The Virginia volleyball team brought a tumultuous season to a disappointing end Friday, suffering a sweep to Virginia Tech.
The Cavaliers (9-22, 3-17 ACC) opened the season with five freshman players and a new head coach, Dennis Hohenshelt. After dropping its first six conference home matches, the team went 3-2 to end its home schedule, including a Senior Night win against Boston College.
The Cavaliers then dropped consecutive road games to NC State and North Carolina but hoped to salvage a final win Friday against their in-state rivals.
The season finale against the Hokies (16-14, 9-11 ACC) opened with a first-set thriller featuring six ties and two lead changes. Down 23-18, Virginia tallied five straight points to even the score. The teams traded points up to 26-26 before Virginia Tech broke the stalemate for a 28-26 victory.
In the second set the Cavaliers saw a 4-2 lead evaporate into a 9-4 deficit. Virginia ultimately lost the round 25-14. The Hokies finished the 3-0 sweep with a 25-17 win in the third set.
Senior middle Jessica O’Shoney recorded eight kills and junior libero Emily Rottman led the team with 12 digs, but the Hokies held Virginia to a mere .059 hitting percentage on the match.
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