The Stakes: An NCAA bid for Tech baseball?
It’s possible, but there’s a big if facing the Virginia Tech baseball program this weekend, in the form of a three-game series at North Carolina.
If … Virginia Tech (34-18, 11-16 ACC) can steal a series win in Chapel Hill, not only are the Hokies golden for a spot in next week’s ACC Tournament, but they might just be in line to punch a ticket to the NCAAs.
The other side of the if … if UNC (39-13, 19-8 ACC) holds serve and sweeps Tech, the Hokies might face the prospect of not even making the ACC Tournament, which would deal a body blow to the squad’s hopes of playing in the NCAA Tourney. Read more
UVa. women’s lax advances in ACC Tourney
Senior Julie Gardner (Severna Park, Md.) set a career-high with six goals, junior Kim Kolarik (Riva, Md.) tied a career-high with 11 saves and the fourth-seeded and 11th-ranked Virginia women’s lacrosse team defeated fifth-seeded and 17th-ranked Boston College, 13-8, Friday (April 20) in the quarterfinals of the 2012 ACC Tournament.
Virginia improved to 11-5 overall this season, while Boston College’s record dropped to 8-8. Read more
Scott voted first-team All-ACC
Virginia senior forward Mike Scott (Chesapeake, Va.) is a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection for the 2011-12 season and UVa junior guard Jontel Evans (Hampton, Va.) is a member of the ACC’s All-Defensive Team.
Members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) selected the teams that were announced on Monday (March 5).
Scott, who finished second in the balloting, is the first Virginia player to earn first-team All-ACC honors since Sean Singletary in 2008. Read more
Chris Graham: My All-ACC Teams
All-ACC First Team
Mike Scott, Virginia
Tyler Zeller, North Carolina
Harrison Barnes, North Carolina
John Henson, North Carolina
Terrell Stoglin, Maryland
Second Team
Erick Green, Virginia Tech
Austin Rivers, Duke
Michael Snaer, Florida State
Lorenzo Brown, NC State
C.j. Leslie, NC State
Third Team
Durand Scott, Miami
Bernard James, Florida State
Seth Curry, Duke
Mason Plumlee, Duke
Kendall Marshall, North Carolina
All-Defensive Team
John Henson, North Carolina
Bernard James, Florida State
C.J. Leslie, NC State
Mason Plumlee, Duke
Jontel Evans, Virginia
All-Freshman Team
Austin Rivers, Duke
Lonnie Jackson, Boston College
Alex Len, Maryland
Ryan Anderson, Boston College
Dorian Finney-Smith, Virginia Tech
Player of the Year: Mike Scott, Virginia
Defensive Player of the Year: john Henson, North Carolina
Rookie of the Year: Austin Rivers, Duke
Coach of the Year: Leonard Hamilton, Florida State
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
Chris Graham: Ain’t never gonna happen
Teams not named Duke or North Carolina are never going to get a fair shake in ACC basketball. That’s not whining or lamenting; that’s describing reality.
It’s OK. We get it. The Duke-Carolina binary system is the linchpin of the ACC’s marketing efforts. In spite of the best John Swofford and the other suits in the ACC office have done to dilute the product in its ill-fated pursuit of BCS football dollars, basketball is what defines the ACC, and you don’t get better than Duke-Carolina. Read more
UVa., JMU play to 4-4 tie
The Virginia baseball team played James Madison to a 4-4 tie Saturday night in miserable conditions at the Caravelle Resort Tournament at BB&T Field in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The final four innings were played in a steady rain, and the game was called in the top of the ninth inning because of poor field conditions.
There were only seven hits in the game, with UVa finishing with four and JMU three. Virginia committed its first three errors of the year, leading to a pair of unearned runs for JMU (0-2-1). Read more
