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(04/21/24 12:08am)
Sophomore guard Ryan Dunn announced Tuesday his decision to declare for the 2024 NBA Draft and forgo his two remaining years of eligibility with Virginia. Dunn spent two seasons with the program, asserting himself as one of the nation’s premier defenders with 110 blocks in 65 games and a nod on the ACC All-Defensive Team this past season.
(04/19/24 3:07am)
Leo Afonso played his final game for Virginia men’s soccer in November. He left Charlottesville in December after being drafted by Inter Miami CF in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft. He was logging minutes for the first team by March, and by April, he had signed his first professional contract, made his first professional start and scored his first professional goal. Now, Afonso is sharing the field with a handful of world superstars less than half a year on from his time with the Cavaliers.
(03/12/24 3:15am)
Following a series victory over Boston College and a Tuesday win against Longwood, Virginia softball traveled to Chapel Hill over the weekend for a three-game set against North Carolina. The Cavaliers (15-7, 3-3 ACC) shut out the Tar Heels (19-4, 2-1 ACC) Friday for a series-opening win and fourth consecutive victory overall, but dropped the series after falling in the final two games Sunday.
(03/17/24 8:00pm)
Virginia women’s basketball watched its season come to a crashing conclusion in the ACC Tournament March 6. The Cavaliers led by 11 points over Wake Forest — holders of the No. 14 seed out of 15 and a 2-16 conference record — heading into the fourth quarter, only for Virginia to miss 14 of its first 15 field goal attempts en route to a shocking 58-55 defeat. However, despite a disastrous end to the year, the 2023-24 season should be viewed as a success for Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton and her Cavaliers.
(02/28/24 3:47am)
Virginia men’s basketball cannot shoot free throws. This season, the Cavaliers are making 64.3 percent of their shots at the free throw line — that statistic ranks 342nd out of 351 Division I basketball teams and last in the ACC by over four percent. Pair this with Virginia’s notably slow pace of play and Coach Tony Bennett’s team makes only 9 free throws per game, a number lower than all but two teams nationwide — Hofstra and Army West Point.
(12/23/23 8:58pm)
Just over three weeks since the conclusion of Virginia men’s soccer’s 2023 season, three Cavaliers players were selected in the 2024 Major League Soccer SuperDraft Tuesday night. Senior defender Aidan O’Connor, freshman forward Stephen Annor Gyamfi and senior forward Leo Afonso all heard their names called, marking the fourth time in program history that three Virginia players were picked in the MLS SuperDraft since it was inaugurated in 2000.
(12/01/23 2:00pm)
Following a disappointing Sunday at Klöckner Stadium that saw Virginia men’s soccer upset in the third round of the NCAA Tournament at the hands of unseeded Indiana, the Cavaliers’ (11-4-4, 5-2-1 ACC) season came to a close. Through a campaign filled with signature victories and puzzling defeats, Virginia will look back on 2023 with both pride and regret. While the program navigated untimely injuries and showed flashes of greatness — especially defensively — against top competition in the nation, fans may feel as if the Cavaliers underachieved based on the program’s sky-high standards and talented roster. Though it is not quite time to sound any alarms — most programs would be thrilled to be in Virginia’s position — back-to-back underwhelming postseason performances place pressure on Coach George Gelnovatch to deliver in 2024.
(11/27/23 9:14pm)
Virginia men’s soccer returned to action Sunday in Klöckner Stadium for a matchup against Indiana in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 11 Cavaliers (11-4-4, 5-2-1 ACC) conceded an early goal in a 1-0 defeat to the Hoosiers (15-4-4, 4-2-2 Big Ten), who extended their winning run to eight games and ended Virginia’s 2023 campaign in the process.
(11/07/23 5:20am)
Sunday afternoon brought revenge to the minds of Virginia men’s soccer, who hosted the ACC Quarterfinals against Syracuse — the team that eliminated the No. 9 Cavaliers (10-4-5, 5-1-2 ACC) in the ACC Semifinals in 2022 — at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville. Though Virginia never trailed in the match, the No. 22 Orange (8-3-7, 2-1-5 ACC) used a late goal to send the game into overtime before besting the Cavaliers 4-3 on penalty kicks.
(10/25/23 4:25pm)
Virginia men’s soccer concluded its non-conference schedule Tuesday against High Point at Klöckner Stadium. While the No. 14 Cavaliers (9-3-3, 4-2-1 ACC) started slow, a dominant final 60 minutes saw the hosts handle the Panthers (8-3-4, 5-0-1 Big South) 3-1.
(10/16/23 2:55am)
Virginia men’s soccer put its season-best four-match unbeaten streak on the line Friday night in Charlottesville, going toe-to-toe with Pittsburgh at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers (7-3-3-, 3-2-1 ACC) pushed that streak to five, using a pair of first-half goals to stun the No. 11 Panthers (5-4-3, 2-2-2 ACC) 2-1 and earn their third consecutive win against Pittsburgh.
(10/09/23 1:05am)
Virginia men’s soccer played its first road game in two weeks Friday, traveling to Chestnut Hill, Mass. for an Atlantic Coast Conference clash with Boston College. The Cavaliers (6-3-3, 2-2-1) fell behind for the second straight match but battled back in the late stages to keep the Eagles (3-4-4, 0-3-2) waiting for their first conference win of 2023.
(10/01/23 1:52pm)
Virginia men’s soccer welcomed Louisville to Charlottesville Friday for an Atlantic Coast Conference battle at Klöckner Stadium. In their most convincing showing of 2023, the Cavaliers (6-3-1, 2-2 ACC) picked apart the No. 8 Cardinals (6-2-1, 1-2-1 ACC) in a 3-0 win.
(09/17/23 11:41pm)
Looking for its first victory in almost two weeks, Virginia men’s soccer hosted NC State at Klöckner Stadium in an ACC clash Saturday night. With history on the line — Coach George Gelnovatch entered Saturday just one win shy of becoming the first coach in ACC history to win 100 conference games with one school — the Cavaliers (4-2-1, 1-1 ACC) delivered, handling the Wolfpack (4-3, 1-1 ACC) 3-1 to pick up their first ACC win of 2023.
(09/11/23 3:32am)
Virginia men’s soccer and Coach George Gelnovatch had the opportunity to make history Friday night against Duke, as Gelnovatch entered the match just one win shy of 100 career Atlantic Coast Conference victories. Unfortunately for the visiting Cavaliers (3-2, 0-1 ACC), costly mistakes on the defensive side allowed the No. 10 Blue Devils (4-0-1, 1-0 ACC) to coast to a 2-0 victory at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
(09/08/23 10:00am)
For the first three matches of the Virginia men’s soccer season, fans and critics alike were skeptical of the team’s ceiling, as two unconvincing wins against mid-major schools and a 3-1 loss to No. 24 Loyola Marymount did not inspire confidence. But a victory against a nationally ranked, border state rival shows everyone how the Cavaliers truly have the ability to compete at the highest level of the sport.
(09/02/23 6:22pm)
Virginia men’s soccer met George Mason for the 31st time in program history Thursday, hosting their in-state rivals at Klöckner Stadium for the first time since 2021. In a match that was close throughout, a first-half goal from freshman forward Stephen Annor Gyamfi was enough to lift the Cavaliers (2-1, 0-0 ACC) to a 1-0 victory over the Patriots (0-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10).
(08/28/23 12:18am)
The 80th season in Virginia men’s soccer history kicked off Thursday night in Charlottesville, as the No. 15 Cavaliers (1-0, 0-0 ACC) battled to a 1-0 victory over Iona (0-1, 0-0 MAAC) in Klöckner Stadium. The Gaels fought hard throughout and looked like they may steal a draw late into the proceedings, but Virginia’s quality in attack — spearheaded by a heroic 70th-minute goal from senior midfielder Daniel Mangarov — ultimately proved to be too much.
(08/25/23 1:00pm)
In the aftermath of Virginia men’s soccer’s overachieving 2022 season — evidenced by its surge from unranked in the preseason to as high as No. 11 in the country by November — Coach George Gelnovatch and the Cavaliers look primed to reach even bigger heights in 2023.
(06/03/23 9:57pm)
Following an early exit from the ACC Tournament at the hands of North Carolina, the quickly approaching NCAA Tournament represents Virginia baseball’s last chance to get its hands on some hardware. Cavaliers fans may see parallels between the current outfit and the 2022 team that stumbled out of the big dance at NCAA Regionals, but they should rest assured that coach Brian O’Connor and company are well-equipped to avoid a second strike of lightning.