Late push not enough, as UVA falls to Duke, 60-56
Virginia fell behind early and could not gain a lead as the Cavaliers fell to Duke, 60-56, Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena.
Virginia fell behind early and could not gain a lead as the Cavaliers fell to Duke, 60-56, Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena.
Former Robert Morris corner Jermarian Jackson announced during his official visit to UVA that he had committed to the program.
The Virginia wrestling team split a pair of dual matches in Richmond on Saturday, taking a 22-19 win over Gardner-Webb before dropping an 18-17 dual with George Mason.
Tony Bennett summed up a lot of the woes of his young Virginia basketball team after yet another lopsided road loss Saturday when the Cavaliers were clobbered, 76-60, at NC State.
Virginia’s quarterback room just filled up. Former New Mexico State quarterback Gavin Frakes, who has three years of eligibility remaining, announced on social media accounts late Friday night that he had committed to UVA.
Tony Bennett’s teams have traditionally been solid on the ACC road, but the Cavaliers find themselves a slight underdog when the travel to NC State on Saturday.
Virginia basketball legend Wally Walker will appear on the “Jerry & Jerry Show,” live on Tuesday morning (Jan 9) at 10:10 a.m. on your favorite social media/podcast platform.
Camryn Taylor and Paris Clark had solid performances, but Virginia came up short at Georgia Tech Thursday night at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
Virginia sophomore sharpshooter Isaac McKneely was in a four-game slump, partially due to how some teams defended him, which likely got into his head.
Beleaguered Louisville coach Kenny Payne knew he wasn’t going to see the same Virginia team on Wednesday night that was surprisingly blown out at Notre Dame four days prior.
Virginia got back in the win column on its home court Wednesday night against Louisville in convincing fashion, 77-53.
Louisville’s players will face in reality everything that Kenny Payne has been preaching to them since day one, when the Cardinals take on Virginia at John Paul Jones Arena on Wednesday night.
Maybe Tony Bennett saw it coming and tried to warn his team and caution Wahoo Nation that Virginia’s basketball team just isn’t ready for primetime.
A lopsided third quarter proved to be the difference in Virginia’s ACC opener, a 72-61 loss to No. 3 NC State at John Paul Jones Arena Sunday night.
Perhaps the second time will prove to be the charm for Gavin Frakes, as the former New Mexico State quarterback visits UVA this coming Thursday.
The Fighting Irish came into the game as the worst 3-point shooting team in the conference, but shot the lights out at Purcell Pavilion on Saturday.
Virginia reopens ACC play on Saturday at Notre Dame with the struggling Fighting Irish under new leadership.
Having played only two games during a 21-day span, Tony Bennett just wanted to see his team show some semblance of how it had played before the breaks.
Virginia took care of business in its final non-conference tuneup of the season Wednesday, cruising to a 79-44 win over visiting Morgan State in front of a packed house of 14,637 at John Paul Jones Arena.
Scattershooting around the ACC, while snacking on Frank Smith’s patented cheese and sausage muffins.