“I’m really proud of the guys,” Coach Ryan Odom said. “Gritty effort overall. To come away this week with two wins on the road is really difficult and I’m proud of the execution down the stretch.”
Virginia will face Ohio State Sunday before heading to the ITA Team Indoor Championships.
Yang has quickly established herself as a star for the Cavaliers, earning the nod as Virginia’s top singles player in five of its six duals thus far.
Virginia will compete in the ITA Team Indoor Championships in February.
“Key to the game for us, certainly, was every time that we missed a shot…our transition defense was not where it needed to be throughout the entire night,” Odom said. “The defensive intensity was not where we needed it to be. The communication was lacking, and a poor defensive performance overall.”
Virginia lost only one set in their three season-opening matches.
The good news is that Grünloh came to Charlottesville with experience playing against bigger, more experienced frontcourts — now, he is in a role in which he can excel by doing the little, simple things right.
The fans sure knew what to do in John Paul Jones Arena Saturday afternoon, as the Cavaliers (14-2, 3-1 ACC) forced six shot clock violations from Stanford, holding the visiting Cardinal (13-4, 2-2 ACC) to only six made shots in the second half and winning the game 70-55.
The first conference home game of Coach Ryan Odom’s tenure in Charlottesville ended in a decisive win.
With conference play underway — and the first road test already delivering a reminder of what ACC games can demand — three men’s basketball beat writers look back at their previous predictions, outline what non-conference play confirmed and identify what still has not been answered.
