It was a long offseason, but at last the Virginia softball team will get back into action this weekend. The Cavaliers will travel to Tempe, Ariz. to play a total of five games in three days to kick off the 2016 season.
For sophomore guard Mikayla Venson, family means everything.
Cheers of “Nolte, Nolte” faintly rattled around the lower deck of John Paul Jones Arena Tuesday night after the senior forward poured in his second bucket of the game.
In a tuneup game before the ITA National Indoor Championship, the No. 1 Virginia Men’s Tennis team hosted and defeated No. 9 UCLA 6-1 Tuesday night at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Center in Charlottesville.
If Virginia wanted revenge against the Hokies, it certainly got it.
Virginia men’s basketball Coach Tony Bennett does not buy into the emotions of rivalries or revenge.
In a weekend where diving was the sole focus, the Virginia diving team excelled at Richmond and James Madison.
Junior forward Sidney Cook tallied a game-high 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead the rival Hokies over the Virginia women’s basketball team, 66-46.
The No. 18 Virginia wrestling team started out its big weekend on a high note Friday, defeating ACC foe Duke, 22-12.
The No. 7 Virginia women’s tennis team played two hard-fought matches at the ITA National Team Indoors Friday and Saturday.
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team continued to roll as it dominated a pair of matches on Saturday. The Cavaliers had a double header and swept both Elon and Furman (7-0) at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head in Charlottesville.
Led by 21 points from senior guard Malcolm Brogdon, ninth-ranked Virginia downed Pittsburgh, 64-50, Saturday afternoon.
At tipoff, No. 9 Virginia was just a two-point favorite against Pittsburgh. Playing on the road – in front of the Oakland Zoo, no less – against a team that received votes in last week’s AP poll, the prediction seemed about right.
"The Skinny" on weekend action for men’s and women’s tennis, swimming and diving and track and field.
There’s no question the loss of senior guard Faith Randolph, who broke her thumb Jan. 7 in the loss to No. 3 Notre Dame, has affected Cavalier point totals.
No. 9 Virginia extended its win streak to five games with a dominating 61-47 win against Boston College in John Paul Jones arena.
Despite the departure of Joe McCarthy from the Virginia baseball program after being drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in June, there will still be a player from Scranton, Pa. donning number 31 in the Davenport dugout this season.
The No. 18 Virginia wrestling team has a busy weekend ahead of them, as they will compete against Duke Friday, and No. 14 North Carolina Saturday.
Now in the midst of a four game win-streak, Virginia will host ACC bottom dweller Boston College Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Eagles (7-14, 0-8 ACC) have lost eight conference games in a row and are 0-5 on the road this season.
Perhaps the biggest question mark headed into the 2015-16 Virginia basketball season was the role that the sophomore class would play. Were the sophomores ready to step up and help retool following the departures of Justin Anderson and Darion Atkins?
