Olympic Sports Roundup: Women’s Squash Finishes Third in Kurtz Cup

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It was another jampacked weekend for a number of University of Virginia athletic programs. As we head into the final week of February, check out how all the Cavalier Olympic sports teams fared, and what’s coming up this week:

The No. 10 Virginia women’s squash team (18-7) finished third at the Kurtz Cup, the B Division of the College Squash Association Team Championships, on Sunday after the team defeated No. 12 Brown, 6-3, at the Kellner Squash Center.

UVA opened the event on Friday with a 9-0 victory against No. 15 Middlebury (12-5) in the quarterfinals, but fell 6-3 to No. 11 Cornell (7-10) on Saturday (Feb. 23) in the semifinals.

“Wow, what a finish for this team,” head coach Mark Allen said. “After a tough and emotional loss yesterday, we managed to refocus and push on to finish at number 11 in the nation, which marks our highest final national ranking in program history. The win was a fitting conclusion for our seniors, Candace Craig, Madeleine Mayhew and Annie Tyson. Sarah Doss gets a game ball and birthday gift for her incredible five-game win, which might have been the match of the day across any and all divisions. I can’t say enough positive about this group and the way we have grown and developed over the course of the season; it’s been an incredible ride.”

Senior Annie Tyson opened the match with an 11-3, 11-3, 11-7 win in position six against Katrina Korthrop, but the Bears (9-9) followed with an 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 win from Abigail Dichter over sophomore Emily Woodworth in position three to make the score 1-1.

Junior Julia Thompson defeated Hannah Safford 9-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6 in position nine to give the Cavaliers (18-7) the lead as freshman Caroline Baldwin added an 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 win against Isabella Kerns in position five.

Virginia fell in positions two and eight, respectively, as Brown tied the match at 3-3. Isabel Young defeated freshman Mandy Haywood 12-10, 11-5, 11-9 in position two as Catherine Kimmel won 11-9, 11-9, 12-10 against sophomore Giovanna Veiga de Almeida in position eight.

Freshman Emma Jinks went 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 against Alexa Jacobs in position one, while junior Tara Arya recorded the team’s fifth point with an 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6 win in position four. Junior Sarah Doss captured the last point with a 6-11, 13-11, 7-11, 14-12, 12-10 win in position seven against Scarlett Bergam.

The match concludes the season for the Cavaliers as the team awaits selection for the CSA Individual Championships March 1-3 in Providence, R.I.

Scott Wins Second Triple Jump Title to Lead UVA at ACC Indoor Championship

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Jordan Scott

A championship performance in the high jump by junior Jordan Scott highlighted the final day of competition for the Virginia men’s indoor track and field team Saturday at the ACC Championships held at Virginia Tech’s Rector Field House. UVA placed fifth overall with 49 points. Florida State and Virginia Tech shared the men’s title with 117 points.

Scott used a jump in his opening flight that held up and allowed him to win the title. He cleared a distance of 16.37m (53’-8.5”) and passed on all of his attempts in the finals as the field could not catch him. The win was Scott’s second triple jump title at the ACC Indoor Championships. He won the event in 2017 and then was the runner-up last year. Earlier this year he set the ACC record in the event with a mark of 16.90m (55’5.5”).

“This could not happen to a nicer, more dedicated young man,” said UVA director of track and field Bryan Fetzer. “The good thing about today was that Jordan was able to save himself for the upcoming NCAA Championships in two weeks, where he has a shot at doing some pretty special things.”

Freshman Ayende Watson also advanced to the finals of the triple jump and placed ninth at 13.94m (45’9”).

Senior Emmanuel Jackson tied his PR in the 60m high hurdles with a time of 8.03 to place sixth in that race. In the 3000 meters, redshirt sophomore Ari Klau crossed the finish line in fourth place with a time of 8:03.22. That time figured as the eighth best performance by a UVA competitor in the event. Both Jackson and Klau received second-team All-ACC honors for their finishes.

“It has been a very heartbreaking couple of weeks during the indoor season because of injuries that have happened off the track,” Fetzer said. “We had a lot of points that we left on the table because of some of the competitors we were not able to bring. To know what we did here, without some very key individuals, bodes very well for outdoors and that is very much a focus for us.”

On the opening day Thursday, UVA’s men’s distance medley relay team of junior Matthew Novak, sophomore Brandon Outlaw, freshman Colton Bogucki and sophomore Ryan Busaglia placed fifth with a time of 9:49.17.

On Friday, Scott toppled the 10-year old long jump record on his second attempt of the day, covering 7.53 meters. Then in the event finals, he opted to attempt one leap and moved up to third place and earned first-team All-ACC honors with an improved record leap of 7.58m (24’10.5”).

Scott was not the only Cavalier to total points for UVA in the long jump Friday. Watson placed sixth with a season-best performance of 7.41m (24’3.75”). That mark ranked as the seventh best effort in UVA history and the third best by a Cavalier freshman.

Virginia’s top place-finish on the day came from high jumper Brenton Foster. The junior from Townsville, Australia, placed second in the event with a top clearance of 2.16m (7’1”). After finishing the final attempt tied with Pitt’s Greg Lauray, he lost a jump off when Lauray made a height of 2.19m and Foster could not clear the bar.

Freshman Trey Causey picked up second-team All-ACC accolades in the high jump by placing fifth at 2.13m (6’11.75”). That was a personal best mark and improved the freshman record standard he had set previously this season.

UVA senior Hilmar Jonsson also collected first-team All-ACC honors by placing third in the weight throw after entering the event as the No. 11 seed. His best toss was 20.60m (67’7”). It marked the second consecutive year he’s earned first-team all-conference honors in the weight throw. He was the runner-up in 2018.

Final Team Standings: 1. Florida State (117) and Virginia Tech (117), 3. NC State (61), 4. Clemson (51), 5. VIRGINIA (49), 6. Notre Dame (41), 7. Syracuse (33), 8. Georgia Tech (32), 9. Duke (30.5), 10. Louisville (29), 11. Miami (28), 12. North Carolina (23), 13. Pitt (22), 14. Wake Forest (20.5), 15. Boston College (6).

McKee and Hazzard Lead UVA at ACCs with Second-Place Finishes

uva cross country track and fieldThe Virginia women’s indoor track and field team wrapped up the final day of events at the ACC Championships with a pair of second-place finishes that helped the Cavaliers to a ninth-place showing in the 15-team field. Florida State won the championship with 85 points.

Senior Kelly McKee and redshirt freshman Halle Hazzard turned in runner-up performances in their respective finals to earn All-ACC honors and earn trips to the awards podium.

On her final attempt, McKee jumped 13.00m (42’-8”) to set a personal best mark and moved up to the silver medal position. It marks the second consecutive year she takes home a medal from the ACC Indoor Championships. She was also the runner-up last year. Classmate Mia Barron also advanced to the finals of the triple jump and was eighth at 12.63m (41’5.25’).

Hazzard entered the 60m dash with the seventh fastest time from Friday’s prelims, but tied her own school record with a clocking of 7.32 to claim second place.

“The ones who competed today really stepped up,” said Fetzer. “Kelly McKee, competing for the first time during the indoor season and finishes at 13 meters, which is fantastic for her and a real confidence builder going into the outdoor season. Halle Hazzard has been consistent all year which is great to see after she had to sit out last season as a first year with injuries.”

Junior Anna Jefferson picked up points for UVA and grabbed second-team All-ACC honors by finishing fourth in the 400m with a PR time of 53.33.

Sophomore Brittany Jones made it to the finals of the shot put where she placed eighth with a best effort of 14.83m (48’-8”).

Freshman Alix Still started the meet Thursday with an 11th-place showing in the women’s pentathlon. She scored 3,288 points which ranks as the fifth best effort by a Cavalier freshman. It was her first collegiate pentathlon competition and included season bests in the high jump with an effort of 1.58m (5’2.5”) and the shot put with a throw of 9.97m (32’8.5”).

Also Thursday, UVA’s women’s distance medley relay team of sophomore Kiera Bothwell, freshman Sydney Coppolino, senior Alana Herran and sophomore Madelin Rennyson clocked a time of 11:55.53 to place 12th.

On Friday, senior pole vaulter Bridget Guy topped the Cavaliers’ performance by finally reaching the championship’s awards podium during her career. Guy finished third in the pole vault with a top clearance of 4.28m (14’0.5’). It marked the first time she has earned first-team All-ACC indoors honors.

Senior Carly Feyerabend tied for fourth in the high jump Friday with a best clearance of 1.64m (5’4.5”) to pick up second-team All-ACC honors and collect three team points for Virginia.

“Overall, there were a lot of positives when there were not a lot of opportunities for scoring,” Fetzer said. “We are really excited about the upcoming outdoors season. We have a plethora of points that don’t even compete for us during the indoor season. This performance should give our women’s team a lot of confidence as they head into the outdoor portion of the schedule.”

Final Team Standings: 1. Miami (91), 2. Florida State (85), 3. Virginia Tech (84), 4. Louisville (63), 5. Duke (60), 6. NC State (58), 7. Clemson (39), 8. Notre Dame (33), 9. VIRGINIA (31), 10. North Carolina (29) & Syracuse (29), 12. Wake Forest (23), 13. Georgia Tech (20), 14. Pitt (12), 15. Boston College (4).

Virginia Finishes Second At Women’s ACC Championships

Virginia men's and women's divingThe Virginia women’s swimming and diving team and men’s diving team concluded the ACC Championships on Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center with the Cavalier women finishing as the conference runner-up. The finish marks the 12th consecutive year that the women have placed in the top two at the ACC Championships.

NC State won the conference championship with 1,353 points. The Cavaliers finished second with 1,282 points, while Louisville finished third with 1,146 points. Additionally, Virginia won a point in the Commonwealth Clash, the matchup between Virginia and Virginia Tech.

Virginia concluded the meet with three ACC titles with wins from junior Morgan Hill in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke, and a relay win in the 800-yard freestyle relay. The Cavaliers recorded 33 All-ACC honors during the meet, including seven during tonight’s competition.

“I can’t begin to say how proud I am of the way our women battled to the very end,” head coach Todd DeSorbo said. “The final session of the meet tonight was our best and we ended on a high note. We will likely have upwards of 15 women qualify for the NCAAs, and many of them just freshmen and sophomores. We are such a young team, still learning and improving quickly, and I believe they learned a lot this weekend. This team is much stronger than we were six months ago, and even a week ago. They’ll be a team hard to beat in the future.”

Three Cavaliers earned All-ACC honors in individual events on the final day of competition as redshirt junior Megan Moroney and sophomore Emma Seiberlich finished second and third, respectively, in the 200-yard backstroke. Moroney recorded a time of 1:51.98, while Seiberlich swam a time of 1:52.54 to move up to sixth on UVA’s all-time best times list. Hill recorded another podium finish, placing second in the 100-yard freestyle. Her time of 47.46 topped her school record in the event and ranks seventh in the NCAA.

The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Moroney, Hill, senior Eryn Eddy and sophomore Kyla Valls earned All-ACC honors with a third-place finish and a time of 3:12.97. The swim is the fourth fastest in program history.

Rounding out a big event for the Cavaliers, sophomore Paige Madden finished fourth in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:53.18 as sophomore Abby Richter reached the wall with a time of 1:54.52 for eighth place.

Freshman Julia Menkhaus captured UVA’s fifth-fastest time in school history in the A-final of the 200-yard butterfly. Her time of 1:55.16 placed her fourth at the meet.

Senior Vivian Tafuto finished fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke, recording UVA’s third-best time in program history at 2:09.77, while Eddy placed eighth in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.86.

Additionally, freshman Kaki Christensen recorded the school’s second-best time in program history in the B finals of the 200-yard breaststroke, where she topped the heat and finished ninth overall with a time of 2:08.85.

On the women’s 1m board, junior Sydney Dusel scored 258.05 points for 10th place.

Freshman Walker Creedon led the men’s diving team with an 11th-place finish and a score of 281.20, while junior Bryce Shelton finished 14th with a score of 269.85.

“Hats off to our staff as well, as they all do a tremendous job of preparing our athletes to be their best,” DeSorbo said. “I couldn’t ask for a better group of coaches to work with every day or a better group of athletes. The future is going to be unbelievable, but for now we will get prepared for the NCAAs in Austin next month.”

The Virginia men’s swimming team will compete at the ACC Championships later this week as the four-day meet begins on Wednesday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The men’s diving team scored 82 points during this week’s competition to rank the Cavaliers seventh in the team standings heading into next week.

No. 23 Virginia Drops Tight Dual To No. 15 Pitt

uva wrestlingIt came down to the final bout and took two tiebreak periods to determine a winner, but No. 15 Pittsburgh took the win on Friday night with a 20-15 victory over No. 23 Virginia at Memorial Gym.

Virginia (12-10, 1-4 ACC) won four weight classes on the evening, including bonus-point victories from junior Jack Mueller and redshirt freshman Cam Coy. Redshirt sophomores Jay Aiello and Michael Murphy both recorded wins by decision for the Cavaliers.

“We’re building something special here,” said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. “Jack (Mueller) said it best after the match – this is most family-oriented team with the best culture I’ve coached. We’ve had so many close duals with Nebraska, Missouri and now Pitt coming down to the last bout. Sooner or later these things will fall our way.

“We have to keep trusting the process. It doesn’t mean we enjoy it all the time, but we have to trust it. We’re an exciting team to watch. It’s an exciting atmosphere in Mem Gym and we owe that to the fans. It’s going to be an exciting team for years to come because we’re a young squad.”

With the Cavaliers trailing by two points in the overall score at 17-15, freshman Robert Patrick battled Pitt’s Gregg Harvey to a 1-1 draw through regulation with both wrestlers scoring on escapes. The two wrestlers battled to a 2-2 draw after the first sudden-victory period, the first round of tiebreaks and the second sudden-victory period.

After Harvey road out the first half of the second tiebreak round, Patrick allowed Harvey to his feet in the hopes of getting a takedown to grab the win. Harvey eluded the takedown, however, to secure the 3-2 decision and the dual win for the Panthers.

The dual started at 184 pounds with nationally-ranked Nino Bonaccorsi taking a major decision for the Panthers (10-3, 3-2). It was the first in a stretch of five consecutive weight classes to feature a nationally-ranked wrestlers alternating between the teams.

Aiello, the 10th-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds, answered with a decision over Kellan Stout to get the Cavaliers on the board.

Pitt extended its lead with a major decision from 17th-ranked Demetrius Thomas at heavyweight, but Virginia tied things up with a tech fall from the fifth-ranked Mueller at 125 pounds. The overall score sat at 8-8 after the first four bouts.

Pitt moved back in front with a win by fifth-ranked Micky Phillippi at 133 pounds in a hard-fought match with multiple stoppages for blood time. The Panthers then followed it up with a decision at 141 pounds from L.J. Bentley to take the overall score out to 14-8.

Murphy cut into the lead again with a dominant performance at 149 pounds, getting four nearfall points and riding out the entire second and third periods on the way to a 7-2 decision over Pitt’s Dallas Bulsak.

The sixth weight class of the night to feature a nationally-ranked wrestler went the way of the Panthers as No. 10 Taleb Rahmani took an action-packed 13-9 decision over Jake Keating at 157 pounds.

Coy turned in the second bonus-point victory of the night for the Cavaliers, cutting the overall lead to two points with a 12-4 major decision over Tommy O’Brien at 165 pounds. Pitt would then secure the win with the victory by Harvey in the night’s final bout.

Virginia will return to action on Saturday when the Cavaliers send 10 wrestlers to compete at the ACC Championships hosted by Virginia Tech.

No. 12 Virginia Tops No. 9 Princeton, 14-9

uva women’s lacrosseThe No. 12 Virginia women’s lacrosse team closed the game on a 5-0 run for a 14-9 win over No. 9 Princeton on a rainy Saturday at Turf Field. Junior Sammy Mueller matched a career-high with six goals to lead the Cavaliers.

Freshman Annie Dyson had four points with two goals and two assists and senior Maggie Jackson had two goals and an assist. UVA (4-0) had four players with one goal.

The Cavaliers led the Tigers in shots (27-23) and ground balls (23-18). UVA had 16 caused turnovers as Princeton (1-1) finished with 27 turnovers on the day. Princeton had a 14-11 advantage on draw controls. Three players finished with two goals apiece for Princeton.

Virginia scored first when Jackson won the opening draw and Dyson ran down for a goal just 10 seconds into the game. Mueller then tacked on back-to-back goals to put UVA ahead 3-0. Princeton went on a 3-0 run to tie the game. Freshman Courtlynne Caskin scored and Mueller added another for her second straight hat trick to give the Cavaliers a 5-3 lead with 9:35 to play in the first half. The Tigers scored three goals to take a 6-5 lead into halftime.

UVA came out strong in the second half with four consecutive goals. Dyson tied the game, then Jackson had back-to-back goals and Mueller capped the run with a goal. Princeton would tie the game for the fourth time with another 3-0 run. Sophomore Ashlyn McGovern converted a free position to halt the run by the Tigers and spark the UVA 5-0 run to close the game. Freshman Grayson Offutt and senior Avery Shoemaker each had goals in the run, while Mueller scored two more.

“Princeton is always such a well-coached team, a disciplined team,” said UVA head coach Julie Myers. “It is a fun matchup. If you can come out on top, you feel really good about that. We dug a little bit deeper, we just turned it over a little bit less than Princeton at the end and we were able to capitalize on their turnovers.”

Mueller matched her career-high with six goals in the win. Jackson had five draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers to go with her three points (2 goals, 1 assist). McGovern had a career-high three caused turnovers. Senior Sophie Alecce had three caused turnovers.

On Thursday, the ‘Hoos had 11 players score and junior Charlie Campbell had 12 saves in a 19-5 win at Richmond (1-1). Mueller and freshman Lillie Kloak each had a hat trick, four players had two goals and five players added one goal. The Cavaliers also had eight assists, with Jackson and Avery Shoemaker each with two.

Virginia is back on the road for a game at William & Mary on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Williamsburg.

No. 12 UVA Holds Off No. 19 Princeton in Overtime, 12-11

UVA men’s lacrosseMichael Kraus found Ian Laviano 2:02 into overtime and No. 12 Virginia escaped New Jersey with a 12-11 triumph over No. 19 Princeton on Saturday afternoon at Class of 1952 Stadium.

UVA goalie Patrick Burkinshaw made his first collegiate start and collegiate debut against the Tigers. He was stingy in the goal, saving 24 shots. The 24 shots set a UVA freshman goalie record, a UVA first career goalie start record, a Class of 1952 Stadium record and is tied for the most single-game saves in the nation this year.

Burkinshaw made six fourth-quarter saves, but no was bigger than the clutch save he made with 32 seconds left in regulation on a Charlie Durbin missile from 10 yards out. Durbin had already found nylon four times on the afternoon.

With Princeton (1-1) leading 11-10 with 6:55 left in regulation, the UVA defense held firm and kept the Tigers scoreless for the game’s final 8:57, including overtime. Ryan Conrad scored an unassisted goal at 4:01 in the fourth quarter to tie the game, 11-11.

The Cavaliers (2-2) also overcame a two-goal deficit early in the third quarter, 7-5 and 9-7. A Laviano goal at the end of the third quarter, followed by a Kraus goal at the start of the fourth tied the game at 9-9. It was one of seven ties in the game.

UVA has won seven in a row against Princeton and is 6-2 all-time at Princeton. UVA won its first game at Class of 1952 Stadium since a 10-7 win in 2003. The previous two games at Princeton were played at Princeton Stadium.

Kraus extended his active-point scoring streak to 36 games, which is tied for No. 3 in the nation heading into this weekend’s play. Burkinshaw broke the UVA freshman goalie record for saves in a game, which was previously 18 saves. Four previous Cavaliers had saved 18 in a game as a freshman, including Rodney Rullman twice, Tillman Johnson and Griffin Thompson.

Aitken now has 77 career goals, which is tied with Ryan Tucker for No. 8 all-time at UVA among midfielders. Aitken now has 102 career points, which is tied for No. 9 all-time at UVA with Scott Gerham (1981-84) for career points by a UVA midfielder.

“At UVA we believe in creating a culture of competition and you have to earn your playing time all year, not just in the Fall or in preseason,” said Virginia coach Lars Tiffany. “We are not going to create a starting lineup game number one and stick with it. We believe that creates better intensity in practice and continually promotes each man’s moment and what we saw today was positive output of that process.

“In practice we have seen Patrick Burkinshaw emerge and we let the goalies know on Thursday Patrick earned the start. What a performance by Patrick in his first career start. I want to give Patrick tremendous credit in the power of believing. He believes in himself. He had the eye and said ‘I am ready coach.’”

Virginia opens ACC play at No. 20 Syracuse on Saturday. Faceoff is slated for noon and the game will be televised live on ESPNU.

No. 14 Cavaliers Take 6-1 Win Over Virginia Tech

The No. 14 Virginia women’s tennis team extended its win streak over the Hokies to 24 consecutive matches, taking a 6-1 victory over Virginia Tech at the Boar’s Head Sports Club on Sunday.

The win was the 40th overall for Virginia over the Hokies (5-5, 1-2 ACC) in the series as the Cavaliers (9-2, 3-1) now lead the all-time series, 40-5. The current Virginia win streak dates back to the 1998-99 season.

Friday at the Boar’s Head, the Cavaliers won the doubles point but NC State rallied with singles victories on courts 3-6 to win the match, 5-2.

“[Sunday] was a good day for the team after coming off a tough loss on Friday,” said Virginia head coach Sara O’Leary. “I felt like Virginia Tech played and competed really well. It was a good challenge for our team to learn from Friday, get back on the court, and improve in some areas of our game and identity as a team.

“I was so proud of the resilience and toughness Amber (O’Dell) showed after losing her first set. She adjusted her game and got a lot better today. This team is resilient and they showed that today.”

After grabbing the doubles point Sunday, the Cavaliers took singles wins from senior Meghan Kelley, juniors Hunter Bleser and Chloe Gullickson, sophomore Vivian Glozman and freshman Amber O’Dell to lock up the victory.

Virginia took the doubles points with wins on courts two and three, giving the home team the early lead in the overall match score. The duo of Glozman and Sofia Munera cruised to a 6-1 victory on court two before the Hokies would secure a 6-3 win on court one.

After Virginia Tech fought back to tie the match at 5-5 on court three, the Virginia duo of Bleser and Kelley held serve then broke to take the 7-5 victory and secure the doubles point for the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers extended the lead with straight-set wins at opposite ends of the lineup as Bleser defeated Rita Pinto on court six by a score of 6-1, 6-1 before Kelley took her 6-2, 6-4 win over Natalie Novotna on court one.

Glozman then locked up the match with her straight-set victory on court two, taking a hard-fought match from Nika Kozar by a score of 6-4, 6-4. Gullickson then pushed the lead out to five points for the Cavaliers with her 7-5, 6-3 win over Elizabet Danailova on court three.

The final two singles matches went into a third set with Virginia Tech getting on the board with a victory on court five before O’Dell would close things out on court four. After dropping a tight first set, O’Dell cruised through the second and then fought through a gritty third to take the 5-7, 6-0, 7-5 win over Nina Sorkin.

Virginia will return to action this weekend, traveling to face Clemson and Wake Forest as ACC play continues. The Cavaliers will face Clemson on Friday and the Deacs on Sunday.

Wahoos Fall Twice in Sunday Action

Virginia dropped a pair of games to open play at the Tennessee Classic on Sunday, as the Cavaliers (4-7) fell 5-2 to Kansas before dropping an 11-1 game against No. 7 Tennessee.

GAME 1: Kansas 5, Virginia 2

Virginia starter Allyson Frei scattered four singles over six innings of work, but five walks and a pair of hit batters proved costly in the opening game of the Tennessee Classic. Kansas plated five runs, all earned, on five hits to take a 5-2 decision.

Kansas (3-10) opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the fourth inning. A pair of walks helped the Jayhawks take the 3-0 lead despite having just three singles in the frame.

Abigail Barber got Virginia on the board with her solo shot in the bottom of the fifth, cutting the deficit to 3-1. The Jayhawks extended their lead with a pair of runs in the top of the seventh, scoring on a wild pitch and single from pitcher Brynn Minor.

Virginia loaded the bases and pushed a run across in the seventh on an RBI-groundout from Ashlee Davis. Frei (1-3) was charged with the loss, going six innings and allowing five runs on four hits.

Virginia was limited to just four hits in the game. Barber, Donna Friedman, Hayley Busby and Olivia Gott all had 1-for-3 games. Aly Rayle worked an inning in relief, allowing a hit and a walk.

GAME 2: No. 7 Tennessee 11, Virginia 1 (5 Inn.)

No. 7 Tennessee used a five-run first inning to take control right out of the gate and cruise to an 11-1 victory. Matty Moss (3-1) earned the win in the circle for the Lady Vols, holding the Cavaliers to just a pair of hits on the afternoon.

Tennessee (10-2) scored five times in the bottom of the first inning on four hits. Three consecutive singles plated a pair before Kaili Phillips uncorked a three-run home run to center with two outs. A bunt-single from Aubrey Leach created a throwing error to plate another Tennessee run in the second. Leach would later score on a wild pitch, making it a 7-0 game. A bases-loaded walk added another run for Tennessee before the Cavaliers could get out of the inning.

Busby launched her second home run of the season, a high-towering shot off the scoreboard in left center to give the Cavaliers their only run of the game in the top of the third. Tennessee answered back with a pair of runs in the bottom half, both crossing on wild pitches. A groundout in the fourth plated another Lady Vol and provide the final margin of 11-1.

Busby’s home run was her team-leading eighth extra-base hit of the year. Lacy Smith produced Virginia’s only other hit of the afternoon with a single in the top of the first inning. Erika Osherow took the loss in the circle, working three innings over the course of the game.

After heavy rain in the Knoxville area shuffled the weekend schedule on both Friday and Saturday, Virginia concludes the Tennessee Classic today with matchups against Bradley (9 a.m.) and Tennessee (2 p.m.).

Orischak’s 68 Leads UVA During Final Round in Hawaii

The Virginia men’s golf team shot 1-over 289 during Saturday’s final round of the John Burns Intercollegiate to finish 12th. The Cavaliers’ 54-total was 2-over 866. No. 11 Arizona State won the 20-team tournament, contested in Lihu’e, Hawaii, at 24-under 840.

Junior Andrew Orischak shot 4-under 68 on Saturday to be UVA’s overall leader at 6-under 210. That was the lowest 54-hole tournament score in his collegiate career and marked his fourth top-10 finish. It was just the second time in his three-year UVA career he has led the team in scoring.

Junior Ashton Poole shot 3-over 75 during the final day of play and dropped back to 43rd at 1-over 217. Freshman David Morgan was one stroke behind him on the leaderboard in 48th place. Morgan finished with an even par 72.

UVA senior Thomas Walsh placed 64th at 221 and sophomore WeiWei Gao was 91st at 228.

Next on the schedule, the Cavaliers make their annual trek to compete in the Palmetto Intercollegiate in Aiken, S.C. The two-day, 54-event takes place March 11-12.