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(02/21/13 5:28am)
Suffering a blowout loss against a conference rival at home would have been enough disappointment for one night, but for the Virginia women’s basketball team, the 29-point defeat to Maryland Sunday was only the beginning.
(02/21/13 5:27am)
In its first four games this season, the No. 25 Virginia baseball team’s offense has been nothing short of unstoppable, and with a three-game homestand with Toledo this weekend, it will look to see just how long it can keep that power surge going.
(02/20/13 5:56am)
Virginia’s pitching staff came into the season surrounded by questions. Already, many of those questions have been answered in the affirmative.
(02/18/13 3:59am)
The No. 25 Virginia baseball team swept East Carolina in its season-opening series in Greenville, N.C., largely due to its potent offensive production. The Cavaliers topped the Pirates 14-4 Friday and 13-9 Saturday before the Sunday finale was cancelled due to weather.
(02/15/13 2:50am)
A weak second half doomed the Virginia women’s basketball team Thursday night, as they fell 61-49 to ACC opponent Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The Cavaliers could not contain Eagles senior guard Kerri Shields, who went 7-12 from beyond the arc for a game-high 21 points.
(02/14/13 3:31am)
With the end of the regular season in sight, the Virginia women’s basketball team heads to Massachusetts Thursday evening looking for a conference road win against Boston College. The Cavaliers (15-8, 7-5 ACC) downed the Eagles (9-14, 3-9 ACC) 69-57 in Charlottesville Jan. 24 and will look to use the lessons from that game to enjoy similar success.
(02/13/13 3:19am)
Looking up and down Brian O’Connor’s roster for this spring, one thing jumps out immediately — this Cavaliers squad is young. But as O’Connor enters his 10th season as coach of the Virginia baseball team, he is hoping this new breed of Cavaliers will continue the success he has already built in Charlottesville.
(02/11/13 3:33am)
An early lead was not enough to save the Virginia women’s basketball team Friday evening, as a physical No. 5 Duke team used a huge second half to deal the squad a 62-41 loss that came on the heels of a Feb. 3 loss to Georgia Tech. The Cavaliers managed to halt their two-game skid on Sunday, however, with a 50-47 victory against arch rival Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.
(02/06/13 2:25am)
With less than two minutes left in the second half of Sunday’s game, senior forward Telia McCall hit a free throw. It capped a personal 8-0 run for McCall and gave the Cavaliers a slim 3-point lead. The lead would not hold, but the impact would remain — a lone bright spot in a disappointing game for the Virginia women’s basketball team.
(02/04/13 12:52am)
For a team in need of statement wins, the Virginia women’s basketball team certainly sent the wrong kind of statement Sunday evening. Against ACC bottom-dweller Georgia Tech, Virginia looked overmatched and underprepared and came away with a disappointing 65-62 loss.
(01/31/13 4:30am)
In the midst of a three-game winning streak, the Virginia women’s basketball team returns home to host a familiar foe Sunday in Charlottesville. Georgia Tech will get its second crack against the Cavaliers this season as they look to earn redemption after falling 62-51 at home in Atlanta Jan. 10. For Virginia, lessons learned in that win will be crucial to notching a fourth consecutive victory in conference play.
(01/28/13 4:07am)
Behind a season-high 23 points from junior guard Ataira Franklin, the Virginia women’s basketball team won its third straight game in a 69-64 road victory against Wake Forest.
(01/25/13 4:32am)
With just under seven minutes remaining in the game, Ataira Franklin hit a shot from just outside the 3-point line and the crowd at John Paul Jones Arena erupted. But the referees called for the shot to be reviewed.
(01/22/13 3:02am)
With five minutes to go in the second half, senior point guard China Crosby caught a pass from junior guard Ataira Franklin behind the arc and put up a shot. She sunk it, ended an 11-4 run from Miami and put a dagger in the Hurricanes’ comeback chances.
(01/18/13 6:42am)
A strong second half was not enough for the Virginia women’s basketball team as the Cavaliers lost 71-60 to No. 11 North Carolina in Chapel Hill, their 17th defeat in the last 18 meetings against the Tar Heels.
Both teams came out of the gate scoring, and Virginia (11-6, 3-3 ACC) got two early 3-pointers from senior forward Telia McCall and junior guard Kelsey Wolfe. Junior guard Ataira Franklin tied the game at 8-8 with a jumper at the 15:20 mark, but the Tar Heels (18-1, 6-0 ACC) opened up a 13-4 run afterwards, bringing the game to 21-12.
Virginia fought back, bringing the lead to within five points midway through the half. North Carolina again responded, controlling the rest of the first half to take a commanding 42-22 lead into halftime.
After the half, the Cavaliers found themselves in a deep hole, down by as much as 27 points at one time, and struggled to fight back until late in the game.
Down 21 with 3:52 to play, Virginia went on a 10-0 scoring run that helped them outscore the Tar Heels 38-29 in the second half. But even with that run and a 45-39 rebounding advantage for the game, Virginia could not overcome North Carolina’s large lead.
Freshman forward Xylina McDaniel scored a game-high 15 points for North Carolina, and added nine rebounds. McCall and Wolfe led the way for the Cavaliers, scoring 13 points each.
Virginia now shifts its attention to Sunday, when the Cavaliers take on Miami (13-4, 4-2 ACC) in Charlottesville, looking for revenge after a 58-52 loss in Coral Gables Jan. 6. The Hurricanes had been ranked No. 24 until two recent losses to Maryland and Florida State dropped them from the polls. They bounced back with a 71-65 win against Georgia Tech Thursday.
Senior Morgan Stroman has been a force on both ends of the court for Miami so far this season, scoring 12.8 points per game and grabbing 8.4 rebounds per contest. Virginia will look to keep their own rebounding strong, and cut down on Thursday’s 24 turnovers when it takes on the Hurricanes.
—compiled by Michael Eilbacher
(01/17/13 2:17am)
The Virginia women’s basketball team faces one of its most brutal tests of the season Thursday as it heads to hostile Chapel Hill to take on No. 11 North Carolina.
(01/15/13 4:06am)
Success in college sports is a fickle thing. With so many talented players and limited playing time, it takes a combination of determination and opportunity to make a mark. Her first two years at Virginia, junior guard Kelsey Wolfe spent much of her time on the bench. But after a summer of focused preparation and an unexpected opening in the starting lineup, Wolfe has impacted the Cavaliers in a big way.
(01/14/13 3:20am)
The Virginia women’s basketball team (11-5, 3-2 ACC) had a successful winter break, going 6-2 in the last month. After dropping two consecutive games before the break for exams, the Cavaliers rebounded well to put together strong performances as they started ACC play.
(12/08/12 12:41am)
The Virginia women’s basketball team could not keep pace with a tough Maryland team Thursday night, falling 79-55 in College Park.
(12/06/12 4:05am)
Coach Joanne Boyle’s Virginia women’s basketball squad floundered against an athletic West Virginia team Sunday, but Boyle is hoping Virginia bounces back as the team heads to College Park Thursday for an early ACC matchup against No. 9 Maryland.