Much ado was made heading into the season about the Big East’s invasion of the ACC. Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame all joined with the intention of breaking up the traditional Duke-UNC power structure, and through the early goings, it seems effective.
Within the first 15 minutes of its first ACC matchup with Notre Dame, the Virginia men’s basketball team led by as many as 20 points. The Cavaliers then withstood a 12-2 Irish run to end the half, blowing past the conference newcomers, 68-53.
For the second straight week, a Virginia swimmer was recognized as ACC Female Swimmer of the Week. The ACC announced Tuesday that this week’s honor would be given to junior Ellen Williamson for her performance against Duke and rival North Carolina last weekend. Williamson led the Lady Cavaliers to victories in both of their dual meets.
Third-year College student Carl Walrath, the Virginia lacrosse player who pleaded guilty to assault and obstruction of justice last Friday, was dismissed from the team today.
The annual North Carolina meet receives the most hype of any meet for the Cavaliers, but Virginia first had to take care of business against Duke Friday before they could go head-to-head against the rival Tar Heels.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field butted heads with some of the country’s best at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet in Lexington, Ky.
The Cavaliers travel to South Bend looking to knock off a dangerous Notre Dame squad and earn Virginia’s best ACC start since 1982.
In their first action of the spring season, the No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team cruised to four victories in four matches this weekend at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.
The Virginia women’s basketball team lost to Syracuse, 84-75, on Sunday afternoon at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
ACC newcomer No. 8 Pittsburgh handed No. 13 Virginia its first conference loss of the season Friday.
The Virginia men’s basketball team cruised to its sixth ACC win in seven games with a 64-44 win Sunday against rival Virginia Tech.
With 30 seconds left in the second half Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena, Virginia senior guard Kelsey Wolfe held the ball near midcourt, her team up by 12 points and the pro-Cavalier crowd on its feet.
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team begins the defense of its 2013 ITA Indoors and NCAA Championships this weekend as it hosts the first four matches of the season, all at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.
One of the biggest questions lingering throughout the offseason was who would fill the void at point guard left by Jontel “Bub” Evans. Evans was a fixture in the Cavaliers’ backcourt dating back to the 2009-2010 season, playing in 120 of his team’s 129 games during his four years at Virginia and starting 92.
After blasting No. 17 Florida State 85-68 Sunday, the Virginia women’s basketball team hosts No. 6 Maryland Thursday night looking for an upset.
In approximately ten months, eager consumers around the nation will swarm retail stores on “Black Friday” to gobble up favorable discounts. The Virginia football team, on the other hand, will be shopping for something unavailable on the shelves of Wal-Mart: a Commonwealth Cup. For the first time since 1996, the Cavaliers will play Virginia Tech the day after Thanksgiving next season.
For those of you who may have said, “Great play. Bad interview,” and then moved on from the whole Richard Sherman spectacle, I empathize.
The Virginia swimming and diving teams continue their season on the road this weekend against ACC opponents Duke and North Carolina. The Cavaliers were impressive last weekend in Christiansburg, Va., capturing five of the six dual-meets.
Last year senior guard Joe Harris had a breakout season, establishing himself as the Virginia men basketball team’s best scoring option and one of the top scorers in the ACC. That status came with burden of carrying the Cavaliers’ offense — through 19 games last year, Harris had 12 games in which he attempted more than 10 shots.
