It’s always noteworthy when history is made, and on Saturday, the Hokies
reached a new high-water mark in program history with their 23rd regular season
win. They did it in classic ’09-’10 fashion, shorthanded and with their backs
against the wall. They won anyway, and it’s only fitting that a team that has
consistently defied expectations gets to write its name in the record books.

The Hokies finished the regular season 23-7. For the record, the 23 regular
season wins beats out the 1985-86 team, which went 22-7 in the regular season
(before losing to FSU in the Metro Conference Tournament and Villanova in the
NCAA Tournament), and the 1995-96 Hokies, who went 22-4 before losing to Rhode
Island in the A-10 Tournament and going 1-1 in the NCAA Tournament.

To be fair: 30 regular season games is a rarity for the Hokies. Tech has
played 30 regular season games in just six seasons, including this one:

1982-83 (21-9)
1989-90 (13-17)
2006-07 (20-10)
2007-08 (18-12)
2008-09 (17-13)
2009-10 (23-7)

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