Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 10 No. 6 | June 2018

i nside.hokiesports.com 17 OF 2017–18 loss on the final play of the game, preserving the Hokies’ six-point win and setting off a wild celebration. Haught pin gets him to national title match Virginia Tech wrestler Jared Haught enjoyed an incredible senior season, but no match was more exciting than his national semifinal match against Cornell’s Ben Darmstadt at the NCAA Wrestling Championships held in Cleveland, Ohio. With the match tied at 2 in the third period, Haught countered a move by the No. 2 seed at 197 pounds, hooking Darmstadt’s right arm and tossing him to the mat. He secured the pin at 5:41 and became just the second Tech wrestler in program history to wrestle for a national title. That fall was one of just four on the season for Haught, but it certainly came at the right time. WNIT road win propels Hokies to final For the second consecutive season, the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team received a berth to the WNIT, and the Hokies put together a special run, advancing all the way to the championship game. Their best win in the tournament came in a semifinal game in Morgantown, West Virginia on March 28 when All-ACC guard Taylor Emery drilled a 3-pointer with 22 seconds left to give the Hokies a 63-61 lead, and they held on for the 64-61 win. Emery finished with a game-high 23 points—18 in the second half after missing much of the first half while being hindered with foul trouble. Hokies end skid over UVA in men’s tennis With an important Commonwealth Clash point on the line, the Virginia Tech men’s tennis team rallied to win the final two singles matches and knocked off rival Virginia 4-3 at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center on April 22. Tech trailed 3-2, but Jason Kros and Alexandre Ribeiro each won three-set nail-biters to close the match and secure the Clash point. The win also gave the Hokies their first victory over Virginia since 2003, snapping a 14-match losing streak to the Cavaliers. Tech notches first NCAA win in lacrosse The Virginia Tech Tech lacrosse team enjoyed an incredible season, setting school records for overall wins and ACC victories and receiving a bid to the NCAA Championship for the first time in program history. The Hokies made that appearance a memorable one, beating Georgetown 13-10 in the first round for their first NCAA win. Paige Petty and Tristan McGinley led the way on offense, scoring four goals each, while Meagh Graham took care of things on the other end, registering 10 saves. The win capped an incredible two-year turnaround and validated Tech as a program on the rise. Bose records first win for Tech women’s golf program This season was one of firsts for the Virginia Tech women’s golf team, as the squad earned the program’s first NCAA regional bid, and standout Elizabeth Bose became the program’s first medalist. Bose, a junior from Norfolk, Virginia, secured that win at the Hurricane Invitational held at Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables, Florida on March 5-7. She shot under par for all three rounds of the tournament and finished at 6-under- par to win by a stroke over three other players. She finished her junior season with six top-20 finishes, including two in the top five. inside.hokiesport .

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