In an absolutely shocking turn of events on a Tuesday night two weeks ago, Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett did the unthinkable.
No. 7 Virginia puts its seven-game winning streak on the line Saturday afternoon when it plays Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Last year’s Virginia women’s lacrosse team was one of the most talented teams in the country. Having four All-American players, the Cavaliers were ranked nationally in the top 10 the entire season and advanced to the final 16 of the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse tournament.
It was a long offseason, but at last the Virginia softball team will get back into action this weekend. The Cavaliers will travel to Tempe, Ariz. to play a total of five games in three days to kick off the 2016 season.
For sophomore guard Mikayla Venson, family means everything.
Cheers of “Nolte, Nolte” faintly rattled around the lower deck of John Paul Jones Arena Tuesday night after the senior forward poured in his second bucket of the game.
In a tuneup game before the ITA National Indoor Championship, the No. 1 Virginia Men’s Tennis team hosted and defeated No. 9 UCLA 6-1 Tuesday night at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Center in Charlottesville.
If Virginia wanted revenge against the Hokies, it certainly got it.
Virginia men’s basketball Coach Tony Bennett does not buy into the emotions of rivalries or revenge.
In a weekend where diving was the sole focus, the Virginia diving team excelled at Richmond and James Madison.
Junior forward Sidney Cook tallied a game-high 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead the rival Hokies over the Virginia women’s basketball team, 66-46.
The No. 18 Virginia wrestling team started out its big weekend on a high note Friday, defeating ACC foe Duke, 22-12.
The No. 7 Virginia women’s tennis team played two hard-fought matches at the ITA National Team Indoors Friday and Saturday.
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team continued to roll as it dominated a pair of matches on Saturday. The Cavaliers had a double header and swept both Elon and Furman (7-0) at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head in Charlottesville.
Led by 21 points from senior guard Malcolm Brogdon, ninth-ranked Virginia downed Pittsburgh, 64-50, Saturday afternoon.
At tipoff, No. 9 Virginia was just a two-point favorite against Pittsburgh. Playing on the road – in front of the Oakland Zoo, no less – against a team that received votes in last week’s AP poll, the prediction seemed about right.
"The Skinny" on weekend action for men’s and women’s tennis, swimming and diving and track and field.
There’s no question the loss of senior guard Faith Randolph, who broke her thumb Jan. 7 in the loss to No. 3 Notre Dame, has affected Cavalier point totals.
No. 9 Virginia extended its win streak to five games with a dominating 61-47 win against Boston College in John Paul Jones arena.
Despite the departure of Joe McCarthy from the Virginia baseball program after being drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in June, there will still be a player from Scranton, Pa. donning number 31 in the Davenport dugout this season.
