The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams raced to second and tenth place, respectively, at the ACC Championships Friday.
Having just finished the regular season with a win against Louisville, the fifth-seeded Cavaliers came into the ACC Championships confident in their ability but weary of their competition since they travelled to Chapel Hill to take on fourth-seeded North Carolina.
The Cavaliers (2-6, 1-3 ACC) defied the odds by sticking close with the Cardinals (7-1, 5-1 ACC) in a game that they were projected to lose by up to 34 points.
In Virginia’s final regular season ACC matchup, the team traveled to Lynn Stadium in Louisville, Ky., to take on the Louisville Cardinals.
"The Skinny" on weekend action for rowing, golf, cross country and volleyball.
The No. 8 Cavaliers (11-7, 3-3 ACC) have struggled lately. The team has suffered two heartbreaking defeats in the past week to No. 7 Louisville (15-2, 3-3 ACC) and No. 3 Maryland (14-3, 6-1 Big Ten).
After losing to North Carolina last weekend, the Cavaliers once again face a conference foe in hopes of gaining ground in the ACC.
Last season, most of Virginia's games went down to the wire — giving the Cavalier faithful something to watch until the final whistle blew.
Don’t let recent history fool you into thinking the Virginia football team is going to give No. 5 Louisville a 60-minute battle Saturday.
Even though the Cavaliers displayed a dominant performance against Pittsburgh, coach George Gelnovatch was not completely pleased with the outcome.
One last test for the ACC regular season remains, as the No. 7 Cavaliers (12-3-2, 5-2-2) are set to travel down to Louisville, Ky. to take on the Cardinals.
The Cavalier Daily sports staff points out three keys to a Virginia win this Saturday.
No. 8 Virginia suffered another disappointing defeat Tuesday in its 2-1 loss to No. 3 Maryland (14-3, 6-1 Big 10). The Cavaliers (11-7, 3-3 ACC) dominated the game but were once again unable to get the result.
So both inside the locker room and out, there’s a culture of losing at Virginia that’s making it harder than necessary for Mendenhall to succeed.
Following a disappointing overtime defeat to No. 7 Louisville (15-3, 3-3 ACC), No. 9 Virginia (11-6, 3-3 ACC) looks to respond against yet another top-10 opponent.
Following the 2015 Women’s World Cup when Team USA brought a FIFA victory home, Mary Pilon wrote a riveting piece for Politico on the gender pay gap in many professional sports — a disparity that reached new heights in the soccer sphere in 2015.
Thanks to senior captain Jimmy Stanger’s birdie on the final hole, the No. 7 Virginia men’s golf team finished tied for first place with co-champion No. 23 Texas in the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate this past weekend.
Sunday afternoon marked the second annual Blue-White scrimmage for the Virginia men’s basketball team.
In Virginia’s two wins against Central Michigan and Duke, the offense managed to post 421 and 336 passing yards, respectively, behind junior quarterback Kurt Benkert.
No. 9 Virginia suffered its sixth loss of the season Friday night in Charlottesville to No. 7 Louisville.
