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Men’s squash: Virginia goes 3-0 in home weekend matches at McArthur
The No. 5 Virginia men’s squash team won its fifth-straight match with an 8-1 victory over No. 7 Drexel on Sunday afternoon at the McArthur Squash Center, after defeating No. 12 Rochester on Friday and No. 11 Chatham on Saturday.
Women’s squash: Cavaliers split weekend matches with Chatham, Drexel
The No. 7 women’s squash team fell 6-3 to No. 3 Drexel on Sunday afternoon at the McArthur Squash Center.
Hoos get back in win column, downing Boston College, 66-50
The Cavaliers trailed by as many as 11 points in the opening half before dominating the final 20 minutes, outscoring the Eagles 41-22, to improve to 10-1 at home this season.
Cavaliers sweep Seminoles, 67-58, thanks to another solid performance from 3
The 13th-ranked Cavaliers (13-3, 5-2 ACC) got a game-high 20 points from senior guard Armaan Franklin and 15 more from grad-transfer forward Ben Vander Plas, as the two combined to make 7 of UVA’s 11 3-pointers to lead the attack.
Women’s notebook: Cavaliers hope to snap three-game skid Sunday against BC
The Virginia women’s basketball team hosts Boston College on Sunday at noon at John Paul Jones Arena, looking to snap a three-game losing streak.
UVA names Stanford’s Heffernan as new offensive line coach
Terry Heffernan joins the Virginia program after spending the last two seasons as the offensive line coach at Stanford for head coach David Shaw.
Now that the parking brake is off, McKneely ready to go bombs away on UVA opponents
Within a seven-minute span in the first half against Syracuse a week ago, freshman Isaac McNeely drilled three 3-pointers, two of them during Virginia’s 15-4 run that helped the Cavaliers pull away from the Orange.
Former star UVA linebacker Nick Jackson visiting Auburn
Former Virginia linebacker Nick Jackson, who entered the transfer portal on Dec. 12, is visiting Auburn this weekend.
Wahoo Preview: No. 13 Virginia at Florida State
The 13th-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team looks for its first conference sweep of the season against Florida State Saturday in Tallahassee (4 p.m., ESPN2), after holding on for a five-point home win in early December.
Olympic Sports Roundup: Two Hoos taken in NWSL Draft; Lax schedules released, and much more
A pair of Virginia women’s soccer players were selected in the first round of the National Women’s Soccer League collegiate draft on Thursday, as forwards Alexa Spaanstra and Haley Hopkins were both drafted.
Cavaliers cough up late lead as Carolina closes strong to win, 70-59
Virginia, playing its first game after losing leading scorer and rebounder Mir McLean to an unfortunate season-ending injury, let a comfortable, late lead slip away against No. 22 North Carolina, as the visitors closed the game on a 22-2 run to win, 70-59.
Virginia gets commitment from former Houston offensive lineman Nnanna
Ugonna Nnanna, a 6-foot-4, 300-pound guard/tackle from the University of Houston, announced on Twitter that he had committed to the Cavaliers. Nnanna has three years of eligibility remaining.
Jerry Ratcliffe Show: Recapping UVA hoops win over UNC, UVA football news and notes
Hootie and Chris Graham discuss Virginia’s 65-58 win over North Carolina from Tuesday, then turn their attention to the football transfer portal, with updates on the latest comings and goings from the UVA program.
Women’s notebook: Virginia vs. No. 22 North Carolina
The Virginia women’s basketball team hosts No. 22 North Carolina on Thursday at 7 p.m., at John Paul Jones Arena.
‘BVP’ was MVP of Virginia’s win over Tar Heels on both ends of the floor
Ben Vander Plas, a graduate transfer from Ohio University, a guy who Bennett believed would make a true impact on this year’s Virginia team, indeed rode to the rescue.
Second-half explosion lifts Virginia to 65-58 win over UNC
With the help of a crucial 17-2 second-half scoring run, the 13th-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team clawed its way back to make it eight home wins in a row against ACC foe North Carolina at John Paul Jones Arena with a 65-58 triumph on Tuesday night.
Vander Plas leads Virginia’s second-half surge over Tar Heels
Vander Plas led four Cavaliers in double figures as he had 17 points and eight rebounds while making 6 of 10 field goals, with three of those coming from 3-point range.
Stopping Bacot is high priority for Virginia in tonight’s big battle with visiting Carolina
Virginia will likely throw everything — including the kitchen sink — at Carolina big man Armando Bacot in tonight’s ACC showdown at soldout John Paul Jones Arena. But will it be enough?
Wahoo Preview: No. 13 Virginia vs. North Carolina
The ACC’s highest-scoring team ventures into Charlottesville to take on the conference’s stingiest defense, as 13th-ranked Virginia and longtime rival North Carolina lock horns Tuesday at 9 p.m.
Former UVA linemen transfers announce commitments; another Wahoo line commit flips schools
Several former Virginia football players that entered the transfer portal announced their destinations over the weekend, including record-breaking quarterback Brennan Armstrong, in addition to one player who flipped his commitment to UVA and went elsewhere.
