For their final two matches of the regular season, the Cavaliers will return to Charlottesville to face No. 68 Wake Forest Friday and No. 10 NC State Sunday.
The Cavaliers will close out their conference schedule with a road match at Virginia Tech Thursday.
Since Virginia women’s basketball decided to part ways with Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, the program is currently steeped in a valley of uncertainty ahead of the 2026-27 season.
“I think we need to recommit to our game plans,” Coach Pollard said. “That's something we've been really good with this year. We've been really good at game-planning the opposing starter and being able to flush him out of the game. And we need to recommit to that.”
“Odds [were] it's got to break at some point,” Tiffany said. “We're fortunate today to get ours and see what happens the next time we see Duke.”
Despite Virginia’s possession struggles, junior midfielder Kate Galica had another impressive performance on the draw.
Next, the Cavaliers will face Louisville at home Sunday.
“A national search will begin immediately,” Virginia Athletics said in a press release Saturday.
The sweep stings, and the numbers tell the story plainly.
These motions are the latest developments in a case that has already generated a steady stream of pre-trial filings from both sides since Edrine was granted bond Feb. 11.
The loss drops Virginia to 0-2 against Duke on the series, an impossible hole to climb out of with just one game remaining. The Cavaliers have shown flashes of the team that entered the weekend ranked among the nation's best, but timely hitting and late-game execution have been elusive all series.
“The difference today was we gave them free offense, right?” Coach Chris Pollard said postgame. “We gave them five outs in an inning, we gave them four outs in another inning, we gave them some free passes and that allowed them to string together offense.”
The first four batters in Virginia's lineup were held hitless, while Duke's top four combined for four hits.
Entering the weekend after a thorough run-rule demolition of Old Dominion during the week, the Cavaliers welcomed Florida State to The Dish Thursday evening.
After filing a lawsuit against the NCAA in February, Morris testified Thursday in an effort to earn a preliminary injunction against the NCAA’s decision.
If Virginia wants to see the Women’s College World Series in June, it has to prove it belongs there first. That proof starts at Duke Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
Before the start of her junior season, Eaton began to focus on the mental game, acknowledging how so much of a softball player’s performance is attached to it.
“We are thrilled to add Adrian Autry to our coaching staff at Virginia,” Odom said in a Virginia Athletics press release. “His integrity, extensive experience, commitment to player development and knowledge of the game make him an invaluable addition to our program."
“I told our guys in our pregame on Sunday, like, hey, the message doesn't change,” Coach Chris Pollard said. “Our approach doesn't change. The things that we do from a process standpoint, don't change. And so, you know, we looked at this as a one day season, right?”
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