Tuesday night in Lynchburg, Va., the Virginia women’s basketball team won a 61-60 nail-biter against Liberty after senior guard Ataira Franklin sunk the go-ahead free throw with 11 seconds on the clock.
Considering that drawing conclusions may count as premature and that every conference sport endures a #GoACC week every now and then, we’re devoting one last edition of power rankings to the wacky tragicomedy that is 2013 ACC Football. If we’re going to wallow in the stench, anyway, we might as well do so while discussing the way “Duke controls its own destiny in the ACC Coastal” and “Virginia Tech has to cheer for Virginia this week” are real and true things.
The 2013 regular season was a demonstration in dominance for the Virginia women’s soccer team. The season opener against VCU saw them ranked seventh, but by their Sept. 11 ACC opener, the Cavaliers had shot up to second in the nation. A week later they were on top, and for good reason. The Cavaliers eventually notched 19 wins — a school record and perfect season.
In a season riddled with disappointment, the Virginia football team finally received some encouraging news Monday.
The Virginia rowing team closed out its fall season in nearby Earlysville, Va. Sunday, picking up two wins at the Rivanna Romp.
The No. 12 Virginia men’s soccer team received a No. 8 seed to the NCAA tournament and a first round bye Tuesday.
Coming off an impressive 70-57 rout of Davidson, the Virginia men’s basketball team (2-1) will take on the Navy Midshipmen (2-2) Tuesday night for the first time since 1974.
Coming off the bench in the Virginia women’s basketball team’s 95-82 victory over Louisiana Tech, sophomore guard Faith Randolph went 6 for 10.
After splitting their last two matches, the Virginia volleyball team paid a visit to N.C. State and No.
The Virginia men’s soccer team stumbled late against longtime rival Maryland in the ACC Championship game Sunday, losing 1-0 in Germantown, Md.
The men’s and 11th-ranked women’s cross country teams both qualified for the NCAA Championships with strong performances at Panorama Farms. The women captured first place, beating No. 19 William & Mary while the men finished second with 96 points behind No. 17 Eastern Kentucky.
The No. 7 Virginia field hockey team fell to No. 10 Massachusetts in overtime Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, ending its season. The Minutewomen did not lead at all during regulation, but they found an equalizer in the final minutes and scored a golden goal in the first overtime period to eliminate the Cavaliers.
Five Cavaliers scored in double-figures as Virginia (2-1) poured in 62 second-half points in a free-wheeling affair at John Paul Jones Arena.
Virginia (2-1) earned a measure of redemption against Davidson (0-3) as sophomore center Mike Tobey led the way with 18 points and 7 rebounds in a 70-57 win.
After dropping its first game of the season one week ago against in-state rival Virginia Tech, the top-seeded Virginia women’s soccer team got back to its winning ways Friday, trouncing Saint Francis in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 5-0.
Virginia men’s basketball head coach Tony Bennett officially unveiled three additions to his 2014 recruiting class Thursday morning, proclaiming that verbal commitments B.J.
Extensive previews for Virginia’s games in women’s soccer, field hockey, and men’s and women’s basketball this weekend ran in Thursday’s edition of The Cavalier Daily and remain available online.
There’s no doubt that the Virginia women’s soccer team has been on fire in 2013. The Cavaliers steamrolled their first 20 opponents by a combined margin of 65-10, the largest goal differential in the country.
Virginia’s most prominent sports team may be mired in a seven-game football losing streak. But for the teams operating outside of Scott Stadium, the fall has been highly successful.
Thanks to its stellar play throughout the regular season, the Virginia women’s soccer team earned the University’s first ever No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament and will host St. Francis Friday night at Klöckner Stadium.
