This season, the Cavalier men have looked determined to get out of their funk, and the seniors have played a crucial role in reversing the tide.
At six-foot-three, near a buck seventy soaking wet and donning a man bun with its own Twitter page, freshman guard Kyle Guy is hard to miss.
Showing flashes of brilliance last year in both facilitating the ball and scoring, Perrantes seemed poised to take over the men’s basketball team from departing stars Malcolm Brogdon and Anthony Gill.
By most standards, Virginia’s performance on the basketball court this season has been exceptional. They have the best defense in the country as measured by points allowed per game, a respectable ranking of sixteenth in the nation in the AP poll, and a resume that includes a road win over a then top-ten team in Louisville.
The Virginia men’s lacrosse team last week had their final team activity of the fall. With all eyes on Virginia after the departure of lacrosse legend Dom Starsia, this season will be telling for the fate of the program.
When coach Bronco Mendenhall arrived in Charlottesville, his goal was to create a consistent winner. One year into his tenure, with a record of 2-10, his goal does not seem to be any closer than at the start.
Unfortunately, consistency is the exact opposite of what we’ve seen under center so far this season. That’s not to say the play has always been poor, as at times Benkert was quite inspiring.
Hazing within other organizations often goes unrecognized. It happens all across Grounds – it’s common practice in numerous Cavalier communities, athletics included.
So both inside the locker room and out, there’s a culture of losing at Virginia that’s making it harder than necessary for Mendenhall to succeed.
Sunday afternoon marked the second annual Blue-White scrimmage for the Virginia men’s basketball team.
In Virginia’s two wins against Central Michigan and Duke, the offense managed to post 421 and 336 passing yards, respectively, behind junior quarterback Kurt Benkert.
Men’s soccer is not new to being a national powerhouse, but that doesn’t make the results any less impressive. Since 1990, Virginia has made it to the ACC Championship 17 times, with both more appearances and championships than any other team.
If I had to pick one game to exemplify the frustrations of Virginia football, it would be this weekend’s Homecomings loss to ACC-opponent Pitt.
Going into the bye-week after winning their second-straight game, a 34-20 victory against a solid Duke team, the Cavaliers were confident that they had made great strides after an otherwise rocky start to the season.
The results this year have exceeded expectations. Zaccheaus has become a favorite target of junior quarterback Kurt Benkert, as he leads the team with 340 receiving yards, 63 more than anyone else, and is tied for the lead with 26 receptions.
When No. 1 Syracuse arrived in Charlottesville for the ACC tournament last November, then-No. 5 Virginia’s then-junior goalkeeper Rebecca Holden was ready.
In 16 games, the Virginia women’s volleyball team has suffered 13 losses. Last season, through 31 games, the Cavaliers lost the same amount of games – 13. Stating the obvious, it has not been a good season for Virginia volleyball.
Coming into Saturday’s game against Duke, you would be hard-pressed to feel optimistic about the state of Virginia’s secondary.
For once, Virginia football didn’t play like Virginia football this past Saturday. The Cavaliers didn’t fall to an FCS team in an embarrassing fashion. The defense didn’t get its lid blown off and give up over 40 points. The coaches didn’t completely mismanage the clock and rush their placekicker up to miss a chip-in shot.
Clement, Haseley and Smith are considered seasoned veterans of the 2017 team. Whereas they won their tournament with the help of numerous older teammates, who had years of Omaha experience, this upcoming season the majority of postseason experience stems from the freshmen on that 2015 team.
