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(03/17/25 12:00pm)
1950sMarch 4, 1958“Cavaliers End Season With Victory Over SC” By Henry DrakePhotos by Behlen The men’s basketball team closed off the 1957-58 season with a 77-70 win against South Carolina on Friday, March 28. Though South Carolina never got ahead in the game, it was closely fought until the last minute. This game left the Cavaliers fifth in the ACC standings in preparation for their game with Maryland the following Thursday. 1960sMarch 4, 1965“Cagers To Oppose Wolfpack” By Dick DyasPhotos by Llewellyn The University’s men's basketball was slated to compete against the NC State Wolfpack Thursday in the first contest of the ACC tournament. A win would ensure one of the teams a spot in the semi-final rounds Friday. Cavaliers would be entering the game with a two-game winning streak, and if they were to advance, they would likely compete against Maryland or UNC next. 1970sMarch 16, 1976“‘Hoos complete tourney sweep”By Kip Coons“DePaul writes finish to Virginia’s NCAA hopes”By Tom HaudricourtPhotos by Dan GroganVirginia’s drive for the national NCAA championship came to an end in 1976 when the DePaul Blue Demons beat the ACC champions 69-60. This was the first round of NCAA basketball playoffs. It was an unusually weak performance by the Cavaliers. 1980sMarch 18, 1986“DePaul defeats Virginia to end men’s season, 72-68” By Steve Wills“Top-seeded Cavs stomped by JMU to end title hopes”By Chris Payne and Steve WillsPhotos by Scott ManningThe DePaul Blue Demons upended the fifth-seed Cavaliers and ended Virginia’s season in a 72-68 game. This was a missed opportunity for the University’s team to avenge its 1976 loss to the Blue Demons. Cavalier forward Drew Kennedy accredited the win to the size and speed of DePaul’s offense. 1990sMarch 21, 1995“Gators, Big Green go down fighting in University Hall”By Alan MorrisPhotos by Steve FinnieThe women’s basketball team secured their spot in the Sweet 16 after a 72-67 win against the Florida Gators and a 71-68 win against the Dartmouth Big Green. Though they did have the home advantage, the Cavaliers had to fight to stay ahead, particularly with Dartmouth getting very close throughout the second half. The next tournament game for the team would be against Louisiana Tech.
(03/12/25 1:35am)
The game had been a back-and-forth affair. No. 23 Virginia and Maryland, locked in a close battle. Old rivals going run for run.
(03/13/25 4:00am)
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. saw some excellent weather this past weekend, and Sawgrass Country Club, located less than a mile from the eastern coast of the Sunshine State, saw some solid golf during The Hayt tournament from some of the nation’s top teams, including No. 4 Texas, No. 8 North Carolina, and No. 9 Virginia. The Cavaliers, against tough competition, finished fifth in the tournament and scored even par.
(03/11/25 12:04pm)
Virginia men’s and women’s squash played in the CSA National Collegiate Team Championships this weekend, competing in the highest-level tournaments available — the Potter Cup and Howe Cup. The No. 5 men’s team (11-6, 4-2 MASC) finished within the top eight in the Potter Cup, while the No. 6 women’s team (12-6, 5-1 MASC) ended their tournament run in fifth.
(03/10/25 7:29pm)
With the dust settling on the regular season, Virginia wrestling shifted its attention toward trying to achieve postseason success. The ACC Tournament, the first step in the road to national competition, is the route wrestlers can take to qualify for the NCAA Championships. After a long day of battling, the Cavaliers (6-6, 1-5 ACC) finished in sixth but sent four individual wrestlers to the NCAA Championships and claimed one individual ACC title.
(03/20/25 12:00pm)
Editor’s note: This is a humor column
(03/21/25 7:00pm)
The title of NCAA Woman of the Year is coveted by all female student-athletes, but only a select few ever receive the honor. With hundreds of candidates vying for a spot among the nine finalists, it is nearly impossible to even garner a nomination, let alone win. Yet, in October 1998, Class of 1999 alumna Peggy Williams won it outright. Even more impressive? She did so while playing not just one but two varsity sports.
(03/06/25 8:20pm)
The match is over, and yet one court is still playing. Everyone is watching Court 3, where graduate student James Hopper is fighting in a winner-takes-all tiebreak. He has survived seven match points, the score now 13-12.
(03/07/25 8:00pm)
Just last week, Virginia women’s tennis became the No. 1 team in the nation, an achievement never before earned in program history. To some, this surge to the top may seem sudden, even unexpected, but for this program, it has been years in the making. And at the center of it all is the coach who has transformed the program in under a decade.
(03/03/25 5:22pm)
After a difficult road loss Friday to No. 15 Duke, No. 5 Virginia returned to action against North Carolina ready to right the ship and return to its winning ways. Still missing one of their best players in sophomore Dylan Dietrich, Coach Andres Pedroso’s side was forced to adjust its doubles and singles lineup but showcased its depth in resounding fashion.
(03/12/25 9:00pm)
Virginia Athletics released a statement to the media Wednesday, announcing that the swimming and diving program will likely divest from diving for the 2025-26 season. This statement came in the wake of the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships Wednesday.
(03/01/25 4:16am)
John Paul Jones Arena will host a regional of The Basketball Tournament this summer, the tournament announced in a press release Thursday, and it will include an alumni team called Embrace The Pace, headlined by former men’s basketball stars Kyle Guy and Kihei Clark.
(03/16/25 6:41pm)
As the spring equinox approaches, most winter sports programs are in the final stages of their respective seasons. The 2024-25 season has been a mixed bag, with the high of an ACC Championship in the pool and the low of disappointing defeats on the hardwood. While winter still continues its waning hours, a few sports writers share some final thoughts.
(03/05/25 7:52pm)
Charlottesville is unique for a few reasons. Obviously, it is the home of the University and Monticello. But there is another reason — one that may be unknown to most. The city is home to the original amateur female arm wrestling group.
(02/25/25 2:11pm)
This fall, Virginia rowing earned a second-place finish in the collegiate four at the Head of the Charles. However, the bigger story had both nothing — and everything — to do with the race itself. As Virginia rowing embarks on its 2025 season, there is a Kevin Sauer-sized hole in the program’s heart. The former leader of the program spent 29 seasons in Charlottesville before retiring in June.
(02/23/25 9:00pm)
As the great Vince Lombardi once said, winning is not a “sometimes” thing. Winning is an “all the time” thing. Clearly, the No. 1 ranked Virginia women’s swimming and diving team takes that message to heart. At the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships this weekend in Greensboro, N.C., the Cavaliers proved why they are the nation’s very best.
(02/24/25 9:46pm)
Chase away the context — force things into a vacuum — and Virginia, judging only by a three-game stretch from Feb. 3-15, looked like a solid basketball team.
(02/22/25 2:54pm)
After a dominant win Sunday over American, Virginia wrestling got a small break before Friday’s home match against No. 18 Pittsburgh. It was senior night, and the Cavaliers (6-6, 1-5 ACC) honored many in their ranks. Virginia grinded out matches against the Panthers (10-6, 3-3 ACC), but in the end it fell short too many times and lost 23-13.
(02/22/25 9:12pm)
Reaching the Division I level is a transitional moment for any high school athlete. Almost everyone comes in thinking they will still be the best of the best, only to realize there are thousands of people just like them.
(02/19/25 10:54pm)
Before No. 10 Virginia’s trip to the Moon Golf Invitational, no more than two Cavaliers in any one tournament this year had finished outside the top 40. From Sunday to Tuesday in Melbourne, Fla., the highest finish among any of the team’s five golfers was 40th. It was a tough three days for the Cavaliers. Virginia finished with a 28-over 892, almost its worst score this year, placing 12th out of 17 teams and winding up as the second-lowest finisher among the 11 teams ranked in the top 30.
