“It was one thing to see [Virginia] on tape, but another thing to kind of experience that in person,” Eagles Coach Levelle Moton said.
Who exactly are these guys?
Three basketball writers from The Cavalier Daily give their thoughts.
“We want the stands packed. We want it loud. We want it obnoxious,” Fenwick said.
“Last year wasn’t indicative of how I like to play… those kids burned out… I know that’s not gonna be us this year.”
“At the end of the day, it’s all belief,” Elliott said. “The heart of a champion doesn’t mean you’re perfect… but you believe beyond your circumstances.”
The loss on the men’s side comes with a springboard-sized caveat — since Virginia no longer sponsors varsity diving, Florida’s divers competed completely uncontested and were still able to score toward the dual.
Oulouheu celebrated accordingly, springing into a double handspring and two backflips. The celebration received roars and clangs from Klöckner’s metal bleachers, a release for a fanbase that had watched Virginia struggle to score all month.
With a lighter travel squad for Saturday’s exhibition at Navy’s Lejeune Hall in Annapolis, Md., the Cavaliers staged a scrimmage-style meet with a couple of twists.
“On the men’s side… the freshmen men are arguably the best class in NCAA history,” DeSorbo said in an interview with The Cavalier Daily. “And then on the women’s side, it’s a new identity, it’s different, because it’s the first time in six years we haven’t had a Douglass or a Walsh.”
