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(11/12/21 3:44pm)
No. 25 Virginia men’s basketball dropped its season-opener to the Navy Midshipmen by a score of 66-58. The Cavaliers (0-1, 0-0 ACC) could not overcome the hot shooting of the Midshipmen (1-0, 0-0 Patriot League) and struggled to gain offensive momentum as the second half ticked away.
(11/09/21 2:13pm)
After a year of empty arenas and various roster moves, No. 25 Virginia is returning to John Paul Jones Arena to start its quest for another successful basketball season. Many Cavalier fans remember the crushing March Madness loss to No. 13 Ohio last season, yet a blank slate awaits as Coach Tony Bennett and company welcome the Navy Midshipmen Tuesday in the first contest of the year. As usual, the Cavaliers will undergo the test of the ACC regular season after the non-conference slate ends — another sequence of games that features some key matchups for this young roster.
(10/15/21 2:54pm)
As this year’s Homecomings game looms, let’s examine the players that laid the foundation for Virginia football and contributed immensely to the success of the program. Here’s an “All-Time Virginia Offense” through an assessment of historical archives and a consideration of NFL careers, highlighting some older players who left a legacy in Charlottesville. There will be some omissions and a lack of eyewitness testimony to many of these players. I admit, I did not live through the George Welsh era and do not remember much of Al Groh. However, this is an honest attempt at paying homage to those who put the Cavaliers on the national map — as a disclaimer, this list begins after 1980 to ensure that there’s access to records and awards.
(10/06/21 10:36pm)
Fourth-year and sophomore tight end Sackett Wood Jr. followed an unorthodox path to becoming a football player at Virginia. A recipient of a scholarship in the fall in part due to his hard work in training camp, Wood defied the odds and transitioned from being a full-time student to a student-athlete and member of the Virginia football team. Rarely do walk-ons join a high-level program in their third year of school, and even fewer are put on scholarship the following year. The 6’3, 250-pound tight end surely has a story to tell after a wild journey in Charlottesville.
(05/29/21 11:41am)
The Cavaliers are returning to Championship Weekend for the second time in the past three years — excluding the shortened 2020 season. We all know what occurred the last time Virginia was in the semifinals in 2019 — then-sophomore attackman Ian Laviano’s overtime goal gave the team a date against Yale. The No. 3 seeded Cavaliers proceeded to upend the No. 5 Bulldogs on the shoulders of then-sophomore attackman Matt Moore who posted four goals and an assist in a 13-9 victory, winning the team the National Championship. It was a picture-perfect way to wrap up the spring during the Year of the Hoo.
(05/27/21 12:56pm)
After a nail-biting win over Bryant in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament, No. 4 Virginia traveled to Hempstead, N.Y. to meet its next foe — No. 5 Georgetown, the Big East champion. This would be the fifth meeting between the two schools and the first since 2016 after Virginia escaped with an 8-7 victory in D.C. This time the outcome would not be so close, as the Cavaliers (12-4, 2-4 ACC) trounced the Hoyas (13-3, 9-1 Big East) en route to a 14-3 win in the quarterfinals. Virginia — playing one of the most complete games of its season — managed to quiet a potent Georgetown offense for the majority of the contest.
(05/22/21 4:17pm)
In their quest for a second consecutive national title, the No. 4 seeded Cavaliers played host to the Northeast Conference Champion Bryant Saturday in Charlottesville. In a must-win situation, the Cavaliers (11-4, 2-4 ACC) rallied from a late deficit to pull away from a scrappy Bryant (9-4, 5-2 NEC) team, winning by a score of 13-11. Nothing came easy for Virginia in its first-round matchup, as the team battled the elements and some rustiness to move on to the quarterfinals.
(05/28/21 11:40pm)
Following the Cavaliers’ 2021 regular season, let’s take the chance to acknowledge the immeasurable contributions of this team in its chase for a second consecutive national championship. Virginia, who heartily welcomed back midfielder Dox Aitken — who left the Cavaliers to pursue one year of football at Villanova — as well as long-stick midfielder Jared Conners, entered the 2021 season with a seasoned and uber-talented senior class.
(04/25/21 10:11pm)
Following a commanding victory over Utah, No. 5 Virginia men’s lacrosse returned to conference play in another showdown against No. 11 Syracuse in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers (10-4, 2-4 ACC) — who suffered a humiliating 20-10 defeat against the Orange (6-4, 2-3 ACC) earlier in the season — looked to boost their resumé before the start of NCAA Tournament play and their defense of a second consecutive national championship. Falling far behind in the first quarter, the Cavaliers failed to finish the job against the Orange after recovering in the later portion of the game — dropping a crucial ACC matchup by a score of 13-11.
(04/19/21 3:53am)
Following a heartbreaking home loss to No. 4 Duke in overtime, No. 3 Virginia men’s lacrosse continued its stretch in Charlottesville with an outing against non-conference foe Utah. A sloppy first quarter by the Cavaliers (10-3, 2-3 ACC) would make the game rather interesting, yet eventually the offense began to fire on all cylinders. Avoiding another loss on its home turf, Virginia responded in a big way with a 18-11 thumping of the Utes (3-6).
(04/11/21 4:41pm)
Following a 18-10 victory at home over No. 15 Richmond, No. 6 Virginia encountered a familiar foe Saturday afternoon in No. 3 North Carolina. Having dropped a home game to the Tar Heels (8-2, 1-2 ACC) earlier in the season, the Cavaliers (9-2, 2-2 ACC) looked to rebound with a resounding win on the road. North Carolina — playing in its second consecutive ACC game after a heartbreaking loss against No. 1 Duke — would ultimately drop another crucial match-up, with the Cavaliers pulling away late and winning by a score of 18-16.
(03/08/21 5:56pm)
Unlike Virginia’s close games against Syracuse and High Point, the team took control early against the outmatched Falcons and never looked back. The distribution of scoring by the Cavaliers (5-1, 0-1 ACC) reflected their depth, with 11 players notching goals by the end of the contest.
(02/12/21 6:07am)
No. 3 Virginia men’s lacrosse has another legitimate shot at defending its national title after its 2020 season was cut short due to the pandemic. The Cavaliers hope to build upon some of their 2020 success this year and ultimately find themselves leaving the spring season with some more hardware. With an abundance of key pieces returning to the program — and the addition of a few new impact players — the 2021 Cavaliers have high hopes of keeping the ACC Championship in their hands and bringing another national championship trophy to Charlottesville.
(01/28/21 5:58pm)
On Dec. 26, it looked like Virginia men’s basketball was not what the pundits said it would be prior to the season. Starting their 2020-21 campaign ranked No. 4 in the AP preseason poll, fans and media members alike were effusive in their praise of the Cavaliers, but as a late Christmas present, No. 1 Gonzaga left a chunk of coal in Virginia’s stocking — defeating the defending national champions 98-75.
(12/02/20 3:56am)
Let’s all take a deep breath. Yes, it may take some time to come to terms with the unexpected Cavalier loss to another mid-major, but history tells us that this is not the end-all be-all for this season. Coming into 2020, Virginia fans had expectations that this year could produce another national championship. Senior forward Sam Hauser’s transfer from Marquette and the addition of several highly-touted freshmen elevated the Cavaliers into the national limelight once again after an up-and-down 2019 campaign. Comparisons to the 2019 national championship squad flooded in, and the hype resulted in a No. 4 preseason ranking in the Associated Press poll.
(09/28/20 3:50am)
With a storied history and a claim to eight national titles, the Virginia men’s lacrosse program is no stranger to success. In recent years, the Cavaliers have maintained their place as one of the nation’s elite, capturing a championship in 2011 and most recently in 2019. How — in the uber-competitive ACC while also competing against bona-fide programs such as Johns Hopkins and Maryland — have the Cavaliers sustained their dominance year in and year out? In Charlottesville, the allure of past triumphs has led to the recruitment of unbelievably talented players from all across the country.