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Three takeaways from UVA women’s basketball’s NCAA Tournament win over Georgia
Behind a career-high output from Sa’Myah Smith and another vintage Kymora Johnson performance, the tenth-seeded Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball team survived an overtime thriller against the seventh-seeded Georgia Bulldogs, 82-73, in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 64. Inside an air-conditioning-less Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the ’Hoos delivered their best offensive performance since their upset of then-No. 8 […]
Previewing Virginia basketball’s Round of 32 battle with Tennessee
The Virginia Cavaliers took care of business on Friday, surviving 14-seeded Wright State behind a late surge, and now they will be faced with a much larger test to advance to the second weekend — 6-seeded Tennessee. The Volunteers are coming off of an impressive Round of 64 victory themselves, dominating 11-seeded Miami Ohio by […]
Five takeaways from UVA basketball’s NCAA Tournament win over Wright State
Virginia is moving on, but not without making its fans sweat for most of the afternoon. The third-seeded Cavaliers beat fourteenth-seeded Wright State, 82-73, on Friday in Philadelphia, but this was no comfortable first-round cruise. UVA trailed 43-38 at halftime, spent much of the game looking like it was one bad stretch away from another […]
Virginia basketball survives first round upset scare from Wright State
Finally, once and for all, Virginia fans can breathe easily. The Wahoo faithful were given an all-too-familiar story, as 14-seeded Wright State gave UVA all they could handle. However, this time, the alternative version of the script was finally written as the Cavaliers pulled away in the final minutes for an 82-73 victory, avoiding a […]
Three takeaways from UVA women’s basketball’s First Four win over Arizona State
It wasn’t pretty, but the tenth-seeded Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball team did just enough to pull out a 57-55 win over fellow No. 10 seed Arizona State in the NCAA Tournament’s First Four on Thursday night. Inside Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the ’Hoos took the floor in the Big Dance for the first time since 2018. […]
Three keys for UVA basketball to beat Wright State
The talk is over, and the Virginia Cavaliers have arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for their first-round matchup against the 14-seeded Wright State Raiders on Friday afternoon at 1:50 PM. The ‘Hoos are -4000 odds to win and are favored by 17.5 points according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Make of that what you will… Virginia will be […]
Picking the entire 2026 March Madness bracket
The greatest tournament in sports is here. The multi-week sprint to Indianapolis for the Final Four began with the First Four earlier in the week, and fully tips off Thursday at noon. So it’s only right that someone on this site puts out a bracket prediction. An idea that could be awesome, or regrettably bad. […]
Previewing UVA basketball’s NCAA Tournament first round opponent: Wright State
Virginia is unfortunately all too familiar with double-digit seed Cinderellas. The ghosts of UMBC, Ohio, and Furman still haunt the minds of the Cavalier faithful to this day. So, it is fair to approach UVA’s first-round opponent with caution and take a real look at what Wright State brings into this matchup. The No. 14 seed Raiders won the […]
Previewing UVA women’s basketball’s First Four matchup with Arizona State
Despite riding a three-game losing streak into Selection Sunday, the Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball team squeaked into the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018, earning a No. 10 seed and a trip to the First Four. The Cavaliers, who enter March Madness with a 19-11 (11-7 ACC) record, will make the trip to […]
What is UVA basketball’s path in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region?
March Madness is here and the Virginia Cavaliers are front and center in the fold, having earned the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region. Here is a glimpse at the full quadrant, with first round game times and locations: No. 1 Michigan vs No. 16 Howard — Thursday at 7:10 pm (Buffalo, NY) No […]
Roundtable: What would success be for UVA basketball in March?
Zach Carey Okay folks – it’s that magical time of year again. March Madness is upon us! And, for the first time in two years, the Virginia Cavaliers are a part of it. This has been a resoundingly successful year for Ryan Odom in his first season leading the ‘Hoos. Any sane Wahoo fan would’ve […]
A pre-March Madness UVA basketball uniform plea
The Virginia Cavaliers are back in March Madness. Not as an inconsistent at-large team, not as a play-in participant, but as a formidable squad that no coach should want to go against going forward. The ’Hoos last made the tourney in the 2023-2024 season, a First Four loss to Colorado State in what ended up […]
The five positions to watch during UVA football’s spring practices
The goal for Virginia football this spring is to make their exceptional 2025 season the standard in Charlottesville. This past season saw head coach Tony Elliott’s vision for Virginia football come into fruition: a program record win total, a sweep of Virginia Tech and North Carolina, and a bowl victory. With rivals reloading for the […]
Virginia women’s basketball earns first NCAA Tournament bid since 2018
After a long, stressful wait until Selection Sunday, the Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball team is officially headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018. Though it took a while (Virginia was the very last team to be revealed during Sunday evening’s bracket show), the ’Hoos were awarded a No. 10 seed […]
UVA basketball earns No. 3 seed in NCAA Tournament Midwest region
The Virginia Cavaliers are in the NCAA Tournament and have been selected as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. The ‘Hoos will tip off against the No. 14 seed Wright State in Philadelphia on Friday. Should the ‘Hoos win their first NCAA Tournament game since 2019, they’ll take on either No. 6 Tennessee […]
Three takeaways from Virginia basketball’s ACC Tournament title game loss to Duke
The Virginia Cavaliers lost an absolute heartbreaker on Saturday night, falling to the Duke Blue Devils, 74-70, in the ACC Tournament championship game. After a no-show performance in Durham on February 28th, the ’Hoos looked like an entirely different squad in round two against the Blue Devils, using the momentum of Friday night’s 22-point semifinal […]
Previewing Virginia basketball’s matchup vs Duke in ACC Championship
The stage is set, and the No. 10 Virginia Cavaliers will face the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils in the 2026 ACC Tournament finals. Both teams’ paths were similar, with no absurd upsets in this year’s conference tournament. Duke survived a scare versus ninth-seeded Florida State in their quarterfinal matchup and then handled fifth-seed Clemson […]
Virginia basketball routs Miami in ACC Tournament semis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — “Today was our day,” head coach Ryan Odom said. “I think that’s really what I would make of it.” It was the Virginia Cavaliers’ day, indeed, on Friday. Behind another impressive outing from Ugonna Onyenso, the second-seeded ’Hoos raced to a dominant 84-62 victory over the third-seeded Miami Hurricanes in the ACC […]
“The best shot blocker I ever saw in my life:” Ugonna Onyenso is turning heads at the ACC Tournament
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan Odom isn’t shy about his love for Ugonna Onyenso. “It’s hard for any coach to say they have favorites, but …” he joked postgame on Thursday afternoon, trailing off before finishing the sentence. And it’s hard to blame him. The 7-foot senior, who helped lead the Virginia Cavaliers to an 81-74 […]
Previewing Virginia basketball’s semifinal matchup versus Miami
The Virginia Cavaliers hung on despite a late surge from N.C. State on Thursday afternoon to advance to the semifinals in the ACC tournament. The Wolfpack started the game hot from behind the arc and held a 22-16 lead midway through the first half, but Virginia was able to claw its way back and take […]
Five takeaways from UVA basketball’s win over NC State in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Virginia Cavaliers barely had to break a sweat in their previous two meetings with NC State, a 15-point victory in Raleigh on January 3rd and a 29-point rout in Charlottesville on February 24th. But in round three on Thursday afternoon in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals, the Wolfpack made the ’Hoos fight […]
Previewing Virginia basketball’s quarterfinal matchup versus NC State
The #10 Virginia Cavaliers’ date on Thursday at noon is written in ink as the NC State Wolfpack opened their ACC tournament with a pull away win in the second round against Pittsburgh. The Panthers led by nine midway through the first half, but by the time the halftime buzzer sounded, the Wolfpack grabbed a […]
Virginia baseball re-enters top 25 after UNC series win
Virginia baseball entered this past weekend’s series against No. 8 North Carolina after a solid start to the season, but questions remained about how the team would fair in conference play. Runaway wins against Wagner, Monmouth, George Washington, and Charlotte inspired confidence that the 2025 Cavaliers would compete at an extremely high level. However, a […]
How have No. 2 seeds fared in the ACC tournament recently?
We’re officially in the middle of one of the best stretches of the sports calendar. Conference tournaments right into March Madness. Doesn’t get much better than that. The ACC tournament has already provided its share of early-round fireworks, as 15th-seeded Pitt upset Stanford in the opening round, while Wake Forest needed overtime to knock out […]
Live from the ACC Tournament: Day Two
After a hectic Tuesday of upsets (and burst bubbles for Stanford and Virginia Tech), I’m back inside the Spectrum Center for another busy day of hoops at the 73rd iteration of the ACC Tournament. Stay tuned to Streaking the Lawn throughout the day, as I’m on the ground here in Charlotte providing live updates and […]
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