The No. 12 Virginia wrestling team will travel to Blacksburg, Va. for the ACC Championship tournament this Saturday. At stake will be 34 stamped tickets to Oklahoma City for the NCAA Championship the following week, a great deal of pride and the illustrious ACC Championship trophy.
This was banner season for 12th-ranked Virginia wrestling. The Cavaliers (18-3, 5-1 ACC) recorded the second-most wins in program history, made then-No. 8 Virginia Tech their highest-ranked victim ever while snapping an eight-match losing streak to the Hokies, and captured their first Virginia Duals banner.
No. 12 Virginia wrestling ended its 2013-14 regular season by dismantling George Mason, with the Cavaliers (18-3, 5-1 ACC) winning nine of the afternoon’s 10 matches against the Patriots (6-11, 0-2 EWL) en route to a 34-3 victory.
Extensive previews for Virginia baseball, men’s basketball and women’s lacrosse events this weekend ran in Friday’s edition of The Cavalier Daily and remain available online.
The ACC tabbed four Virginia athletes for weekly awards Tuesday. Honorees included redshirt junior wrestler Joe Spisak, sophomore lacrosse player James Pannell, junior JB Kolod of the men’s swim and dive team and freshman swimmer Leah Smith.
No. 12 Virginia wrestling claimed two more ACC dual wins this weekend at home against North Carolina, 21-9, and on the road against North Carolina State, 25-7. The Cavaliers (17-3, 5-1 ACC) won 14 of the weekend’s 20 bouts to conclude conference action.
Extensive previews for Virginia’s men’s and women’s lacrosse and softball events this weekend ran in Thursday’s edition of The Cavalier Daily and remain available online.
The No. 13 Virginia wrestling team, coming off its first ACC loss of the season, captured a pair of home wins against Maryland and Bucknell this weekend. The Cavaliers (15-3, 3-1 ACC) narrowly escaped a late comeback by the Terrapins (5-8, 1-3 ACC) to prevail 16-15 Friday. Virginia then easily downed the Bison (7-9, 3-2 EIWA) 29-12 Sunday.
A look at this weekend’s upcoming sporting events.
The No. 13 Virginia wrestling team returns home to battle a familiar foe in Maryland on Friday. The Cavaliers, who have not wrestled in Memorial Gym in nearly three months, aim to hand the Terrapins a decisive loss in a known arena.
ACC newcomer No. 8 Pittsburgh handed No. 13 Virginia its first conference loss of the season Friday.
The No. 12 Virginia wrestling team picked up two more wins over the weekend. The Cavaliers (13-2, 2-0 ACC) brushed aside Duke 30-6 Friday before outlasting Old Dominion 20-12 in a grueling, hard fought match.
Virginia looks to continue its successful season with two road matchups in the next three days. Friday, the Cavaliers (11-2, 1-0 ACC) will play at Duke before travelling to face Old Dominion two days later.
The No. 13 Virginia wrestling team captured the Virginia Duals crown over the weekend for the first time in program history, winning all three of its bouts during the two-day tournament. The top-seeded Cavaliers earned victories against Chattanooga, fifth-seeded Kent State, and second-seeded No. 14 Edinboro on their way to the title.
The No. 13 Virginia wrestling team travels west this weekend to compete in the 32nd annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational.
The No. 11 Virginia wrestling won two of three matches on Saturday at the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y.
John Paul Jones Arena had the atmosphere of a heavyweight prizefight Sunday when the No. 15 Virginia wrestling team took on No.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for football, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s basketball, volleyball, wrestling and swim and dive.
No. 14 Virginia wrestling headed to Salem, Va. for the Hokie Duels against Virginia Military Institute, Kent State and No. 20 Wisconsin. The Cavaliers (5-1) won two of their three matches, but fell to the Badgers in heartbreaking fashion.
