Use the fields below to perform an advanced search of The Cavalier Daily's archives. This will return articles, images, and multimedia relevant to your query. You can also try a Basic search
1000 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
After Virginia’s Final Four victory over Auburn Saturday and national championship win over Texas Tech Monday, the Charlottesville Police Department blocked off vehicular traffic on the Corner, on Elliewood Avenue and 14th Street from University Avenue to Wertland Street.
The Virginia men’s basketball team certainly had its most successful season ever this year, winning the first national championship in program history. The Cavaliers will return a talented roster, but Coach Tony Bennett will have a difficult task on his hands replacing key players who have left for the NBA.
While my favorite team on Grounds is the women’s water-polo squad, my second favorite is the basketball team. U.Va. basketball not making it into the NCAA Tournament this year was a tragedy! After making it as far as the second round last year, I was hoping that we would make headway and at least get to the Sweet Sixteen. We were not so lucky. After accumulating a 5-11 ACC regular season record and finishing 12th in the ACC, the Cavaliers missed the cut off for tournament play.
A wild three weeks of basketball and an unforgettable season come to an end for Virginia Monday night. For the first time in school history, the Cavaliers get the chance to finish on top.
Virginia Athletics announced in a University-wide email Sunday that John Paul Jones Arena will open its doors to the University community for the National Championship game Monday night as Virginia faces Texas Tech in Minneapolis. JPJ Arena is home to Virginia’s men’s and women's basketball teams.
It’s March 16, 2018. Then-sophomore guard Kyle Guy is bent over, hands on his knees. Virginia has just suffered a historical loss against No. 16 seed UMBC.
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.