The ninth-ranked Virginia baseball team dodged a late comeback bid to down Virginia Commonwealth at the Diamond in Richmond, Va. The Cavaliers (19-8, 6-6- ACC) rode a career night from freshman pitcher Derek Casey to their fifth straight win, 5-3.
The No. 22 Virginia men’s golf team used a 14-under final round to finish fourth overall at the Hootie @Bulls Bay Intercollegiate in Awendaw, South Carolina.
Nine Cavalier track and field athletes competed at the Fred Hardy Invitational in Richmond on Friday. This Virginia unit was comprised of five freshmen, three sophomores, and one junior.
The Cavaliers fell to 7-28, 1-11 ACC on the season, while the Tar Heels improved to 23-9, 9-2 ACC.
If the theme of the season for the eighth-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team thus far has been resilience, it might have just transformed to dominance before our very eyes.
The Virginia men’s swimming and diving team wrapped up its season this past weekend at the NCAA Championship meet in Iowa City, Iowa.
The No. 8 Virginia women’s tennis team ended its two-match losing streak with a 7-0 win over Wake Forest Sunday at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.
The No. 2 Virginia women’s rowing team had a strong showing this weekend, notching wins in 10 of 12 dual races at the two-day Pac-12 Challenge in Redwood Shores, California.
For the second Saturday in a row, the No. 5 Virginia women’s lacrosse team ended a team’s quest for an undefeated season—this time beating No. 2 Boston College 15-13 under the falling snow in Newton, Massachusetts.
Saturday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium was not senior day for the Virginia men’s lacrosse team, but it sure felt like it.
No. 12 Virginia baseball took all three games from Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The trio of wins return the Cavaliers (18-8, 6-6 ACC) to .500 in conference.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for track and field, baseball, men’s lacrosse, softball, women’s lacrosse, men’s golf, women’s tennis and men’s tennis
As a coach, succeeding a legend is one of the toughest jobs in all of sports, especially in collegiate athletics.
The No. 5 Virginia women’s lacrosse team continued its three-game winning streak Wednesday night with a 16-6 win against in-state opponent William & Mary in Williamsburg. Virginia (7-4, 1-2 ACC) took an early 2-0 lead, but William & Mary (4-5) stayed close until the Cavaliers closed out the half scoring three unanswered goals to take an 8-4 lead into the break. Virginia extended its lead in the second half on a free position goal by junior attacker Kelly Boyd after the Cavaliers won the opening draw control.
Virginia softball dropped its Wednesday contest against George Washington, 5-2. The Colonials took advantage of a four-run third inning to survive a late comeback bid by the Cavaliers.
As collegiate athletics become more and more competitive, it is rare to find many Division I athletes with less than a decade of experience in their sport.
Fresh off a shutout loss to Georgetown, No. 12 Virginia baseball defeated Liberty, 10-7, in what can only be characterized as a bat-swinging contest.
The No. 2 Virginia women’s rowing team is back on the water and is already in the midst of the spring season. In the next few weeks the Cavaliers will see 15 of the other 19 top-20 crews leading into the ACC and NCAA championships.
The Virginia softball team (7-25, 1-8 ACC) will face George Washington (13-11, 0-2 A-10) for the second time this year as it attempts to avenge its loss to the Colonials earlier in the season.
Entering Tuesday night, four of the Virginia men’s lacrosse team’s six wins on the season had been decided by one goal. But against Virginia Military Institute, the Cavaliers were finally able to roll, and they rolled big.
