The Virginia women’s basketball team had its three-game win streak halted Sunday evening at West Virginia, 68-58.
For the first time since winning the national championship in 2009, the Cavaliers advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s second weekend by quelling St. Johns, 2-0, on a sunny yet cold day in Charlottesville.
In cold and muddy conditions, the No. 10 Virginia women placed ninth and the 22nd-ranked men finished 13th in Terre Haute, Ind.
For the first time all season, the Cavaliers harnessed their enviable depth during a clinical display of selfless team play.
Using a 20-0 second-half barrage, the Cavaliers quickly dispelled any possibility of an embarrassing early-season upset and put the game away, cruising to a 75-53 win against Liberty Saturday.
It took just six seconds for Miami to take an early lead on the Virginia football team, when sophomore cornerback Tracy Howard snagged the first of sophomore quarterback David Watford’s three interceptions and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown. Virginia would eventually fall 45-26 and suffer its eighth consecutive defeat.
The No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer team was able to grind out a 1-0 victory against a tough, defensive-minded Georgetown team in the second round of the NCAA tournament Friday at Klöckner Stadium.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for football, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s basketball, volleyball, wrestling and swim and dive.
The quest to obtain that next trophy begins Sunday, when the No. 9 and eighth-seeded Cavaliers host the winner of Thursday’s NCAA Tournament first round matchup between Delaware and St. John’s in a second round match at Klöckner Stadium.
David Watford has found himself at the center of much of the criticism leveled at the Virginia team.
The No. 1 seeded Virginia women’s soccer team returns to NCAA Tournament action Friday against Georgetown. Both squads are coming off shutout victories in their first-round matches against Saint Francis and La Salle, respectively.
After consecutive victories against Davidson and Navy, the Virginia men’s basketball team is working to regain its stride after suffering its first loss last week at the hands of No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth. The Cavaliers seek to continue that stride when they face Liberty at John Paul Jones Arena Saturday at 4 p.m. in the first round of the Corpus Christi Challenge.
As the 15-week fall season comes to a close, both the No. 22 men’s team and the No. 10 women’s team will compete against the nation’s best at Saturday’s NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Led by Zach Gates, Virginia finished 14th when they first attended the race in 2012.
The Virginia men’s basketball team cruised to a 67-42 victory against Navy Tuesday night. All 15 active players saw playing time and four scored in double figures. Virginia fans should be pleased with the team’s performance. Or should they?
Just a minute and a half into the Virginia men’s basketball team’s game against Navy, Midshipmen sophomore center Will Kelly hit a jumper to tie the game at 2-2. Just over a minute later, Virginia sophomore center Mike Tobey hit a baseline jumper off a slick pass from senior guard Joe Harris to break the tie, and the Cavaliers would never look back.
Tuesday night in Lynchburg, Va., the Virginia women’s basketball team won a 61-60 nail-biter against Liberty after senior guard Ataira Franklin sunk the go-ahead free throw with 11 seconds on the clock.
Considering that drawing conclusions may count as premature and that every conference sport endures a #GoACC week every now and then, we’re devoting one last edition of power rankings to the wacky tragicomedy that is 2013 ACC Football. If we’re going to wallow in the stench, anyway, we might as well do so while discussing the way “Duke controls its own destiny in the ACC Coastal” and “Virginia Tech has to cheer for Virginia this week” are real and true things.
The 2013 regular season was a demonstration in dominance for the Virginia women’s soccer team. The season opener against VCU saw them ranked seventh, but by their Sept. 11 ACC opener, the Cavaliers had shot up to second in the nation. A week later they were on top, and for good reason. The Cavaliers eventually notched 19 wins — a school record and perfect season.
In a season riddled with disappointment, the Virginia football team finally received some encouraging news Monday.
The Virginia rowing team closed out its fall season in nearby Earlysville, Va. Sunday, picking up two wins at the Rivanna Romp.
