Virginia softball concluded the home portion of its ACC schedule this weekend against No. 22 Notre Dame. The Cavaliers’ (6-38, 1-22 ACC) bats betrayed them in the first two games before coming alive in a thrilling Senior Day game.
The ninth-ranked Virginia men’s lacrosse team posted a dominating second-half performance against Bellarmine to earn a 12-8 victory Saturday afternoon. With the win the Cavaliers halted a three-game losing streak and finished the regular season at 9-5.
The skinny on weekend matchups for men’s lacrosse, women’s tennis, softball, men’s golf, and women’s rowing.
The No. 1 Virginia men’s baseball team continues its homestand this weekend as they face ACC rival North Carolina in a three game series. The Cavaliers (31-6, 14-4 ACC) won last weekend’s series against Clemson two games to one and beat William & Mary 11-2 on Wednesday to bring their home record to 21-5 on the season.
Top-ranked Virginia (31-6, 14-4 ACC) bounced William and Mary (22-14, 6-2 CAA), 11-2, behind Lewicki’s five scoreless innings and a veritable offensive deluge. The Cavaliers captured their 21st win at home as well as 100th in-state win of O’Connor’s tenure while burning through six Tribe pitchers on 14 hits and seven walks.
Despite a loss Sunday against Maryland, the Virginia women’s lacrosse team still felt it was playing its best of lacrosse of the season. On Wednesday night, the No. 15 Cavaliers (9-7, 3-4 ACC) proved that to be the case as they closed their regular season with a dominant win against in-state rival Virginia Tech (7-8, 0-6 ACC), 17-12.
Seeking the first conference title in program history, the Virginia women’s golf team tees off at the ACC Championships on Thursday morning in Greensboro, N.C. The Cavaliers, ranked No. 23 by Golfstat, face a challenging field that features five top-25 opponents.
Just four weekends ago Virginia track and field began its outdoor season with the Virginia Cup in Charlottesville, but now the team already finds itself preparing for the start of the conference championships—such is the nature of track and field in the ACC. Beginning Thursday, the Cavaliers will compete for three days against their conference foes for this season’s title.
The No. 4 Virginia men’s tennis team concludes its regular season as they take on No. 36 Virginia Tech on Saturday morning in Blacksburg. The Cavaliers moved up one spot in the national rankings after an impressive weekend in which they took down No. 32 North Carolina State and No. 25 Wake Forest.
Following his Liverpool side’s 3-2 triumph over fellow league title challenger Manchester City, Steven Gerrard’s eyes began to leak. Gerrard lost control of his emotions at a juncture when the threat of losing out on the league crown remained quite prevalent. If you know anything about Gerrard’s story, however, you’ll forgive the man a moment of emotion.
The No. 15 Virginia women’s lacrosse team enters its final regular season game against Virginia Tech Wednesday with a lot on the line. A win against the archrival Hokies would secure not only a year’s worth of bragging rights, but also a likely berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Way back in 2010, as a wee first-year, I joined Hydra, UVa’s women’s team. You could say I drank the proverbial Kool-Aid, and lots of it.
The No. 4 Virginia women’s tennis team completed its second consecutive weekend sweep, extended its winning streak to a school-best eight matches with victories Saturday and Sunday.
Virginia softball was swept by in-state rival Virginia Tech as the two faced off this past weekend. The Cavaliers (6-35, 1-19 ACC) had difficulties even staying close with the Hokies (27-16, 16-6 ACC), losing each game by no less than six runs. Virginia Tech claimed the first game, 8-2.
As the weather in Charlottesville begins to heat up, so too do the bats of the top-ranked Virginia baseball team.
Three years before senior David Pastore won his first collegiate event in a one-hole playoff at the Jim West Intercollegiate, he did not compete in a single tournament for the Virginia men’s golf team. The next year, he was not even on the team.
Though the Cavaliers slipped up Saturday in a 7-1 loss, the team had its run-prevention talents on full display in Friday’s opener and Sunday’s finale, twice quieting the predatory Tiger bats for a low-scoring, one-run win.
In the final two home matches of the season, the No. 5 Virginia men’s tennis team celebrated the careers of its seniors — Alex Domijan, Justin Shane and Ian Uriguen — clinched its 11th consecutive ACC regular season title and broke an all-sport ACC record.
Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville, Virginia football fans of all ages streamed into the sun-painted Scott Stadium for the Cavaliers’ annual Orange-Blue Spring Game to catch an early glimpse of the newest version of Virginia football. “We will be a different team [this fall], but the good thing about it, you know, every aspect of the team we have is improving,” coach Mike London said.
The Cavaliers were riding a four-game win streak, including two upsets over top-10 teams, but fell to No. 2 Maryland Sunday, 13-8.
