Cavaliers prep for Tar Heels
The No. 20 Virginia men’s basketball team heads south to Chapel Hill tomorrow to take on No. 5 North Carolina in the first of two games these teams will play in the next two weeks. Virginia (19-4, 6-3 ACC) comes off a decisive 68-44 win against Wake Forest at home Wednesday. Senior forward Mike Scott [...]
Read moreVirginia to hit Clemson
The Virginia women’s basketball team will square off against the Clemson Tigers Sunday in the Cavaliers’ first home game in nearly two weeks. Only five games remain in the regular season, and with Selection Monday a month away, the Cavaliers (17-8, 5-6 ACC) are looking to finish their season strong to bolster their NCAA tournament [...]
Read moreCavs host elite 16-team field
In the midst of a stellar season-opening run, the No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis team goes up against a field loaded with many of the nation’s best teams this weekend in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. The tournament features 16 teams, including five from the ACC and two which the Cavaliers have already defeated [...]
Read moreMatmen hope to bring winning streak south
The No. 20 Virginia wrestling team travels to Boone, N.C. tomorrow to face Appalachian State (10-3, 4-0 SoCon) with the goal of winning its seventh consecutive dual meet. The last time Virginia (8-1, 4-1 ACC) took to the mat, the Cavaliers defeated a scrappy Rutgers squad 24-12 even while wrestling without two of their nationally [...]
Read moreCavs crush Wake 68-44
In the backdrop of last night’s 68-44 thrashing of Wake Forest beamed Mike Scott’s face — plastered on a fan’s hand-crafted dollar bill with the slogan, “In Scott We Trust.” After shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the field while scoring 19 points, the senior forward demonstrated why he’s earned John Paul Jones’ faith. Scott kick-started [...]
Read moreVirginia tosses Terrapins 6-1
No. 2 Virginia remain unbeaten this season after notching its first conference win of the year by clobbering No. 41 host Maryland 6-1 yesterday. The Cavaliers (5-0, 1-0 ACC) again thrived on both the singles and doubles courts. In doubles, junior Jarmere Jenkins and senior Drew Courtney clinched the doubles point in their closest match [...]
Read moreSisters follow in father’s footsteps
Meredith and Lauren Perdue were born to swim for Virginia. The sisters not only serve as a dynamic duo for the Cavaliers’ swimming and diving team, but they’re also carrying on a family legacy in the process. Their father, Phil Perdue, swam for Virginia during his time at the University. The team’s coach during the [...]
Read moreRISK-y business
If you’ve ever played RISK, “the game of global domination,” chances are you’ve learned a few lessons from your dice-induced battle scars. First, the Red Army is obviously the best. Second, do whatever it takes — backstab, bribe, beg, bite off someone’s ear — but do NOT be the first player eliminated. Sulkily sipping a stale beer [...]
Read moreCavs to exploit Deacon defense
The No. 20 Virginia men’s basketball team hopes to return to their winning ways when they battle Wake Forest tonight at John Paul Jones Arena. Saturday’s trip to Tallahassee proved to be unkind to the Cavaliers (18-4, 5-3 ACC), as they came up short in their comeback attempt against then-No. 21 Florida State (16-6, 7-1 [...]
Read moreVirginia looks to defeat Terps
Fresh off a slew of impressive victories last weekend, the No. 2 Virginia men’s tennis team looks to avoid a defeat in today’s road competition against No. 41 Maryland before next weekend’s ITA Team Indoor Championship. For senior captain Drew Courtney, the key to success is simple — more of the same. “We just have [...]
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