This Friday and Saturday, the Cavaliers will host one of the biggest collegiate meets of the outdoor track and field season — the Virginia Challenge.
It’s tough to top the feeling of closing out your senior season by winning back-to-back ACC Championships. It’s even tougher to top winning the individual title on the 54th hole at that same tournament. Virginia senior Lauren Coughlin may be the only one ever to experience something that trumps both of those by a longshot in the same hour.
The No. 3 Virginia women’s rowing team won 12 of 15 races this weekend at the Clemson Invitational on Lake Hartwell in S.C.
Virginia men’s golf wrapped up their spring season with a third-place finish this past weekend at the Wolfpack Invitational in Raleigh, completing a sweep of top-five finishes in each of the team’s five spring tournaments.
Fueled by a mid-game scoring run, the No. 14 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (8-6, 2-4) defeated No. 5 Louisville (12-3, 3-3) this past Saturday, 10-9, for the Cavaliers’ third straight victory.
It didn’t go to extras, yet somehow the noon finale Sunday between Virginia baseball and No. 13 North Carolina still interfered with early evening plans.
It was a busy weekend of tennis at the Snyder Courts, as both the Virginia men and women’s tennis teams played matches Friday and Sunday.
What started as a beautiful Sunday afternoon eventually turned into a bleak day for the Virginia men’s lacrosse team, as they fell to No. 16 Duke by a score of 14-8.
Everything seemed to click for the Virginia softball team this weekend. It had arguably its best series performance of the season, taking two of three against the Tar Heels. The Cavaliers (15-28, 5-10 ACC) used strong pitching and timely hitting to take down a quality opponent in North Carolina (24-21, 8-10 ACC).
When it comes to ACC women’s golf, it’s all about the Cavaliers. The Virginia women’s golf team defended its title at the ACC Tournament this past weekend in Greensboro, N.C., grabbing first place for the second consecutive year. In addition to the team’s first, senior Lauren Coughlin was crowned individual champion of the field of 60 in the 54-hole tournament.
After dropping to 7-8 in ACC play following a series loss against Boston College (18-11, 5-8 ACC) this past weekend, Virginia is looking to claw its way back up to .500 in the ACC with a strong showing against No. 13 North Carolina Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The scene at the McCue Center Thursday morning was nothing short of energetic although there was a peculiar combination of coaches yelling, whistles blowing, players shouting encouragement and, in the background, reggae music.
“Nothing was worse than spring football practice,” my dad, who suited up for Vanderbilt in the ‘70s, used to say.
Rowing and men's and women's golf head to the Carolinas this weekend.
Longwood baserunners stood at the corners with nobody out in the top of the fifth. Virginia was hanging on to a 6-2 lead, and coach Brian O’Connor had just snatched the baseball from freshman starter Daniel Lynch after a walk and handed it to junior reliever Tyler Shambora.
Virginia has a chance to earn its first conference victory when No. 16 Duke visits Klöckner Stadium Sunday afternoon.
A frantic weekend awaits Virginia tennis, as both the highly-ranked men’s and women’s teams are set to host two home games apiece before the postseason begins.
In order to be eligible for an NCAA tournament at-large bid, a team needs to have a record at or above .500. With a current 7-6 record, Virginia must win two of its next four games in order to qualify.
The Virginia softball team continues on with conference play this weekend, as they take on ACC rival North Carolina at the Park in Charlottesville, Va.
A springtime return to Charlottesville comes at the right time for the Cavaliers (20-14, 7-8 ACC), who have lost five of their last six road contests and consequently fallen outside of the NCAA’s top-25 rankings.
