Tech ends Australian Tour with a Bang
Hokies rout Dolphins, 117-58
CAIRNS, Queensland - After spending over two days enjoying the beautiful scenery of this beach front community, and visiting the Great Barrier Reef, there might have been some concern that the Virginia Tech women's ... [ MORE ]

Day 9
Tuesday, Aug. 17
Nine days down, and one more left in Australia. By far, day nine was the best of all the days spent in Australia because this was the day we explored the Great Barrier Reef. We left this morning at 8 am to have a ... [ MORE ]

Day 8
Monday, Aug. 16
Today was an uneventful one as we traveled to Cairns and had the rest of the day to ourselves. We had to get up early for the trip to Cairns that took about two hours by plane. As we were descending over this part of ... [ MORE ]

Day 7
Sunday, Aug. 15
Our last day in Brisbane was a relaxed one. We had an early start leaving the hotel at 9:00 am to go to Surfer's Paradise which was about an hour away. We were told that it was suppose to be warmer there and a great time to go ... [ MORE ]

Hokies rip Capitals, 103-71
Recchia nails eight treys in victory
LOGAN CITY, Queensland - Virginia Tech scored early and often Sunday evening behind the shooting of Fran Recchia to cruise to an easy 103-71 win over the Brisbane Capitals. Tech is now 4-0 with one game remaining on the ... [ MORE ]

Day 6
Saturday, Aug. 14
Today was an early start, but it was well worth it. We started the day with another great breakfast in our new hotel, the Brisbane Hilton, and then set out to see some amazing animals in Australia. Our first trip of the day was to the ... [ MORE ]

Tech rolls to Third Victory
Defense keys another win
LOGAN CITY, Queensland - Virginia Tech overcame a slow start in the first quarter and dominated the second half in a 90-67 victory Saturday night over the Southern Districts Spartans. The contest was played at Insports Logan ... [ MORE ]

Day 5
Friday, Aug. 13
We started the day off with a nice breakfast and then headed off to the airport to make our way to Brisbane. The flight took about an hour and then we were off for a new adventure. After loading all the bags onto the bus we traveled ... [ MORE ]

Day 4
Thursday, Aug. 12
Day four in Australia was not too busy, but great just the same. As a team, we didn't have much planned, so it was up to us to choose what we wanted to do before our second game in Syndey against the Junior National team. The coaches and ... [ MORE ]

Hokies collect Second Tour Victory
Defense dominates AIS
SUMMER HILL, New South Wales - Virginia Tech won picking up its' second win in Australia with a dominating 76-57 victory over the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Wednesday afternoon. ... [ MORE ]

Day 3
Wednesday, Aug. 11
We have had a busy couple of days, but today was a day of relaxation and freedom to do whatever we wanted to in Sydney. Our next game isn't until tomorrow, so we took the time to check out a few more places that this great city has to offer ... [ MORE ]

Day 2
Tuesday, Aug. 10
Continuing from Monday night when I mentioned that we were about to go to dinner, we walked to this little steak restaurant in The Rocks district near downtown. We all thought that we were going to get a good, quick and easy meal; however ... [ MORE ]

Tech wins first game in Australia
Gibson leads way with 16 points
HOMEBUSH, NEW SOUTH WALES - Virginia Tech opened its' five-game tour in Australia Tuesday evening edging HSE Blues 71-67. The game was played at the National Sports Centre in Homebush Olympic Park, site of the 2000 Olympic Games ... [ MORE ]

Departing & Day 1
Saturday, Aug. 7 - Monday, Aug. 9
Finally, the long awaited trip has arrived. I was told before signing with the Hokies that Australia would be the next big trip taken ... [ MORE ]

Hokies ready for trip Down Under
BLACKSBURG, Va. - A new coaching staff and a veteran team will leave the Virginia Tech campus Saturday morning as the women's basketball team begins ... [ MORE ]