If history is to be on Virginia’s side, then the offense has to be operating at full strength come Nov. 27.
The Cavaliers look to continue their momentum against a Campbell team that has faced fierce competition so far this season.
This will hopefully be a learning experience for a new Virginia roster — one which resembles the 69-40 defeat at Purdue in 2019 or the 98-75 blowout versus Gonzaga in 2020. Most rosters under Bennett have clawed their way back from early losses, and time will tell if this team can rebound from a less than stellar start to the season.
The Cavaliers struggled mightily against the schools from North Carolina, winning just one set all weekend.
After 90 minutes of sensational physical play, Virginia came out on top – defeating Milwaukee 2-0 and advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
A loss to the heavily-favored Panthers Saturday afternoon would eliminate the Cavaliers from contention for division crown, halting the momentum built up through eight games of the season.
The coaches' trajectories at their respective schools could not have been more different — a fact made plainly obvious by Fuente parting ways with Virginia Tech Tuesday morning.
Blanding graduated from Virginia in 2017 and, after a brief stint in the NFL, now serves as a recruiting scout for the Cavaliers.
Virginia and Virginia Tech have had exciting seasons this year, and as usual the two teams will wrap up their regular-season slates against one another in the Commonwealth Clash.
Coming off of a challenging year that was cut short due to COVID-19, the Cavaliers will look to get back on track this season.
All five players off the bench scored points, but the Cavaliers couldn't pull off the win.
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Virginia wrestling (2-0, 0-0 ACC) continued its early success with a strong performance against Maryland (0-1, 0-0 Big Ten) Friday night in College Park, Md.
The Cavaliers (6-4, 4-2 ACC) struggled mightily on offense without starting junior quarterback Brennan Armstrong, while the Fighting Irish (9-1) used a balanced offensive attack to remain in control the entire game.
The ACC announced that it will sponsor women’s gymnastics starting in the 2023-24 academic season.
The Cavaliers used a well-rounded offense and a stout defense to defeat the Highlanders, looking like a completely different team from the one that took the same floor Tuesday night against Navy.
Last time the Cavaliers (17-2-2, 8-0-2 ACC) met the Panthers (10-8-2, 8-2-0 Big South), they shut out them out 8-0. This time was not much different, as Virginia defeated High Point 6-0.
Maryland's defensive efforts proved to be stronger than Virginia's offensive outputs throughout this matchup in the Round of 16.
If the Cavaliers are able to keep a balanced offense and pressure Notre Dame's quarterback, they will have a solid shot at taking down the tenth-ranked Fighting Irish.
The Cavaliers (1-0, 0-0 ACC) won eight weight classes to propel the team to a dominating 33-6 win over the Eagles (0-2, 0-1 EIWA)
