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Scattershooting: UVA hoops recruiting, Football goes to the beach & Hootie’s golden nuggets
Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering if top basketball recruit Nate Ament postponing his visit to Virginia over the weekend was a good, bad or ugly thing.
North Carolina QB Hamrick is UVA’s first commit for 2026 class
Virginia has added its first commitment to its recruiting class of 2026 in quarterback Ely Hamrick of AC Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C.
Charlottesville’s Coughlin goes unbeaten to help clinch Solheim Cup for Team USA
Lauren Coughlin was standing on the 11th hole and 3-down to Sweden’s Maja Stark in the final round of the Solheim Cup on Sunday as the Europeans were making a charge.
Field Hockey: Mendez-Trendler scores in OT as No. 3 Hoos hold off American, 3-2
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team beat American 3-2 in overtime on Sunday at the Maryland Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex in College Park, Md.
Women’s Soccer: No. 2 UVA suffers first loss against Wake Forest, 3-0
No. 2 Virginia fell for the first time this season, as the Cavaliers dropped a 3-0 contest to Wake Forest at Klöckner Stadium on Sunday.
Photo Gallery: Maryland 27, Virginia 13
Photos from Saturday’s Virginia-Maryland game at Scott Stadium, shot by JerryRatcliffe.com photographer Nikolozi Khutsishvili.
With chance to go 3-0, Cavaliers squander opportunities
Tony Elliott’s big point of emphasis has been to win the “middle eight” of games, the last four minutes of the first half and the first four minutes of the second half.
UVA offense goes silent in second half of 27-13 loss to Maryland
Trailing by six at halftime, Maryland controlled the clock in the second half of Saturday night’s contest in Charlottesville, outscoring Virginia 20-0 after the break en route to a 27-13 win.
Cross Country: Both Cavalier squads finish runner-up at Virginia Invitational
The No. 23 and No. 17 ranked Virginia men’s and women’s cross country programs kicked off the first of two meets at Panorama Farms this season with the 2024 Virginia Invitational on Saturday.
Wahoo Preview: Virginia welcomes Maryland to Scott Stadium
It has been a long time since Scott Stadium saw a sellout crowd, but that’s what Tony Elliott is hoping for tonight when his 2-0 Cavaliers host 1-1 Maryland.
Charlottesville’s Coughlin goes 2-0 in opening round of Solheim Cup play
At age 31, Charlottesville’s Lauren Coughlin is a Solheim Cup rookie, but she sure didn’t play like one in Friday’s opening rounds of the three-day competition.
Field Hockey: No. 3 UVA outlasts No. 5 Maryland, 1-0
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team won 1-0 at No. 5 Maryland on Friday, as Suze Leemans scored the game-winner in the fourth quarter.
Volleyball: Hoos move to 8-1 with pair of victories over WVU, Liberty
UVA is off to an 8-1 start for the first time since 2004, only the fifth time in school history the Cavaliers have started 8-1.
Men’s Soccer: Virginia and Wake Forest play to 1-1 draw
Virginia drew 1-1 with Wake Forest in a physical ACC contest that featured 10 yellow cards on Friday night at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem.
Can Colandrea, UVA bounce back against Terps?
Virginia’s football team no doubt remembers the humiliation it endured in last year’s visit to College Park in a lopsided 42-14 defeat.
Charlottesville’s Coughlin tees it up this morning at Solheim Cup
Forgive Lauren Coughlin if she’s feeling a little nervous early Friday morning when she tees off in the Solheim Cup competition at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Manassas.
Women’s Soccer: No. 2 Cavaliers win a tough battle, 3-1, at Miami
No. 2 Virginia got a great result in a hard-fought battle away in South Florida on Thursday night, using a pair of late goals to seal the 3-1 victory at Miami.
UVA’s Fields high in national rankings, big problem for defenses
Malachi Fields, a product of Charlottesville’s Monticello High School program, ranks among the nation’s top pass receivers after two weeks of college football.
Volleyball: Cavaliers defeat ETSU in four sets to kick off Liberty trip
The Cavaliers’ 10 aces tied for fifth most in program history among four-set matches and first in such contests since 2021.
Baseball: Hoos release 2024 fall schedule
The Virginia baseball team will play two home exhibition games against Maryland and UNCW this fall at Disharoon Park.
