When redshirt sophomore guard Darius Thompson debuted for Virginia basketball as starting shooting guard in the season opener against Morgan State, I was thrilled.
Before its Feb. 4 matchup with Duke inside that toasty little cathedral called Cameron Indoor, Virginia women’s basketball will experience a similar environment along Tobacco Road.
Virginia was down seven points with 28 seconds remaining. Yet, against all odds, the Cavaliers pulled off as close to a miracle as can be accomplished in January basketball.
Back in the day — as in, winter 2014, when the mid-Atlantic wasn’t Sweden-lite — The Cavalier Daily published some formidable power rankings each week of the ACC men’s hoops season.
The eighth-ranked women’s tennis team completed a sweep of their bracket of the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Saturday, defeating both BYU and Columbia.
It was no secret entering the 2015-16 men’s basketball season that Virginia is a veteran squad.
Junior Filip Mihaljevic and redshirt freshman Jack Lint headlined Virginia indoor track and field’s two-day participation at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet at Nutter Field House in Lexington, Ky.
Sunday afternoon, the Virginia women’s basketball team came up short against Pittsburgh after mounting an admirable comeback.
No. 13 Virginia picked apart Boeheim’s zone, shooting 56.8 percent from the field – a season high for a Syracuse opponent.
At first glance Sunday night’s game does not appear to be another defensive masterpiece spun by Coach Tony Bennett’s team, and in actuality it was not.
Despite eight turnovers and a 13-25 rebounding deficit, the Virginia women’s basketball team trailed No. 14 Florida State by only seven points at the half. A Seminole shooting mark of 31.6 percent had kept the Cavaliers in the ballgame.
"The Skinny" on weekend action for men's basketball and indoor track and field
Following back-to-back conference losses against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech, Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett decided to shuffle things up and insert redshirt freshman center Jack Salt into the Cavalier starting line up.
The No. 17 Virginia wrestling team will look to bounce back after its road loss to No. 3 NC State over the weekend.
A huge road victory Thursday night could be the difference between a March Madness bid, an NIT appearance or a shortened season. Virginia wants to dance.
The Virginia Women’s Tennis team plays host to the ITA Kickoff Weekend starting Friday in Charlottesville. The tournament, which will be held at the Boar’s Head Sports Club, will feature the Cavaliers as the top seed of their own individual bracket alongside opponents Columbia, Maryland and Brigham Young.
Making his second straight start, Devon Hall shone against Clemson. The Cape Henry Collegiate alum set a new conference high with 11 points, needing only five shots to do so.
Senior guard Malcolm Brogdon led Virginia with 20 points as the Cavaliers (14-3, 3-3 ACC) muscled their way past the feisty Tigers (12-7, 5-2 ACC), 69-62.
Five days after taking down No. 8 Miami in John Paul Jones Arena, the Cavaliers fell on the road Sunday against the Seminoles. No. 13 Virginia was outscored 44-34 in the second half as Florida State stormed ahead for a 69-62 victory.
No. 13 Virginia shot 61.1 percent from the floor in the second half to pull away from eighth-ranked Miami in a 66-58 victory Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
