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In Virginia’s first Final Four since 1984 and Auburn’s first appearance in the national semi-final ever, the Cavaliers (34-3, 16-2 ACC) came out on top in a thriller. The game went down to the wire, as Virginia beat the Tigers (30-10, 11-7 SEC) 63-62.
The Hoos on First podcast is making its return to the world of sports. Episode 1 features extensive coverage of the men’s basketball team and their quest to win a National Championship, as well as a student spotlight and quick updates on Virginia sports.
Virginia basketball is back in the Final Four for the first time in more than 30 years. Overcoming the demons of their long Final Four hiatus, Coach Tony Bennett’s personal drought of never making the championship and last year’s infamous tournament loss, the Cavaliers (33-3, 16-2 ACC) have cemented arguably their greatest season in program history.
Fourth-year University students received an email Tuesday from Trinity Irish Pub — a popular off-Grounds bar and restaurant where many students view Virginia sports games — announcing that viewership of the men’s basketball Final Four game against Auburn on Saturday evening will be limited to viewers who are 21 and older and pay in advance for a food and drink package.
No. 1 seed Virginia has finally done it. After years of coming up short, Coach Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers (33-3) are headed to the elusive Final Four in Minneapolis, Minn., this weekend. Virginia did it in dramatic fashion, edging out No. 12 seed Oregon in a defensive battle in the Sweet Sixteen before taking down No. 3 seed Purdue in overtime Saturday night to cut down the nets in Louisville, Ky.
No. 1 seed Virginia is in the Final Four this weekend in Minneapolis, Minn., for the first time since 1984.
One game stands in between Virginia Coach Tony Bennett and his first-ever Final Four. A gritty, emotional win against No. 12 seed Oregon in the Sweet Sixteen has his Cavaliers (32-3, 16-2 ACC) poised to make a trip to Minneapolis, Minn. for a shot at the program’s first ever national championship.
After facing a brief scare against No. 16 seed Gardner-Webb in the first round and avoiding upset, the Cavaliers (31-3, 16-2 ACC) eased past No. 9 seed Oklahoma Sunday night en route to their first Sweet Sixteen berth since 2016. They are headed to Louisville, Ky., Thursday to hopefully win the South Regional and advance to the Final Four.
After a shaky first season under Coach Andres Pedroso, No. 5 Virginia men’s tennis (14-3, 5-2 ACC), has looked more like the Cavaliers that won four national championships between 2013 and 2017 and 13 straight ACC championships from 2004-16 under former Coach Brian Boland. Although Virginia may not be the juggernaut it was in years past, this season is shaping up to be a big step in the right direction for Pedroso’s squad.
Virginia women’s swimming and diving placed sixth as a team this past weekend at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. The Cavaliers sent 14 swimmers and one diver to compete over four days at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
The 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships was hosted at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh this past weekend, starting Thursday and wrapping up Saturday. Five members of the Virginia wrestling team (12-10, 1-4 ACC) competed at the championships, seeking a national title.
Since Coach Tony Bennett took over the program in 2009, he has led the Cavaliers to superb regular seasons, including four ACC regular season championships and two ACC Tournament titles. Virginia has made the NCAA Tournament in the past six seasons, adding to the hope that this year would be the year the Cavaliers would be crowned national champions. But so far, each season has ended in defeat.
Perhaps the most exciting tournament in existence, the NCAA Tournament surprises every year as college basketball’s best 64 teams compete for the championship. Making the Final Four is one of the greatest honors in the tournament, particularly for underdog teams. Last year, No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago made a Cinderella run into the Final Four.
It’s March and your friends want you to fill out a March Madness bracket. You have no idea what you’re doing. Sure, you were in the student section cheering on the Cavaliers a couple of times first year, and you even sat at Boylan for four hours with your friends to save a table for the Duke game.
As March Madness approaches, The Cavalier Daily sports staff takes a look at superlatives for the Virginia men’s basketball team in the Big Dance. In 2019, the No. 1 seed Cavaliers will look to bounce back from an early outing the last two years in March. The team is in good position to change their fortune with a well-balanced squad this year.
It’s finally here. A year after a historic loss to No. 16 seed UMBC, Virginia is back for redemption in the NCAA Tournament. On Selection Sunday, the Cavaliers were named a No. 1 seed for the second consecutive year, and they head the South region. The South regional semifinals and finals will be played in Louisville, Ky., but to get to the Sweet Sixteen, the Cavaliers will start off play in Columbia, S.C., where the road to their first Final Four appearance since 1984 starts.
Almost 10 years ago, Tony Bennett dialed up Craig Littlepage, former Virginia athletic director, to turn down Virginia’s offer and continue coaching at Washington State. Yet, according to the Daily Press, Bennett’s wife, Laurel, encouraged him to take more time in making his decision — time that has led to four ACC regular season championships, two ACC Tournament championships, four ACC Coach of the Year awards, two Henry Iba Awards, an AP National Coach of the Year award and seven NCAA Tournament appearances.
To say that I was emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually damaged after last year’s Round of 64 heartbreak to University of Maryland Baltimore College would be an understatement. Out of the barrage of texts that I received — mostly from “friends” excited to tell me that my college basketball team of choice was garbage — the one conversation that I think summarizes my feelings best came from my dad. After talking me through his emotions after his beloved Florida Gators were absolutely clobbered by the powerhouse Nebraska football team for the national championship in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, the only response I could muster was, “whatever.” I couldn’t care less about his national championship woes. We didn’t even come close to that game. What went wrong? I thought I had embraced the pace!
Last year, Virginia hoisted the ACC Tournament Championship trophy in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Cavaliers defeated North Carolina 71-63 in the championship after winning the regular season title. This year, the No. 2 Cavaliers have won the regular season title after an impressive 16-2 record in ACC play, only losing twice to Duke. Now, they will attempt to win their third ACC Tournament Championship in five years — Virginia also won in 2014. If they win, the Cavaliers would be the first back-to-back ACC Tournament Champions since Duke won the tournament three consecutive times from 2009 to 2011.
This past Saturday afternoon, three members of the men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala., in the NCAA Indoor Championships. Junior Jordan Scott, senior Bridget Guy and junior Brenton Foster took center stage in the their respective field events — triple jump, pole vault and high jump.