Scott Wood hit seven 3-pointers—including four straight in a pivotal second-half stretch— for a game-high 23 points, and the Wolfpack dominated Virginia on the boards 39-28 to cruise to a 75-56 victory at the Greensboro Coliseum.
During the first half of the Virginia men’s basketball team’s Senior Night home tilt against conference rival Maryland Sunday night, many observers likely wondered whether the squad that had clawed its way to a winning conference record and at-large NCAA tournament consideration had departed Charlottesville—mentally, at least—with the rest of the student body for Spring Break. By the final buzzer, the “real” Cavaliers had returned—along with their still threadbare tournament hopes.
The Virginia women’s basketball team knew that it had to recapture last Sunday’s stellar play if they were to make a run in the ACC tournament. Thursday night, a strong second half was not enough to make up for a disappointing first half as the No. 6 seed Cavaliers lost to No. 11 seed Boston College 66-57 in Greensboro, N.C.
Florida State senior guard Michael Snaer converted an and-one lay-up with 4.4 seconds remaining to spoil a furious Cavalier comeback and put a wrench in the Virginia basketball team’s postseason aspirations.
The Virginia women’s tennis team will look to gain momentum on the road this weekend as it begins ACC play against rival Maryland in College Park Saturday.
For any team, a demoralizing loss can transform into a source of motivation as the squad strives to find its winning ways once again. The No. 13 Virginia wrestling team will attempt to put a bitter Feb. 17 loss to No. 12 Nebraska behind them and once again exhibit dominance on the mat at the ACC Championships this weekend.
Virginia (2-3, 0-1 ACC) will need more than the return of sophomore defender Kelsey Gahan from injury to upset the Tar Heels (4-1, 0-0 ACC). North Carolina owns wins against No. 4 Northwestern, No. 16 Towson and No. 20 Penn, and no team has managed more than eight goals against senior goalkeeper Lauren Maksym and the Tar Heel defense this season.
Whatever the cause of the Cavaliers’ (20-9, 10-6 ACC) road setback, the team must regroup and recover against Florida State(15-14, 7-9 ACC) in its regular-season road finale Thursday in Tallahassee after falling to fourth in the ACC standings.
Following a rejuvenating win in its regular season finale, the Virginia women’s basketball team heads to the ACC tournament in Greensboro, N.C. for a first round matchup against No. 11 seed Boston College Thursday. The Cavaliers will look to build off their momentum from topping Florida State at home Sunday by making a surprise postseason run.
Senior midfielder and captain Chris LaPierre started the season-opener before missing the next three games, returning against Vermont in a backup role, but his prolonged recovery is becoming a major issue for the Cavaliers (5-1) and coach Dom Starsia.
The No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse team narrowly survived a Tuesday afternoon matchup against an upstart Vermont squad, scoring the last two goals of the game to escape with a 12-10 victory. The Catamounts (1-4) took the lead with 1:53 left to play in the first quarter and did not trail again until Virginia sophomore defenseman Greg Danseglio notched his first career goal to put the Cavaliers (5-1) ahead for good.
After four wins in three days last weekend, the No. 19 Virginia baseball team is now preparing for the start of the ACC schedule against Maryland Friday with its undefeated record still intact. The Cavaliers were originally supposed to play VMI Wednesday before turning their attention to the Maryland series, but the matchup was postponed indefinitely in response to forecasts calling for snow.
Junior guard Ataira Franklin was named to the All-ACC first team Monday, her first career all-conference selection.
Senior Jarmere Jenkins earned ACC Player of the Week honors Tuesday for his stellar performance in the No.
Dear LeBron, Last year I wrote a ghost story about you loosely based on Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” and somehow passed it off as a column unimaginatively titled “A LeBron James Ghost Story.” I’m not going to recapitulate exactly what it entailed, but just know that the phantasmagoric world that I limned in that column did not present a very flattering image of you, to say the least.
After a heartbreaking 9-8 loss in overtime against No. 12 Syracuse that ended its four-game season-opening win streak, the No.
The Virginia softball team competed in the Winthrop University Combat Invitational this weekend, defeating Rhode Island and Winthrop Friday before falling against UNC-Greensboro Sunday.
Playing in Charlottesville for the first time this season, the No. 12 Virginia women’s lacrosse team suffered a decisive 18-10 defeat against No.
At some point this past weekend, coach Brian O’Connor asserted the seemingly invincible No. 19 Virginia pitching staff would need some help from the offense.
The No. 6 Virginia men’s lacrosse team will head to Syracuse, N.Y. to take on the No. 18 Orange in the Carrier Dome Friday evening in the team’s first true road test and first matchup against a ranked opponent this season.
