Over the past decade, the NCAA has brought sanctions against many historic programs such as University of Southern California, University of Miami and Penn State under the pretense of a “lack of institutional control.”
This morning, student supporters of the men’s basketball team will either wake up to extreme delight or utter disappointment. Why? The lottery to select the students fortunate enough to receive one of the 2,654 tickets to the Duke and Louisville games took place at 3:01 a.m.
The Virginia track and field team traveled to Blacksburg for its opening indoor meet last Friday and Saturday. Cavalier athletes challenged competitors from 13 other south-eastern institutions and familiarized themselves with Rector Field House, the site of the 2015 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Preseason No. 6 Virginia women’s tennis began its dual-match season with a dominant performance Sunday, posting a 6-1 victory over in-state opponent Virginia Commonwealth.
Fourteenth-ranked Virginia wrestling downed Duke, 30-9, Friday night inside an energetic Memorial Gymnasium. The Cavalier (9-3, 1-0 ACC) war machine ran at full efficiency, winning seven of the evening’s 10 contests against the Blue Devils (5-4, 1-2 ACC) and picking up bonus points in five matches.
The Virginia women’s basketball team continues its two-game road trip Wednesday at Miami after playing No. 4 Louisville on the road this past Sunday. The Cavaliers (13-5, 3-2 ACC) are coming off a 67-55 loss to the Cardinals and are now 3-4 away from home.
Friday and Saturday, the Virginia swimming and diving teams persevered through the pain in an impressive performance against Virginia Tech.
The Virginia men’s basketball team downed Boston College, 66-51, Saturday afternoon at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
After seizing the lead with 2:34 to play in the first half, the Virginia women’s basketball team never relinquished it in a 68-56 victory against Boston College Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
The Skinny on men’s basketball, wrestling and women’s basketball.
Somewhere within the concrete maze of University Hall, Virginia track and field athletes congregate in what they refer to as “the cage.” Here, they prepare for their opening invitational on Friday.
Coming off a 12-point loss at Syracuse on Sunday, the Virginia women’s basketball team looks to regroup at home, where they are 9-1 this season, against visiting Boston College Thursday evening.
Fourteenth-ranked Virginia wrestling begins conference action this Friday against Duke in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers (8-3) put their 30-match win streak inside Memorial Gymnasium up against a Blue Devil (5-3, 1-1 ACC) squad that is considerably better than some of its previous iterations.
After a week of training in Florida, Busch has his team focused on Virginia Tech. A year ago, the Cavalier women blew the Hokies out of the water, taking a 245-125 victory. As usual in ACC competition, few are worried the Saturday’s result will be much different.
On Saturday, millions watched as Tom Brady threw his 46th playoff touchdown and bypassed Joe Montana for the most touchdowns in NFL postseason history. His three passing touchdowns helped lead his team against the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional round of the playoffs, but what millions didn’t realize was that Brady’s legs essentially won the game for the Patriots.
Virginia junior guard Justin Anderson scored nine of his 11 first-half points from long range Tuesday night against Clemson at John Paul Jones Arena. But when junior guard Malcolm Brogdon found him on the baseline with an open lane to the hoop shortly after the break, the ACC’s leading 3-point shooter soared in for a monster two-handed jam.
The Virginia men’s basketball team welcomes Clemson to John Paul Jones Arena Tuesday night for a conference game slated to begin at 8 p.m.
With the Virginia men’s basketball regular season halfway over, it’s time for a definitive ranking of the team’s MVP up to this point.
After storming through non-conference play to 12 wins and zero losses, the Virginia men’s basketball team notched a trio of hard-fought ACC victories beginning Jan. 3 at Miami.
It’s been a wild couple of weeks in college basketball to kick off the New Year. Even those Virginia fans that began the season without gray hairs may start examining their manes more closely following a few early ACC games that I think many would agree were too close for comfort.
