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(11/30/24 2:59am)
A lot can happen in two minutes and 18 seconds — especially in basketball. That amount of time is more than enough to go on a scoring run. That amount of time can change the outcome of a close contest. That amount of time should have been more than enough to make a single shot. But Friday in San Juan, Puerto Rico against Washington State, Virginia’s offense was nonexistent in the game’s final minutes. The result was a crushing 75-74 loss in a contest that should have ended with a thrilling victory.
(11/28/24 6:49pm)
Virginia women’s basketball traveled down to San Juan, Puerto Rico Thursday for the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout — a three-game slate where the Cavaliers (6-1, 0-0 ACC) will face three out-of-conference opponents in three days. Virginia kicked off the action against Green Bay and claimed a 66-61 victory over the Phoenix (3-3, 0-0 Horizon League).
(12/05/24 8:12am)
Women’s lacrosse is the newest benefactor of a momentous era for women’s sports. The Premier Lacrosse League announced Nov. 13 the creation of the Women's Lacrosse League, which will be composed of four teams and join Athletes Unlimited, founded in 2020, as the second professional women’s lacrosse league.
(11/28/24 2:00pm)
Under the lights at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia will take on archrival Virginia Tech Saturday at 8 p.m. Both teams sit one win away from bowl eligibility, and everything is on the line — lose the game, and Virginia’s season is over. Could the Commonwealth Clash get any better?
(11/25/24 6:34pm)
Virginia men’s and women’s squash were back in action over the weekend at home in the McArthur Squash Center. The No. 6 women’s team (3-1, 0-0 MASC) was defeated by No. 2 Pennsylvania but handedly defeated No. 25 Chatham in a sweep. Similarly, the No. 6 men’s team (2-2, 0-0 MASC) fell to the No. 1 Quakers and swept the No. 21 Cougars.
(11/25/24 4:00am)
Junior defender Nick Dang turned around to glance at the scoreboard. It read 4:30 — four minutes and 30 seconds left to preserve a one-goal lead in an increasingly chippy game.
(11/25/24 3:20am)
After a two-week break from competition, Virginia wrestling was back in action Friday with a dual against No. 8 Michigan at Memorial Gymnasium. While the Cavaliers (2-0, 0-0 ACC) started off hot this year with wins over North Dakota State and The Citadel, they had not faced a team ranked nearly as high as the Wolverines (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten). Virginia’s momentum was put to a halt in a 29-12 defeat.
(11/25/24 12:25am)
This week, select Cavaliers from the men’s team and women’s team competed in their final and most important event of the individual season — the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. Play began at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. Nov. 17 and concluded Sunday. From the women’s team, graduate student Sara Ziodato, junior Annabelle Xu, senior Elaine Chervinsky, senior Melodie Collard and freshman Martina Genis Salas competed. Chervinsky upset the No. 1 seed to advance to the singles quarterfinals, and most incredibly, No. 3 team Chervinsky and Collard claimed Virginia women’s tennis’ first NCAA doubles championship title.
(11/24/24 10:36pm)
In its third-to-last game of the regular season, Virginia volleyball picked up its 21st win of the year with a sweep of Notre Dame at Memorial Gymnasium Sunday afternoon. The Cavaliers (21-8, 11-7 ACC) were catapulted to the win over the Fighting Irish (11-16, 4-14 ACC) by their seniors, fitting for the team’s senior day celebration.
(12/05/24 8:11am)
Here he is, on a unicycle, at 2 a.m., 21 hours into an odyssey even his mother never believed would happen. He starts up the paved road of Observatory Hill. What hurts? Everything hurts. The leg muscles, pedaling upward for the 128th and final time. The knees, stabilizing the single wheel.
(11/23/24 8:21pm)
It was a bitter final game at Scott Stadium for Virginia football’s seniors, losing 33-7 to Southern Methodist. The loss ensures the Cavaliers, (5-6, 2-4 ACC) will finish with a losing conference record for the third straight season.
(11/24/24 3:24am)
Despite the snow that had lingered on the Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course earlier in the week, Virginia cross country raced on snow-free terrain in Madison, Wis. Saturday morning at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. The Cavalier men placed 14th while the women placed 21st, both one-spot improvements from last season.
(11/24/24 3:26am)
At Memorial Gymnasium Friday, Virginia volleyball faced No. 3 Louisville. The Cardinals (23-3, 15-1 ACC) were on a six-game win streak and continued their elite play by defeating the Cavaliers (20-8, 10-7 ACC). It was a hard-fought battle from Virginia though, who took Louisville to four sets after winning in the third set. This was the first time the Cavaliers won a set against a top-five team in program history.
(11/23/24 3:17am)
No team had scored more than 64 points against Virginia entering Friday night. No. 22 St. John’s scored its 65th point of the game with over 10 minutes left on the clock.
(11/22/24 1:59pm)
The game had remained close for a while, Tennessee threatening to pull away from Virginia but never following through. But with six minutes left came a damning sequence. The Cavaliers (3-1, 0-0 ACC) missed a layup, allowed a three-point play, turned over the inbounds pass and then surrendered two free throws.
(11/22/24 6:16pm)
Three weeks ago, junior Gary Martin had an incredible run at the ACC Cross Country Championships, producing an event record time of 22:17.6 to claim Virginia’s first individual ACC men’s title since 2010. Last week, Virginia won the team event at the NCAA Southeast Regional on its way to qualifying for the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
(11/22/24 12:12am)
After a frustrating 35-14 defeat at the hands of Notre Dame last weekend, Virginia football once again will look to pick up its sixth win of the season Saturday when it hosts No. 13 Southern Methodist at Scott Stadium. This is the penultimate regular season game of 2024 and the home finale, with seniors set to be honored during a pregame ceremony.
(11/21/24 7:09am)
It started with one goal. An isolated burst of fortune midway through a season bereft of any.
(11/20/24 6:30pm)
Nothing says “early season basketball” like two undefeated teams facing off at a neutral site somewhere very far away. Last November, Virginia took on Wisconsin and West Virginia in Fort Myers, Fla. This year, the Cavaliers (3-0, 0-0 ACC) are going even further from John Paul Jones Arena to take on No. 11 Tennessee in Nassau, Bahamas to open the Continental Tire Baha Mar Championship Thursday at 9:30 p.m. on CBS. The Volunteers (4-0, 0-0 SEC) will present a great challenge to a Virginia squad that has performed well but has yet to face elite competition.
(11/18/24 10:21pm)
Virginia squash kicked off its season in a two-game slate Saturday and Sunday at home in the McArthur Squash Center. The No. 6 women’s team (2-0, 0-0 MASC) handily defeated both No. 9 Columbia and No. 7 Yale by a large margin while the No. 6 men’s team (1-1, 0-0 MASC) took down the No. 8 Lions but faltered versus the No. 2 Bulldogs.
