Virginia 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 split weekend pair
The Virginia women’s basketball team split a pair of road games in North Carolina this weekend, falling to No. 23 North Carolina Friday before defeating NC State Sunday. In Friday’s contest, Virginia made just 9-of-33 first-half field goal attempts and the Tar Heels (17-5, 7-2 ACC) used a 10-0 first-half run to turn a 12-11 [...]
Read morePack, Heels lurk ahead
The Virginia women’s basketball team heads to North Carolina this weekend to take on two ACC rivals before returning home to face another pair of conference opponents next week. With only seven games remaining on the regular season schedule, the outcome of each game impacts Virginia’s seed for the ACC tournament, as well as the [...]
Read moreVirginia beats Noles at home
The Virginia women’s basketball team has relied on its defense ever since junior guard Lexie Gerson replaced injured fellow junior guard China Crosby in the starting lineup one month ago. In keeping with this approach, the Cavaliers forced Florida State into 23 turnovers as Virginia overpowered the Seminoles for the full 40 minutes en [...]
Read moreVirginia seeks sweet 16th win
On the heels of another disappointing conference loss, the Virginia women’s basketball team continues conference play this weekend when it takes on Florida State Sunday at John Paul Jones Arena. Virginia (15-7, 3-5 ACC) comes off a 63-53 defeat to Georgia Tech Wednesday evening and looks to notch a win against the Seminoles to improve [...]
Read moreYellow Jackets best Cavs
The Virginia women’s basketball team lost its first ACC game against an unranked opponent last night in Atlanta, falling to Georgia Tech, 63-53. The Cavaliers (16-7, 3-5 ACC) trailed by just four points with 8:37 to play, but the Yellow Jackets (15-6, 5-3 ACC) seized control with a 9-0 run during the next five minutes [...]
Read moreTeam gears up for Georgia Tech
As the Virginia women’s basketball team enters the halfway point of its ACC schedule tonight, it looks to remedy its early conference losses with a win at Georgia Tech. Virginia (15-6, 3-4 ACC) started the season 12-2 but has since posted a less impressive 3-4 record in conference play. All four of those ACC losses [...]
Read moreRyan receives Virginia Hall call
The longtime face of Virginia women’s basketball will now join the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Former Cavalier coach Debbie Ryan will be inducted as part of its class of 2012, the organization announced Monday. Ryan coached at Virginia from 1978 to 2011 and posted a 739-324 record during her 34-year tenure with the Cavaliers. [...]
Read moreCavaliers bounce back to clip Eagles, 69-58
The Virginia women’s basketball team overcame poor shooting and suspect interior defense early Saturday night to notch a critical conference win against reeling Boston College, 69-58. With just under eight minutes to play and Virginia (15-6, 3-4 ACC) clinging to a 54-52 lead, Cavalier junior guard Lexie Gerson, who ranks second in the ACC in [...]
Read moreMiami storms back, bests Virginia 56-53
The Virginia women’s basketball team played No. 11 Miami even for 39 minutes, but the Cavaliers’ mistakes caught up to them in the 40th minute as the Hurricanes scored the game’s final five points to escape with a 56-53 victory. Virginia’s stifling zone defense forced the high-flying Hurricanes (16-3. 5-1 ACC) into the type of [...]
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