Field hockey falls short in last home game, loses to UNC in overtime 3-2
By Harry Farley | April 12, 2021Virginia lost the hard-fought battle against top-ranked North Carolina in its second-to-last game of the spring slate.
Virginia lost the hard-fought battle against top-ranked North Carolina in its second-to-last game of the spring slate.
With this loss, the Cavaliers finished the regular season with three straight losses to ACC opponents.
Having dropped a home game to the Tar Heels (8-2, 1-2 ACC) earlier in the season, the Cavaliers (9-2, 2-2 ACC) rebounded with a resounding win on the road.
On both days of the invitational in Charlottesville, the Cavaliers crushed personal bests and school records
In a one-of midweek tilt, the Cavaliers were unable to extinguish the Flames.
After over a month without playing a game, Virginia was not able to pull off a win against West Virginia.
Without an ACC Tournament this year, the Cavaliers will enter the NCAA Tournament straight after the regular season with an at-large bid and hopes to defend their crown in Hartford, Conn. this May.
Virginia baseball needs to rely on its strong suits and make a few adjustments to overcome its inconsistent ways and finish the season strong.
Baseball, softball, men's lacrosse and field hockey all tallied wins this weekend, while women's tennis, women's soccer, men's soccer and women's lacrosse all joined the loss column.
This was a crucial win for the Cavaliers as they head into a game next weekend against the Tar Heels, the No. 1 team in the nation.
This week, Virginia Athletics doubling its four total cases over the previous two weeks — now tallying eight cases amongst student-athletes and athletic staff.
The Cavaliers (8-3, 3-3 ACC) went back and forth with the Fighting Irish (6-2, 3-2 ACC), but an early second-half deficit proved to be too difficult for Virginia to overcome.
Following a difficult loss to rival Virginia Tech, the softball team rebounded with a win against to Boston College.
Virginia leaves its new facility at Boar’s Head for the season a perfect 10-0 and remains undefeated in the ACC.
The Cardinals (4-8-1, 3-2 ACC) scored two goals in the first half to top the Cavaliers (7-7-1, 2-3 ACC) 2-1.
The Cavaliers came up with a huge win in their series against Georgia Tech.
The Cavaliers are set to take on West Virginia twice, once at home and once away, to close out their spring slate.
In the sixth midweek tilt of the season, Virginia produced a win against George Washington and improved to 5-1 in midweek games.
It is reasonable to believe that Virginia will eclipse their season-high No. 4 rank, and potentially earn the top spot in the country with less than a month before postseason play.
The weekly positivity rate was 0.17 percent, while the overall positivity rate since testing began in July remains at 0.7 percent.