Tina Thompson has been selected as Joanne Boyle's successor to coach Virginia women's basketball, bringing Hall of Fame playing experience into the fold for the Cavaliers.
The season may not have ended the way they wanted it to, but the NCAA tournament loss to South Carolina showcased just how far the Cavaliers have come.
Serving as Virginia's head coach for seven seasons, Boyle finished with a 129-98 record.
Although Virginia hung around with defending national champion South Carolina for the majority of the game, the Cavaliers could not pull off their second upset of the tournament.
The win over the Golden Bears Friday night marked the first time since 2009 that Virginia has won a game in the NCAA Tournament.
The proposal is awaiting approval by the University's Board of Visitors.
This marks the Cavaliers' first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2010.
The Cavalier Daily Sports' staff discusses if the baseball team is in a slump, the future of men's lacrosse, women's basketball in the ACC Tournament and breakout spring sports athletes.
Sophomore guards Dominique Toussaint and Jocelyn Willoughby have been crucial to the success of the women's basketball team this season.
The CD Sports Staff discusses Virginia men's and women's basketball, ACC men's basketball and non-basketball questions on their minds.
The Cavaliers have been rolling in ACC play but will have their toughest matchup yet when No. 4 Louisville rolls into John Paul Jones Arena on Thursday.
The Cavaliers will next return home Thursday to play No. 4 Louisville in one of their biggest matches of the season.
The Cavaliers continued their torrid run in ACC play with an 82-70 victory.
Virginia took down arch rival Virginia Tech Sunday, 61-52, to continue its red-hot start in the ACC.
With her final game at John Paul Jones Arena in jeopardy of ending in a loss Thursday, senior guard Faith Randolph made two plays down the stretch that willed her Virginia women’s basketball team to victory over North Carolina, 72-68.
The Virginia women’s basketball team led for over 39 minutes against Pittsburgh but could not close out to lose its fourth straight game, 68-63 Thursday night at the Petersen Events Center.
Unable to recover from a lengthy scoring drought in the second half, the Virginia women’s basketball team lost its third straight game Sunday afternoon, a 68-62 bout with Georgia Tech at home.
With a loss to Miami Wednesday night, Virginia fell to 0-3 on the road against ACC opponents, but the team hopes to bounce back against Georgia Tech at home, where the Cavaliers are 10-1 this season.
After jumping out to a 10-0 lead, the Virginia women’s basketball team faltered in the second half to lose 58-67 against Miami Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla..
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.
