[caption id="attachment_32540" align="alignleft" width="253" caption="Junior forward Will Sherrill (above) had to carry the Cavalier offense after sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg got into foul trouble.
[caption id="attachment_32511" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Sylven Landesberg, the 2008 ACC Rookie of the Year, will lead Virginia against award runner-up Al-Farouq Aminu and the Demon Deacons Saturday in Winston-Salem.
Dec. 21, Dec. 23, Jan. 5 Virginia defeated New Jersey Institute of Technology, Hampton and Texas Pan American by a combined score of 220-144.
[caption id="attachment_32376" align="alignleft" width="243" caption="Junior forward Mike Scott, who scored 17 points against Penn State, and the rest of the Cavaliers will be looking for a more consistent performance in their upcoming matchup against the Tigers.
He's done it before. The game-tying basket with 13.4 seconds left in regulation in last season's home game against then-No.
[caption id="attachment_32227" align="alignleft" width="192" caption="Despite sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg's team-high 18 points on 6-for-13 shooting from the field against Penn State last night, the Cavaliers suffered a narrow 69-66 home loss.
[caption id="attachment_32192" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="The Cavaliers defeated Oral Roberts 76-55 at home Saturday in the second game of the Cancun Challenge.
[caption id="attachment_32149" align="alignleft" width="231" caption="Sophomore guard Sammy Zeglinski put in 23 minutes of work Saturday afternoon for 13 points, three rebounds and one assist.
Rider is an unusual early season opponent for the Virginia basketball team, and not just because of its distinctive mascot: The Broncs. Instead of being an early season "gimme" like many college basketball games major conference teams play in November, tonight's matchup between the Broncs and the Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena pits two teams against each other that seem to be on the same level.
[caption id="attachment_32031" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="After scoring 14 points in Virginia's season-opening victory against Longwood Friday, sophomore guard Sammy Zeglinski managed only two points on 1-for-4 shooting from the field in the Cavaliers' 66-49 loss against South Florida last night.
[caption id="attachment_31992" align="alignleft" width="203" caption="Sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg's 23 points helped the Cavaliers to a season-opening win against Longwood Friday.
[caption id="attachment_31895" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior Jamil Tucker will take an indefinite leave of absence from the team for personal reasons.
