Men’s Golf: UVA posts NCAA runner-up finish to cap memorable season
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Playing in the program’s first ever National Championship match, Virginia men’s golf fell to Oklahoma State, 4-1, on Wednesday at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. The Cavaliers suffered their first match-play loss of the season, going 5-1 between Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA postseason play.
Sophomore Josh Duangmanee had a chance to extend the match against OSU’s Eric Lee on the par-5, 18th hole, but his birdie putt slid past the left edge of the hole. Lee’s recovery shot setup him up for a short birdie attempt that was conceded by Duangmanee. Lee’s win clinched Oklahoma State’s 12th National Championship.
First Team All-American Ben James was responsible for UVA’s lone point on the day when he defeated Preston Stout, 3&2. James never trailed and was 3UP through his first four holes on the day.
After Stout closed the gap to one on the 11th hole, James won the 12th, then the 15th before closing out the match on No. 16 by halving the hole. James went 3-0 in match play at the NCAA Championship.
In three of the four matches lost, Virginia was within one or tied when stepping on to the 15th tee.
The 2024-25 season was the most successful in the history of Virginia men’s golf. The Cavaliers defeated the last two National Champions, Florida (2023) and Auburn (2024), to make it to the program’s first ever championship match. It was the first two NCAA match-play wins in program history.
The Cavaliers won their first ever ACC Championship in late April, overcoming the league’s largest field. After winning the individual medalist honors at the NCAA Reno Regionals, senior Paul Chang led a furious comeback that saw UVA go from 25th place after the first day of NCAA stroke play to seventh by the tournament’s end. Chang finished T-7 in NCAA stroke play, tied for the fifth-highest individual finish at NCAAs by a UVA men’s golfer.
FROM HEAD COACH BOWEN SARGENT
On today’s match: “I thought we played very well from what I saw. I was with Bryan (Lee) most of the day, but we played well. They made more putts than we did, and that’s usually what it comes down to in match play. We played very solid golf from what I saw, but they just happened to play a little bit better. It’s a game of inches at this point and they came out on top.”
On his team: “It is a great group of guys. We are ACC Champions and National Runner-Up, so that’s a heck of a year but a little bit short of our goal. Most of our guys will be back and I’m looking forward to next year.”
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH RESULTS
Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson (OSU) def. Maxi Puregger (UVA) – 3&1
Eric Lee (OSU) def. Josh Duangmanee (UVA) – 2 UP
Ben James (UVA) def. Preston Stout (OSU) – 3&2
Gaven Lane (OSU) def. Paul Chang (UVA) – 4&3
Ethan Fang (OSU) def. Bryan Lee (UVA) – 1 UP
National Runner-Up.
Congrats to @OSUCowboyGolf 🤝 on a well played match.
Thank you for all the support this season Wahoo Nation.#GoHoos pic.twitter.com/rm04Y0nz55
— Virginia Men’s Golf (@UVAMensGolf) May 29, 2025
O’Connor: Heartbroken, takes ownership, addresses issues with scheduling
By Jerry Ratcliffe
Photo by Nikolozi Khutsishvili
Virginia’s watch party for the NCAA baseball tournament selection show started out hopeful for the Cavaliers but turned glum when the team learned its fate on Monday. UVA wasn’t included in the 64-team field, a rare fate for a Brian O’Connor team (18 invites since 2004).
The longtime Wahoos skipper didn’t like the end result but accepted the outcome, making no excuses. Still, he felt the sorrow of his team.
“Heartbroken, right?” O’Connor said. “When you pour everything into what you do and it doesn’t happen …” He didn’t finish his thought. Didn’t need to. The team was devastated that it couldn’t continue UVA’s postseason tradition, even though it finished the campaign hot, winning 12 of its last 15 games.
“They knew they were on the bubble. They knew this could happen,” O’Connor said. “But they believed, they had hope.”
Virginia was convinced enough that it would make the field that the team practiced all weekend leading up to Monday’s selection show. Then came the cold slap of reality, with a low RPI, low strength of schedule and too many losses to mid-major teams.
“We prepared like we were in the tournament and they were heartbroken, and they should be,” the coach said. “I wanted them to watch the [selection] show, whether we got in or not. If we didn’t get in, I wanted them to know what it felt like, and that feeling carries over.”
O’Connor said his heart ached for his players, but that being snubbed was a lesson that you get what you earn in life.
“Sometimes in this sport, at the highest level, it comes down to a game or two, whether you earn the opportunity or not,” O’Connor said. “It comes down to a game or a pitch or a play when you do get the opportunity. The margins are very small to get into the NCAA Tournament when you put yourself in the position that we did, and that’s what happened.”
The coach pointed out he was proud of the way his team responded on the back half of the schedule, winning 20 of its last 26 games, beating ACC regular-season champion Georgia Tech on the road, sweeping Miami, taking a road series against rival Virginia Tech. O’Connor said despite being left out of the NCAAs, it didn’t diminish how the team rallied to put itself in position for a possible bid.
“Unfortunately, it just wasn’t enough in the first half,” O’Connor said. “A few games cost us the opportunity. That’s what it came down to. I’ve never been one to profess how we should have been in or analyze it. What I analyzed is what we did OK and the situation that we put ourselves in.
“As the leader of this program, I own that. It’s my responsibility. The players play the game. I manage the season and the emotions and ups and downs of it all. So as the leader of the program, I own it that we didn’t get into the NCAA Tournament. I’m not going to make any excuses. Sometimes it comes down to a game or two.”
O’Connor pointed out to his team following the selection show that Virginia’s program has been called more times than it hasn’t, and wanted everyone involved to keep things in perspective about this one season falling a little short. The program has been to the College World Series three times in the previous four years.
“I think sometimes people want to think, ‘Well, what’s going on? Did we take a step back?’” the coach said.
“It’s a tough business and I don’t shy away from it. I love being challenged at the highest level and being held to a standard of success.”
The coach said it was easy for critics to say it came down to a sloppy loss to Boston College in the ACC Tournament opener, that if the Cavaliers had won that game, things would have turned out differently.
“That’s too much to put on a group of young men,” O’Connor said. “We play a lot of games. I remind the guys throughout the season, that ‘Hey, this game in front of us, this midweek game, you don’t know which one it’ll be that gets you in [the NCAAs] or doesn’t get you in, and we just didn’t do that consistently enough. And I own that as the leader of the program.”
The NCAA selection committee pointed out several midweek losses as a sticking point, as well as having not played some of the ACC’s elite programs during the season, which impacted UVA’s RPI and strength-of-schedule ranking. O’Connor explained those situations to add clarity.
When the ACC schedule came out, he was somewhat concerned that some of the top teams in the league were missing from UVA’s slate, due to the conference rotation of 18 teams.
“I thought about it, that those are some of the traditional powers,” O’Connor said. “I’m sure those schools looked at the schedule and said, geez, we don’t have Virginia on our schedule, but that’s the way these big conferences are now.
“It rotates every year and you really don’t know until the games start to be played who is going to be really good. I mean, Louisville the last two seasons was not in the NCAA Tournament.”
He pointed out that most prognosticators felt Stanford was going to have an awesome year, potentially a team that would finish in Omaha.
Virginia went 16-11 in the ACC, and what bewildered O’Connor was that most every year that any league team has finished with that kind of record, they made it to the NCAAs. The coach was right. This was the first time since 1994 that a team finished five games above .500 in the ACC and was left out of the NCAAs.
“Well this year it didn’t because of some of our midweek losses. Historically, at least over the last three years or so, we have dominated outside of the conference. We didn’t dominate this year. We had some flaws.”
O’Connor believed that if his team had won two or more of those nonconference games, maybe one more ACC game, there wouldn’t have been a conversation about Virginia being snubbed.
The committee also pointed out UVA’s strength of schedule (No. 257 in the country), impacted by the absence of some of the ACC’s upper-echelon teams, and because some of the nonconference teams that typically field strong programs with good RPI had down years.
“The challenge with the nonconference schedule is that those games are scheduled three years out,” O’Connor explained. “You look at the teams that we played twice in the middle of the week, right in our own state, and you look at what their RPI was inside 80 or 75, and they were well below 200 this year.”
For example, Virginia’s 2026 schedule is already 98-percent complete.
He pointed out that he wanted this year’s team to be challenged right out of the gate and scheduled two opening-season tournaments in Puerto Rico and Texas against teams like Oregon State, Oklahoma and Michigan to test his players early. Still, when he agreed to play in those events, he really didn’t know what other teams were in the field until the brackets came out.
O’Connor has always played a lot of in-state teams in the nonconference portion of the schedule, which usually is a positive, but is somewhat limited with midweek opponents because of an inability to travel far for those games.
“We’re geographically challenged a little,” he said. “We can’t get on a bus in the middle of the week and drive somewhere for six hours to play. They’re students, too.”
O’Connor is aware of critics who suggest Virginia should play more SEC opponents in the middle of the week.
“How do you do that?” he questioned. “Clemson can play Georgia (and South Carolina) because they are in close proximity. The schools in our league that are farther south can do that. That said, over two decades, our scheduling model has worked. It has allowed us to be top-eight national seeds, it’s allowed us to host regionals and super regionals. It didn’t this year because we didn’t take care of what we traditionally take care of.”
O’Connor plans to examine the schedule for the future (although it’s too late to address the 2026 slate) and if changes need to be made, especially early in future schedules, he’ll address those needs.
COMING LATER: O’Connor analyzes his program’s pitching, who’s coming back, who’s going in the draft and how his roster will be impacted by the upcoming Settlement, along with if ACC coaches are concerned about keeping up with the rival SEC.
Track & Field: Davis punches ticket as Hoos complete first day of NCAA East Regional
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The Virginia men’s track and field team kickstarted competition on the opening day of the NCAA East Preliminaries on Wednesday at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. as Keyandre Davis punched his ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships while Billy Atkinson, Gary Martin and Alex Sherman each advanced to the quarterfinal round.
- Davis punched his ticket on his third and final throw in the competition, launching one out 66.71m/218-10 to finish in sixth place.
- The junior opened the competition throwing for 63.87m/209-6 before fouling on his second attempt.
- Not letting the pressure get to him, Davis saved the best throw for last and was just off his personal and season best of 67.12m/220-2 from the ACC Outdoor Championships.
- Davis bettered his finish at the NCAA East Preliminary after finishing 41st in the event with his mark of 57.61m/189-0 last season.
𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 🫡
Keyandre Davis secured his spot for the NCAA Outdoor Championships on his third and final throw in the men’s hammer (66.71m/218-10, 6th)!!#GoHoos pic.twitter.com/w8Wc1dZvIU
— Virginia Track & Field and Cross Country (@UVATFCC) May 28, 2025
- Not letting the five-hour weather delay get to him, Martin won his heat with ease. The junior crossed the line in 3:40.52 to earn an automatic qualifying bid to the quarterfinal.
- Martin’s time was good for eighth overall between the four sections.
- Atkinson ran his way to a new personal best time of 3:40.97 to finish sixth in his heat and 13th overall.
- He bettered his previous best of 3:41.24 from the 2025 Virginia High Performance.
- Atkinson qualified for the next round on time as the top five in each heat and the next four fastest times move on. The sophomore grabbed the second time qualifying position.
- Sherman recorded the sixth fastest qualifying time crossing the line in 50.35 to finish second in his heat and sixth overall.
- The senior secured an automatic bid to the quarterfinals as the top three in each heat and the next six fastest times move on.
- This marks the third consecutive year in which Sherman has qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 400-meter hurdles and the second straight year in which he has advanced to the quarterfinals.
- Sherman just missed qualifying for the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships finishing 14th in the quarterfinals with his time of 50.34.
Qualifying to the Championships site is accomplished through performance in the First Rounds. Twelve competitors from each individual event and twelve teams from each relay event advance from each First Round site. The individual event student-athletes and relay teams accepted into Championships competition based on their performance at the First Rounds will be announced and posted on NCAA.com the week prior to Championships competition.
UP NEXT
The Cavalier women will begin competition Thursday at Hodges Stadium, starting with Annika Kelly and Estel Valeanu in the women’s hammer throw at 8 a.m.
Men’s Golf: Cavaliers pull off pair of upsets to compete for first national title
By Jerry Ratcliffe
Photo: UVA Athletics
Virginia’s golf team had to beat the past two national champions in back-to-back matches Tuesday to reach Wednesday’s NCAA Championship, the first time in program history.
The Cavaliers will take on Oklahoma State for the national title at 5:25 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday in Carlsbad, Calif. The match will be televised live by The Golf Channel. The Cowboys defeated Ole Miss in the other semifinal Tuesday evening.
Virginia defeated 2024 champion Auburn, 3-2, in Tuesday morning’s match play, advancing to the afternoon’s semifinal against 2023 champion Florida, and beat the Gators, 4-1. Ironically, Florida knocked UVA out of the tournament two years ago and Auburn did the same last year.
Virginia, coached by Bowen Sargent, is the only program in the nation to have qualified for the championship’s match play for the last three years.
The Cavaliers clinched the win over Florida when Ben James blasted his bunker shot to within tap-in range on the 18th hole of his match against PGA Tour player Ian Poulter’s son, Luke Poulter. (See attached video below).
This story will be updated throughout the evening.
Clutch gene 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗.
Tap-in birdie/sandy from Ben James has UVA in the NCAA Title match for the first time! #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/XGxXlEO0oM
— Virginia Men’s Golf (@UVAMensGolf) May 28, 2025
Report on De Ridder inaccurate, still awaiting NCAA approval
By Jerry Ratcliffe
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A report out of Europe concerning Virginia basketball recruiting target Thijs De Ridder’s eligibility is incorrect, according to Nick Kalinowski, an NBA Draft and NCAA basketball analyst.
The report claimed that the NCAA had denied De Ridder’s eligibility, and that the 6-foot-8 big man would remain in Europe and play for Paris Basketball.
Not true, reported Kalinowski on Tuesday night.
Kalinowski wrote:
“Update: sources with knowledge of the situation have refuted [previous] this report. The NCAA has made no such ruling on De Ridder’s eligibility at this moment and the plan remains for him to consider the college route this fall.
“As of right now, no firm decision has been made.”
Kalinowski said that he’s normally not a breaking-news reporter, but the source was very adamant that this report be cleared up.
De Ridder is a 6-8, 216-pound power forward from Belgium, a projected second-round NBA Draft choice who wants to give college basketball a try. Reports out of Spain a month ago claimed that De Ridder was likely leaving Bilboa for Virginia to play for new UVA coach Ryan Odom.
De Ridder is a 22-year-old standout who entered last year’s NBA Draft to receive feedback on his game and worked out for the Indiana Pacers.
Baseball takes center stage on ‘The Jerry & Jerry Show’
Our daring duo of host Jerry Miller and Hall of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe discuss the NCAA’s snub of Virginia’s baseball program, hit on Virginia’s golf team going for a national title, LPGA Tour’s Lauren Coughlin (Charlottesville), UVA hosting ‘26 lacrosse championship, then touch on Cavaliers football and basketball. It was a lively, full show. Here’s the podcast if you missed it.
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Virginia gets screwed by NCAA selection committee
By Jerry Ratcliffe
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Having a hard time digesting the NCAA Baseball selection committee’s decision to leave Virginia out of its 64-team field, considering what the Cavaliers accomplished.
UVA had some hiccups along the way, but figured out its issues and got itself together, turning around a season that once stood at 12-11 and finished 32-18, with the Cavaliers winning 12 of their last 14. During that span, the Wahoos won a series at Georgia Tech, swept Miami and took a road series at Virginia Tech.
Virginia finished in sixth place in the ACC regular-season standings, only a game-and-a-half behind first place Georgia Tech, yet ahead of Miami (15-14) and Louisville (15-15). In addition, the Cavaliers were robbed of an opportunity against second-place finisher Florida State, with all three of those games being cancelled due to the tragic shooting on the Tallahassee campus the week those games were scheduled.
Nine ACC teams were selected to the field, but Virginia was omitted with the excuse that the Cavaliers’ RPI was lousy — and it was, at No. 65 — thanks greatly to a nonconference schedule that was rated No. 257 in the country. UVA lost six of those games, which was bad, but what the Cavaliers did in one of the two best baseball conferences in the country should have overshadowed those issues.
Is it Virginia’s fault that some of its traditional nonconference opponents weren’t as good as usual? Past committees didn’t seem to hold that against the Cavaliers.
So, Brian O’Connor’s team, a regular participant in the NCAA Tournament, is left out of the postseason, the first time since 1994 that an ACC team finished five or more games above .500 in the league and was snubbed by the selection committee.
This stinks.
UVA’s national ACR number was 40, compared to other teams that got in: Kansas State (31-24, ACR 47); Kentucky (29-24, No. 38); Cincinnati (32-24, No. 43); Southern Cal (35-21, No. 44); Oklahoma State (28-23, No. 41); Arizona State (35-22, No. 39).
Also consider that Miami went 1-7 to finish the regular season and was No. 45, while Kentucky was 5-9 over its last 14 games, Kansas State was 5-7, USC was 3-6, and Oklahoma State was under .500 most of the season.
Oh, and that FSU series?
NCAA committee chairman Jay Artigues said the FSU series was discussed by the committee.
“It was definitely discussed and you hate to see that, but we can only evaluate for teams they do play,” Artigues said.
Lame.
He also pointed out that Virginia’s ACC schedule was “unbalanced.” Last time I checked, you play the ACC schedule you’re handed. UVA did and finished sixth.
Frankly, Artigues’ argument doesn’t add up, considering the numbers comparisons and going grossly against the grain considering the quality of the ACC.
Men’s Golf: UVA moves on to NCAA match play, will face Auburn in quarterfinals
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Virginia men’s golf completed its climb up the leaderboard and finished in seventh in stroke play at NCAA Championships on Monday. The Cavaliers are one of eight teams advancing to match play on Tuesday and will square off against defending national champion Auburn in the quarterfinals.
Virginia started the day in 11th place and vaulted four more spots to qualify for match play for the third-straight season. After the first round of competition on Friday, Virginia was in 25th place. UVA is the only program in the country to reach match play in each of the last three seasons. The Cavaliers were 4-under on the day, the fourth lowest of the 15 teams competing.
The ascent to a top eight spot came down to the final hole. Virginia finished its round on the ninth, with birdies from Josh Duangmanee and Paul Chang. Duangmanee started the late momentum with a birdie putt off the fringe on nine and Chang followed up with a 20-footer to bring UVA in a tie for eighth place.
UVA could only watch as Ole Miss and Florida State were still on the course. Florida State became the odd team out and was 3-over on the day compared to a -1 under performance by Rebels. Michael La Sasso of Ole Miss won the individual title to help the Rebels edge Florida State for the eighth and final spot.
Chang delivered his second-straight 3-under 69 in the final round and finished tied for seventh. It marked the fourth round in the 60s in seven NCAA rounds this postseason. The T-7 finish was tied for the fifth-highest ever by a Cavalier at NCAA Championships.
Duangmanee and Ben James each carded a 71 in the final round. James also came up big on the final hole of the day, with an up and down for par out of the bunker. The junior was 2-over for the tournament and was tied for 27th.
Virginia will have a chance to avenge a loss against Auburn in last year’s NCAA quarterfinal match. The Tigers won 3-1 en route to their first ever national title. The two teams played in three tournaments together in 2024-25 – The Inverness Collegiate, Valero Texas Open and the Southern Highlands Collegiate.
UVA went 1-1-1 against the Tigers in the three stroke play competitions which included a UVA team win at the Inverness Collegiate and James’ individual title at The Valero Texas Open where he bested Auburn’s Josiah Gilbert in a playoff.
Tee times on Tuesday are slated to begin at 9:50 a.m. ET. The Golf Channel will pick up coverage at 1 p.m. ET.
FROM HEAD COACH BOWEN SARGENT
“Awesome week for the guys, as we kept getting better each day at La Costa. Today we played some incredible golf from start to finish. We got off to a hot start making seven birdies in the first two holes. Just proud of the guys and their resolve down the stretch; Paul (Chang) and Josh’s (Duangmanee) birdie on the last was huge, not to mention Bryan (Lee) and Ben’s (James) up-and-down from the bunker. We’re excited for tomorrow and the opportunity to win a national championship.”
Men’s Golf: Hoos make cut for Monday’s final round of NCAA stroke play
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Virginia men’s golf held steady and finished the third round alone in 11th place at the 2025 NCAA DI Men’s Golf Championship. Virginia is one of 15 advancing teams that will play in the fourth and final stroke play round on Monday and compete for one of eight match play spots up for grabs.
Virginia shot a 3-over, 291 which was tied for the fifth-best round of any team in the field on Sunday. For the tournament, the Cavaliers are 13-over and one stroke out of eighth place. UVA is one of eight teams within three strokes of seventh and eighth place. The top eight teams after Monday’s fourth round will move on to an eight-team match play bracket to determine a national champion.
The Cavaliers are seeking their third-straight appearance in the match play finals after bowing out in each of the last two seasons to the eventual national champion in 2023 (Florida) and 2024 (Auburn).
Senior Paul Chang carded a 3-under, 69 the lowest score by a Cavalier at this year’s NCAA Championship thus far. Four of his five birdies came in his first nine holes. Chang was bogey-free over his final 10 holes. He moved up 31 spots and is now tied for 14th on the individual leaderboard at 1-under.
Sophomore Josh Duangmanee also made a move up the leaderboard with an even-par 72 in the third round. He has fired an even par 72 on five of his seven rounds at Omni La Costa North Course over the past two NCAA Championships. Duangmanee climbed to 46th overall and is 4-over for the tournament.
Junior Ben James scrambled to a 1-over, 73 on his third round. James had four bogeys and a double bogey but managed five birdies on the day. He is tied for 36th overall and is 3-over after three rounds of play.
After Georgia Tech and Wake Forest square off in a five-hole playoff to determine the 15th and final team to advance early on Monday, the Cavaliers will tee off No. 10 beginning at 10:41 a.m. ET.
Men’s Golf: Virginia in contention through two rounds at NCAA Championship
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Virginia is in 11th place, climbing 14 spots on the leaderboard after the second day at the 2025 NCAA DI Men’s Golf Championship. Junior Bryan Lee led the Cavalier charge on Saturday with UVA’s low round, a 2-under 70.
Virginia was one of seven teams under par on the day, with a 1-under, 287. It marked a 12-shot improvement from Friday’s first round. The 287 team score on Saturday is tied for the program’s best at Omni La Costa’s North Course in six total rounds over the past two seasons.
With 36 holes played, the Cavaliers are seeking one of the top 15 spots after Sunday’s third round that will allow them to advance the fourth and final stroke play round on Monday. After the fourth stroke-play round, the top eight teams advance to match play to determine a national champion.
Lee carded five birdies and closed the day with two birdies on his last three holes. He sits in 45th place after he climbed 62 spots on the individual leaderboard and is 2-over for the tournament. He shares 45th place with teammates Paul Chang and Ben James. Chang shot a 1-under 71 in a round that featured four birdies while James was 2-over on Saturday.
Sophomore Josh Duangmanee turned his fourth 72 in six rounds at Omni La Costa’s North Course. As a freshman last year at NCAA Championships, he carded three rounds at even-par, 72. Duangmanee also had five birdies on the day, including a four on the par-5, 18th hole.
Virginia will once again go off in the morning and start on No. 10 tee on Sunday, with tee times beginning at 10:47 a.m. ET
PING EAST ALL-REGION HONORS
On Saturday, all five Virginia golfers in the lineup at the NCAA Championship – Chang, Duangmanee, Lee, James and Patel were named to the PING East All-Region Team. It marks the third-straight year James has garnered All-Region honors while Patel and Lee were recognized for the second consecutive year.
NCAA Championships
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa
Carlsbad, Calif.
Par 72, 7,528 yards
Second Round Results
TEAM RESULTS
VIRGINIA RESULTS
Odom offers two more top-50 prospects
By Jerry Ratcliffe
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Virginia has handed out two more offers to prospects from the recruiting class of 2026, a guard and a small forward, both of whom are getting plenty of attention as spring/summer ball intensifies.
4-star Colby Giacubeno is getting tons of offers from around the country as the 6-foot-4 guard lites up opponents on the Nike EYBL circuit. There’s not a ton of information about the standout from Wasatch Academy in Utah, where UVA coach Ryan Odom and his staff coached during their stint at Utah State a few years ago.
However, he’s right on the line of being a national top-50 prospect according to 247Sports rankings, coming in at No. 51 in that company’s composite ratings, which combines and averages out the rankings of the major recruiting services. The 247 composite has him at No. 51 nationally among all prospects regardless of position, the No. 7 shooting guard and the No. 2 prospect in the state of Utah. In the 247 rankings, he’s given better numbers: No. 37 overall recruit in the country, No. 5 shooting guard and No. 1 prospect in Utah.
So far on the EYBL circuit, Giacubeno is averaging 14.4 points per game, 6.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
No wonder he’s getting bombarded with offers. Here’s the list of schools that have offered:
Virginia, UConn, Purdue, BYU, Houston, Maryland, Tennessee, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Utah, Utah State, Mississippi State, Stanford, Nebraska, Arizona State, Cal and Minnesota.
Odom’s other new offer went to Luca Foster, a 4-star small forward from Link Academy in Branson, Missouri. He originally is from the Philly suburbs and played for Bishop Carroll in the Philadelphia Catholic League.
Foster, a 4-star, is 6-5, 185 and, like Giacubeno, is rated higher by 247Sports than the other recruiting services. 247 has him as the No. 33 overall prospect (regardless of position) in the nation, the No. 14 small forward and the top prospect in the state of Missouri.
The 247Sports composite has him: No. 97 overall nationally, No. 36 small forward and No. 5 in Missouri. On3 rates him No. 54 nationally, No. 17 small forward and No. 2 in Missouri.
Virginia has offered at least six players from the Class of ‘26, all within the past week, including: 6-8 wing Cole Cloer of Greensboro (NC) Caldwell Academy; guard/small forward Bo Ogden from Austin, Texas; Christian Gibson, combo guard, Houston, Texas; and forward Trey Thompson of Greenville, Tenn. (see related stories on all four players on this site).
Men’s Lacrosse: Scott Stadium to officially host NCAA Championships in 2026
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The University of Virginia has been named the host of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships, which will be contested at the Carl Smith Center, home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium, the NCAA and University announced Saturday.
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In keeping with longstanding tradition, the 2026 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships – also known as ‘Championship Weekend’ – will unfold over Memorial Day Weekend with three days of action at Scott Stadium.
The venue accommodates more than 60,000 spectators, serves as the home of UVA football and has hosted concerts for some of the world’s most iconic touring artists, including The Rolling Stones, U2, and Charlottesville’s own Dave Matthews Band. For the 40th consecutive edition, Championship Weekend culminates with the Division I title game as a stand-alone finale on Memorial Day.
2026 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND SCHEDULE
(Game times and TV details TBA)
Saturday, May 23 — Division I semifinals
Sunday, May 24 — Division II final; Division III final
Monday, May 25 — Division I final
“We extend our gratitude to the NCAA and the Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee for entrusting us with the opportunity to host Championship Weekend. We have great respect for the history and tradition of this iconic event and UVA is honored to welcome collegiate men’s lacrosse to Charlottesville.” said Virginia Director of Athletics Carla Williams.
Virginia was awarded hosting duties after the NCAA announced a venue change in the fall of 2023, following a scheduling conflict with Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass), which was selected as one of the host sites for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
Next year’s Championship Weekend marks the first time since 1982 that UVA will host the Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship, having previously staged the event at Scott Stadium in both 1977 and 1982. Aside from the 1977 and 1982 games, UVA has hosted only two other NCAA Championships, the Division I men’s and women’s cross country championship races in 1987 and 2023.
Next year’s Championships marks the first time postseason lacrosse will be played at the venue since it served as a host site for the 2004 NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. Scott Stadium is also the first campus stadium to be the final site of the Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship since 2002, when Rutgers hosted the event.
“The Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee is excited to head to Charlottesville for a fantastic championship experience in 2026,” said Matt Colagiovanni, committee chair and deputy athletic director at Rutgers. “We are thrilled to work with the University of Virginia staff and local community to provide an outstanding championship experience for the student athletes as the event returns to a college campus setting.
“This is a tremendous opportunity, as fans from across the country will experience Charlottesville for the first time as the host of the national semifinals and the national championship game. We thank Virginia for their strong bid to host, and the committee looks forward to collaborating closely to make this a memorable event for everyone involved.”
Not since April 2, 2011 – when the Cavaliers hosted Maryland in a nationally televised regular-season matchup – has a lacrosse game been played at Scott Stadium. In a fitting end to the season, Virginia went on to defeat the Terrapins, 9-7, in the national championship game, capturing the program’s fifth NCAA title in the process.
Prior to Klöckner Stadium’s inaugural season in 1993, Scott Stadium served as UVA’s primary home for lacrosse – particularly for matchups against marquee opponents. Scott Stadium was also the host site of the 1976 North-South All-Star game, a prestigious annual event that showcases the nation’s top senior college lacrosse players.
In 2003, the NCAA unified the Division II and Division III national championship games with the Division I semifinals and final, creating a single, championship-filled weekend. The inaugural all-division format took place at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, where the Wahoos defeated Johns Hopkins, 9-7, in the championship game in dramatic fashion amid soaking wet conditions.
VIRGINIA MEN’S LACROSSE SEASON TICKET DEPOSITS
Deposits for new season tickets for the 2026 Virginia Men’s Lacrosse season are available at UVATix.com. Current season ticket members should not place a deposit as renewal information will be forthcoming later in the summer.
Men’s Golf: UVA’s Sargent named Dave Williams Award finalist
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Tony Markel Family Men’s Golf Head Coach, Bowen Sargent, has been named one of five finalists for the 2025 Dave Williams Award presented by Golf Pride Grips. The Williams Award honors the national coach of the year in NCAA Division I men’s golf and is awarded by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Sargent in his 21st year at Virginia and is a finalist for the prestigious award for the first time. The Cavaliers are making their third-straight appearance at the NCAA Championship and are coming off the program’s first ever ACC title, overcoming the largest field in league history. The ACC title was one of two wins for the Cavaliers and to go along with five other top three finishes in 2024-25
The Cavaliers qualified for NCAA Regionals for the 17th consecutive season and were sent to Reno as the No. 2 seed. Senior Paul Chang paved the way for UVA by earning medalist honors as UVA finished in second place at the NCAA Reno Regional. Led by two-time All-American Ben James, Sargent’s roster includes five players with a World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) of 102 or better. UVA is one of two programs nationally with five players inside the top 102 in the world.
2025 Dave Williams Award Finalists
Alan Bratton – OSU
Nick Clinard – Auburn
JC Deacon – Florida
Armen Kirakossian – UCLA
Bowen Sargent – Virginia
All five finalists are coaching at the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. The recipient will be announced on Tuesday, June 3.
UVA gets fifth commitment for class of ’26
By Jerry Ratcliffe
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Virginia has received its fifth commitment for the recruiting class of 2026 from Rustburg defensive back Alex Dunn.
Dunn, a two-way athlete, is a 6-foot-1, 180-pound 3-star who also plays wide receiver for Rustburg. He is also a standout in track & field and recently broke the school’s records in both the 110-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles.
Last season, Dunn was a true ball hawk, intercepting six passes and returning two of those for touchdowns. He also had seven PBUs, made 31 tackles and blocked two field goals.
Report: Scott Stadium will host ’26 NCAA men’s lacrosse championship
By Jerry Ratcliffe
Photo: Virginia.org
According to a report from a national lacrosse publication, UVA’s Scott Stadium will be the site of next year’s NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship.
Ty Xanders, a national analyst for Prep Lacrosse, posted the news on his Twitter-X account, saying that Virginia’s football stadium was selected because the original scheduled site for college lacrosse’s final four, New England’s Foxborough Stadium, is instead hosting the FIFA World Cup. With Foxborough booked, along with some other stadiums, a new location was needed.
Scott Stadium was once used for both lacrosse and soccer prior to other facilities built to house games for those sports.
Virginia has not confirmed this report.
Men’s Golf: UVA set for opening round of NCAA Championship
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The Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., will once again be the site for the 2025 DI Men’s Golf Championships. Virginia will make its 20th overall appearance at the championship and be part of the 30-team field for the third consecutive season.
Live Scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/236557/scoring/team
Television Coverage: Match Play competition on Tuesday (May 27) and Wednesday (May 28) will air live on the Golf Channel.
Format – All 30 teams and six individuals will complete 54 holes of stroke play. Following 54 holes of competition, the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team will advance for one additional day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for match play competition and the 72-hole stroke play individual champion. The top eight teams after 72 holes of stroke play will be seeded according to their 72-hole finish in an eight-team, single elimination bracket. Quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be played on Tuesday (May 27) and the championship match will be held on Wednesday (May 28).
NOTING THE CAVALIERS
- Virginia is making its 20th overall appearance at NCAA Championships and 10th under the direction of head coach Bowen Sargent.
- UVA advanced to the NCAA Championship after finishing second at the Reno Regional. Senior Paul Chang claimed medalist honors, becoming the second Cavalier ever to win an NCAA Regional title (Ben James – 2022).
- UVA is one of 11 programs nationally to qualify for the NCAA Championship in each of the last three seasons.
- The Cavaliers boast four players who have played in multiple NCAA Championships – Josh Duangmanee (2), Ben James (2), Bryan Lee (2) and Deven Patel (2).
- Virginia has four players ranked in the top-100 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings – Ben James (No. 4), Bryan Lee (No. 30), Paul Chang (No. 73), Josh Duangmanee (No. 84). Senior Deven Patel sits at No. 102 in the latest WAGR Rankings. UVA and Arizona State are the only programs in college golf to have five players ranked 102 or better.
- UVA has placed fifth in each of the last two seasons in NCAA stroke play competition enabling it to advance to match play.
- Ben James has finished in the top-10 in each of the last two seasons at NCAA Championship stroke play, including a runner-up finish last season. The only individual NCAA Champion in UVA program history was Dixon Brooke in 1940 at Ekwanok Country Club in Manchester, Vt.
- The Cavaliers have advanced to match play in each of the last two seasons, bowing out to eventual national champions Florida in 2022 and Auburn in 2023.
UVA IN THE RANKINGS
Golf Coaches Association of America (May 2) – No. 9
Scoreboard National Collegiate Golf Rankings (May 21) – No. 10
CAVALIER LINEUP
Ben James
Bryan Lee
Paul Chang
Josh Duangmanee
Deven Patel
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL FIELD
(seeded in the following order):
1. Auburn
2. Oklahoma State
3. Ole Miss
4. Texas
5. Arizona State
6. Oklahoma
7. Florida
8. Florida State
9. Virginia
10. Texas A&M
11. Illinois
12. UCLA
13. Vanderbilt
14. BYU
15. South Carolina
16. Pepperdine
17. Georgia
18. Tennessee
19. Texas Tech
20. Georgia Tech
21. South Florida
22. Colorado
23. UNLV
24. Purdue
25. San Diego
26. Wake Forest
27. New Mexico
28. Troy
29. California
30. Augusta
THE COURSE
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa – North Course – Par 72, 7528 yards
The North Course, formerly known as the Champions Course was rafted by the renowned golf course architect Gil Hanse, who designed the course in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics, it offers an exhilarating blend of challenges and strategic play.
Set as a true neutral site for the NCAA Division I Golf Championships for the second straight year, the North Course promises an unforgettable experience that includes notable holes such as the drivable par-4 on No. 11, a repositioned green on the par-3 16th hole reminiscent of Augusta National’s iconic 12th hole, and a reachable par-5 on No. 18. The course, designed with both men and women in mind, offers a unique blend of Southern California features, showcasing barrancas, dry washes, and native vegetation, all with the purpose of providing you with a challenging and engaging golf experience.
Virginia bounced by Boston College, 12-8, in ACC second round
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The Virginia baseball team dropped a 12-8 contest on Wednesday night to Boston College at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the Second Round of the ACC Baseball Championship.
Boston College scored five runs in the first inning, then added two more in both the second and fourth innings, creating a 9-4 lead after the opening four frames. The Cavaliers responded with a four-run sixth, narrowing the game to one run. However, the Eagles secured the win by scoring three insurance runs in the eighth, finalizing the score at 12-8.
Offensively for Virginia (32-18), Eric Becker went 4 for 4 on the night with a home run and four RBI, while Henry Ford added a 3-for-4 performance and four more RBI of his own.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Boston College (28-28) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first with a pair of doubles and a Virginia fielding error that led to a run scoring.
UVA answered in the bottom of the opening frame with a two-run home run from Becker. The homer was Becker’s ninth of the season.
The Eagles reestablished a five-run lead when a pair of runs scored on a wild pitch and a Virginia throwing error in the top of the second inning.
In the bottom of the frame, the Cavaliers plated a pair of runs on back-to-back RBI singles from Becker and Ford.
After a quiet third, Boston College scored two more runs in the fourth on a Cavalier error and an RBI single to make it a 9-4 ballgame.
Alex Markus pitched 2.1 innings of one-hit ball out of the Virginia bullpen to keep it a five-run game.
Harrison Didawick reached base to open Virginia’s four-run inning on an Eagle error. Didawick later scored on a bases-loaded fielder’s choice before Ford hammered a no-doubt three-run blast that brought UVA back to within a run at 9-8.
Boston College responded with a three-run inning in the top of the eighth, including a two-run double down the line in left and an Eagle scoring on a wild pitch.
In the bottom of the ninth, a trio of Cavalier batters went down in order as Boston College secured the 12-8 final.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- Virginia drops to 22-7 when Aidan Teel bats leadoff.
- Dating back to the April 6 contest at NC State, the Cavaliers have hit at least one home run in 21 straight games.
- Eric Becker tied his career-high with a quartet of RBIs on Wednesday. The sophomore now leads the team with 52 RBIs on the season.
- Henry Ford’s three-run blast in the sixth was the sophomore’s 11th of the season and tied Chris Arroyo for the team lead.
- UVA has committed five errors in a game twice this season, both against Boston College.
- With the defeat, the Cavaliers lead the all-time series 29-11 over the Eagles.
- Since the start of the Stanford series (March 27), Virginia is 20-7 and has won its last four ACC series to close the season.
- Following the cancellation of the Florida State series, the Cavaliers end the regular season with a 12-3 record with three-straight ACC series wins.
Colorado running back decommits from Virginia
By Jerry Ratcliffe
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The portal giveth and the portal taketh away.
Virginia’s running back room got a little smaller on Wednesday when former Colorado running back Isaiah Augustave announced on his Twitter-X account that he had decommitted from UVA and is reopening his recruitment. Augustave never enrolled at Virginia due to an issue with his academic credits and thus was not eligible to become a Cavalier.
He led pass-happy Colorado’s running attack last season with a mere 384 yards rushing on 85 attempts (4 touchdowns), but was expected to compete for playing time at Virginia after committing on April 20. Augustave’s departure leaves the Cavaliers with Xavier Brown and two transfer running backs, J’Mari Taylor of NC Central and Harrison Waylee from Wyoming.
Wahoo fans will remember the firestorm from Colorado coach Deion Sanders, who went on a rant after Augustave left the program and Virginia was involved with another Buffaloes player, defensive back Carter Stoutmire. Sanders was so perturbed that he called out UVA and accused the Cavaliers of tampering on a video that went public.
“Carter got offered a bag,” Sanders said on camera, surrounded by his team. Sanders looked at Stoutmire and said, “What’s the school that offered you the bag?”
Stoutmire answered, “Virginia.”
“Where my camera at?” Sanders then said. “Virginia, you got to stop. I’ll let you have one (Augustave). I ain’t saying nothing about it. Come on, now. Come on. We let you have one. I ain’t saying nothing about it.”
Augustave visited UVA that same day and committed shortly after. Augustave was a 4-star running back in high school back in Naples, Fla., and ranked the No. 19 running back prospect in the country in the recruiting class of 2023.
Confident Woolfolk hungry for more postseason success
By Jerry Ratcliffe
Photo: UVA Athletics
About this time a year ago, Jay Woolfolk experienced a baseball rebirth of sorts.
He had struggled most of the 2024 season as a bullpen pitcher and lost his confidence. Woolfolk later explained that he had often felt “one pitch away” from getting over the hump, but couldn’t quite overcome that obstacle.
Virginia coach Brian O’Connor put on his Dr. Phil hat during a late-season, one-on-one meeting with his frustrated hurler and got things straightened out. During the meeting, O’Connor handed Woolfolk a report with the pitcher’s statistical data included and instructed the then-junior right-hander to rip up the report and throw it in the trash basket.
“Starting over, fresh start,” O’Connor told Woolfolk.
The Chesterfield native took the chat to heart, went out and gave Florida State his best effort and impressed the coaches enough that he earned a start against Mississippi State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Charlottesville. Woolfolk mastered the Bulldogs, then repeated with another clutch performance against Kansas State, helping send the Cavaliers to Omaha for the College World Series.
While Woolfolk suffered an injury in Omaha, he had conquered his demons.
Rated the No. 250 prospect in the Major League Baseball Draft, Woolfolk wasn’t picked in the first 10 rounds (315 picks) and promptly decided to return to UVA for his senior year.
Sometime late tonight, Woolfolk will start on the mound for the Cavaliers in the ACC Tournament in Durham, and he’ll be ready to go. Seems as if late-season and certainly postseason baseball suits him well.
“I just believe it’s part of Jay’s DNA, it’s who Jay Woolfolk is,” O’Connor said of his senior starter. “He’s a competitor. He loves to be in the big moments and when he does, more times than not, he steps up.”
Heading into tonight’s game against No. 14-seed Boston College (first pitch scheduled for 9 p.m.), Woolfolk stands at 4-2 on the season with 12 starts and carries a 4.26 ERA, having pitched 63.1 innings. He’s given up 59 hits, struck out 73 and walked only 23. His 82 career appearances are tied for seventh-most in UVA history.
“This kid has had some challenges in his time here,” O’Connor said. “Jay is a winner. Nobody’s career just keeps going up and up and up, but it’s at the highest level of all time.”
Woolfolk has been Virginia’s Friday-night starter all season and has been solid. Just as he stepped up toward the end of last season, he’s done it again down the stretch this season.
The former Benedictine player said last year’s finish has carried over to this season, particularly during the second half of the season.
“Mostly with my confidence,” Woolfolk said before the team departed for Durham. “Just having that mindset of going out there and filling up the [strike] zone, not worrying about anything else, controlling what I can control on the mound, and that’s helped me transition to this season.”
He also learned how to deal with pressure last season, transitioning from the bullpen — when he would enter the game, often inheriting base runners and sometimes in sticky situations — to the starter’s role. That’s all part of managing a game.
When Virginia’s backs were against the wall in March and the team was mired in a 12-11 record, veterans like Woolfolk on the team, guys who had been through tough times and overcame them, guys who had been to Omaha, led the younger players out of the wilderness, kept their confidence up and didn’t reach for the panic button.
Woolfolk said that everyone sticking together was the key in fighting their way out of their funk. He called it “just playing Virginia baseball, playing playoff baseball.”
“We had big expectations (Virginia was ranked as high as No. 2 nationally in one preseason poll), but all we needed was to get back to playing Virginia baseball,” Woolfolk said. “That’s what we’re doing right now. We’re playing for each other, for the program. We weren’t trying to change what we were doing, just play Virginia baseball.”
As a result, UVA has won 20 of its last 26 games, 12 of its last 14, and enters the ACC event as one of the hottest teams in the nation.
“We’re playing with a lot of confidence,” Woolfolk said. “We’re going to play in Durham as if we need to get into the NCAA Tournament. We’re going to play it one game at a time until the selection show (Sunday).”
While some may not like tonight’s late start, in which the 9 p.m. schedule could be backed up if any of the three earlier games fall behind or are delayed, Woolfolk doesn’t worry about such things.
“I know my mom doesn’t like it, but I get to sleep all day,” Woolfolk chuckled.
“I’m just going out and trying to fill up the zone and let my defense play,” he said. “I have a great defense behind me and trust them. I know our offense is going to score, especially how hot we are right now, so I’m trying to limit the other team’s offense and that’s how I’ve been pitching.”
Women’s Golf: Hoos edged by top-ranked Cardinal in NCAA quarterfinals
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After a hard-fought duel in which the Cavaliers led multiple matches early, the No. 10 Virginia women’s golf team came up short as the Cavaliers were eliminated by top-ranked Stanford in the match play quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships. The Cardinal defeated UVA, 3-1, on Tuesday at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
Starting on the first tee, three out of five Cavaliers led by their eighth hole when Jaclyn LaHa took her first lead through seven. LaHa would maintain the lead for the remainder of her match on the way to a 3&2 victory over Kelly Xu (No. 29 NCAA/No. 29 WAGR).
After leading by three holes early, freshman Kennedy Swedick trailed by just one on the 18th hole. Putting for birdie to tie the match, Swedick’s attempt caught the edge of the cup but would not fall. She fell 1UP to Paula Martín Sampedro (No. 6 NCAA/No. 13 WAGR) as Stanford claimed the first point of the match.
“I knew that that one was going to be a really key match,” said head coach Ria Scott. “I knew what [Kennedy] is capable of in match play. She had a really great mindset, and she had a chance today. She played some incredible golf through about 13 holes, but when she started to slip up, Paula Martín Sampedro really started to hone in on her game. So, the timing of those two things just wasn’t right, but Kennedy has an incredible future ahead of her, both on this squad and in golf in general.”
Megan Propeck trailed by as many as three holes but battled back to tie things up before falling 2&1 to Meja Örtengren (No. 5 NCAA/No. 14 WAGR). Rebecca Skoler fell 5&3 to Andrea Revuelta (No. 7 NCAA/No. 4 WAGR).
Amanda Sambach (No. 18 NCAA/No. 21 WAGR) was tied with Megha Ganne (No. 16 NCAA/No. 11 WAGR) through 15 holes when the match was decided.
“I say this every year,” said Scott. “When you get to the national championship, there’s 29 teams that leave unsatisfied and there’s one team that’s happy at the very end. I think today, our team was sad it was over, but really proud of what they accomplished this year.
“To have such great leaders like Amanda, Megan and Rebecca experience match play at the championship…I think it was just a great way for them to cap off their collegiate careers and know that they could go toe to toe with the best team in the country.”
The Cavaliers qualified for match play at the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2016. It marks UVA’s second appearance in match play since the format was introduced in 2015.
Megan Propeck was one of three players tied for fifth place in stroke play (6-under 282) to mark the second-highest finish by a Cavalier at the NCAA Championships. Virginia finished eighth in stroke play at 15-over 1167.
(8) Virginia vs (1) Stanford
Quarterfinal Match Play Results
Paula Martín Sampedro (STAN) def. Kennedy Swedick (UVA), 1UP
Meja Örtengren (STAN) def. Megan Propeck (UVA), 2&1
Jaclyn LaHa (UVA) def. Kelly Xu (STAN), 3&2
Amanda Sambach (UVA) vs. Megha Ganne, Unfinished
Andrea Revuelta (STAN) def. Rebecca Skoler (UVA), 5&3
