Virginia has strong showing at Rainbow Wahine Classic The Virginia women's basketball team attempted to make the most of their Thanksgiving Break at the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Cavaliers registered a 2-1 record with victories against No. 21 Texas and Minnesota before falling to Hartford in the championship game Sunday afternoon.
Virginia (4-3) defeated Texas 86-83 Friday afternoon behind sophomore guard Monica Wright's game-high 23 points and junior center Aisha Mohammed's 22 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore guard Paulisha Kellum added 18 points in the win.
The Cavaliers rode their momentum to a 73-62 victory over Minnesota Saturday. Junior forward Lyndra Littles led Virginia with 18 points. Wright and Kellum added 17 and 16 points, respectively.
Virginia could not win its third in a row as it fell to Hartford in the championship game Sunday 70-53. Wright once again led the Cavaliers with 18 points, but she was the only Virginia player in double figures on the game. Wright and Littles were named to the all-tournament team.
Virginia returns to action Friday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge when it takes on Wisconsin.
-- compiled by Sean Bielawski
Cavs make most of Thanksgiving Break with two wins
The Virginia wrestling program took another step forward by winning two of its three meets this past Saturday at the Journeyman/Brute Northeast Duals.
The Cavaliers won their first meet against Lehigh 23-12 by taking six of the 10 matches, including a pin by Virginia sophomore Brent Jones at 197 pounds. Lehigh and the Cavaliers matched up closely, as six of the matches were decided by two points or less.
Virginia finished its meet against Clarion strong, taking the last five weight classes to pull down the 30-10 victory. Junior Eric Albright and Jones both recorded pins in their matches.
The Cavaliers did not fare as well against No. 5 Michigan, falling 25-10. Sophomore Ross Gitomer, Albright and junior Rocco Caponi won their matches against the Wolverines.
Caponi, currently ninth in the nation at 184 pounds, won all three of his matches at the Duals including a 2-1 decision against No. 12 David Craig of Lehigh.
-- compiled by Conor Wakeman
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