Weekend Previews: Nov. 20-22
Full previews for football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s soccer and volleyball can be found online and in Thursday’s Cavalier Daily.
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Full previews for football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s soccer and volleyball can be found online and in Thursday’s Cavalier Daily.
Asked how well-rested his team is for its NCAA tournament opener, Virginia coach George Gelnovatch compared his team’s energy to that of last year’s NCAA championship-winning squad, saying it was “reminiscent of last year.” Cavalier fans certainly hope so, as their team plays Rider at home on Thursday to kick off its title defense.
Despite fielding the top seed in both the men’s and women’s singles brackets, both Virginia women’s and men’s tennis came up empty-handed in the ITA/USTA National Indoors this past weekend in Flushing, New York, as none of the six Cavalier qualifiers of the prestigious tournament made it past their quarterfinal matches in the men’s or women’s draws against the stacked field of national opponents.
The Virginia women’s and men’s cross country teams raced to first and second place, respectively, Friday afternoon at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship, advancing to next weekend’s national championships.
Previews for men's basketball, women's basketball, women's soccer, football and men's and women's tennis can be found online and in Thursday's Cavalier Daily.
A pair of players from the Virginia men’s tennis team and four from the women’s side head to Flushing Meadows, New York, for the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship beginning Thursday. The Cavaliers boast the top seed in both the men’s and women’s singles draws, as well as the top-seeded tandem in the men’s doubles draw. The USTA/ITA National Indoors will wrap up the fall season for both teams.
Senior Danielle Collins holds the top seed in the invitational's women's singles draw. She has already won two national titles this fall, at the Oracle/ITA Masters Tournament and the Riviera ITA All-American Championships.
After falling to Florida State 1-0 in the 2014 national title game, the Virginia women’s soccer team had one goal to begin 2015: win the NCAA championship. Come Friday at 6 p.m., the Cavaliers will start the road to redemption by hosting Howard in the first round of the 2015 NCAA tournament.
1. The Diehard:
At U.Va., we consider men’s basketball as its own holiday season. After the long period of mourning often associated with the football months of defeat, students transition to John Paul Jones Arena and see coach Tony Bennett and his Top 10 team — currently ranked 5th/6th in the preseason national polls — hit the court. Although the list is almost limitless, here are five key reasons why any ‘Hoo in ‘Hooville ought to get excited about the return of basketball season:
Previews for football and field hockey can be found online and in Thursday's Cavalier Daily.
During the 2015 regular season, the Virginia field hockey team took on five opponents currently ranked in the top 10 of the NFHCA Coaches poll. Now, the No. 5 Cavaliers (13-4, 3-3 ACC) — who punched up a 3-2 record in those marquee matchups — enter the postseason, where the going will hardly get easier.
College football will lose one of its all-time greats when Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer leaves his program at end of the year. To put his career in perspective, Beamer — who announced his forthcoming retirement Sunday — is looking to take the Hokies to their 23rd consecutive bowl game and 12th consecutive win over Virginia this season.
Full previews for football and men's soccer can be found online and in Thursday's Cavalier Daily.
Full previews for football, men’s soccer and women’s soccer can be found online and in Thursday’s Cavalier Daily.
What: No. 2 Virginia vs. Louisville, No. 1 Florida State
When asked to describe his first season with the Virginia baseball program in only one word, sophomore first baseman Pavin Smith didn’t need to think before answering: “Unbelievable,” he said. Sophomore second baseman Ernie Clement looked up when asked, responding without hesitation — and with a cheeky smile on his face — “champions.”
Virginia senior Julia Elbaba punched her ticket to November’s ITA National Indoors Championship Monday at Liberty University’s Cook Tennis Center, steamrolling Virginia Tech sophomore Caroline Daxhelet in the ITA Atlantic Regional singles final.
Junior Derek Bard defended his first-place title as Virginia finished 10th in the U.S. Collegiate Championship this weekend at the Golf Club of Georgia.
Full previews for football, women’s soccer, men’s soccer and volleyball can be found online and in Thursday’s Cavalier Daily.