Virginia tames Tigers, 69-62
By Robert Elder | January 19, 2016Senior guard Malcolm Brogdon led Virginia with 20 points as the Cavaliers (14-3, 3-3 ACC) muscled their way past the feisty Tigers (12-7, 5-2 ACC), 69-62.
Senior guard Malcolm Brogdon led Virginia with 20 points as the Cavaliers (14-3, 3-3 ACC) muscled their way past the feisty Tigers (12-7, 5-2 ACC), 69-62.
Five days after taking down No. 8 Miami in John Paul Jones Arena, the Cavaliers fell on the road Sunday against the Seminoles. No. 13 Virginia was outscored 44-34 in the second half as Florida State stormed ahead for a 69-62 victory.
No. 13 Virginia shot 61.1 percent from the floor in the second half to pull away from eighth-ranked Miami in a 66-58 victory Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
No. 4 Virginia could not overcome a season-high 15-point halftime deficit and lost to Georgia Tech 68-64 Saturday afternoon at the Hank McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Ga.
No. 4 Virginia (12-2, 1-1 ACC) coughed up the ball 16 times leading to 26 points by the Hokies (10-5, 2-0 ACC). Virginia Tech played inspired basketball, capitalizing on the Cavaliers’ mistakes to earn a 70-68 victory against their in-state rival.
Tobey added 15 points and six boards in 15 minutes Saturday while Gill contributed 21 points as the frontcourt duo led the No. 5 Cavaliers to a 77-66 victory against Notre Dame. The win gave coach Tony Bennett a 7-0 mark in conference openers at the helm of Virginia (12-1, 1-0 ACC).
Led by a season-high 16 points by senior center Mike Tobey, fifth-ranked Virginia basketball surged past Oakland Wednesday night, 71-58.
Although No. 5 Virginia’s final non-conference game against Oakland Dec. 30 will be no cakewalk, coach Tony Bennett now has a good idea of his team after surviving the gauntlet of NCAA tournament-caliber opponents.
No. 5 Virginia did not hold a lead until the final minute of regulation and led for a total of 32 seconds in a 63-62 overtime victory over California Tuesday night.
Coach Tony Bennett had a plan in mind when he created arguably the nation’s toughest non-conference schedule.
Fresh out of final exams for the fall semester, No. 8 Virginia basketball prepares themselves for another stern examination, this one coming on the hardwood against 12th-ranked Villanova.
Virginia football coach Bronco Mendenhall announced Saturday the addition of eight assistant coaches to his staff.
To Mendenhall, football is more than just X’s and O’s.
After taking a nearly month-long hiatus, the Virginia swimming and diving teams returned to competition this past weekend at the Georgia Fall Invitational in Athens, Ga.
Virginia women’s basketball snapped a three-game skid Saturday night with an 81-54 victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology (2-5, 0-0 Atlantic Sun) inside John Paul Jones Arena.
The No. 19 Virginia wrestling team placed 11th out of 39 teams in the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas over the weekend. The open featured 11 teams ranked in the top 25, including the Cavaliers (4-2).
After years of pleading, the “Fire Mike London” campaign finally fulfilled its mission last Sunday. The movement started quietly after a 4-8 2012 season and steadily garnered a larger and larger following — myself included — after the three losing seasons that followed.
Although the Virginia men’s basketball team still ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense entering Saturday’s contest against William & Mary, the No. 10 Cavaliers had won differently. Hindered by new rule changes, Virginia (7-1) had garnered more attention for its offensive rather than defensive efficiency.
"The Skinny” on this weekend’s contests for swimming & diving, women’s basketball and wrestling
The University athletics department announced Friday evening BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall will become the 40th head coach in program history after reaching a five-year, $16.25 million agreement.