Let's take a trip around some of UVa's sports and see what's happening. In a couple days, I'll have an admittedly late look at the spring football season at UVa as it wrapped up April 18 with the spring game.
Baseball: After gaining lots of momentum by taking two of three from top-10 team Miami one and a half weeks ago, Virginia has just about flushed all of it away after losing two of three to N.C. State this past weekend and then losing to ODU, again, Tuesday. The Monarchs swept the Cavaliers this season. The two losses to the Wolfpack were especially painful, as both came on walkoff fashion home runs. Right now, Virginia would be the last team in the ACC tournament, which accepts 10 teams, not the eight I said in my last post. UVa is on an exam break until next Friday when it hosts Duke in a three-game series. The Blue Devils have the second-worst ACC record in the conference. Obviously, it would be prudent for UVa to sweep Duke, both for its chances of making the ACC tournament and also the NCAA tournament. This has been a trying year for several reasons, not all under the 'Hoos' control, and hopefully they can bounce back next year for a more UVa-like year, despite how this one might finish.
Men's lacrosse: The Cavaliers have not won an ACC game this year (0-4) but have won all the rest for an overall 10-4 record. They are likely heading to the NCAA tournament and will find out their first-round destination Sunday.
Women's lacrosse: The Wahoos are 11-6 but lost in the ACC tournament quarterfinals at home to Notre Dame, 7-6. They were hoping to have locked up a top-six spot in the NCAA tournament with the win but the loss means UVa might have to play in the first round but could still host. UVa got to the semifinals last year.
Men's tennis: Virginia has lost three matches this season (23-3), which seems like a ton for it. However, the Cavaliers still came out on top in the ACC tournament and went undefeated in the conference again. They've won an incredible 139 consecutive conference matches, the most by any school in any sport in ACC history. UVa has won the ACC tournament nine times in a row, which ties an ACC record UNC set in the 1970s. The Wahoos' only two losses were to Baylor (twice) and Oklahoma, the top two teams in the upcoming NCAA tournament. Virginia, as the No. 3 seed, hosts St. John's in the first round May 8 at 1 p.m. and will then face Minnesota or Princeton the next day.
Women's tennis: The women are 21-5 and also won the ACC tournament this year, for the second time in a row. The Cavs are the No. 9 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament and host VCU on May 9. With a victory, they'd face South Carolina or Princeton the next day.
Women's golf: The Cavs won their first ACC tournament crown this season and will play in a NCAA regional located in Utah as the No. 3 seed (out of 18 teams). Virginia has made the NCAA tournament 11 straight times. The program is just 12 years old. The top-six teams from each regional (there are four of them) end up making the NCAA championships located in Bradenton, Fla. Virginia has made that level eight times in 12 years. The men's team finished fourth in the ACC tournament and will find out its NCAA destination Monday. There are six regionals in men's golf.
Wrestling: In March, UVa won the ACC tournament as a bit of an underdog. The Cavs went 2-3 in the ACC during the regular season and was the No. 4 seed in the tournament. It was the program's fifth overall ACC title and second for ninth-year coach Steve Garland, a UVa alum. The 'Hoos finished 19th in the NCAA championships, its best finish since 2010 and fifth top-25 finish in six seasons.
Baseball: After gaining lots of momentum by taking two of three from top-10 team Miami one and a half weeks ago, Virginia has just about flushed all of it away after losing two of three to N.C. State this past weekend and then losing to ODU, again, Tuesday. The Monarchs swept the Cavaliers this season. The two losses to the Wolfpack were especially painful, as both came on walkoff fashion home runs. Right now, Virginia would be the last team in the ACC tournament, which accepts 10 teams, not the eight I said in my last post. UVa is on an exam break until next Friday when it hosts Duke in a three-game series. The Blue Devils have the second-worst ACC record in the conference. Obviously, it would be prudent for UVa to sweep Duke, both for its chances of making the ACC tournament and also the NCAA tournament. This has been a trying year for several reasons, not all under the 'Hoos' control, and hopefully they can bounce back next year for a more UVa-like year, despite how this one might finish.
Men's lacrosse: The Cavaliers have not won an ACC game this year (0-4) but have won all the rest for an overall 10-4 record. They are likely heading to the NCAA tournament and will find out their first-round destination Sunday.
Women's lacrosse: The Wahoos are 11-6 but lost in the ACC tournament quarterfinals at home to Notre Dame, 7-6. They were hoping to have locked up a top-six spot in the NCAA tournament with the win but the loss means UVa might have to play in the first round but could still host. UVa got to the semifinals last year.
Men's tennis: Virginia has lost three matches this season (23-3), which seems like a ton for it. However, the Cavaliers still came out on top in the ACC tournament and went undefeated in the conference again. They've won an incredible 139 consecutive conference matches, the most by any school in any sport in ACC history. UVa has won the ACC tournament nine times in a row, which ties an ACC record UNC set in the 1970s. The Wahoos' only two losses were to Baylor (twice) and Oklahoma, the top two teams in the upcoming NCAA tournament. Virginia, as the No. 3 seed, hosts St. John's in the first round May 8 at 1 p.m. and will then face Minnesota or Princeton the next day.
Women's tennis: The women are 21-5 and also won the ACC tournament this year, for the second time in a row. The Cavs are the No. 9 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament and host VCU on May 9. With a victory, they'd face South Carolina or Princeton the next day.
Women's golf: The Cavs won their first ACC tournament crown this season and will play in a NCAA regional located in Utah as the No. 3 seed (out of 18 teams). Virginia has made the NCAA tournament 11 straight times. The program is just 12 years old. The top-six teams from each regional (there are four of them) end up making the NCAA championships located in Bradenton, Fla. Virginia has made that level eight times in 12 years. The men's team finished fourth in the ACC tournament and will find out its NCAA destination Monday. There are six regionals in men's golf.
Wrestling: In March, UVa won the ACC tournament as a bit of an underdog. The Cavs went 2-3 in the ACC during the regular season and was the No. 4 seed in the tournament. It was the program's fifth overall ACC title and second for ninth-year coach Steve Garland, a UVa alum. The 'Hoos finished 19th in the NCAA championships, its best finish since 2010 and fifth top-25 finish in six seasons.
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