‘Hoos News: Weekend Roundup
Posted on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, 9:19 am
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It was a busy weekend for several University of Virginia athletic programs. Here’s a look at how things turned out:
Virginia Picks Up 11-4 Road Win at Elon
The Virginia women’s lacrosse team picked up an 11-4 victory over Elon on Saturday at Rudd Field in Elon, N.C. Sophomore attacker Ashlyn McGovern led the Cavaliers with her first career hat trick, while senior midfielder Maggie Jackson had five points on a goal and four assists. Junior goalkeeper Charlie Campbell made five saves. Mae Mcglynn scored three of Elon’s four goals.
Virginia (2-0) scored two goals, on shots by junior attacker Nora Bowen and junior midfielder Sammy Mueller, in the first 1:14 of the game, building up a 7-1 lead in the first half. McGovern and freshman midfielder Annie Dyson scored two goals in the first 2:30 of the second half to give the Cavaliers a 9-1 advantage.
Both team’s offenses stalled, with neither the Cavaliers nor the Phoenix (1-1) finding the net again until Kaley Thompson scored for the home team with 9:28 remaining in the game. Mcglynn scored her second goal 2:30 later, cutting the UVA advantage to 9-3. Back-to-back goals in the span of a minute from Maggie Jackson and Dyson built Virginia’s advantage back up to 11-3. Mcglynn scored on a free position shot with two minutes remaining to close out the scoring.
Senior defender Allison Shields caused three turnovers and had four ground balls. McGovern scored her first career goal with 6:11 remaining in the first half. Jackson now has seven assists through the first two games of the season.
Virginia scored on its first four shots and caused 16 turnovers with Elon committing a total of 21. Elon’s goalkeeper, Paulina Difatta, made eight saves in the second half (10 total in the game). Virginia had a 9-8 edge in draw controls. Mueller and Dyson each won four.
UVA will remain on the road for a mid-week matchup at Richmond on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Robins Stadium. The Cavaliers return to Klöckner Stadium on Saturday, hosting Princeton at 1 p.m.
No. 18 UVA Picks Up Two Victories
The No. 18 Virginia women’s tennis team won both games of a doubleheader on Saturday, taking a 5-2 win over Boston College in the first match of the day before downing George Mason by a score of 4-0.
The two matches kicked off a five-match homestand for the Cavaliers. Virginia (7-1, 2-0 ACC) will return to action on Tuesday, hosting William & Mary in a 3 p.m. match.
No. 18 Virginia 5, Boston College 2
After dropping the doubles point, Virginia rallied in singles play, claiming five-of-six matches on the way to a 5-2 win over Boston College in the first match of the day.
With the win, Virginia improved to 22-0 all-time against the Eagles and snapped Boston College’s nine-match win streak to start the season.
Virginia powered to the victory with singles wins from senior Meghan Kelley, juniors Hunter Bleser and Chloe Gullickson, sophomore Vivian Glozman and freshman Sofia Munera.
Boston College (9-1, 1-1 ACC) took the doubles point with a pair of 6-4 wins on courts one and three. Virginia stormed out to the quick win on court two as the pairing of Glozman and Munera won 6-1 before the Eagles won a pair of nip-and-tuck battles on the other two courts.
Munera got the Cavaliers on the board with her straight-set win on court five, rallying in the first set before claiming the second with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Laura Lopez. Bleser then put Virginia in front for the first time on the afternoon with a gritty second-set victory on the way to a 6-1, 7-5 win over Maria Ross on court six.
Kelley, the No. 45 player nationally in singles, extended the lead to 3-1 in the overall score with her straight-set win over No. 76 Yufei Long on court one. Kelley defeated Long 6-4, 6-2.
Boston College would cut the overall lead to one with a win on court four as the Eagles’ Natasha Irani survived a second-set tiebreak against Amber O’Dell, 6-1, 7-6 (5).
Gullickson clinched the match with a three-set victory on court three over Jackie Urbinati, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3.
Glozman closed out the match with her win over nationally-ranked Kylie Wilcox in a three-set match on court two. After dropping the first set, Glozman fought back through a tight second set and cruised in the third on the way to the 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over the No. 108 ranked Wilcox.
Singles
1. No. 45 Meghan Kelley def. No. 76 Yufei Long (BC) – 6-4, 6-2
2. Vivian Glozman def. No. 108 Kylie Wilcox (BC) – 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
3. Chloe Gullickson def. Jackie Urbinati (BC) – 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
4. Natasha Irani (BC) def. Amber O’Dell – 6-1, 7-6 (5)
5. Sofia Munera def. Laura Lopez (BC) – 6-4, 6-3
6. Hunter Bleser def. Maria Ross (BC) – 6-1, 7-5
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 1, 4, 3, 2
Doubles
1. Long/Ubrinati (BC) def. Gullickson/O’Dell – 6-4
2. Glozman/Munera def. Dasha Possakhova/Elene Tsokilauri (BC) – 6-1
3. Irani/Wilcox (BC) def. Bleser/Kelley – 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
No. 18 Virginia, George Mason
The Cavaliers worked quickly in doubles, grabbing wins on courts one and three. The tandem of Gullickson and Erica Susi won 6-0 on court three before the duo of Bleser and Kelley locked up the doubles point over the Patriots (3-1) with a 6-1 win on court one.
Virginia then raced to the victory with singles wins on the top three courts as Glozman, Kelley and O’Dell all won in straight sets. O’Dell won first on court three, taking her match 6-0, 6-0 before Kelley pushed the Cavaliers to a 3-0 lead with her 6-1, 6-2 win on court two.
Glozman then closed out the match with a 6-2, 6-0 win on court two.
Singles
1. No. 45 Kelley def. Sydney Green (GMU) – 6-1, 6-2
2. Glozman def. Brianna Gibbs (GMU) – 6-2, 6-0
3. O’Dell def. Rachel Yang (GMU) – 6-0, 6-0
4. Camille Favero vs. Hannah Harrod (GMU) – 6-3, 3-0 (unfinished)
5. Maya Das vs. Jackie Nannery (GMU) – 6-3, 3-0 (unfinished)
6. Christine McCarthy (GMU) vs. Lizzie Baker – 6-5 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Doubles
1. Bleser/Kelley def. Gibbs/Green (GMU) – 6-1
2. Glozman/O’Dell vs. Harrod/Nannery (GMU) – 5-2 (unfinished)
3. Gullickson/Erica Susi def. Rachel Lee/Hannah Yang (GMU) – 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1
Cavaliers Close Out ITA Indoors With Win Over USC
The Virginia men’s tennis team closed out its competition at the 2019 Oracle ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championship with a 4-1 victory over Southern California in a consolation match on Sunday at the Midtown Athletic Club in Chicago.
The Cavaliers (9-2) won the doubles point and used victories at one and three singles to build up a 3-1 lead over USC (6-5). Senior Aswin Lizen clinched the victory for Virginia with a win on court six.
In doubles, junior Carl Söderlund and freshman William Woodall got things started with a 7-5 victory on court one. Senior Henrik Wiersholm and freshman Brandon Nakashima clinched the point by winning 6-3 on court two.
In singles, Nakashima picked up a dominant 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jack Jaede on court three to put UVA up 2-0. After the Trojans won on court five, Söderlund finished off a 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 56 Brandon Holt on the top court. Lizen downed Jake Sands, 6-4, 6-1 to clinch the victory.
Senior Henrik Wiersholm had dropped his first set, 6-1, to No. 4 Daniel Cukierman, but had rallied in the second set and was leading, 5-3, when play was halted. Sophomore Gianni Ross had been edged in a tiebreaker in his first set against No. 31 Laurens Verboven, but was leading 5-0 in the second set.
USC is ranked No. 5 in the latest Oracle ITA rankings, but was the No. 13 seed in the tournament. Virginia is ranked No. 13 in the most-recent Oracle ITA rankings, but was the No. 8 seed in the championship.
The Cavaliers opened the tournament with a 4-2 victory over 8-seed UCLA, before falling 4-0 to top-seeded Ohio State in Saturday’s quarterfinals.
In doubles against the Buckeyes, Wiersholm and freshman Nakashima started the match with a dominant 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles. The Buckeyes (12-0) evened the score by picking up a win on court three. On court one, Söderlund and Woodall were broken at 4-4 to fall behind 5-4. The duo had a chance to break back, facing a deuce match-point, but JJ Wolf and Martin Joyce won the point and earned a 6-4 victory to give Ohio State the 1-0 victory.
In singles, Martin Joyce and Hunter Tubert picked up straight-set victories over sophomore Ross and senior Lizen to put the Buckeyes up 3-0, but the Cavaliers continued to battle. Nakashima had won his first set, 6-4, over No. 12 Kyle Seelig on court three and was on-serve but leading 40-30 to possibly go up a break on court three when play was abandoned. Freshman Ryan Goetz had won his first set in a tiebreaker, 7-4, and was on-serve in his second set.
Wiersholm had been edged in a tiebreaker to decide his first set, 7-3, but was leading 4-1 in the second set. Söderlund was edged 6-4 by No. 2 JJ Wolf in his first set on court one, but had been going game-for-game with Wolf in the second set until Söderlund was serving down 4-5 and Wolf broke him at 30-40 to clinch the match and the victory for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State and Wake Forest will compete on Monday in the tournament’s championship match.
Singles
1. Carl Soderlund (VA) def. #56 Brandon Holt (USC) 6-1, 6-4
2. Henrik Wiersholm (VA) vs. #4 Daniel Cukierman (USC) 1-6, 5-3, unfinished
3. Brandon Nakashima (VA) def. Jack Jaede (USC) 6-3, 6-2
4. #68 Gianni Ross (VA) vs. #31 Laurens Verboven (USC) 6-7, 5-0, unfinished
5. #72 Riley Smith (USC) def. Ryan Goetz (VA) 6-3, 6-3
6. Aswin Lizen (VA) def. Jake Sands (USC) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
1. Soderlund/William Woodall (VA) def. Holt/Smith (USC) 7-5
2. Wiersholm/Nakashima (VA) def. Verboven/Jaede (USC) 6-3
3. Ross/Lizen (VA) vs. #21 Cukierman/Tanner Smith (USC) 5-5, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (3,5,1,6)
Virginia Stays Hot with 11-1 Win Over Northern Kentucky
An 11-run outburst capped a perfect weekend for Virginia as the Cavaliers downed Northern Kentucky by a score of 11-1 to wrap up the Elon Softball February Classic at Hunt Softball Park. The Cavaliers’ game against NC Central was cancelled after rain moved into the area.
Freshman Aly Rayle worked four scoreless innings in relief to earn the win. Rayle (2-1) allowed just a single hit while striking out six Norse in her dominant outing. She did not issue a walk.
Offensively, the Cavaliers (4-5) exploded for a season-high 11 runs with four players driving in multiple markers to key the win.
“I think this weekend is a little more of a testament to who we are and what we’ve been doing,” said head coach Joanna Hardin. “It’s exciting to see the kids really getting some results for the work they have been putting in. We felt like opening weekend wasn’t really who we are so this weekend was really good for us to show ourselves, and prove to ourselves, that all the work we’ve been putting in is paying us back.”
With a 3-1 lead, Virginia broke the game open with four runs in the fifth. All four of those runs came with two outs. With one on and two outs, Donna Friedman started the rally with a double down the left field line. That put runners on second and third for Ashlee Davis, who drove home a pair with a single up the middle. Freshman Abigail Barber added two more runs with her first collegiate home run.
Hayley Busby led off the game with a solo home run, roping a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left. The home run was the first of the season for Busby. NKU (1-3) tied the game in the bottom half as two walks and two wild pitches allowed a run to score without a hit.
Olivia Gott put Virginia back on top with a two-run blast to right center in the third. The long ball was the first of the season for the senior. Davis singled home a pair and Barber homered to put the Hoos ahead 7-1 in the fifth. The Cavaliers scored four more in the top of the seventh, as Kate Covington, Emma McBride, Lacy Smith and Busby all added RBI.
Four Cavaliers had two RBI in the game as Busby, Gott, Davis and Barber all plated a pair. Smith finished the game 3 for 5 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored. McBride recorded her first collegiate hit with a double and finished 2 for 4. Barber finished the day a perfect 3 for 3 at the plate with two runs scored in addition to her two RBI. Allyson Frei came on to work the final two innings in the circle. She battled the rain to allow just a bunt-single while striking out three. The Virginia pitching staff limited NKU to just two hits, both infield singles, on the day.
On Saturday, Friedman drove in four runs to lead Virginia to a 7-3 victory over Elon. Friedman finished the day 2 for 4 at the plate as the Cavaliers belted 12 hits to surge past the Phoenix (5-3). After falling behind 2-0 in the first, Virginia held Elon without a run until the final frame of the game. Smith (1-1) came out of the bullpen to fire 1 2/3 innings of scoreless, no-hit ball to earn the win.
“I’m really proud of how gritty the kids have been,” said Hardin. “[Saturday’s game] was a team win. We had pinch-runners come in and do an excellent job, we executed at the plate and pitchers made some big pitches when we needed them to. We’re starting to put it together in all three phases.”
Virginia returns to action next weekend at the Tennessee Classic in Knoxville. The Cavaliers will take on Louisville, Kansas, No. 6 Tennessee, Bradley and Tennessee State in the tournament.
Cavaliers Fall at No. 14 Virginia Tech
The No. 22 Virginia wrestling team dropped a tough 30-6 dual on Friday night to No. 14 Virginia Tech at the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg.
The Cavaliers (12-9, 1-3 ACC) got wins by decision from junior Jack Mueller at 125 pounds and redshirt sophomore Jay Aiello at 197 pounds. Mueller, the fifth-ranked wrestler at 125 pounds, improved to 14-0 on the season, while 10th-ranked Aiello picked up his 21st win of the season.
“All the credit to Virginia Tech tonight,” said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. “They out-wrestled us in just about every position. We got humbled tonight, but God gives grace to the humble and opposes the proud. We should now be in a place to learn, so I expect the best practice of the year on Monday.”
With the dual starting at 141 pounds, the Hokies (9-3, 3-1) won the first six weight classes before Aiello would pick up his win over Brooks Wilding. Aiello took the 14-7 decision, narrowly missing on bonus points for the Cavaliers.
Following a low scoring bout at heavyweight, Mueller then picked up the second win of the night for Virginia with his 6-2 decision over Joey Prata at 125 pounds. It is the first time an opponent did not surrender bonus points to Mueller, who has five pinfalls, four tech falls and three major decisions in his 14 victories this season.
The Cavaliers will return to action this weekend, hosting No. 15 Pittsburgh on Friday in a 7 p.m. dual at Memorial Gym. Admission is free to the public and Virginia will recognize four seniors prior to the start of the dual as a part of its Senior Night celebration.
141: Mitch Moore (VT) tech fall Sam Krivus, 16-0 (6:31) – VT 5, UVA 0
149: Ryan Blees (VT) dec. Michael Murphy, 3-2 – VT 8, UVA 0
157: B.C. LaPrade (VT) dec. Jake Keating, 12-5 – VT 11, UVA 0
165: No. 8 Mekhi Lewis (VT) major dec. Cam Coy, 10-1 – VT 15, UVA 0
174: No. 7 David McFadden (VT) major dec. Robby Patrick, 13-4 – VT 19, UVA 0
184: No. 7 Zack Zavatsky (VT) tech fall Drew Peck, 18-3 (5:36) – VT 24, UVA 0
197: No. 10 Jay Aiello dec. Brooks Wilding (VT), 14-7 – VT 24, UVA 3
HWT: No. 18 Billy Miller (VT) dec. Tyler Love, 4-1 – VT 27, UVA 3
125: No. 5 Jack Mueller dec. Joey Prata (VT), 6-2 – VT 27, UVA 6
133: No. 12 Korbin Myers (VT) dec. Louie Hayes, 5-2 – VT 30, UVA 6
UVA Finishes Fourth at Hoehn Cup
The No. 9 Virginia men’s squash team finished fourth at the Hoehn Cup, the B Division of the College Squash Association Team Championships, on Sunday, after falling 7-2 to No. 11 St. Lawrence in the third-place match at the Brady Squash Center.
The Cavaliers (16-7) recorded wins in two positions as sophomore Matthew Katz won in position nine and sophomore Andrew Braff won in position eight.
“Tough to lose our last two matches of the season, but this takes nothing away from how pleased I am with all that this team has accomplished” head coach Mark Allen said. “Our final ranking will be 12 and that’s two spots up from 2017-18. Getting our first ever wins over Princeton and then George Washington, and winning the inaugural Mid-Atlantic team championships were some of the highlights.
“I’d like to say thank you to our five seniors who have been the backbone of this squad for their entire four years at UVA. Grayson (Bubrosky), Henry (Woodworth), James (Dudzik), Jarett (Odrich) and Killian (Bubrosky) just played their last weekend of college squash and it’s truly been an honor to coach these fine young men and see them develop both on and off of the court.”
The Cavaliers opened with a 2-1 lead as Katz recorded the first point of the day with an 12-10, 11-5, 11-5 win against Aran Thawani in position nine. The Saints (7-8) followed with a three-game win in position three as Braff clinched the victory in position eight, defeating Derek Ng 11-4, 11-8, 11-7.
Freshman Glenn Yates battled to a 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9 five-game loss against Youssef Frikry in position six, while St. Lawrence recorded the lead for the first time with an 11-7, 11-7, 11-6 win in position two from Karim Ibrahim against Virginia’s Will Holey.
The Cavaliers would fall in positions one and seven, respectively, as St. Lawrence captured the fifth point of the match, clinching the win. Freshman Patrick McElroy lost 11-7, 11-9, 11-4 to Mohamed El Gawarhy in position one, while senior Jarett Odrich dropped a hard-fought 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9 match to Kareem Elrayes in position seven.
The loss concludes the season for the Cavaliers as members of the team await selection for the CSA Individual Championships (March 1-3) in Providence, R.I.
1. Mohamed El Gawarhy (STL) def. Patrick McElroy (UVA) 11-7, 11-9, 11-4
2. Karim Ibrahim (STL) def. Will Holey (UVA) 11-7, 11-7, 11-6
3. Belal Nawar (STL) def. William Braff (UVA) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
4. Enzo Corigliano (STL) def. Toby Hansford (UVA) 11-8, 11-5, 11-9
5. George Willis (STL) def. Grayson Bubrosky (UVA) 11-6, 4-11, 11-9, 11-9
6. Youssef Fikry (STL) def. Glenn Yates (UVA) 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9
7. Kareem Elrayes (STL) def. Jarett Odrich (UVA) 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9
8. Andrew Braff (UVA) def. Derek Ng (STL) 11-4, 11-8, 11-7
9. Matthew Katz (UVA) def. Aran Thawani (STL) 12-10, 11-5, 11-5
Exh: Henry Woodworth (UVA) def. Jack Soper (STL) 11-7, 11-0, 11-5
Order of Finish: (9, 3, 8, 6, 2, 1, 7, 5, 4)
‘Hoos Host No. 16 High Point This Afternoon
Virginia returns to action today, hosting High Point at Klöckner Stadium. Faceoff is set for 4 p.m. UVA (1-1) is currently ranked No. 11 in the USILA coaches and Inside Lacrosse/Maverick media polls. High Point (3-0) is No. 16 in the coaches poll and No. 13 in the media poll (the updated polls through the weekend will be released today).
Parking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in the University Hall and John Paul Jones Arena parking lots. Parking will also be available at the Emmet/Ivy Garage.
Live stats will be available at VirginiaSports.com. The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, which can be viewed on the WatchESPN app, or by logging onto ESPN3.com. Luke Neer will call the play-by-play and Doug Tarring will provide analysis.
