Volleyball splits regular season finale
By Chanhong Luu | December 1, 2014The Virginia volleyball team’s 2014 campaign ended this past weekend with a 3-0 loss to Syracuse after a midweek 3-0 win against Boston College.
The Virginia volleyball team’s 2014 campaign ended this past weekend with a 3-0 loss to Syracuse after a midweek 3-0 win against Boston College.
The Virginia women’s basketball team split a pair of games in the Florida International Tournament this past Thanksgiving weekend, losing in the last five seconds against Toledo on Friday before coming back with a double-digit win against host Florida International on Sunday. With less than 10 seconds left in the game, Toledo senior guard Inma Zanoguera dribbled the ball down the court, sidestepped her defender, Virginia sophomore guard Breyana Mason, and hit her fourth three-point shot of the night to give Toledo a 64-62 lead. With five seconds left in the game Virginia freshman guard Mikayla Venson, who prior to Zanoguera’s shot had hit a jumper to give Virginia a 62-61 lead, attempted a three-point shot of own, but it bounced off the rim to give Toledo the win.
After defeating North Carolina-Wilmington 3-1 last Sunday and seeing top-seeded Notre Dame (12-5-4, 6-1-1 ACC) snatch a narrow 2-1 victory against Ohio State in their respective second round matchups, the Cavaliers had a chance at revenge.
In what may be the defining game in coach Steve Swanson’s tenure at Virginia, the fourth-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team (22-2) topped No.
I am angry. Angry that Virginia posted its third straight losing season. Angry that we missed a bowl.
The eighth-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team traveled to the Barclays Center this weekend for the third annual Barclays Center Classic.
The Virginia football team fell to Virginia Tech 24-20 Friday night in Blacksburg, leaving coach Mike London’s Cavaliers a win short of a bowl game and sending the Hokies to their 22nd consecutive bowl-game appearance under coach Frank Beamer.
The Virginia men’s basketball team pounced early against Tennessee State Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
There seems to be a sense of panic spreading across U.S. Soccer circles. On the tail end of consecutive losses in international friendlies to Colombia and the Republic of Ireland, the team is winless since a post-World Cup friendly with the Czech Republic.
No. 4 Ohio State (4-1)—perhaps motivated by its defeat at the hands of No. 10 Virginia Tech on Sunday—entered Monday’s bout on a mission to reverse its misfortunes and overwhelmed ninth-ranked Virginia 30-7.
This weekend, Virginia had the chance to move into the Elite Eight, and the battle-tested Cavaliers leapt at the opportunity.
Despite falling behind in the opening half and playing all but the first minute without senior midfielder Eric Bird due to a groin injury, No. 16 seed Virginia (11-6-2, 3-3-2 ACC) used a re-tinkered defense and a revitalized offense to propel itself to a 3-1 win.
It was a tale of two teams Saturday at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana. The 17th-ranked Virginia women battled through adversity to claim 15th place while the 13th-ranked men, bogged down by a slow start, finished 21st.
The official results did not look overwhelmingly encouraging for Virginia after the three-day Ohio State Invitational. But since the Cavaliers only sent their divers on the weekend, the takeaways were positive thanks to impressive individual performances.
The Cavaliers defeated the Yellow Jackets, 3-1, Friday evening before falling against the Panthers, 3-1, on senior day Sunday afternoon.
The 9th-ranked Virginia wrestling team will welcome No. 4 Ohio State for a primetime showdown Monday at John Paul Jones Arena.
In a battle of the orange and blue, the Virginia women’s basketball team faced Auburn Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena.
Saturday was a great night to be a Virginia football fan, as the Cavaliers dominated Miami, 30-13.
Atkins provided a critical boost for Virginia, racking up eight points, eight rebounds and three blocks after the break. After the game, Bennett praised his most experienced Cavalier.
Virginia (5-6, 3-4 Coastal) seized a 13-7 halftime lead against the Hurricanes and only improved after the break, when the Cavaliers shut out Miami until garbage time and scored 17 points to post a 30-13 win on Senior Night.