“Competitive, together, and relentless,” Agugua-Hamilton said
Whether it was the long travel day or the change in time zones, it was a rough one for Virginia from the start.
But as he hit the ground, Morris took head-level hits from two Wake Forest defenders. The quarterback did not immediately get up.
“It was one thing to see [Virginia] on tape, but another thing to kind of experience that in person,” Eagles Coach Levelle Moton said.
Levy’s plus-minus score of 33 ranked second among all players.
Like everything else about Virginia football in 2025, though, this year is different.
"We were knocking on the door for the third one. It’s tough to take.”
The tortoise has become the hare. Fast basketball? Some conqueror rewrote the source code.
Junior back Mia Abello — Leemans’ fellow co-captain and First Team All-ACC honoree — had no trouble converting on the opportunity, sending Virginia to its tenth ACC Championship final appearance and first since 2022.
"If you look at where we were last year, this time, it's almost impossible to see how we could have gotten so far, so fast.”
Virginia survived a second half surge from Stanford to advance to the ACC semifinals.
"I’m blessed to be able to put Virginia on the map,” junior guard Kymora Johnson said.
Virginia showed impressive grit to overcome a great conference opponent.
"We were all blown away by Keyveon Roller,” Garland said. “He’s a perfect combination of skill and toughness."
“I think that's one of the highest honors you can receive in the game of football,” Elliott said.
“Really proud of the way they responded in the second half,” Odom said. “Shots weren’t falling in the first."
Virginia's losing streak reached four matches.
Virginia appears poised to move forward into a strong regular season.
The budding Spanish star won again.
“I couldn’t be happier for my guys — they deserve this moment," Coach George Gelnovatch said.
