After losing in the final minutes in last weekend’s game against ACC rival No. 4 North Carolina, the No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse team returns home to face No. 2 Duke in the Cavaliers’ last chance of the season to improve its ACC regular season record.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for baseball, women’s tennis and softball
Sophomore right-hander Aimee Chapdelaine started off the Virginia softball team’s Wednesday doubleheader against Delaware State by twirling a four-hit, complete game shutout in an 8-0 win called after five innings. Then, she stepped back on the mound and one-upped herself, blanking the Hornets on two hits and a walk in the Cavaliers’ 2-0 victory.
For the four seniors of the No. 4 Virginia women’s tennis team, upsetting top-ranked Duke at home, reaching a program-best No. 3 ranking twice and looking ahead to a potentially deep postseason run are just some of the highlights of their final season. As the younger players continue to be the faces of another successful season, these veteran players play a major behind-the-scenes role in helping the team strive in ways not always visible on the court.
The No. 5 Virginia men’s tennis team hosts No. 23 Wake Forest and No. 32 North Carolina State on Friday and Saturday for their final home matches of the regular season. With wins over both squads this weekend, the Cavaliers (17-2, 8-0 ACC) would clinch at least a share of the regular season ACC title for an unprecedented 11th consecutive year.
Three straight wins have given the No. 16 Virginia women’s lacrosse team a much-needed jolt of confidence. The first two were dominant performances against Old Dominion and American, respectively, but the win against No. 11 Notre Dame on Saturday is where they showed true progress against a conference opponent.
Tuesday night in Harrisonburg, the Virginia baseball team defeated in-state rival James Madison, 9-3, for its second win against the Dukes in 2014. The No. 1 Cavaliers (28-5, 12-3 ACC) were powered at the plate by sophomore right fielder Joe McCarthy and junior left fielder Mike Papi, who each swatted a home run and finished the game with four RBI.
The No. 10 Virginia men’s golf team shattered program records to open the week, shooting a 45-under 819 to win the Jim West Intercollegiate in McKinney, Texas by 29 strokes over second-place Iowa State.
“Ladies and gentlemen, you’re looking at the Hungry Huskies. This is what happens when you ban us!” When Shabazz Napier barked those words at the world after his Connecticut team won the men’s basketball national championship against Kentucky Monday night, he triggered a deluge of reactions. More than that, he reminded everyone of the polemic debate engulfing the NCAA.
Over 59 games at UVa, fan favorite Teven Jones averaged 1.7 points. The meager stat lines hardly do justice to his impact off the court.
In the midst of a down year, the Virginia softball team has dropped 11 straight games entering its home doubleheader against Delaware State on Wednesday.
Year after year, Boland has fielded teams filled with players that could have forgone the collegiate track and gone straight to the Tour. Yet, players with outstanding junior careers have joined Virginia, a testament to Boland’s ability to develop professional players.
The top-ranked Virginia baseball team has won 10 of its last 11 matchups, and is looking to continue its run of dominance — behind one of its strongest rotations in years — against James Madison Tuesday. Virginia (27-5, 12-3 ACC) struggled offensively at the beginning of the year, incurring disappointing losses to VMI, Duke and Miami.
The Virginia men’s basketball team announced in a release Monday that sophomore point guard Teven Jones would transfer from the program to seek playing time elsewhere. “Teven informed me today that he is leaving the Virginia basketball program and will be looking for another school where he will have a better opportunity for playing time,” coach Tony Bennett said in a statement.
The No. 3 Virginia women’s rowing team competed against No. 7 Princeton and Columbia Saturday on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J.
Virginia softball was easily brushed aside by North Carolina this weekend as the Tar Heels (21-16, 12-5 ACC) effectively shut down the bats of the Cavaliers (4-32, 1-16 ACC) en route to a three-game sweep.
Although the University lists Tony Bennett’s yearly salary at $300,000, there is little reason to fear the Virginia men’s basketball coach will skip town for a higher-paying job.
Nathan Kirby certainly had it going Friday night in the Virginia baseball team’s 4-0 series-opening win against ACC-newcomer Pittsburgh. The sophomore southpaw slung a no-hitter while dispatching 18 Panther batters via strikeout, the highlight of a three-game road set.
The No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse team dropped its second conference game in a row Saturday, falling 11-10 to No. 5 North Carolina. The loss drops the Cavaliers to just 1-3 in ACC play.
Saturday, Lannigan Field was the scene for a showdown between three of the nation’s finest public universities. Both the Virginia men’s and women’s track teams placed second in the tri-meet — a vast improvement from last year’s showing in Berkeley, Calif.
