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When Jayden Gardner didn’t participate in Senior Day ceremonies before Saturday’s loss to visiting Florida State, it sent a signal that the East Carolina transfer would likely be back for another season.
Sophomore Jake Gelof was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Week on Monday. The Cavalier third baseman hit .900 (9-for-10) with four home runs and 15 RBI in four games.
Virginia (7-0) completed the three-game sweep of Cornell (0-3) on Sunday with a 19-1 victory at Disharoon Park.
The Virginia softball team (9-6) got three home runs, but a big third inning by the Spartans proved to be too much to overcome as the Cavaliers fell at UNCG (9-4) on Sunday by a score of 6-4.
Three players had four goals and freshman Rachel Clark finished with eight points to propel No. 13 Virginia women’s lacrosse (3-3) to a 23-13 win over No. 16 Stanford (1-4) on Sunday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium.
The No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis team (10-1, 2-0 ACC) closed out the weekend with a 6-1 victory against Syracuse (8-3, 0-2 ACC) on Sunday at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.
ESPN’s BPI predictions rated Virginia with a 35-percent chance of making the NCAAs before the game and 17-percent with the loss.
No. 2 Virginia (4-0, 1-0 ACC) secured a big early lead and registered hat tricks from four different players en route to defeating No. 9 Syracuse (1-2, 0-1 ACC) 20-11 at Klöckner Stadium Saturday.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams finished competition at the ACC Indoor Championships at Virginia Tech’s Rector Field House on Saturday evening.
Virginia (6-0) remained unblemished through its first six games thanks to a 17-2 victory over Cornell (0-2) on Saturday at Disharoon Park.
The Virginia softball team (9-5) picked up two more wins at the UNCG Invitational on Saturday, combining to score 20 runs in wins over Towson and Loyola-Chicago.
Virginia guard Armaan Franklin sank what appeared to be the game-winning jumper with one second left Saturday, but Florida State spoiled the Cavaliers’ Senior Day with a buzzer-beating Matthew Cleveland 3-pointer to win, 64-63.
Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting that Virginia fans would like to nominate Mike Krzyzewski as chairman of the NCAA tournament’s selection committee.
Virginia (5-0) scored in all but one turn at the plate in a 24-9 victory over Cornell (0-1) on Friday at Disharoon Park.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams completed the second day of competition at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships at Virginia Tech’s Rector Field House with strong performances from several athletes.
The No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis (9-1, 1-0) opened Atlantic Coast Conference action with a 6-1 victory against Boston College (3-3, 0-1 ACC) on Friday at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.
The Virginia softball team (7-5) won both games on Friday to kick off play at the UNCG Invitational, defeating Towson (1-9) and Bucknell (2-7).
Ann Holland, the wife of longtime Virginia Basketball coach Terry Holland, joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to talk about the Hollands’ on-court meeting with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski before Wednesday’s game between the Cavaliers and Blue Devils.
Virginia (17-11, 11-7 ACC) hosts Florida State (14-13, 7-10 ACC) on Saturday. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 4 p.m. on ESPN2.
Three members of the Virginia women’s soccer team, midfielder Lia Godfrey, forward Alexa Spaanstra and defender Talia Staude have been named the roster for the U.S. U-23 Youth National Team to compete at the Thorns Preseason Tournament.