tackle to left tackle, redshirt junior Terrence Enos Jr. moved from left tackle to left guard and redshirt sophomore Isaiah Montgomery earned his first collegiate start at right tackle.

The Panthers also saw two of their best offensive options suffer injury in back-to-back drives in the third quarter.

Senior wide receiver Konata Mumpfield hit the ground hard laying out for a catch and needed medical attention. Redshirt freshman quarterback Eli Holstein slid and suffered a hard hit from a Virginia linebacker, knocking him out of the game as well.

Redshirt senior Rashad Battle, who only played two snaps vs. SMU, didn’t play in this matchup. Fellow redshirt senior Tamon Lynum got his first start of the season at cornerback in his place and played 72 snaps.

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