After last year’s “shocker of all shockers” – No. 16 UMBC taking down No. 1 Virginia in the NCAA Tournament – the Cavaliers came out and showed history wouldn’t be repeated as they defeated Gardner-Webb in the opening round.
On a four-game winning streak, the No. 9 Virginia men's lacrosse team will travel to Baltimore, Md. to play No. 15 Johns Hopkins and continue the two storied programs' historic rivalry.
Standing in Virginia’s way to getting through to the next weekend are its 16-seed opponent Friday, Gardner-Webb, and two at-large teams from Power Five conferences — No. 9 Oklahoma and No. 8 Ole Miss.
Perhaps the most exciting tournament in existence, the NCAA Tournament surprises every year as college basketball’s best 64 teams compete for the championship.
With so many early exits in past seasons, I think Virginia has the ultimate chip on their shoulder. They know they have come up short and have not reached their potential.
Freshman pitcher Clare Zureich dominated on the mound for the Cavaliers, allowing no hits in five innings of relief. She gave up no walks and had four strikeouts.
Bennett has created a winning program in Charlottesville that doesn’t just contain NBA talent, but develops it.
Hunter has stepped up as a leader this year, and he has met the challenge, despite obstacles.
This is a good draw for the Cavaliers. If they can dictate the pace and establish offensive rhythm, the sky’s the limit for Virginia in March.
No. 3 Virginia men’s tennis team headed to North Carolina for the weekend to face No. 27 N.C. State (11-6, 2-1 ACC) and No. 2 Wake Forest (18-3, 4-0 ACC), who the Cavaliers upset at home in February.
As March Madness approaches, the Cavalier Daily sports staff takes a look at some superlatives for the Virginia men’s basketball team in the Big Dance.
It’s March and your friends want you to fill out a March Madness bracket. You have no idea what you’re doing.
The Virginia baseball team (9-10, 2-4 ACC) lost two games of a three-game series at Georgia Tech (13-7, 3-3 ACC) over the weekend. The Cavaliers won the first game of the series but dropped the final two.
After two tough losses Friday and Saturday, the Cavaliers came up with 10 hits Sunday to win by six runs against Georgia Tech.
After winning three consecutive games in overtime, the No. 11 Virginia men's lacrosse team was finally able to secure a win in just four periods against No. 7 Notre Dame Saturday at Klöckner Stadium.
With a chance to play in the ACC Tournament final on the line, No. 2 Virginia fell to No. 12 Florida State. The 10-point win for the Seminoles (27-6) spoiled the Cavaliers’ (29-3) hopes of repeating as regular season and tournament champions in the ACC.
The No. 3 Virginia men’s tennis team (10-2, 2-1 ACC) headed to Florida this week to face South Florida (9-5, 1-0 AAC) Sunday in Tampa and Central Florida (8-8, 1-0 AAC) Tuesday in Orlando.
The Virginia softball team (13-9, 3-0 ACC) won a pair of midweek games, 6-0 Tuesday over Charlotte and 10-1 Wednesday over Furman.
Junior guard Jocelyn Willoughby was not only the leading scorer and rebounder for the Virginia women’s basketball team this season but also is a current resident of the Lawn and is active both on Grounds and with the NCAA.
In the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament, top-seeded Virginia picked up a 76-56 win over NC State to advance to the semifinals.
