It is a matchup between two of college basketball’s greatest coaches — Tony Bennett and Mike Krzyzewski. Bennett’s lethally consistent packline defense and mover-blocker offense is pitted against the winningest coach in college basketball history, with perhaps the best freshman class in college basketball history.
The Cavalier Daily Sports staff takes a look at how winter sports have performed as the season continues.
Virginia dominated Virginia Tech early and often en route to a statement win in conference play at John Paul Jones arena Tuesday night. The win placed Virginia in sole possession of first place in the ACC.
Though the Cavaliers had a nightmarish first half of the season, partially due to injuries, the absences of Toi and Aiyeotan have provided opportunities for Tinsley, Jones and Jablonowski to develop and hopefully maintain their contributions to keep Virginia competitive in ACC play.
The No. 4 Virginia men's basketball team (15-0, 3-0 ACC) is set for a marquee ACC clash against in-state rival No. 9 Virginia Tech (14-1, 3-0 ACC) on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
Over the weekend, the No. 11 Virginia women and the No. 16 Virginia men swept both Tennessee and Virginia Tech to cap off the last home meet of the season.
While the end of the weekend may have been disappointing, Virginia certainly bolstered its resume and gained some momentum with consecutive victories over ranked opponents earlier in the bracket.
The Virginia women’s basketball team (7-10, 1-3 ACC) lost 66-38 to No. 8 North Carolina State (17-0, 4-0 ACC) Sunday afternoon at home.
The Cavaliers (15-0, 3-0 ACC) never trailed the Tigers (10-6, 0-3 ACC) in each team’s third ACC game of the season.
Virginia women’s basketball (7-9, 1-2 ACC) overcame a 19-point deficit in the second half to defeat Virginia Tech 62-58.
The No. 4 Virginia men's college basketball team beat Boston College 83-56 on the road Wednesday night in an impressive offensive display.
The win over Florida State marked an 11-game winning streak in ACC openers for Virginia and was the seventh time in the last nine matchups against the Seminoles that Virginia has won.
Welsh single-handedly engineered the turnaround of Virginia football, transforming it from a program that had never gone to a bowl game to a consistent winner during his long tenure, from 1982 to 2000.
The Virginia women’s basketball team (6-8, 0-1 ACC) lost 63-61 to No. 23 Florida State (13-1, 1-0 ACC) Thursday night in its first ACC game of the season.
The Cavaliers (12-0) took down the Thundering Herd (7-6) behind junior guard Kyle Guy’s career-high 30 points, handing Coach Tony Bennett his 300th career win.
Junior Jack Mueller didn’t drop a single bout all weekend, scoring four wins including three pins.
Despite the pressure of not having won a bowl game since 2005 and falling short against Virginia Tech, Virginia stepped up for its seniors in the Belk Bowl by playing without fear.
Junior forward Lisa Jablonowski scored a career-high 17 points to lead the Cavaliers past the 49ers.
After heartbreaking defeats the last two weeks, the Cavaliers played with a chip on their shoulder, and shut out an SEC opponent with an incredible display on offense and defense.
In the dual’s finale, Missouri senior Daniel Lewis — ranked No. 4 nationally at 174 pounds — pinned Virginia sophomore Drew Peck to steal a 23-21 victory for the Tigers.
