The Cavaliers lost their hold on the game in the first nine minutes of the second half, and despite their best efforts at a late-game comeback, Virginia fell just short, 80-74.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for men’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse and women’s tennis.
In 2006, “Il Pomodoro Volante” — known to us non-Italians as Shaun White — took the world by storm. Iconic red hair flying, White dominated the competition at the Turin Winter Olympics and took home his first gold medal. His celebrity and the hype surrounding him grew, and in 2010 he responded with a repeat performance. White was introduced to the public as a kid with long hair and immense talent. Now, some years later, he is an adult. The hair is gone, the talent remains and one new ingredient has been added: a legion of snowboarding frenemies.
The Virginia softball team heads westward for the Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City, Cal. The lineup for the Cavaliers includes BYU, Pacific, Oregon State, Fresno State, and No. 6 Oregon in their final tournament of the year.
No. 1 Virginia baseball faces off against East Carolina this weekend, seeking to win its home opener for the eighth season in a row. The team downed William & Mary 17-2 Wednesday afternoon, in a game originally scheduled for Charlottesville but moved to Williamsburg due to the recent snowfall affecting field conditions.
After suffering two disappointing losses to ranked opponents in No. 4 Northwestern and No. 6 Loyola Maryland, the No. 9 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (1-2) notched its first win of the season against Richmond (1-2) Wednesday night, dominating 18-9. Despite giving up 19 turnovers, most of which came early in the game, Virginia displayed an overall solid performance that pleased coach Julie Meyers.
The Virginia baseball team steamrolled William & Mary, 17-2, Tuesday evening in Williamsburg, V.A. for its third straight win since a loss to Kentucky on opening day. The No. 1 Cavaliers matched their highest run total from last season while working over the Tribe pitchers for 19 hits in 43 at-bats.
The Virginia women’s basketball team attempts to hold onto its winning record this Thursday as it takes on ACC powerhouse No. 11 North Carolina at home.
With less than four minutes to go in its Tuesday night road game against Virginia Tech, the No. 14 Virginia men’s basketball team trailed 46-42 and was staring down an embarrassing defeat to its hated rival.
Virginia will look to further cement itself as the conference’s top team this week, as the Cavaliers will compete in the ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C.
The Virginia volleyball team and head coach Dennis Hohenshelt announced today that Stephanie Ross has been brought on as a new assistant coach, replacing Steve Mussie who left recently to fill the same role at Penn State.
It was quite a week for the ACC. The outgoing conference pariahs known as the Dirty Terps came about as close as you can to upsetting the Blue Devils, Maryland’s hated rivals and the darlings of the ACC, at Cameron Indoor.
Harris and Mitchell are the last two standing out of Tony Bennett’s second recruiting class at Virginia, which arrived in Charlottesville with six — yes, six — members of varying levels of esteem. For your weekly history lesson, I’ll give you an idea of who those other four players were and where they are now.
No. 12 Virginia wrestling ended its 2013-14 regular season by dismantling George Mason, with the Cavaliers (18-3, 5-1 ACC) winning nine of the afternoon’s 10 matches against the Patriots (6-11, 0-2 EWL) en route to a 34-3 victory.
The No. 30 women’s golf team kicked off the spring season with a fourth-place finish at the Florida State Match-Up Tournament. After opening the event in fifth place following a 10-over 298 Friday, the team shot 8-over and 6-over Saturday and Sunday, respectively, to post a weekend total of 24-over at 888 strokes.
Virginia track & field competed in three different events across the nation this weekend. The Cavaliers took yet another long stride toward next week’s ACC Championships, setting two school records and three freshmen records along the way.
Sunday in the ITA National Tournament held in Houston, Texas, the No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team lost its first match since May 2012. Looking to capture their sixth ITA Team Championship, the Cavaliers fell short against No. 5 Ohio State 4-3 in the semi-finals of the ITA tournament. It was the Cavaliers’ eighth consecutive appearance in the semi-finals of the tournament.
The Cavaliers repelled a second-half Hokie (11-14, 1-11 ACC) comeback to win 80-64, the team’s 16th consecutive victory against in-state rival Virginia Tech.
The No. 6 Virginia baseball team opened its 2014 season this weekend, competing in the Hughes Bros. Challenge at North Carolina Wilmington’s Brooks Field. The Cavaliers lost to Kentucky Friday afternoon, 8-3, but rebounded to take decisive wins against Virginia Military Institute and their hosts, the Seahawks.
On a frigid Saturday afternoon that saw gusts of wind reaching 30 miles per hour, No. 6 Virginia fell to No. 9 Loyola, 16-12. The Greyhounds exploded for 13 goals in the second half to overcome a two-goal halftime deficit.
