By defeating Purdue in a calm, resilient and gritty fashion, Virginia has changed the narrative. The Hoos certainly can come back from tough spots, as they have all season.
Virginia men's swimming and diving earned a combined 106 points to place 10th overall at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas.
The Virginia baseball team (16-12, 6-6 ACC) lost two of three games in a weekend series against No. 4 N.C. State (27-2, 10-2 ACC) at Doak Field at Dail Park.
The Cavaliers kicked off the weekend Friday with a convincing win over the Spiders before defeating the Utes easily Sunday.
The Cavaliers (33-3) took down the Boilermakers (26-10) in miraculous fashion. Virginia appeared to be headed for defeat in regulation, but a buzzer-beater by junior forward Mamadi Diakite sent the game to overtime, and the rest was history.
In a game that has the looks of an instant classic, Virginia will have to cut off Purdue’s lifelines to have a shot at the Final Four.
The Cavaliers (32-3) emerged from the Sweet Sixteen victorious for the second time under Coach Tony Bennett after getting a gritty four-point win over the Ducks (25-13) late Thursday night.
The Virginia baseball team (15-10, 5-4 ACC) won 5-1 against Richmond (11-9-1, 0-0-0 A10) at Disharoon Park Wednesday.
Virginia softball lost to Radford Tuesday night despite coming up with more hits than the Highlanders.
Dustin Jones and Rob Elder, hosts of the “Guys in Ties” Virginia sports podcast, emulate what being a Wahoo is all about.
When most people envisioned Virginia’s road to redemption in the NCAA Tournament this season, their minds likely flashed to the team’s Big Three willing the Cavaliers to victory game after game.
The win was the Cavaliers’ fifth straight, their longest streak of the season to date.
The Cavaliers will have to get past a red-hot Oregon team. If they win that one, they will have to face the winner of Purdue and Tennessee — two great teams with great players in Edwards and Williams.
Although Virginia may not be the juggernaut it was in years past, this season is shaping up to be a big step in the right direction for Pedroso’s squad.
The No. 5 Virginia men’s tennis team (14-3, 5-2 ACC) headed back to Charlottesville this past weekend to start a three-game ACC homestand to face No. 44 Georgia Tech (8-7, 3-3 ACC) and Clemson (8-12, 1-6 ACC).
The Virginia baseball team (13-10, 5-4 ACC) swept a three-game weekend series against Pittsburgh (7-15, 1-8 ACC) at home.
The Virginia softball team (16-13, 5-4 ACC) welcomed Duke (14-18, 5-4 ACC) to Charlottesville this weekend for an ACC clash at The Park.
Junior forward Mamadi Diakite got it done on both ends of the floor. He had a game-high 14 points and tied for a game-high with 9 rebounds.
The 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships was hosted at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh this past weekend, starting Thursday and wrapping up Saturday.
Virginia (9-3, 1-3 ACC) got off to a terrific start, scoring six consecutive goals in the game’s first eight minutes and six seconds.
