The Cavaliers showed incredible resiliency in defending their home floor to earn their first victory since Jan. 15 against Boston College.
The loss marks the fifth-consecutive defeat for Virginia and the seventh-straight time the Tar Heels (17-5, 8-3 ACC) have bested the Cavaliers dating back to 2018.
The most recent loss plunged the Cavaliers into a four-game losing streak as Coach Mox and her team seem to be drifting further and further from their prime performance early in the season.
The schedule has not been kind to Virginia as of late — the bout with Notre Dame marked the Cavaliers’ third road game against a top-10 opponent since the calendar flipped to 2023.
After suffering its first loss of the season in Durham Dec. 21 against Duke, Virginia bounced back at home, earning a 69-63 win over Georgia Tech Thursday.
With the decisive victory over the Bears, the Cavaliers improved upon their best start to a season since 1991 and kept red-hot as they head into ACC competition.
The Cavaliers remain undefeated and continued their best start to a season since 1991 with the victory while the Nittany Lions were handed their first loss of the season.
The wins leave Virginia with a perfect 8-0 record, the first time that the Cavaliers have reached that mark since the 1992-93 season
“I’m lucky to be able to go home. Before it was 10 hours [away]. Now I’ve got my support system here in the backyard basically.”
The Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton era started off with a bang Monday evening inside John Paul Jones Arena as the Virginia women’s basketball team soared to an 85-59 win over George Washington.
Virginia fans should hope to see the implementation of a new vision for the program and hopefully some significant steps in the right direction on the court.
In the midst of the spring season, there are plenty of reasons for optimism about various women’s sports.
In her three years as coach of Missouri State, her teams went an impressive 73-14 in overall play while going 46-6 in the Missouri Valley conference.
Athletic Director Carla Williams revealed that the remainder of Thompson’s contract — one with a year still remaining — will be terminated.
The Cavaliers controlled the game and were able to outlast the Blue Devils for their first conference win of the season.
It was the fourth quarter that ultimately doomed the Cavaliers Sunday afternoon. They have struggled with consistency all year, largely leading to their 0-13 record in ACC play.
Despite having to overcome countless obstacles as a Black woman in her profession, Staley has reached the mountain top through her successes as a player, coach and mentor.
Having fallen to a 3-15 record following a loss to the Seminoles, the Cavaliers will look to rebound in their next match-up.
At the end of the game, Thompson led the team in an hour and a half long “honest conversation” about the team’s goals moving forward in the rest of the season.
Despite some positive moments, the Cavaliers have struggled to find consistency against conference rivals this season.
