It was quite a week for the ACC. The outgoing conference pariahs known as the Dirty Terps came about as close as you can to upsetting the Blue Devils, Maryland’s hated rivals and the darlings of the ACC, at Cameron Indoor.
Harris and Mitchell are the last two standing out of Tony Bennett’s second recruiting class at Virginia, which arrived in Charlottesville with six — yes, six — members of varying levels of esteem. For your weekly history lesson, I’ll give you an idea of who those other four players were and where they are now.
No. 12 Virginia wrestling ended its 2013-14 regular season by dismantling George Mason, with the Cavaliers (18-3, 5-1 ACC) winning nine of the afternoon’s 10 matches against the Patriots (6-11, 0-2 EWL) en route to a 34-3 victory.
The No. 30 women’s golf team kicked off the spring season with a fourth-place finish at the Florida State Match-Up Tournament. After opening the event in fifth place following a 10-over 298 Friday, the team shot 8-over and 6-over Saturday and Sunday, respectively, to post a weekend total of 24-over at 888 strokes.
Virginia track & field competed in three different events across the nation this weekend. The Cavaliers took yet another long stride toward next week’s ACC Championships, setting two school records and three freshmen records along the way.
Sunday in the ITA National Tournament held in Houston, Texas, the No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team lost its first match since May 2012. Looking to capture their sixth ITA Team Championship, the Cavaliers fell short against No. 5 Ohio State 4-3 in the semi-finals of the ITA tournament. It was the Cavaliers’ eighth consecutive appearance in the semi-finals of the tournament.
The Cavaliers repelled a second-half Hokie (11-14, 1-11 ACC) comeback to win 80-64, the team’s 16th consecutive victory against in-state rival Virginia Tech.
The No. 6 Virginia baseball team opened its 2014 season this weekend, competing in the Hughes Bros. Challenge at North Carolina Wilmington’s Brooks Field. The Cavaliers lost to Kentucky Friday afternoon, 8-3, but rebounded to take decisive wins against Virginia Military Institute and their hosts, the Seahawks.
On a frigid Saturday afternoon that saw gusts of wind reaching 30 miles per hour, No. 6 Virginia fell to No. 9 Loyola, 16-12. The Greyhounds exploded for 13 goals in the second half to overcome a two-goal halftime deficit.
The seventh-ranked Virginia men’s lacrosse team eked out an 11-10 victory against Drexel Sunday in Philadelphia, spoiling the Dragons’ season-opener. The win improves Virginia’s record to 3-0 on the season, with all three games decided by one goal.
The Virginia swimming and diving teams ended a largely successful regular season Saturday night with an emotional meet that brought out the best of the whole team — even those who didn’t swim.
The No. 10 Virginia women’s tennis team suffered its second loss of the season Saturday when the team’s comeback bid against No. 16 Alabama fell short, 4-3, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The No. 17 Virginia men’s basketball team escaped with a 63-58 win on the road against Clemson Saturday.
Extensive previews for Virginia baseball, men’s basketball and women’s lacrosse events this weekend ran in Friday’s edition of The Cavalier Daily and remain available online.
The Virginia men’s basketball team has hit its stride over the past weeks and will look to build upon its impressive NCAA tournament résumé this Saturday against ACC foe Clemson.
Virginia’s 55-game regular season begins this Friday at the Hughes Bros. Challenge in Wilmington, N.C. and concludes with a three-game series at Wake Forest in May. In between, the Cavaliers will likely have their ups and downs in a schedule that features 10 ACC teams.
The No. 6 Virginia women’s lacrosse team welcomes No. 9 Loyola (Md.) to Charlottesville this weekend for its first home game of the season. The Cavaliers opened the season with a hard-fought defeat last Sunday against No. 4 Northwestern, who secured a 13-12 win after the Wildcats broke a 12-12 tie with 16.7 seconds remaining in the game. Despite the losing effort, the team found plenty of positives from their play on the field.
Duke at North Carolina, Syracuse at Pitt and a possible snow day this week, what more can an ACC basketball fan ask for? Answer: If all four of those teams could somehow lose.
The ACC tabbed four Virginia athletes for weekly awards Tuesday. Honorees included redshirt junior wrestler Joe Spisak, sophomore lacrosse player James Pannell, junior JB Kolod of the men’s swim and dive team and freshman swimmer Leah Smith.
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. The candy section at Kroger has taken a turn for the heart-shaped; the cheesy jewelry ads are out in full force, and the less festive of us just want to fast forward through the whole ordeal. But this year, that’s not an option. Valentine’s Day and the week leading up to it coincide with events much bigger than chocolate hearts.
