“Nothing was worse than spring football practice,” my dad, who suited up for Vanderbilt in the ‘70s, used to say.
Rowing and men's and women's golf head to the Carolinas this weekend.
Longwood baserunners stood at the corners with nobody out in the top of the fifth. Virginia was hanging on to a 6-2 lead, and coach Brian O’Connor had just snatched the baseball from freshman starter Daniel Lynch after a walk and handed it to junior reliever Tyler Shambora.
Virginia has a chance to earn its first conference victory when No. 16 Duke visits Klöckner Stadium Sunday afternoon.
A frantic weekend awaits Virginia tennis, as both the highly-ranked men’s and women’s teams are set to host two home games apiece before the postseason begins.
In order to be eligible for an NCAA tournament at-large bid, a team needs to have a record at or above .500. With a current 7-6 record, Virginia must win two of its next four games in order to qualify.
The Virginia softball team continues on with conference play this weekend, as they take on ACC rival North Carolina at the Park in Charlottesville, Va.
A springtime return to Charlottesville comes at the right time for the Cavaliers (20-14, 7-8 ACC), who have lost five of their last six road contests and consequently fallen outside of the NCAA’s top-25 rankings.
Wednesday night, the NBA’s Golden State Warriors play the Memphis Grizzlies at Oracle Arena in Oakland with a record-setting 73-win season for the taking. In the spotlight all year long, Stephen Curry and his teammates might just do what no one has done before.
The No. 3 Virginia women’s rowing team swept all five races at the Rivanna Reservoir against Duke on Saturday morning. The Cavaliers dominated in their final home race of the season, which was also Senior Day.
Absent from the top-25 rankings for the first time in 2016, the Virginia baseball team headed north to Chestnut Hills, Mass. for a three-game weekend series at Boston College. Behind the arm of junior ace Connor Jones, the Cavaliers (20-14, 7-8 ACC) blanked the Eagles (16-11, 5-8 ACC) on a windy opener Friday, 3-0.
The No. 20 Virginia men’s lacrosse team fell against No. 11 North Carolina at Kenan Stadium Sunday afternoon, 16-8. The loss snapped a three game win streak for the Cavaliers (6-6, 0-3 ACC) and allowed the Tar Heels (7-4, 2-0 ACC) to maintain their unbeaten conference record.
After a tough loss against Georgia Tech last Sunday, the No. 15 Virginia women’s tennis team travelled to Blacksburg Sunday to take on its in-state rival in No. 30 Virginia Tech.
With two ACC matches on the weekend, the No. 3 Virginia men’s tennis team had their hands full, but ultimately emerged victorious in both matches to record their 19th and 20th wins of the season.
The Virginia softball team returned to action this weekend, taking on ACC rival Syracuse for a three-game series. The Cavaliers (13-27, 3-8 ACC) hadn’t played in over a week, and expressed their excitement about getting back onto the field.
This weekend provided a tale of two home meets for Virginia’s track and field teams. Friday evening, both teams competed against Columbia, Maryland and Pennsylvania at the UVA Quad. On the following day, the Cavaliers hosted the Lou Onesty/Milton G. Abramson Invitational.
Virginia junior golfer Derek Bard missed the cut at the Masters after shooting a 5-over 77 in Friday’s second round. With his first round score of 4-over 76, Bard finished the two rounds at 9-over par, three shots behind the cut, which was 6-over.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for rowing and women’s and men’s tennis.
Bard — a junior Foreign Affairs major — qualified for the tournament after finishing second at the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship, and is the first Virginia golfer to take part in the event since Steve Marino did so in 2011.
Virginia will resume play this weekend in Charlottesville, as they take on ACC rival Syracuse for a three-game series.
