The No. 14 Virginia men’s basketball team (18-8, 8-6 ACC) shot just 27.8 percent from the floor Saturday night, falling to a more talented No. 10 North Carolina program, 65-41, at the Dean Dome.
Freshman forward Jayson Tatum hit dagger after dagger on Virginia’s pack line defense, and the Blue Devils overcame a four-point halftime deficit to win, 65-55, Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
Against an unranked Elon squad, the No. 13 Virginia women’s lacrosse team rallied late before suffering a last-second loss, 11-10 in its regular season home opener.
Sports editor Grant Gossage had the following takeaways after the No. 12 Virginia basketball team’s emphatic 71-55 win Monday night over No. 4 Louisville.
Syracuse (15-9, 7-4 ACC) went on an impressive 19-2 run to open the second half and stole Saturday’s basketball game from No. 9 Virginia (17-5, 7-3 ACC), 66-62.
Despite the devastating loss Sunday against No. 1 Villanova, Virginia is still a national contender with its discipline on defense and efficiency on offense.
Former Virginia men’s basketball player Akil Mitchell suffered a gruesome eye injury Thursday night in a National Basketball League game between his New Zealand Breakers and the Cairns Taipans in Auckland.
Senior guard London Perrantes became only the fourth player in Virginia basketball history with 1,000 points and 500 assists Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena.
The Cavaliers outscored the Demon Deacons, 51-33, in the second half after scoring just 28 points in the first to win 79-62 Sunday night.
Florida State star sophomore Dwayne Bacon drilled a three pointer with four seconds remaining to lift his No. 20 Seminoles (14-1, 2-0 ACC) over No. 12 Virginia (11-2, 1-1 ACC), 60-58.
