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Coming off of a slew of recent victories in the form of a four-game winning streak, the Virginia men’s squash team geared up for a challenging MASC tournament. The tournament, which began last Friday with pool play concluded on Sunday with a championship final.
No. 6 Virginia men’s tennis continued its strong start to the season with a pair of wins at home on ITA Kickoff Weekend.
Virginia lacrosse is known for championships. With seven ACC championships and seven NCAA championships, the team has been in the upper echelon of college lacrosse for most of its history. Recently, they have been dominating the college lacrosse scene with back-to-back national championships. They couldn't possibly three-peat, right? Well, the odds are higher than you may think.
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Former Virginia soccer player Daryl Dike will be taking his talents to England as the English Football League Championship club, West Bromwich Albion, announced his acquisition on Jan. 1. West Bromwich signed the 21-year old striker to a four-and-a-half year deal while also paying $9.5 million to Dike’s former club, Orlando City SC.
Through the first 10 games of the season, the Virginia men’s basketball team has had a shaky start to the season. After losing players like forward Sam Hauser, forward Jay Huff and guard Trey Murphy III, a new-look Cavalier team (6-4, 1-0 ACC) has had to come together for the 2021-2022 season.
The past year at the University has been an unusual one to say the least. At the beginning of the year, we were still living in a mainly virtual world — classes were online, gathering limits were imposed and we watched as new COVID-19 cases reached peak highs. As we returned to Grounds for the fall, we jumped immediately back to in-person life. After completely adjusting our academic lives, we were required to largely forget about Zoom and revert back to the life we had before the onset of the pandemic.
Since the novel and film “Moneyball” entered national discourse and advancements in technology enabled big data processing, sports franchises and fan bases have all taken an interest in data analytics and its potential role in improving player and team performance. The majority of research efforts and dollars spent come from professional sports teams who have more resources at their disposal. In fact, today, all major sports leagues have teams with in-house sports analytics teams dedicated to gaining an edge over the competition. With the majority of gains being made in professional sports, how have collegiate athletics responded?
After a resounding loss to No. 15 Houston on Tuesday, Virginia downed MEAC foe Coppin State Friday by a score of 68-52. The Cavaliers (2-2, 0-0 ACC) once again reached deep into its bench against the Eagles (1-6, 0-0 MEAC), with Coach Tony Bennett employing various rotations featuring some newcomers.
Virginia men’s basketball dropped its second game of the season, falling 67-47 on the road against No. 15 Houston. The Cavaliers (1-2) simply could not keep pace with the tenacious Cougars (3-0), who put on a defensive clinic as Coach Tony Bennett’s team struggled offensively with 17 turnovers in the loss.
On Saturday at 1 p.m. Virginia wrestling will host Campbell at the Aquatic and Fitness Center for its home opener.
In the nearly five quarters of game action since junior quarterback Brennan Armstrong’s rib injury late in a shootout-loss to now-No. 14 BYU, Virginia’s offense has only mustered three total points. With Armstrong on the sidelines against now-No. 6 Notre Dame, the Cavaliers (6-4, 4-2 ACC) struggled offensively en route to a 28-3 domination by the Fighting Irish.
Virginia and Virginia Tech football have played almost annually since 1895, battling for bragging rights in the Commonwealth and, since 1996, competing for the Commonwealth Cup. During this time, both teams have seen some of their top players continue the rivalry in the National Football League. While a few players from each school have found their way onto the same team, others have seen themselves compete against each other on opposing teams, with each player looking to secure football’s greatest prize — a Lombardi Trophy. Currently in the NFL there are three teams that contain a pair of former Virginia Tech and Virginia players.
Top-ranked Virginia played in the ACC Tournament this past weekend. After a bye in the first round, the Cavaliers (16-2-2, 8-0-2 ACC) played fifth-seeded Clemson Friday night. Though Virginia only scored one goal, that was enough to defeat the Tigers (12-6-1, 6-3-1 ACC) thanks to the defensive performance by fifth-year goalkeeper Laurel Ivory and the Cavaliers’ solid back line.
The past four decades in NCAA women’s gymnastics have been dominated by the SEC and the PAC-12. Until 2021, Oklahoma was the only college outside of the two conferences to win a national championship. In the 2021 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championship, however, Michigan shocked the gymnastics world by becoming the first Big Ten team to win the title.
After a year of empty arenas and various roster moves, No. 25 Virginia is returning to John Paul Jones Arena to start its quest for another successful basketball season. Many Cavalier fans remember the crushing March Madness loss to No. 13 Ohio last season, yet a blank slate awaits as Coach Tony Bennett and company welcome the Navy Midshipmen Tuesday in the first contest of the year. As usual, the Cavaliers will undergo the test of the ACC regular season after the non-conference slate ends — another sequence of games that features some key matchups for this young roster.
After a solid 2020-2021 season with the ever-reliable Coach Tony Bennett at the helm, a flood of names both exited and entered the Virginia men’s basketball program. Gone are the top three scorers from last season’s squad, and three players who put their names into the transfer portal. To make up for the losses, however, the Cavaliers brought in two immediate impact transfers and two freshmen that could potentially make a difference in their first year. With the basketball season right around the corner, let’s take a look at the revamped Virginia men’s basketball roster.
The Virginia men’s and women’s swim and dive teams will host a pair of highly ranked Texas squads for an important two-day dual meet Friday and Saturday at the Aquatic and Fitness Center in Charlottesville.
After placing fourth last season at the ACC Championship with a 2-3 record in the ACC, Virginia looks to build on last year’s shortened season. This year, Virginia will compete in 13 regular season meets before the ACC and NCAA Championships in March. Virginia returns many experienced wrestlers who will be able to show out for the Cavaliers in front of a full Memorial Gymnasium for the first time since 2020.