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Wake’s trip to Virginia was as painful as a trip to the dentist

UVA’s defense stuck like glue and threw a suffocating blanket over Wake’s shooters, who entered the game as one of the ACC’s most potent offenses.

Baseball: Cavaliers pour it on in 21-3 thumping of Pride to clinch series

No. 14 Virginia hit four home runs and scored 17 runs between the third and fifth innings to produce a 21-3 victory over Hofstra on Saturday at Disharoon Park.

Men’s Lacrosse: Cormier becomes UVA’s career goal leader in 14-10 win at Richmond

In his 57th career game, Payton Cormier shattered Doug Knight’s program record of 165 career goals in No. 3 Virginia’s 14-10 win over No. 16 Richmond at Robins Stadium.

Women’s Lacrosse: Schwab leads No. 16 Hoos to 14-12 win over Princeton

On the back of a six-point performance from captain Morgan Schwab, the No. 16 Cavaliers outlasted Princeton to win 14-12 and earn their third-straight victory on Saturday at Klöckner Stadium.

UVA escapes with 49-47 win over Wake Forest

Despite a horrible afternoon from the free-throw line, Virginia survived with a hard-fought, 49-47 victory against Wake Forest on Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena.

Bennett joins Dean Smith, Krzyzewski with ACC milestone

The win over the Deacs assured Virginia of finishing above the .500 mark in ACC play for the 13th-consecutive year.

Bennett slapped with a rare technical foul in Wake win

Nearly 14 years had passed since the last time Virginia coach Tony Bennett was slapped with a technical foul, until Saturday’s game against Wake Forest.

Baseball: No. 14 UVA hangs on for 10-8 win over Hofstra to open 2024 season

No. 14 Virginia scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth and came away with a 10-8 victory over Hofstra on Friday at Disharoon Park.

Virginia’s defense readies for big challenge from Wake

Tony Bennett has been less than thrilled with Virginia’s defensive performances in the last two games. Look for that to change in Saturday’s huge showdown against visiting Wake Forest.

Women’s Lacrosse: Myers to be inducted into IWLCA Hall of Fame

The esteemed class of 2024 for the IWLCA Hall of Fame includes former University of Virginia head coach Julie Myers.

Hollins named Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year

Virginia running back Mike Hollins has been selected as the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year. Former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten presented Hollins with the award.

Swimming & Diving: Curzan captures third gold at World Aquatics Championships

Virginia sophomore Claire Curzan won gold in the 50M Backstroke on Thursday at the 2024 World Aquatics Championship in Doha, Qatar.

Scattershooting: Praising O’Connor; ACC makes changes; Hootie’s golden nuggets

Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting how fortunate UVA is to have Brian O’Connor as its baseball coach.

Swimming & Diving: Three Wahoos shine at World Aquatics Championships

All three members of the Virginia swimming contingent at the 2024 World Aquatics Championship earned gold on Wednesday in the Mixed 4x100M Medley Relay in Doha, Qatar.

Pitt bombs UVA’s ‘Pack-Line,’ which has no answers in loss

Pittsburgh knew exactly what it was getting into long before it arrived at John Paul Jones Arena on Tuesday night.

Pitt snaps No. 21 UVA’s win streaks with 74-63 upset at JPJ

The last time Virginia had lost a game at John Paul Jones Arena prior to Tuesday’s ACC tilt against Pittsburgh, Kihei Clark was still wearing a Cavalier uniform.

Craig Littlepage joins ‘The Jerry & Jerry Show’

Craig Littlepage shared great stories about recruiting Ralph Sampson, hiring Tony Bennett and Brian O’Connor, and building UVA’s athletic department into the “Stanford of the East.”