The Cavaliers are going into Saturday’s game with a national tournament attitude, as the result of the game possibly determines if Virginia will make a NCAA postseason appearance this season.
As spring camp drew to a close Saturday with the Spring Football Festival, Mendenhall was pleased with the progress his players have made.
With 62 teams and 1,200 competitors coming to Charlottesville last week for the Virginia Challenge, the Virginia men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams had a lot on their plate in terms of competition.
No. 21 Virginia baseball (26-17, 11-10 ACC) found itself in an early hole Tuesday afternoon at Harbor Park, where in-state rival Old Dominion hasn’t lost a game to the Cavaliers since 2006.
The Virginia women’s softball team continued its strong end to the season this past weekend, taking two out of three against ACC rival Georgia Tech.
I’ve never thought of myself as a diehard D.C. sports fan. Sure, I read The Washington Post’s Sports page almost every morning of my high school years.
The No. 22 Virginia baseball team took down No. 1 Miami in a three-game series this past weekend, winning the first and third game. After a close 6-5 win Friday, the team suffered a 9-2 defeat Saturday before bouncing back Sunday to win, 7-3.
The Virginia men’s golf team tied for eighth place at the ACC Tournament, hosted this past weekend at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C. The Cavaliers struggled to keep pace with some of the top programs in the nation over the course of the weekend, suffering final round setbacks to post a team total of 6-over 870.
Seeking their tenth-straight ACC title, the top-ranked team in the nation, the Virginia men’s tennis team, traveled down to the Cary Tennis Center in Cary, N.C., this past weekend.
This past weekend, 62 teams and over 1,200 athletes gathered in Charlottesville to participate in the Virginia Challenge — one of the most competitive meets of the season. That didn’t deter the Virginia outdoor track and field teams, though. The Cavaliers embraced the competition and their tenacious attitude led to another successful meet for the teams.
The fifth-seeded Virginia women’s tennis team showed well in the ACC tournament, defeating twelfth-seed Florida State and fourth-seed Duke en route to an semifinals appearance, where they were defeated by top-seeded North Carolina, 4-1.
Virginia earned a much-needed win over Georgetown Saturday night at Cooper Field. The Cavaliers (7-7, 0-4 ACC) edged out the Hoyas (2-11, 1-3 Big East), 8-7, in a game that saw 3-0 runs for both teams.
The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team finished its regular season with a win this past Friday in Blacksburg, defeating Virginia Tech, 14-7.
“The Skinny” on weekend action for baseball, softball and women’s lacrosse
After losing the first game of the day, it looked as if it was going to be a long day for the Cavaliers. However, Virginia responded with a scoring outburst in game two against Liberty.
The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team had its three-game win streak come to a halt Wednesday night, as the Cavaliers were defeated by the No. 1 Maryland Terrapins, 17-6.
Virginia defeated a 2015 NCAA Tournament team in Radford Tuesday afternoon before falling to the bats of VCU Wednesday.
It was another disappointing game for Virginia in a 14-8 loss against Duke Sunday at Klöckner Stadium. After hanging with the Blue Devils for most of the first half, No. 16 Duke (8-6, 2-2 ACC) pulled away in the second.
Growing up in Croatia, the first ball junior shot thrower Filip Mihaljevic came in contact with was a soccer ball.
The Virginia men’s golf team will begin postseason play when they participate in the ACC Tournament starting Friday at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C.
