After an improbable 73-68 loss to George Washington in the nation’s capital, Virginia plays Bradley Thursday in the first round of the Charleston Classic.
Virginia beat Auburn 66-51 at John Paul Jones Arena a season ago behind a 19-3 second-half run.
The following is a compilation of more than dozen posts made in the aftermath of the Virginia basketball team’s loss to GW on Monday night.
When senior defender Emily Sonnett and senior forward Makenzy Doniak walked into the interview room, they were laughing hysterically, joking with each other.
The Virginia women’s rowing team capped its fall season in style Sunday morning on the Rivanna Reservoir, registering a pair of wins at the Rivanna Romp. The host Cavaliers — dominant at the regatta over the past decade — posted multiple standout times in both the Varsity Eights and Varsity Four races.
Despite fielding the top seed in both the men’s and women’s singles brackets, both Virginia women’s and men’s tennis came up empty-handed in the ITA/USTA National Indoors this past weekend in Flushing, New York, as none of the six Cavalier qualifiers of the prestigious tournament made it past their quarterfinal matches in the men’s or women’s draws against the stacked field of national opponents.
Sophomore floor general Mikayla Venson slashed into the paint and finished a scoop layup to begin the home opener for Virginia women’s basketball.
The Virginia wrestling team faced a daunting weekend, traveling to Ohio State Friday before hosting Old Dominion for its first home dual meet of the season Sunday.
A day after defeating Delaware 4-3 in an overtime battle, the Virginia field hockey team fell 2-1 to Duke at University Hall Turf Field.
Three days after shooting 49.2 percent against Morgan State, Virginia connected on only 40.3 percent of its attempts against a much more dangerous George Washington team.
After three straight tough losses, the Virginia volleyball team headed into this past weekend searching far and wide for a win.
Virginia traveled to Louisville with their backs against the wall — needing a perfect 3-0 finish to gain bowl eligibility. The Cavaliers (3-7, 2-4 ACC) put up a noble fight against the Cardinals (6-4, 5-2 ACC), but in the end Virginia’s demons came back to haunt them in a 38-31 defeat.
Virginia (3-7, 2-4 ACC) fought the Cardinals (6-4, 5-3) down to the final whistle, but second half miscues cost the Cavaliers a chance at bowl eligibility.
The Virginia women’s soccer team hosted Howard (13-8-2) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament — five days removed from a taxing penalty-kick loss to No. 1 Florida State in the ACC Tournament Final.
The Virginia women’s and men’s cross country teams raced to first and second place, respectively, Friday afternoon at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship, advancing to next weekend’s national championships.
Virginia women’s basketball saw its late double-digit lead slip away but held on to beat Middle Tennessee State 70-66 Friday night in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
The final score was irrelevant since the talent discrepancy was simply too overwhelming, rendering an upset victory by Morgan State nearly impossible.
The Cavaliers broke open the floor in transition to finish the first half, quickly jumping out to a 40-23 halftime lead and an eventual 86-46 season-opening victory.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for cross country, rowing, field hockey, volleyball and wrestling
Wednesday evening, ESPNW announced Virginia senior center back Emily Sonnett won its 2015 Soccer Player of the Year award. Sonnett anchors a Cavalier defense that has allowed an average of only .58 goals per game and amassed 12 shutouts through 19 matches.
