Game Notes: Virginia hosts Rider in two-game midweek series
Virginia (14-1) returns home on Tuesday for the first of two games against reigning MAAC champion Rider (6-7) at Disharoon Park.
Virginia (14-1) returns home on Tuesday for the first of two games against reigning MAAC champion Rider (6-7) at Disharoon Park.
The Virginia men’s golf team used a strong finishing round to place fifth at the General Hackler Championship at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
A trio of Virginia players will enter the final round of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge tied for second place at 2-under 140.
Junior Nate Savino was recognized by the Atlantic Coast Conference as the league’s Pitcher of the Week after his gem in the series opener against Duke this past weekend.
Virginia (14-1, 2-1 ACC) won its first Atlantic Coast Conference series with a 13-1 victory over Duke (9-7, 1-2 ACC) in game one of doubleheader at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Sunday. The Blue Devils snapped UVA’s 14-game win streak in the nightcap, edging the Cavaliers, 7-6.
UVA senior Jimmie Massie shared the first-round lead at the General Hackler Championship taking place at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Sunday.
The No. 6 Virginia women’s golf team shot 3-over 287 to finish the first day of play at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge tied with No. 2 Oregon for second place.
The Virginia softball team (15-10, 2-1 ACC) was hunting for the series sweep, but No. 24 Notre Dame (17-6, 1-2 ACC) used a seventh-inning run to take a 3-2 victory in the series finale at Palmer Park on Sunday.
The No. 14 Virginia men’s tennis team (10-5, 4-0 ACC) closed out the weekend with a 6-1 victory against Louisville (11-5, 3-1 ACC) on Sunday.
Virginia’s men’s and women’s track and field teams concluded competition at the NCAA Indoor Championships as Owayne Owens and Mia Barnett each earned All-American honors in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday night.
The No. 14 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (4-5, 0-3 ACC) fell 17-11 to No. 3 Syracuse (6-1, 3-0 ACC) on a snowy Saturday in a game that was moved to Lower Turf.
Virginia’s women’s track and field team opened competition at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a bang when freshman standout Mia Barnett broke a 42-year-old record in the women’s mile at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Alabama on Friday night.
The Virginia softball team (15-9, 2-0 ACC) swept a doubleheader with No. 24 Notre Dame (16-6, 0-2 ACC) at Palmer Park on Friday to claim the weekend series over the Irish.
Junior Nate Savino pitched a complete game shutout and sophomore Jake Gelof hit two home runs in a 5-0 win over Duke (8-6, 0-1 ACC) at Durham Athletic Park on Friday.
The No. 14 Virginia men’s tennis team (9-5, 3-0 ACC) opened the weekend with a 6-1 victory against No. 21 Notre Dame (10-5, 2-1 ACC) on Friday at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.
Virginia (12-0, 0-0 ACC) will begin Atlantic Coast Conference play this weekend with a three-game series at Duke (8-5, 0-0 ACC) that begins Friday.
Second-ranked Virginia (6-0, 2-0 ACC) held No. 7/11 North Carolina (5-2, 0-1 ACC) to just one goal in the second half as the Cavaliers managed to win 15-11 at Dorrance Field Thursday night.
Virginia and James Madison will meet in football for a single game in 2023 at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville. The game is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9.
Senior Walker Creedon won the men’s platform at the 2022 NCAA Zone A Championships as four Cavalier divers will advance to the 2022 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.
The No. 14 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (4-4) put together a complete game as it cruised past No. 22 Richmond (5-1) on Wednesday night at Klöckner Stadium.