The week that was: A look at spring sports teams’ starts
By Luke Stievater | February 20, 2019As February inches closer to an end, we find ourselves welcoming something else back into our lives — the return of spring sports.
As February inches closer to an end, we find ourselves welcoming something else back into our lives — the return of spring sports.
If anything in life is certain beyond death and taxes, it may very well be that the Virginia men’s basketball team will consistently have the best scoring defense in the country.
In the Monday night game, the Cavaliers (23-2, 11-2 ACC) picked up their second win over the Hokies (20-6, 9-5 ACC) this season as they won 64-58 on the road.
After this 2-1 performance at the ITA Indoor Championships, a top-10 initial NCAA ranking is not out of the question for the Cavaliers.
Following a 1-1 start to the year, the No. 12 Virginia men’s lacrosse team lost a tight match 14-13 to No. 13 High Point Monday at Klöckner Stadium.
Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris defeated a field of ten of the NBA's top shooters in the Mountain Dew Three Point Contest as part of NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte, N.C Saturday night.
The Cavaliers kicked off the tournament with their third meeting against eight seed No. 16 Franklin and Marshall College (15-8).
The Cavaliers picked up their first wins of the season at the Elon Softball February Classic over the weekend.
The Virginia baseball team (0-3, 0-0 ACC) lost all three games played at the MLB4 Collegiate Baseball Tournament in Scottsdale, Ariz., over the weekend.
The Virginia women’s basketball team (10-15, 4-8 ACC) lost 70-53 to North Carolina (16-11, 7-6 ACC) Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill.
The No. 4 Cavaliers (22-2, 10-2 ACC) took down the Fighting Irish (13-2, 3-9 ACC) behind strong nights from sophomore guard De’Andre Hunter and junior guard Kyle Guy.
Fresh off its first ACC victory last week, the No. 22 Virginia wrestling team was unable to notch two wins in a row, losing to No.14 Virginia Tech Saturday at the Moss Arts Center.
The No. 14 Virginia women's lacrosse team defeated Elon 11-4 in a road contest Saturday afternoon.
After dropping the season opener, the No. 11 Virginia men's lacrosse team earned its first win of the season with an 11-8 victory over Lehigh Friday at Klöckner Stadium.
This year's Virginia team has the same composure and toughness as past Tony Bennett teams but also has a unique quality of resilience.
Experts and fans will have differing opinions, but my take is that Virginia is still the second best team in the country.
The Virginia baseball team will open their 2019 season Friday at 7 p.m. against No. 1 Vanderbilt in Scottsdale, AZ as part of the MLB4 Collegiate Baseball Tournament. The game will be televised on MLB Network.
As men’s and women’s basketball head into their final stretch of conference play, five Cavalier Daily sports staff writers take a look at five pressing questions for both teams.
Huff's impact goes beyond the advanced statistics. He is a lightning rod for the team in big games, providing highlight-reel blocks against Duke in Cameron Indoor and in overtime against NC State.
The Cavaliers (21-2, 9-2 ACC) used a late second half comeback to beat the Tar Heels (19-5, 9-2 ACC) in an impressive display of toughness on the road.