[caption id="attachment_39948" align="alignleft" width="139" caption="Senior Mustapha Farrakhan scored 21 points against Clemson Wednesday, including six crucial points in the game's final minute.
Nobody is giving Virginia wrestling a chance. The Cavaliers (15-5, 2-0 ACC) will travel to Blacksburg this weekend, where the No.
[caption id="attachment_39753" align="alignleft" width="169" caption="After a strong start to the season, coach Tony Bennett and the Virginia basketball team find themselves sorely in need of a victory Wednesday.
[caption id="attachment_39555" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior center Assane Sene recorded his first double-double as a Cavalier with 15 points and 13 rebounds against Wake Forest, but his second straight productive game failed to fuel a Virginia victory against the Demon Deacons.
[caption id="attachment_39519" align="alignleft" width="178" caption="Coach Tony Bennett was frustrated with his team's defensive performance.
With less than 10 minutes to play in last night's game, Virginia was exceeding expectations. The Cavaliers were holding Jordan Williams - Maryland's do-it-all forward and the ACC's fifth leading scorer - to a measly two points.
[caption id="attachment_39427" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior center Assane Sene will have the task of containing Maryland's sophomore forward Jordan Williams, who is averaging 17.6 points and 12.1 rebounds per game, along with 13 double-doubles.
[caption id="attachment_39329" align="alignleft" width="152" caption="Senior forward Mike Scott was 15.9 points per game and 10.2 rebounds per game in 10 games this season.
[caption id="attachment_39200" align="alignleft" width="212" caption="Freshman guard Joe Harris totaled 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds in Saturday's win.
[caption id="attachment_39172" align="alignleft" width="234" caption="Junior center Assane Sene scored a career-high 11 points against Boston College Wednesday.
[caption id="attachment_39111" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman guard KT Harrell scored 13 points against Boston College, going 3-for-4 from the three-point line.
[caption id="attachment_39046" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Senior guard Mustapha Farrakhan's hot hand carried Virginia to a 31-25 halftime lead, but he was limited to a single shot attempt after the break.
Senior forward Will Sherrill suffered a fractured fibula in his right leg in the second half of Monday's 87-79 win against Minnesota.
[caption id="attachment_38532" align="alignleft" width="197" caption="Sophomore guard Jontel Evans recorded the first double-digit scoring game of his career against USC Upstate with 10 points.
[caption id="attachment_38372" align="alignleft" width="145" caption="Senior forward Mike Scott led Virginia with 19 points and 10 rebounds last night against USC Upstate, notching the 19th double-double of his career.
[caption id="attachment_38314" align="alignleft" width="167" caption="Freshman guard Billy Baron tallied a game-high 19 points in his collegiate debut.
If they succeed, they will be lauded as this year's "Diaper Dandies." If they struggle, they will be discounted as too young and inexperienced.
The Godfather division Like every other publication this side of Chapel Hill last year, The Cavalier Daily boldly picked Duke to finish first in the ACC.
"Coach is really big on [defense]," Joe Harris said. "He stresses it a lot." Give the freshman guard the understatement of the year award.
They ranked second-to-last in the conference in rebounding margin, last in offensive rebounds, last in blocked shots.
