Swim & Dive fares well against Virginia Tech in weekend dual meet
By Robert Elder | January 19, 2015Friday and Saturday, the Virginia swimming and diving teams persevered through the pain in an impressive performance against Virginia Tech.
Friday and Saturday, the Virginia swimming and diving teams persevered through the pain in an impressive performance against Virginia Tech.
The Virginia men’s basketball team downed Boston College, 66-51, Saturday afternoon at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
After seizing the lead with 2:34 to play in the first half, the Virginia women’s basketball team never relinquished it in a 68-56 victory against Boston College Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
The Skinny on men’s basketball, wrestling and women’s basketball.
Somewhere within the concrete maze of University Hall, Virginia track and field athletes congregate in what they refer to as “the cage.” Here, they prepare for their opening invitational on Friday.
Coming off a 12-point loss at Syracuse on Sunday, the Virginia women’s basketball team looks to regroup at home, where they are 9-1 this season, against visiting Boston College Thursday evening.
Fourteenth-ranked Virginia wrestling begins conference action this Friday against Duke in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers (8-3) put their 30-match win streak inside Memorial Gymnasium up against a Blue Devil (5-3, 1-1 ACC) squad that is considerably better than some of its previous iterations.
After a week of training in Florida, Busch has his team focused on Virginia Tech. A year ago, the Cavalier women blew the Hokies out of the water, taking a 245-125 victory. As usual in ACC competition, few are worried the Saturday’s result will be much different.
On Saturday, millions watched as Tom Brady threw his 46th playoff touchdown and bypassed Joe Montana for the most touchdowns in NFL postseason history. His three passing touchdowns helped lead his team against the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional round of the playoffs, but what millions didn’t realize was that Brady’s legs essentially won the game for the Patriots.
Virginia junior guard Justin Anderson scored nine of his 11 first-half points from long range Tuesday night against Clemson at John Paul Jones Arena. But when junior guard Malcolm Brogdon found him on the baseline with an open lane to the hoop shortly after the break, the ACC’s leading 3-point shooter soared in for a monster two-handed jam.
The Virginia men’s basketball team welcomes Clemson to John Paul Jones Arena Tuesday night for a conference game slated to begin at 8 p.m.
With the Virginia men’s basketball regular season halfway over, it’s time for a definitive ranking of the team’s MVP up to this point.
After storming through non-conference play to 12 wins and zero losses, the Virginia men’s basketball team notched a trio of hard-fought ACC victories beginning Jan. 3 at Miami.
It’s been a wild couple of weeks in college basketball to kick off the New Year. Even those Virginia fans that began the season without gray hairs may start examining their manes more closely following a few early ACC games that I think many would agree were too close for comfort.
The Virginia women’s basketball team opened conference play 2-1, coming off a 10-3 finish of non-conference play. The Cavaliers kicked off conference play Jan. 4 on the road against in-state rival Virginia Tech in a 62-47 victory, their 17th straight win against the Hokies dating back to 2008.
The 16th-ranked Virginia wrestling team endured two days of intense competition to claim runner-up honors at the Virginia Duals.
The Virginia men’s basketball team topped Notre Dame, 62-56, Saturday night at Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Indiana in a seesaw conference tilt between the nation’s No. 2 scoring defense and its No. 3 scoring offense.
Virginia (14-0, 2-0 ACC) posted a 61-51 win to extend the program’s best start since 1980-81, when the Cavaliers—led by three-time Naismith College Player of the Year Ralph Sampson—won their first 23 games.
Associate head coach for offense Tom O’Brien and sophomore outside linebacker Max Valles are leaving the Virginia football program, while former North Carolina wide receiver and kick-return specialist T.J. Thorpe is just now on his way.
The No. 3 Virginia men’s basketball team survived its first scare of the season in its ACC opener against the Miami Hurricanes (10-4, 0-1 ACC). Struggling at the line came back to haunt the Cavaliers, who blew an 18 point halftime lead and were forced to play two overtimes to overcome the Hurricanes. Virginia (13-0, 1-0 ACC) shot under 70% from the line which allowed Miami to claw its way back into the game.