Softball: Virginia concludes ACC regular season with series at Syracuse
The Virginia softball team hits the road for a three-game series at Syracuse to close conference play.
The Virginia softball team hits the road for a three-game series at Syracuse to close conference play.
Jay Aiello, a former All-American and 2022 graduate, and current Cavalier Jarod Verkleeren advanced to day two at the 2023 US Open Championships to lead a group of Virginia wrestlers in the senior men’s freestyle competition on Thursday in Las Vegas.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams opened their final weekend of regular-season competition at the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon.
No. 13 Virginia remained unblemished in non-conference play with a 13-4 win over Towson on Wednesday at Disharoon Park.
Fourth-seeded Virginia stormed back from a six-goal deficit to tie the game at 13-13 with 5:34 to play, but No. 5 seed Notre Dame scored the final two goals to win, 15-13.
Virginia will be looking to advance from a regional site to the NCAA Championships for the 13th time in the program’s 20-year history.
Seven Cavaliers will be competing in the senior division, while eight Cavaliers will be competing in the U20 division.
Eleven different Cavaliers found the back of the net in the win, including Xander Dickson, who scored a game-high four goals and dished out four assists.
No. 13 Virginia overcame a three-run, sixth inning deficit by scoring the game’s final seven runs in a 7-4 win over Liberty on Tuesday at Disharoon Park.
Graduate student Ashlyn McGovern and sophomore Rachel Clark both earned first team honors and junior Morgan Schwab and junior Aubrey Williams were named to the second team.
Virginia attackman Xander Dickson has been named the ACC’s Offensive Player of the Week for games played April 17-23, the conference office announced on Tuesday.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday that Ethan Dabbs and Jordan Hardy have been named men’s and women’s field athletes of the week following their impressive performances at the Virginia Challenge on Friday.
Lily Gervase becomes the fourth member of the Cavaliers’ 2023 signing class, joining Lauryn Bowie, Nala Cornegy and fellow NC Volleyball Academy club player Meredith Reeg.
No. 1 Texas won all four races against No. 10 Virginia in Monday morning rowing action at Rivanna Reservoir in Earlysville.
The championship was Virginia’s third consecutive title and the 15th in the program’s history. Head coach Andres Pedroso led his team to the title for the third time in his six seasons as head coach.
The No. 16 Virginia men’s golf team advanced to the match play portion of the ACC Championships for the first time after finishing tied for third place in stroke play on Sunday.
The point from the men’s golf competition gives Virginia an 11-8 advantage over the Hokies with just two points still at stake.
The Fighting Irish took game one, 10-2 and held on for a 5-4 victory in the nightcap.
The Virginia softball team fell behind early and wasn’t able to rally in a 9-2 loss to Louisville in the series finale at Palmer Park on Sunday.
Sporting its 1980s-inspired retro uniforms for Alumni Day, No. 3 Virginia scored the first six goals of the game and never looked back as the Cavaliers downed No. 13 Syracuse, 19-12, at Klöckner Stadium.