The win can be seen as a huge morale boost going into this weekend’s series against rival No. 12 Virginia Tech.
From the rawest of materials, Odom indeed built a tournament team in his first season as a Power Four head coach. The season proved that Odom is made to win in the new era of college basketball, one defined by budgets and teambuilding above nearly all else.
“We’re fortunate today to get ours,” Tiffany said, “and see what happens next time we see Duke. That’s later this year or next year.”
Virginia Athletics announced a contract extension with Coach Tony Elliott Wednesday that adds three seasons to his deal with the Cavaliers.
With the ACC Women's Golf Championship beginning April 16th, Virginia will need not only strong play from Laha but a cohesive team effort to compete for a title.
For the Dukes, it was a moment of elation, an 8-7 victory against what has proved to be one of the best collegiate teams in the country. For the Cavaliers, it was a shock that bred an atmosphere of despondency as the players cleaned and exited the dugout.
“We are well aware of the rich history and tradition of this program, and we look forward to putting the U.Va. program into the nation’s elite on a consistent basis,” Roussell said.
For their final two matches of the regular season, the Cavaliers will return to Charlottesville to face No. 68 Wake Forest Friday and No. 10 NC State Sunday.
The Cavaliers will close out their conference schedule with a road match at Virginia Tech Thursday.
“I think we need to recommit to our game plans,” Coach Pollard said. “That's something we've been really good with this year. We've been really good at game-planning the opposing starter and being able to flush him out of the game. And we need to recommit to that.”
“Odds [were] it's got to break at some point,” Tiffany said. “We're fortunate today to get ours and see what happens the next time we see Duke.”
Despite Virginia’s possession struggles, junior midfielder Kate Galica had another impressive performance on the draw.
Next, the Cavaliers will face Louisville at home Sunday.
“A national search will begin immediately,” Virginia Athletics said in a press release Saturday.
The sweep stings, and the numbers tell the story plainly.
These motions are the latest developments in a case that has already generated a steady stream of pre-trial filings from both sides since Edrine was granted bond Feb. 11.
The loss drops Virginia to 0-2 against Duke on the series, an impossible hole to climb out of with just one game remaining. The Cavaliers have shown flashes of the team that entered the weekend ranked among the nation's best, but timely hitting and late-game execution have been elusive all series.
“The difference today was we gave them free offense, right?” Coach Chris Pollard said postgame. “We gave them five outs in an inning, we gave them four outs in another inning, we gave them some free passes and that allowed them to string together offense.”
The first four batters in Virginia's lineup were held hitless, while Duke's top four combined for four hits.
Entering the weekend after a thorough run-rule demolition of Old Dominion during the week, the Cavaliers welcomed Florida State to The Dish Thursday evening.
