Virginia softball was swept by North Carolina State this weekend to start conference play. The Cavaliers (2-14, 0-3 ACC) could not get the hits when they needed them to win two close games.
The No. 3 Virginia women’s tennis team continued ACC play Saturday, keeping its conference record perfect by dominating Syracuse, 6-1, in New York. After picking up their first win of the season against No.
Desperate for a win against a ranked opponent, No. 9 Virginia women’s lacrosse finally pulled through against No. 8 Penn State, winning 12-11. After going back and forth for the first 30 minutes, the Cavaliers (2-3, 0-1 ACC) used a second half surge to survive a late Penn State (2-2, 0-1 ACC) run to earn their first victory in four attempts against another ranked team.
Sunday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla., the Virginia women’s basketball team wrapped up its regular season with an 82-70 loss at Florida State. The Cavaliers could not find an answer for Seminole senior forward Natasha Howard, who tormented Virginia inside to the tune of 33 points and 11 rebounds in her final game at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
Coming off its first loss in more than a year and half, the No. 10 Virginia men’s tennis team rebounded to take down both No. 8 Baylor and No. 6 Notre Dame with a score of 6-1, and shut out Liberty 10-0.
The No. 6 Cavaliers retreated to the clubhouse with a 6-2 win in their pocket and their second home-series sweep in the bag after the second game of a Sunday doubleheader against Monmouth was called following the top of the sixth inning due to persistent rain.
This weekend marked the end of a six-year ACC Championship win streak dating back to 2008 for the No.
For a team coached by the unflappable Tony Bennett, it was just another win — its 13th straight win — but there was still more work to do.
On a huge night for sports in Charlottesville, the fourth-ranked Virginia men’s lacrosse team followed up the men’s basketball team’s victory by downing No. 8 Syracuse in its ACC opener, 17-12.
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The Cavaliers won their 13th consecutive game to clinch their sixth outright regular season ACC title — their first since the 1980-1981 season — and secure the top seed in the ACC Tournament.
Before the tip, before the band even blared, there was a pause on Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena. Senior guards Ataira Franklin, Lexie Gerson and Kelsey Wolfe stood at midcourt alongside coach Joanne Boyle, arms draped around one another’s shoulders. It was senior night for the Cavalier captains, the culmination of many nights of basketball in Charlottesville.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s tennis and softball.
On a night when the No. 12 Virginia men’s basketball team made the Hurricanes’ play resemble a brisk wind, picking up its 12th consecutive victory and program-record 15th ACC win, the story wasn’t about the Cavaliers’ 65-40 decimation of Miami.
The Virginia men’s tennis team will return to the Snyder Tennis Center outdoor courts this weekend for the first time this year. The Cavaliers will play a slew of challenging contests, with a Saturday matchup against Baylor and Sunday matchups against Liberty and ACC foe Notre Dame.
The No. 12 Virginia men’s basketball team continued their conference roll Wednesday night, topping Miami 65-40 at John Paul Jones Arena.
The Virginia indoor track and field team will compete at the ACC Championship this weekend in Clemson, S.C., where three days’ worth of events between the conference’s best will culminate in the crowning of champions on March 1.
The Virginia women’s basketball team plays its last home game of the season Thursday against Miami, as both teams aim to finish with winning records. The Cavaliers (13-14, 6-8 ACC) were one game above .500 last week before their matchup against two ranked ACC opponents, North Carolina and NC State.
Spring is almost here. We are caught in limbo between down jackets and sweatshirts, heading to the gym or running outdoors, and of course, between winter and spring sports. But this is hardly a bad thing.
February 28, 2013. Virginia has just ousted No. 3 Duke, 73-68, but something other than the game’s outcome is grinding Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski’s gears.
