UVa. women beat BC in ACC Tourney
The sixth-seeded Virginia Cavaliers defeated the 11th-seeded Boston College Eagles, 72-41, Thursday (March 1) in first-round action of the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum.
The Cavaliers (22-9) willface the third-seeded Maryland Terrapins in a quarterfinal contest Friday (March 2) at 8 p.m. Read more
Homers, Hultzen power ‘Hoos past FSU for ACC title
The Virginia baseball team won the 2011 ACC Championship with a 7-2 victory over Florida State Sunday afternoon at Durham Bulls Athletic Park at the ACC Baseball Championship. Virginia went unbeaten in the tournament (4-0) and defeated three top-20 foes (Miami, North Carolina, Florida State) en route to the title and the ACC’s automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
Virginia captured its third ACC tournament title (1996, 2009, 2011). Ironically, all three championships have come at Durham Bulls Athletic Park against Florida State. Virginia now has won 11-consecutive games at DBAP. Read more
#3 UVa. advances to ACC title game
The Virginia baseball team used strong pitching and defense as well as timely hitting to defeat North Carolina, 3-2, Saturday evening at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the final game of pool play at the ACC Baseball Championship. Virginia concluded pool play with a 3-0 record and was the only team in the field to complete pool play with an unblemished mark.
Earlier in the day the Cavaliers clinched a berth in the ACC Championship Game. Virginia will play second-seeded Florida State for the championship at 1 p.m. Sunday. The game will be televised live by the ACC’s Regional Sports Networks (Comcast Mid-Atlantic, FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Florida and Sun Sports). Read more
#3 UVa. outlasts #15 Miami in marathon game
Nearly 12 hours after the first pitch, the Virginia baseball team outlasted Miami, 6-4, Friday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the ACC Baseball Championship. The teams waited out seven hours and 30 minutes worth of weather delays, combined with a three-hour, 56-minute game, in a marathon day at DBAP.
Virginia (47-9) is the top seed in the tournament, while Miami (35-21) is the No. 5 seed. The Cavaliers are the first team in the tournament to move to 2-0 in pool play, while Miami dropped to 1-1 and was eliminated from championship contention. The Cavaliers conclude pool play Saturday night against No. 4-seeded North Carolina. Read more
Sports Roundup: UVa. opens ACC Tournament with 13-1 win over Wake
#3 UVa. run-rules Wake in ACC Tournament opener
Behind a 15-hit attack from its offense and 6.1 strong innings from starting pitcher Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.), the Virginia baseball team defeated Wake Forest, 13-1 in seven innings, Wednesday afternoon at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the teams’ first game of the ACC Baseball Championship. The game was called after six-and-a-half innings because of the tournament’s 10-run rule.
Virginia (46-9) is the top seed in the tournament, while Wake Forest (25-29) holds the No. 8 seed. Read more
Hokies survive apparent buzzer-beater
Erick Green made an 18-footer with 4.5 seconds left to give Virginia Tech the lead, and an apparent game-winner at the buzzer by Florida State’s Derwin Kitchen was nullified by a lengthy official review, allowing the Hokies to escape with a 52-51 victory in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Friday night.
#6 seed Tech (21-10) advances to play #2 seed Duke in Saturday’s semifinals – and perhaps more importantly appears to have all but sewn up an at-large berth in next week’s NCAA Tournament. Read more
