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Panthers prevail, 60-51, handing Virginia sixth-straight loss
It was the sixth-straight loss for the Cavaliers and snapped a 10-game losing streak for the Panthers.
Hokies’ defense the difference as No. 6 UVA’s winning streak ends
After surrendering 92 points at Miami earlier in the week, Virginia Tech coach Mike Young was determined to stop the bleeding.
‘Fear the Stache:’ Vander Plas giving UVA opponents lots to fear as a nightmare matchup
“Fear the Stache” is becoming a thing with Virginia basketball grad player Ben Vander Plas.
Wahoo Preview: No. 6 Virginia at Virginia Tech
The sixth-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team looks for its second season sweep of an ACC opponent this week, as the Cavaliers travel to Blacksburg for a noon tip off at Virginia Tech.
UVA drops fifth in a row, falling 73-62 at 11th-ranked North Carolina
The Virginia women’s basketball team suffered a 73-62 loss at No. 11 North Carolina on Thursday at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill.
Ben Vander Plas joins the ‘Jerry Ratcliffe Show’
Ben Vander Plas has cracked the starting lineup and sparked fourth-ranked Virginia, which has now won seven straight. Vander Plas joins the “Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to talk about his grad senior season at UVA, getting to know his new teammates, stepping up to play in the ACC, and the idea behind that ‘stache.
Boeheim had No. 6 Cavaliers exactly where he wanted them, but Virginia’s Bennett figured things out
Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim did all he could to prepare Syracuse for its rematch with Virginia on Big Monday, and by his own accounting, the Orange played their best game of the year. It wasn’t enough.
No. 6 Virginia hangs on for 67-62 win, season sweep at Syracuse
Make it seven wins in a row for the Virginia men’s basketball team, as the sixth-ranked Cavaliers completed the season sweep of Syracuse on Monday night, gutting out a hard-fought, 67-62 victory.
Wahoo Preview: No. 6 Virginia at Syracuse
After defeating Syracuse earlier this month, the Virginia men’s basketball team goes for a season sweep of the Orange this evening on the road in front of a national TV audience.
No. 12 Hokies hold on to complete season sweep of Cavaliers, 72-60
The Virginia women’s basketball team suffered a 72-60 loss against No. 12 Virginia Tech on Sunday at John Paul Jones Arena in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash game.
Nobody wanted to play at Virginia more than Ryan Dunn, and now he’s a budding star
Ryan Dunn’s flurry of dramatic and super-athletic actions during that stretch provided a thunderous jolt that ignited No. 7 Virginia’s offense en route to the Cavaliers 16th win of the season.
Cavaliers put all the pieces together in 76-57 win over BC
The No. 7 Virginia men’s basketball team cruised to its sixth-consecutive win Saturday, putting together one of its most complete performances in a 76-57 win over Boston College at John Paul Jones Arena.
Women’s notebook: Hoos and Hokies clash for Round Two
The Virginia women’s basketball team hosts No. 12 Virginia Tech on Sunday at 6 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash game.
Wahoo Preview: No. 7 Virginia vs. Boston College
UVA (15-3, 7-2 ACC) has won three in a row against the Eagles, and nine of the last 10 meetings, including each of the last seven at John Paul Jones Arena.
Scattershooting: Bennett is ‘face of ACC;’ What about Shedrick?; Boeheim favors expansion, and more
Scattershooting around the ACC, while pointing out that Virginia’s Tony Bennett is quickly becoming the “face of the conference.”
Cavaliers fall on the road at Syracuse, 90-72
The Virginia women’s basketball team dropped a 90-72 decision at Syracuse on Thursday at the JMA Wireless Dome. Hot-shooting Syracuse guard Dyaisha Fair proved to be the difference.
Virginia’s No. 1 in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio; point guards shine
One of the main things Tony Bennett preaches in his Virginia basketball program is taking care of the ball, and heading toward the second half of the ACC season, nobody in the country does it better.
Women’s notebook: UVA concludes road trip Thursday at Syracuse
The Virginia women’s basketball team plays at Syracuse on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
It wasn’t Virginia’s defense that kept Wake Forest’s coach up all night, it was …
Steve Forbes heard all the chatter about Virginia’s defense all season long, just like he’s heard it for years now. Yeah, Virginia’s defense is good, solid, and you better buckle up if you’re not accustomed to facing suffocating, in-your-face, pack-the-lane pressure.
Shorthanded Cavaliers come up short at No. 7 Notre Dame, 76-54
Playing its third consecutive road game against a top-10 opponent, the Virginia women’s basketball team lost 76-54 at No. 7 Notre Dame on Sunday at Purcell Pavilion.
