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.
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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.
A five-game late-season losing streak sent the Virginia women’s basketball team reeling into its final regular season game against No.
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team began a busy month with a 6-1 win against No. 5 Oklahoma Sunday at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Club to remain undefeated this season.
Joe Rahon’s deep 3-pointer with just under ten seconds left capped a game-ending 12-3 run for Boston College that propelled the Eagles to a 53-52 victory against Virginia Sunday afternoon at the Conte Forum.
The No. 9 Virginia men’s swimming and diving team took home its sixth consecutive ACC Championship Saturday night, winning five individual championships along the way.
In the classic biopic “Patton,” the titular general describes an ancient Roman tradition. Slaves, George C.
Led by a sublime career night by Harris, Virginia led wire-to-wire against the ACC powerhouse to snap an eight-game losing streak against the Blue Devils.
Ataira Franklin poured in 23 points for the Virginia women’s basketball team Thursday night, but it was not enough to overcome North Carolina State, as the Cavaliers fell 80-59 to the Wolfpack in Raleigh for their fifth straight loss. Virginia (15-13, 7-10 ACC) scored first to go up 2-0, but that would be the last time the team led in the first half as the Wolfpack (14-15, 6-11 ACC) pulled away early.
Fans stormed the court Thursday night as the Virginia men’s basketball team wins 16th-straight game at John Paul Jones Arena versus No.
