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(02/24/21 4:39pm)
Virginia fans experienced a plethora of emotions throughout the course of this week while watching their beloved Cavaliers, as there were both extreme highs and lows. To start with the good news, women’s swim and dive won the ACC Championship for the third time in four years. In addition, the women’s lacrosse team started off its season with two wins, and the men’s lacrosse team stayed undefeated as well. Women’s golf finished third in its invitational, and baseball opened its season with a 2-1 series against Connecticut. Unfortunately, not every team was this great. Men’s basketball suffered two painful losses, and softball kicked off the season going just 1-2 in a round-robin in Durham, N.C. Let’s take a look at five takeaways from the week of Feb. 15.
(02/22/21 5:13am)
Virginia kicked off ACC play with a dominant win over Boston College Friday at the Weymouth Club in Weymouth, Mass. The Cavaliers (7-2, 1-0 ACC) captured the doubles point easily before sweeping the singles matches, handing the Eagles (0-1, 0-1 ACC) a loss in their season opener.
(02/17/21 4:27pm)
No. 7 Virginia traveled to Champaign, Ill. over the weekend to compete in the ITA Division 1 National Team Indoor Championship. The Cavaliers (6-2, 0-0 ACC) topped No. 3 TCU 4-3 Friday to advance to the semifinals, but then dropped their first match of the season Saturday against No. 2 North Carolina 4-2 and finished the tournament Sunday with a loss to host Illinois in a consolation match.
(02/14/21 5:37pm)
Leading the way behind all of Virginia’s spring sports are some of the most lovable coaches. Let’s take a look at one reason to love each of them — though we all know there’s more than just one.
(02/16/21 5:10am)
Whether it be to picnic with one another, play pick-up sports games or just sit and chat, the fields outside of the Observatory Hill Dining Hall have historically been a place for first years to congregate. For many, the activity of choice on those fields is spikeball.
(02/12/21 6:09am)
When you think about the most successful women’s lacrosse programs of all time, it is hard not to immediately think of Virginia. Nine NCAA Championship appearances, three tournament championships and five ACC Championships highlights the huge successes of the program. What Coach Julie Myers has done with the program after taking the reins from Jane Miller in 1996 has been nothing short of remarkable. In each of the 24 seasons with a postseason, Myers has guided her team to the NCAA Tournament where they earned 31 tournament wins — good for third all-time in tournament victories and games coached.
(02/09/21 8:19pm)
No. 7 Virginia defeated No. 14 Wake Forest on Saturday in the first of two meetings between the two teams this season. The Cavaliers (5-0, 0-0 ACC) lost the doubles point to the Demon Deacons (3-2, 0-0 ACC) but rallied to earn the victory with strong performances on the singles courts. For the second match in a row, Virginia had to rely on the singles matches to earn a come-from-behind victory after dropping the doubles point. This contest was designated as a non-conference match between the two ACC teams, with the rematch in Winston-Salem later in February designated as the ACC match.
(02/12/21 6:07am)
No. 3 Virginia men’s lacrosse has another legitimate shot at defending its national title after its 2020 season was cut short due to the pandemic. The Cavaliers hope to build upon some of their 2020 success this year and ultimately find themselves leaving the spring season with some more hardware. With an abundance of key pieces returning to the program — and the addition of a few new impact players — the 2021 Cavaliers have high hopes of keeping the ACC Championship in their hands and bringing another national championship trophy to Charlottesville.
(01/27/21 2:47am)
No. 8 Virginia men’s basketball shot its way past Syracuse 81-58 Monday night in Charlottesville, burying 14 three-pointers — including seven from senior forward Sam Hauser. The Cavaliers (11-2, 7-0 ACC) found an offensive rhythm against the Orange’s (9-5, 3-4 ACC) “2-3” zone defense and played sound on the other end to cruise to a victory.
(01/25/21 7:49pm)
After putting away No. 20 Clemson by a score of 85-50 on Jan. 16, expectations were high for No. 13 Virginia coming into their game against Georgia Tech on Saturday. Instead, the Cavaliers (10-2, 6-0 ACC) ended up in a slugfest against the surprisingly solid Yellow Jackets (7-4, 3-2 ACC) and managed to escape with an incredibly narrow 64-62 victory.
(01/27/21 3:29am)
Virginia women’s tennis began dual play on Saturday at ITA Kickoff Weekend in Columbus, Ohio, splitting its two matches against Tennessee and No. 13 Ohio State. The Cavaliers (1-1, 0-0 ACC) defeated the Lady Volunteers (4-1, 0-0 SEC) 4-1 before falling to the Buckeyes (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) by a score of 4-2 in the final.
(01/28/21 5:58pm)
On Dec. 26, it looked like Virginia men’s basketball was not what the pundits said it would be prior to the season. Starting their 2020-21 campaign ranked No. 4 in the AP preseason poll, fans and media members alike were effusive in their praise of the Cavaliers, but as a late Christmas present, No. 1 Gonzaga left a chunk of coal in Virginia’s stocking — defeating the defending national champions 98-75.
(01/25/21 4:54am)
No. 22 Virginia kicked off the weekend with a win over Iowa (0-1) to earn a place in the championship match at the ITA Kickoff Weekend hosted in Columbus, Ohio. The Cavaliers (3-0) defeated No. 3 Ohio State (1-1) to win the regional competition and earn a berth to the ITA National Team Championship for the 11th time in the last 13 years.
(01/30/21 1:51am)
When hearing lacrosse and Virginia in the same sentence, many Cavalier fans immediately turn their minds to the seven-time and defending national champion Virginia men’s lacrosse team. However, what some fail to recognize is the equally impressive resume of Virginia women’s lacrosse, holder of nine national championship appearances and three national championship wins. The women’s lacrosse squad has made the NCAA tournament 25 straight times under Coach Julie Myers, and in the mid-2000s was a force in the national lacrosse scene, competing in four national championships from 2003 to 2007.
(01/23/21 2:54am)
Shocking the lacrosse world on a preseason Tuesday afternoon, Virginia senior midfielder and captain Dox Aitken has returned to Charlottesville after spending the entirety of the fall with the Villanova football team. This comes with huge implications on the college lacrosse scene, as arguably the nation’s top offensive midfielder returns to an already loaded Virginia team looking to repeat as national champions after last season was cut short due to the pandemic.
(01/20/21 3:34am)
No. 22 Virginia opened the men’s tennis season indoors at the Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville on Sunday with a match against Liberty after the Cavaliers’ first match of the season against VCU, scheduled for Saturday, was canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the VCU program. The Cavaliers (1-0, 0-0 ACC), playing in their first match since a 7-0 sweep of William and Mary on March 11, 2020, defeated Liberty in resounding fashion in the season opener with a 7-0 sweep of the Flames (0-1, 0-0 Atlantic Sun). With their victory over the Flames, the Cavaliers improve to 10-0 all time versus Liberty.
(01/20/21 3:39am)
Sophomore swimmer Kate Douglass’ career since joining Virginia has been nothing short of impressive, as she has consistently collected honors at both the collegiate and national level. This season, Douglass’ performance at the Toyota U.S. Open was what set her apart from the competition. With a time of 57.43 in the 100-meter butterfly, she placed third and ultimately earned a spot on the 2020-21 U.S. Senior National Team, and will race the same event in international competitions with the team.
(12/31/20 9:08pm)
2020 will go down in history as one of the University’s most defining years. Although we could undoubtedly publish several books with all the material we have, I will try to sum up the past year with the stories that made 2020 so unrelenting and challenging.
(01/04/21 9:00pm)
The success of many athletes is often pre-determined by size. But for 5-foot-9, 170-pound Virginia junior wide receiver Billy Kemp IV, that attribute has often been overlooked throughout his athletic career. Nevertheless, Kemp IV has consistently overcome his physical stature with his work ethic. He has pushed himself above and beyond to get to where he is today.
(12/29/20 5:54pm)
With Virginia football’s loss to Virginia Tech, the fall sports season has officially concluded. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, every fall team was able to have some semblance of a season. The fall was full of ups and downs and The Cavalier Daily’s sports staff is ready to answer a few questions about an eventful fall season.
