After suffering suspensions, transfers and injuries, the No. 25 Virginia men’s swimming and diving team suspected its usual standard of excellence would be tough to meet in 2015. However, that knowledge did little to ease the pain of its ACC Championship Meet performance.
The Virginia women’s basketball team ended its regular season at John Paul Jones Arena with a bang Sunday afternoon by upsetting No. 8 Louisville 75-59 on Senior Day and securing its first win against a ranked opponent and 13th win at home this year.
The annual Virginia-Syracuse tilt is known as one of collegiate lacrosse’s best rivalries — not only because of the two programs’ tradition, but also due to its exhilarating finishes.
Top-ranked Virginia baseball won all three round-robin games at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The Cavaliers had just won their 27th game in 28 tries, matching the best start in Virginia history and clinching at least a share of their second consecutive ACC regular season title.
The Skinny on weekend competition for Virginia’s baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s basketball and track and field teams.
The Virginia women’s basketball team battled to the last second Thursday night against No. 15 North Carolina, but a buzzer-beater by the Tar Heels, who hadn’t scored in four minutes, sent the Cavaliers home with another top-25 loss, 72-70. Sophomore forward Stephanie Mavunga scored the game-winner on a last-second putback.
The No. 2 Virginia men’s basketball dominated Wake Forest 70-34 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Wednesday night. Junior forward Anthony Gill led the way for the Cavaliers with 11 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.
Though the field may be covered in snow right now, the grounds crew is no doubt working tirelessly to uncover the glistening Patriot Bermudagrass and prepare The Park for another season of Virginia softball.
The second-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team plays its final home game of the 2014-15 regular season Saturday, when in-state rival Virginia Tech (10-18, 2-13 ACC) comes to Charlottesville.
The Virginia women’s basketball team is looking to channel the positive energy from it’s win against Virginia Tech Sunday into its two remaining regular season games, against No. 15 North Carolina and No. 8 Louisville, and beat a top-25 team for the first time this season.
With selection Sunday less than three weeks away, let’s see how well you really know the best teams in the country. Do you trust that little number next to a team’s name when you watch them on TV? Do you turn to KenPom each week to feel like a more sophisticated college basketball fan? Or maybe you watch a dozen games a week and have your own solid opinions on which teams are good and which aren’t.
Less than two weeks ago, the Virginia men’s basketball team escaped with a 61-60 win against unranked Wake Forest at John Paul Jones Arena . Now, the No. 2 Cavaliers head to the Demon Deacons’ home venue — LVJM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina — for a Wednesday night rematch.
For over a decade stretching from 1999-2013, the words “Virginia men’s swimming and diving” and “ACC Champions” were essentially synonymous. The Cavaliers won 14 of the 15 conference championships during that span under former coach Mark Bernardino.
After losing to No. 6 Northwestern by just one goal earlier in the season, the No.8 Virginia women’s lacrosse team lost yet another nail-biter, 14-13, on Monday evening to No. 3 Syracuse.
The Virginia men’s golf team opened its spring season last week with a fifth-place finish at the John Burns Intercollegiate in Kauai, Hawaii.
It was a discouraging weekend for Virginia softball, as the Cavaliers (3-12) dropped six consecutive games to return winless from the Citrus Classic held in Orlando, Florida.
Eight track and field athletes represented Virginia in three separate events at the Alex Wilson Invitational on Saturday in South Bend, Indiana.
Florida State freshman forward Phil Cofer drilled a 3-pointer from the left wing with 14:39 to go in the second half Sunday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
Virginia rolled to a 9-1 victory in their first game against Marist. Junior Nathan Kirby (2-0, 0.73 ERA) started the game on the hill and pitched 5.1 innings of one-run ball while striking out nine. The Cavaliers sprinted out of the blocks and never looked back.
