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Fans flocked to John Paul Jones Arena to passionately root on Virginia in a tightly contested Smithfield Commonwealth Clash matchup last weekend. However, the Cavalier faithful were not there to support the men’s or women’s basketball teams as usual — instead, they were treated to an intense five-set victory for Virginia’s volleyball team over rival Virginia Tech.
Virginia Swimming and Diving took down Texas Friday in a dual meet that set a positive tone for both the men's and women's squads early on in the season. The women’s team defeated the Longhorns 113-71, while the men took down their opponents 99-89.
Virginia women’s squash has the chance to be the strongest it has ever been following a successful season last year as the Cavaliers return the bulk of a rotation that finished ranked No. 4 in the country. But in order to break into the stronghold the top three teams have on the sport, each returning player — as well as potentially a newcomer — will need to be at their best to persevere over a long season.
Virginia swimming and diving stunned the collegiate swimming world with their star-studded group of new additions to the men’s team — declaring ‘The Revolution is Here’, the Cavaliers announced a new class that includes four of the nation’s top-15 recruits in the high school class of 2025, with the full group being touted by Virginia as the ‘Savage 7’. Leading the class are No. 1 and No. 2 recruits Thomas Heilman and Maximus Williamson.
Friday afternoon saw No. 7 Virginia field hockey host No. 2 North Carolina on Turf Field in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers (10-5, 3-3 ACC) took a momentous 3-2 victory over the Tar Heels (12-3, 5-1 ACC) in dramatic fashion, coming back from a two-point deficit at halftime to score three goals within seven minutes in the third quarter. The win was extra special for Virginia fans as it came on Senior Day and a celebration of the program’s 50th anniversary.
Over the past six years, Virginia Swimming and Diving has emerged from relative obscurity to a national powerhouse under the guidance of newly minted Olympic Women’s Coach Todd DeSorbo. They are now the favorite to sweep the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships next March.
Freshman striker Stephen Annor Gyamfi has burst onto the ACC men’s soccer scene this season as an explosive goal-scoring threat for Virginia. Gyamfi has tallied an impressive eight goals and four game-winning goals in the Cavaliers’ (7-3-3, 3-2-1 ACC) opening 13 games. He seems to be enjoying it, too.
There is something special brewing on the roads, trails and tall grass of Charlottesville — as their regular seasons come to a close, Virginia’s men’s and women’s cross country teams find themselves ranked 10th and seventh, respectively, in the USTFCCCA Coaches’ National Poll. The mastermind behind it all is Vin Lananna, Virginia director of track and field and cross country . Lananna is a legend of the running community, with perhaps the greatest coaching resume in collegiate athletics, elite recruiting and talent development abilities and a clear vision for the Cavaliers’ program.
No. 15 Virginia bested a competitive field Sunday to win the Golf Club of Georgia (GCG) Collegiate Title, the final tournament of their fall season, bouncing back from a disappointing fourth-place finish at the Hamptons Intercollegiate earlier this month. The Cavaliers recorded 30 birdies in the final round to make up for an 11-shot difference, a feat that saw them cruise to victory.
When one thinks of Virginia lacrosse, the first name that comes to mind is Julie Myers. She led the Cavalier women’s lacrosse team for the past 28 seasons and never once failed to qualify for postseason play — a massively impressive achievement. Accounting for Myers’ years as a player and assistant coach, she had been with Virginia for 37 years. Myers is synonymous with winning — and therefore, so were the Cavaliers. So after Meyer announced her departure from athletics, a giant hole opened at the University.
Participating in the College World Series marks a successful season no matter the result in Omaha, Neb. However, Coach Brian O’Connor felt that being the first College World Series team to be eliminated meant falling short of expectations.
Virginia women’s soccer held on to a 1-1 draw after conceding an equalizer at No. 9 Clemson Thursday. The Cavaliers (5-2-5, 0-2-3 ACC) started the action with a goal from sophomore midfielder Jill Flammia, and the Tigers (9-1-3, 3-1-1 ACC) thereon out dominated possession and responded with a goal from junior forward Renee Lyles.
Virginia returns home this Saturday as they take on an in-state opponent in William and Mary at noon. The Cavaliers (0-5, 0-2 ACC) have had one of the toughest starts to the season they could have imagined. They have yet to pick up a win, but three of the five games have been incredibly close. The Tribe (4-1, 2-1 CAA) are ranked No. 9 in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), and had won 11 straight regular season games, but are coming off a close loss to Elon. William and Mary is headed by Coach Mike London, who as many Virginia fans may remember, coached the Cavaliers from 2010 to 2015. Virginia will aim to hand their former coach a loss on Saturday afternoon.
Virginia men’s lacrosse picked up a massive commitment from attackman Brendan Millon Tuesday evening. This means that for the fifth time in the previous seven recruiting cycles, the Cavaliers have landed the No. 1 recruit in the class.
Since the National Women’s Soccer League was founded in 2012, Virginia women’s soccer has had at least one player selected in the draft every year. The Cavaliers are one of only two programs to accomplish this feat, alongside Stanford. Coach Steve Swanson has engineered a system that consistently produces talent, enabling a seamless transition to the next level. This decade of dominance indicates that Virginia is the model collegiate program for women’s soccer players who have their eyes set on playing at the professional level in the United States. With the NWSL playoffs on the horizon, it may be time to brush up on where Virginia alumnae are situated within the league.
Senior midfielder Mouhameth Thiam was not sure how his decision to transfer across the country from Oregon State to Virginia would go. But as soon as he met the men’s soccer team, he knew he had found a home in Charlottesville.
With fall break now in the rearview, Virginia sports fans have had the chance to spend some time with each of the Cavaliers’ fall athletic teams. Out of the gate, there have been impressive individual and team performances — as well as some that have left something to be desired. With conference play wide open and tournament time on the horizon, the newest members of The Cavalier Daily sports desk are here to handle pressing questions at the season’s midpoint.
Coming off of a quarterfinals exit against Florida in last year’s NCAA Championship, Virginia has supplanted itself right back amongst the nation’s best with a No. 13 ranking heading into the beginning of the season. The Cavaliers took convincing wins at the Streamsong Invitational and the Hamptons Intercollegiate last year along with a string of wins and top-five finishes for individual players. With similar hopes ahead for the fall and spring seasons, here is a quick look into some of the old faces, as well as a few new ones, that are sure to make an impact on this year’s squad.
With four games under its belt in the 2023 season, No. 6 Virginia field hockey looks primed to take a leap forward, even as the standard for the program is remarkably high. Though the Cavaliers (3-1, 0-0 ACC) regularly field a top 10 squad that dominates in the regular season, postseason woes have defined their recent years. Their main opposition has come in the form of conference rival and reigning NCAA Champions No. 2 North Carolina. The Tar Heels (3-1, 0-0 ACC) have stifled Virginia’s ACC Championship aspirations four times in the past six seasons. However, this year the Cavaliers have shown that they have a chance to change the narrative and reclaim the conference title for the first time since 2016 — and maybe go further still.
When Virginia men’s lacrosse’s current class of graduate students stepped onto Grounds in 2018, the lacrosse program was desperately looking to find its footing. The Cavaliers, having already captured three national championships since 2000, found themselves in unfamiliar territory after winning only one of 19 ACC contests from 2013 to 2017. But as the 2018 class graduates, they leave behind a legacy of winning, proven by two more national championship trophies for the program.