The Virginia volleyball team won one and lost one this weekend. The Cavaliers (11-16, 3-11 ACC) cruised past Clemson (10-14, 4-9 ACC) in straight sets, but fell to Georgia Tech (17-8, 10-4 ACC) in straight sets.
Despite losing the ACC Championship to North Carolina Sunday, Virginia looks to advance through NCAA play as the nation's top-ranked team.
Both teams will face George Washington, and the men’s team will go against Navy.
No. 1 Virginia battled against No. 3 North Carolina through two periods of overtime before the Tar Heels scored the golden-goal to win 2-1 and secure the ACC title.
Despite hiccups late in the match, Virginia's defense held strong for the final 10 minutes, sealing a 2-1 win and a semifinal bid for the Cavaliers.
In the first of two road games on the West Coast, Virginia lost to Southern California 59-49 Saturday at the Galen Center.
No. 11 men's basketball looked strong behind senior forward Mamadi Diakite, who led the team with a career-high 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Sophomore forward Rebecca Jarrett was ultimately able to secure the victory for the Cavaliers with her golden goal off an assist from Spaanstra.
With the victory, the Cavaliers are in the driver’s seat of the ACC Coastal division with just one conference game left.
The Cavaliers (16-3, 4-2 ACC) did not play their cleanest game of the season against a tough Blue Devils (13-7, 1-5 ACC) team, but capitalized off of enough mistakes to pull out a 2-1 victory.
With some inconsistency so far in conference play, this game presents an opportunity for the Cavaliers to put all three phases together and make a statement before the bye week.
With a challenging road ahead of them, let’s take a look at Virginia’s path to the ACC title.
The last time Virginia played Southern California, in 1995, Thompson was wearing her No. 14 jersey on and scored 25 points in a loss to then-No. 7 Virginia.
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On the shoulders of its defense, Virginia resoundingly defeated the Orange by 14 points to kick-off its national title defense.
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After a nine-game skid, the Virginia volleyball team captured their first win since their bout against Virginia Tech Sept. 27.
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