Despite having to overcome countless obstacles as a Black woman in her profession, Staley has reached the mountain top through her successes as a player, coach and mentor.
With both men's and women's squash having dominant seasons, the two teams went into the MASC Championships tournament in search of big wins.
Sophomore guard Reece Beekman capped off a historic night for the Cavaliers with a clutch three-pointer.
Although the scoreline was dominant, six of the matches were decided by four points or less.
Despite trailing early in the game, the men's lacrosse team managed to rally and capture a victory over Air Force .
In front of the best home crowd the team has seen all year, Virginia finally put it all together, proving that on its best day, it can play with anyone in the ACC.
The Cavalier men’s lacrosse team has been in the upper echelon of college lacrosse for most of its history.
No. 6 Virginia men’s tennis continued its strong start to the season with a pair of wins at home.
Four different Cavaliers scored more than 10 points, and the Virginia defense stifled Boston College
For a squad that is replacing a lot of starters on both sides of the ball, it would have been easy for Armstrong to transfer to a contender like a lot of other Virginia starters did.
Both squads for the Cavaliers finished the season with strong winning records.
Having fallen to a 3-15 record following a loss to the Seminoles, the Cavaliers will look to rebound in their next match-up.
The past 11 games have seen a streaky Virginia team looking different from one game to the next.
The reigning National Champion Cavaliers enter the season ranked No. 1 by Inside Lacrosse due to an outstanding roster that features five Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans.
Virginia struggled to defend the three-point line in a loss where the Cavaliers simply could not keep up with the Fighting Irish.
The score was 16-16 at the end of all 10 matches, but since North Carolina edged Virginia in overall points 53-45, the criteria gave the Tar Heels the victory.
At the end of the game, Thompson led the team in an hour and a half long “honest conversation” about the team’s goals moving forward in the rest of the season.
Despite falling short in the final, Collins impressed on the path to competing for the title.
With a number of returning players as well as additions to the roster and coaching staff, the softball team will look to pose a threat to conference rivals.
For every De’Andre Hunter that has benefited from a stable program and the wisdom of a tenured coach, there have been thousands of highly-ranked recruits that never quite adjusted.
