The women played another ranked ACC team tonight in Notre Dame. Ended up losing 86-76. Shot a bit better than our averages, but gave up 44 free throws! Taylor was again in foul trouble all night and fouled out along with Clarkson while Brunelle contributed 0 points. We are getting beat up on the inside in league play with Taylor in foul trouble almost every game lately and nobody to really take up the slack inside when she is out. Our young guards Johnson, Clark and McGhee all played really well and combined for 46 of the 76 points. Tough schedule coming up with 3 more ranked teams in our next 4 games with only a home game with a non-ranked Pitt mixed in. If they don't win that Pitt game they could be looking at an 0-10 start in league play. Really tough schedule this year and certainly a more talented and deeper team (without the injuries as well) than last year, but just not showing in the results. Hope they can knock one of the ranked teams off (or more) coming up and get some positive momentum going.

The usual suspects dominated the statistics as the starters scored 64 points. McKneely led the scoring with 20 points by hitting 6 of his 9 three-point attempts.. Beekman scored 19 points and had 11 assists, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals. Minor scored 11 points, and Dunn contributed 9 points and led the team with 10 rebounds, including 5 on the offensive boards. Rohde was frequently our secondary ball handler, played good defense, and scored 5 points. The Yellow Jackets had 13 turnovers which led to 21 points for the Hoos.
Georgia Tech led by 11 points around the middle of the first half before Virginia went on a run to take a 33 to 29 lead at the end of the half. Virginia extended the lead to 15 points before Georgia Tech scored 9 unanswered points in the second half.

Preview: UVa faces another Saturday road challenge, this time at Georgia Tech tomorrow night (6 p.m., ACCN). @justin ferber breaks down the matchup between the Hoos and Jackets.

Three-star LB Grant Beerman talked about his recent trip to UVa, being offered by the Wahoos, and what stood out to him about his time in Charlottesville.

On Episode 545 of the CavsCorner Podcast (“With His Whole Soul”), we take about UVa’s win over VT, how two roster “additions” could change things for the Hoos, and then what’s ahead for them in Atlanta tomorrow.

Site: https://virginia.rivals.com/news/cavscorner-podcast-episode-545

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Greetings from JPJ, where UVa and VT are about 25 minutes from tip-off.

Dante Harris is warming up for UVa, and VT guard Hunter Cattoor, who missed Saturday's game is warming up as well.

We'll have game updates here as always. Have at it!

I don't want to post about a former coach but it's nice to see that Kirk Garner, Matt Johns, Dante Wilkins, Joe Spaziani, and Evan Butts are getting opportunities to further their coaching careers in Albuquerque. I wish them the best and hope they all have an opportunity to develop into a head coach some day.

Minor and Harris had their best games this year. Minor started and tied Beekman as the leading scorer with 16 points and was second to Dunn in rebounding with 5. Harris led Virginia with 5 assists; he only scored 5 points, but they all seemed to come in important times. Buchanan joined McKneely with 8 points and had 3 rebounds in 11+ minutes on the floor. The Hokies kept the score close by making 11 of 30 attempts from behind the arc while Virginia was just 4 of 14, but Virginia outscored Tech 36 to 20 in the paint and made 7 more fouls shots, many of which came in the last few minutes of the game.

I wanted to pass along that a portion of the football coaching staff was hosting a few recruits today, sitting behind the UVa bench. That’s a bit different, as the recruits usually sit upstairs behind the student section.

Tony Elliott, Adam Mims, Curome Cox and Des Kitchings were all courtside, and seemed to be having a good time chatting with the recruits and taking in the game and atmosphere.

As for the visitors:

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Woodson is the younger brother of VT LB and 2023 recruit Caleb Woodson, who UVa pursued. He announced an offer from UVa today.

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A priority target for UVa, Earls is from the same high school (Thomas Dale) as Chris Tyree and Ethan Minter, both of whom are enrolled at UVa now.

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A big-time baseball recruit that was committed to South Carolina, Matthews picked up a UVa football offer today on Grounds. UNC, VT and others are heavily involved.

Harvard transfer TE Tyler Neville was down there with the staff, too.

Admittedly, some wishful thinking, but I thought he didn’t look as lost vs NCSU. Could he start giving us real minutes? Could that be a key development to help us moving forward? Maybe, but I fear it was just me wanting to see it.

WOW!!! He really does understand the big picture in life!!! These young men are so fortunate to have him at their side. I hope they not only heard his sage advice, but they took it to heart. Absolutely incredible insight into life.

Preview: @justin ferber sets the scene ahead of tonight’s rivalry matchup in Charlottesville as Virginia Tech and UVa face off (7 p.m., ESPNU)

Hey everyone, I’m Dylan Callaghan-Croley and will be assisting with recruiting coverage going forward. I’m based in the region and west a variety of hats here on Rivals covering a list of teams.

Nevertheless, working on confirming some Virginia junior day visitors. Will be updating below.

January 27

ATH Messiah Delhomme (Newport News, VA)
OL Carter Scruggs (Loudon County, VA)

On Episode 544 of the CavsCorner Podcast (“Sentences and Paragraphs”), we dive deep into UVa hoops, what’s gone wrong for the Hoos in recent weeks, and how things stack up heading into this weekend’s matchup at Wake.

Site: https://virginia.rivals.com/news/cavscorner-podcast-episode-544

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Football Forecast: @justin ferber tries to parse how UVa’s various additions in the transfer portal will fit in the puzzle this fall for the Wahoos.

Good Afternoon all!

UVa and Wake just a few minutes from tip in Winston Salem, and UVa has made a change to their starting lineup, going with Jordan Minor in place of Andrew Rohde, with Beekman, McKneely, Dunn and Groves also starting.

We'll have game updates here, as always, have at it!

Just coming into game in 1H. Missed a three and a follow-up layup. Seems to just hang out at the three point line

John Marshall class of 2026 F Latrell Allmond talked to @HoustonWilson about his trip to UVa earlier this month, what really stood out to him having seen the Wahoos live, and much more.

Does anyone have those for the Wake game or for the ACC games or for the season? Those are not perfect in evaluating performance (eg, it depends who is on the floor with a player, the opponent, the stage of the game, etc), but they can help identify relative contributions.

Geesh - this year's road stats are quite the outlier.
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Just imagine what our team would look like if we didn’t have a Hall of Fame Coach!

With Paris 2024 this Summer, several UVA swimmers are positioning well for Olympic Team spots - both US and international - and medal contention.

The year's first Pro Series meet was in Knoxville this week, where Kate just swam the 5th-fastest time in history and set new American and US Open records (US Open is the fastest time swum in an American pool, regardless of nationality), a pretty amazing swim for a January meet.

In a strong women's meet field, she also won the 100 Freestyle. Douglass still trains at UVA, though has graduated, so doesn't swim in UVA meets this year.

Claire Curzan (also training at UVA, but not eligible for the NCAA team due to transfer) won the 200 Backstroke and finished 2nd in the 100 Back. She'll be in the fight for the Olympic Team in a handful of events.
Gretchen Walsh won the 100 Butterfly, finished 2nd to Kate in the 100 Free, and continues to progress toward Olympic medal contention.
Alex Walsh - 2020 Tokyo Olympic Silver medalist in the 200 IM (Kate won Bronze that year) - swam one of the 3 fastest times in the world this year, finishing 2nd only to Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh in the 200IM.

The women's team is still favored to win its 4th-straight NCAA title, as Alex Walsh, Gretchen Walsh, and Ella Nelson continue to anchor the team along with several other standouts.

Any clue when he is back?!?! We sure could use the help

Sage Ennis, a grad transfer TE from Clemson, has announced his commitment to UVa following a weekend visit and decommitment from FAMU. He has one year of eligibility remaining. He is a very good blocking TE and played often at Clemson prior to a knee injury this season late in the year.

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Preview: After its “bye” week, UVa hits the road tomorrow for another Saturday afternoon ACC matchup away from home, this time at Wake Forest (2 p.m., ESPN2). @justin ferber breaks down the matchup between the Hoos and the Deacs in the Joel.