No. 25 Virginia football continued its hot start to 2019, defeating ACC foe Florida State and improving to 3-0 Saturday night at Scott Stadium.
Just over five months after Virginia won the first men's basketball national championship in school history by beating Texas Tech 85-77 in overtime, players and fans came together for a special night at JPJ.
Like they did against Miami last year, the Cavaliers are ready to take down a national giant under the Saturday night lights in Charlottesville.
With three wins in three games in 2019, the No. 6 Virginia men's soccer team will put its undefeated record on the line Friday as the Cavaliers travel to play No. 2 Duke in a showdown between a pair of top-10 teams.
The Virginia volleyball team lost to Liberty in straight sets Tuesday night at Memorial Gymnasium. The final score read 25-23, 25-22, 30-28.
Friday night, the No. 7 Virginia men’s soccer team took on High Point at Klöckner Stadium in the second-ever match between the two teams.
Just six games in, the No. 5 Virginia women’s soccer team has already justified its high expectations with dominant play on both sides of the ball.
The Cavaliers beat UMass-Lowell and No.14 Ohio State in back-to-back showdowns this weekend.
The Virginia volleyball team competed in the Rutgers Invitational over the weekend and finished with a record of 1-2. The Cavaliers (3-3, 0-0 ACC) beat Princeton, before falling to Towson and Rutgers.
The No. 5 Cavaliers (5-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC) drove past the No. 15 Hoyas (2-1-2, 0-0-0 Big East) with a pair of goals by freshman forward Diana Ordonez and senior forward Megan McCool. Sophomore forward Rebecca Jarrett served assists on both goals.
With multiple ranked teams falling over the weekend, Virginia leapfrogged the likes of Stanford and Nebraska into the No. 25 position in the AP Top 25.
The Cavaliers (2-0, 1-0 ACC) beat the Tribe (1-1, 0-0 CAA) behind a strong first half — the Cavaliers went into the break up 35-3 — and touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams.
Saturday’s decisive win against Pittsburgh provided more evidence that Virginia is taking the next step to become the state’s DBU. The Cavaliers’ pass defense will be the team’s strength once more in 2019.
No. 5 Virginia will face No. 15 Georgetown at home Thursday, Sept. 5 in what should be the Cavaliers’ biggest test thus far. The teams will meet for the fourth time as the Cavaliers (4-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC) look to improve their 1-2-0 record against the Hoyas (2-1-1, 0-0-0 Big East).
With the game just a few days away, let’s take a look at the players to watch and the keys to the game that may decide the result.
The No. 11 Virginia field hockey team took care of both Old Dominion and Penn State this weekend to remain undefeated in 2019.
In the second annual “Battle for the DMV,” No. 12 Virginia defeated the defending national champion and top-ranked Maryland 2-0 Monday night.
The No. 6 Virginia women’s soccer team continued its winning streak with its fourth straight victory of the season over No. 12 West Virginia Sunday afternoon.
The Virginia volleyball team opened its season with a strong showing in the Cavalier Classic over the weekend. The Cavaliers (2-1, 0-0 ACC) beat Furman and Loyola (Maryland), before falling to Coastal Carolina.
About an hour away at Liberty University in Lynchburg, the Virginia men's and women's cross-country teams made their season debut.
