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.
The Cavaliers put up a fight against Boston College and Syracuse but came up winless in straight sets in both matches.
Virginia was unable to come out on top as they battled against No. 23 Florida State and Miami in weekend matches.
While Virginia couldn't keep up with Pittsburgh, the Cavaliers followed up the defeat with a win against rival Virginia Tech.
Virginia captured the Jefferson Cup with a perfect 3-0 record, including two straight set victories against Lehigh and UNC Greensboro and a thrilling five-set battle against Elon.
