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DGHOKIE
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DGHOKIE
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Google translate can do some odd things. I know my girlfriend is Brazilian.

And I do not speak Portuguese nor does she speak English. I am tired of taking Google Translate to bed with us
Posted: 06/19/2026 at 10:43 AM ET
(In response to this post by Stork)

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Francesca Baldassarre Signs With Virginia Tech (Story)
David CunninghamAdmin • 06/16/26 02:51 PM ET
Here’s a little write up from her club Instagram page. Don’t mind the
Stork • 06/18/26 08:47 AM ET
Google translate can do some odd things. I know my girlfriend is Brazilian. ◄
DGHOKIE • 06/19/26 10:43 AM ET
Will she be able to enroll in time to get the summer activities in?**
DGHOKIE • 06/17/26 07:19 AM ET
As posted above, her club team says arriving mid-August**
Stork • 06/18/26 11:10 AM ET
Thanks Stork**
DGHOKIE • 06/18/26 01:53 PM ET
if/when she ever prepares an italian feast for the team i need to be there**
squarerootofone • 06/16/26 08:27 PM ET
Here’s a summary of her hometown’s cuisine. Brindisi is a port on the boot
Va AandM • 06/18/26 07:52 AM ET
Get her some Claytor Lake catfish!**
EDGEMAN • 06/18/26 09:38 AM ET
😲😲😲 i love mussels.....more seafood the better!**
squarerootofone • 06/18/26 08:01 AM ET
I promise you it won't be Chef Boyardee **
VaTechHokiesACC • 06/18/26 12:19 AM ET
when you open a can of that stuff it literally smells like vomit. **
squarerootofone • 06/18/26 07:00 AM ET
Hopefully she brings pasta from Europe.
EDGEMAN • 06/17/26 11:36 AM ET
Yep. I could eat a gallon of pasta in Italy and feel great
HokieAl • 06/17/26 04:26 PM ET
There’s no pork store in Blacksburg? Fughetaboutit!
Va AandM • 06/17/26 04:14 PM ET
They use a different flour, I think.**
WestEndHokie39 • 06/17/26 01:28 PM ET
Durham wheat, far superior to wheat varieties/species grown in the US.**
ancient alien 2018 • 06/17/26 10:32 PM ET
And no glyphosate...lol **
EDGEMAN • 06/17/26 04:02 PM ET
Real G's move in silence like lasagna**
Kid Rock • 06/16/26 09:34 PM ET
She seems to be a nifty guard.**
BigDaddyHokie • 06/16/26 05:44 PM ET
Similar to a Matilda Ekh?**
RoanokeHokie1872 • 06/16/26 05:00 PM ET
Ekh is 6’-6’1” wing **
BackInTheBurg • 06/16/26 05:05 PM ET
People were complaining that we hadn't recruited a pure shooter...
EDGEMAN • 06/16/26 04:38 PM ET
How do you discern that? Her percentages are comparably low **
DGHOKIE • 06/17/26 01:40 PM ET
Her 3pt shooting percentage was not so hot. 26% according to David’s write
Stork • 06/16/26 05:51 PM ET
Just read the article, and it was 31.7% from 3 point land (per David)**
EDGEMAN • 06/17/26 11:37 AM ET
Reality
MrFantastic! • 06/22/26 05:20 AM ET
The 26% was her 2 point average,31% from three in tournament
mrknowitall • 06/17/26 09:16 PM ET
For context, Carys, Taylor Emery and Tilly
RowZ • 06/17/26 01:09 PM ET
Her shooting % is pretty dismal,don't consider her as a shooter**
mrknowitall • 06/16/26 06:14 PM ET
Francesca….that’s fun to say!**
North Main Hokie • 06/16/26 03:54 PM ET
I see what you did there…**
BackInTheBurg • 06/16/26 05:02 PM ET
So are Coach Duffy and company done for ‘26-‘27? Seems some posters below
BackInTheBurg • 06/16/26 02:56 PM ET
I believe there's still one more on the way.**
David CunninghamAdmin • 06/16/26 03:28 PM ET
Waiting …,**
Hokie`79 • 06/22/26 04:43 PM ET
Yes. A 'big' from overseas.**
MidloHokie • 06/17/26 10:46 PM ET
Yes. Same**
VAHokie89 • 06/17/26 10:12 PM ET
Foreign player?**
RJHokie • 06/17/26 07:50 PM ET
"There is another…"**
TomA • 06/17/26 07:47 PM ET
Francesca has a twin sister?**
Scream_On_D • 06/19/26 12:02 AM ET
I heard 13 from a good source though not as good as yours.**
UTPr0sim • 06/16/26 04:09 PM ET
What were other offers for Badass?**
HokieDelNorte • 06/16/26 03:52 PM ET