While Virginia had a rough season last year, the Cavaliers do bring back some talented players and a new, energetic coaching staff for fans to be excited about.
Virginia has added another incredible coach to its arsenal as Shannon Wells is named the volleyball program's ninth coach in history.
The whole Cavalier coaching staff has been relieved of their coaching duties, effective immediately.
The Cavaliers matched up twice against the Hurricanes with one match counting towards conference play and the other labeled as non-conference play.
In two hard-fought matches, Virginia was unable to overcome No. 22 Pittsburgh or No. 18 Georgia Tech on the road.
With resolve to write off the woes of its fall matches, Virginia would beat Old Dominion in three sets by margins of 11, six and four, respectively.
The Cavaliers (1-8, 0-8 ACC) lost to Duke (6-2, 6-2 ACC) before dropping a pair of games against North Carolina.
The two ACC foes gear up to face off for the second time this season following the postponement of the Oct. 3 matchup due to COVID-19 and injury related issues within the Virginia squad.
NC State has gotten the better of Virginia in recent years as the Cavaliers have failed to beat the Wolfpack in the past four seasons.
The Cavaliers fall to 1-3 following the two losses and continue to search for their first ACC win.
Virginia hasn’t played since its loss to Duke Oct. 2 after three straight games were postponed due to COVID-19 issues including positive tests and contact tracing.
In their first home match this season, the Cavaliers delivered a straight-set win despite missing multiple starters.
Novakovic was one of the top servers in the country this past season, amassing 42 aces in 31 matches. She finished second in the ACC in service aces and was inside the top-75 in that category among all Division I players.
The win against Virginia Tech made the 2019 season the Cavaliers’ highest win total since 2015.
It was the final home game of the season for the Cavaliers (12-18, 4-13 ACC), who honored four players on Senior Night.
After the Boston College game, the Cavaliers will have just one more regular season game against Virginia Tech Nov. 27.
Novakovic’s unorthodox path to Charlottesville was filled plenty of twists and turns but, now that she’s here, her role on the team is pivotal.
The Virginia volleyball team won one and lost one this weekend. The Cavaliers (11-16, 3-11 ACC) cruised past Clemson (10-14, 4-9 ACC) in straight sets, but fell to Georgia Tech (17-8, 10-4 ACC) in straight sets.
Virginia volleyball was unable to generate any momentum against Louisville or Notre Dame over the weekend and fell in straight sets to both teams.
N.C. State defeated Virginia in four sets, while Virginia fell to North Carolina in three tightly contested sets.
