Virginia will resume play this weekend in Charlottesville, as they take on ACC rival Syracuse for a three-game series.
The Virginia baseball team travels to Chestnut Hill, Mass. this Friday to take on Boston College in the attempt to get back to a winning record in conference play.
Eight Cavaliers scored as Virginia earned its first road win of the season.
The Virginia baseball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over George Washington, 15-3.
The Cavaliers passed their test by notching a 5-2 victory.
The No. 20 Virginia lacrosse team has an opportunity to make an impression in their conference schedule Sunday afternoon as they travel to take on No. 11 North Carolina.
Four years ago, when Leah Smith participated in her first Olympic Trials, the thought of actually making it to London was not a feasible task in her mind.
The Cavaliers will get their chance to perform in Charlottesville in the U.Va. Quad Friday and the Lou Onesty/Milton G. Abramson Invitational Saturday.
Derek Bard had two dreams as a young golfer: to play professionally on the PGA Tour, and to play in the Masters. One of those dreams will come true on Thursday when Bard graces the first tee box at Augusta National for the 80th Masters Tournament, the most prestigious golf event in the world.
Virginia Commonwealth University (19-10, 5-1 A-10) defeated No. 22 Virginia baseball, 7-5, Tuesday night in downtown Richmond. Freshman lefty Daniel Lynch, a 2015 graduate of Douglas Freeman High School in neighboring Henrico County, started on the mound for the Cavaliers (18-12, 6-6 ACC).
In the midst of a recent offensive slump, the No. 13 Virginia women’s lacrosse team had one of their most efficient offensive games of the season last Saturday in a victory over then-No. 10 Boston College, 15-14. The Cavaliers (6-6, 1-4 ACC) will now look to continue this offensive production when they face Navy this Wednesday in Annapolis, Md.
Over the years, I’ve made a habit of reading the Washington Post’s sports page while eating breakfast — nearly always Quaker Oatmeal Squares and toast.
A payoff pitch at the knees froze sophomore first baseman Pavin Smith for the final out Sunday evening, as North Carolina State defeated Virginia 5-2 to take the weekend series.
Wearing its orange uniforms and camo caps, No. 14 Virginia baseball hosted No. 23 North Carolina State Sunday in the rubber match of a weekend series at Davenport Field. Six gutsy innings from junior pitcher Ryan Williamson and two-out hitting lifted the Wolfpack (19-9, 5-5 ACC) past the Cavaliers (18-11, 6-6 ACC), 5-2.
It was a big weekend for the No. 12 Virginia women’s tennis team, as they had two important matches against No. 10 Duke Friday and No. 16 Georgia Tech Sunday at the Snyder Tennis courts. However, the Cavaliers (11-9, 6-5 ACC) could not pull out a win and ended the weekend with two tough ACC losses.
Junior goalie Matt Barrett did not allow the rising Richmond lacrosse team to earn a win against its in-state foe Saturday afternoon. Barrett recorded 12 saves to give the Cavaliers a 9-0 victory — the team’s first shutout win since 2007.
Enduring Boston College’s late offensive surge, the No. 15 Virginia women’s lacrosse team held on to defeat the No. 10 Eagles (6-5), 15-14, on the Cavalier’s (6-6) senior day. The win marks Virginia’s first in the ACC play and third over a top-10 opponent this season.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for rowing, women’s and men’s tennis and women’s lacrosse.
They were a part of an NCAA tournament semi-finalist team. They currently hold a 40-32 career record. And they have never played a game when their team was not ranked nationally in the top 20.
In baseball terms, the Cavaliers were cruising through Wednesday’s game at Davenport Field. Nearly two hours after freshman starter Daniel Lynch had delivered a first-pitch strike, Virginia led 3-0 in the top of the eighth inning. Then, came the grinding halt.
