#25 UVa. completes DH sweep of Duke
The No. 25 Virginia baseball team completed a doubleheader sweep of Duke with a 10-3 victory over the Blue Devils in the second game Saturday afternoon at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
The Cavaliers’ offense came alive and outscored Duke 22-6 in the doubleheader as Virginia (26-14-1, 11-10 ACC) clinched its fourth ACC series win of the season.
Stephen Bruno (Jr., Audubon, N.J.) continued his torrid hitting by going 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs scored. Bruno went 7-for-9 with six runs scored in the doubleheader as he extended his hitting streak to 13 games. Colin Harrington (Jr., Johnstown, Pa.) tied a career high with four RBI, while all of Virginia’s starters recorded at least one hit in the second game. Read more
#11 UVa. women fall in ACC semis to #3 UNC
The fourth-seeded and 11th-ranked Virginia women’s lacrosse team was defeated by No. 1 seed and No. 3 ranked North Carolina, 14-6, in the semifinals of the 2012 ACC Tournament on Saturday (April 21) at Koskinen Stadium.
The loss dropped Virginia’s record to 11-6 while North Carolina improved to 14-2.
Senior attacker Josie Owen (Gibson Island, Md.) scored her sixth hat trick of the season with three goals and added two assists for five of Virginia’s eight points. Read more
#25 UVa. falls 6-3 at Duke
The No. 25 Virginia baseball team dropped Game 1 of its series at Duke, 6-3, Friday evening at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. A four-run Duke fourth inning proved to be the difference.
Because of the threat for inclement weather Sunday, the final two games of the series will be played as a doubleheader beginning at noon Saturday. Read more
#4 UVa. men’s lax falls in ACC semis
Steele Stanwick tallied seven points to break the UVa career point record held by Dough Knight (249), but it wasn’t enough as the No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers (10-3) fell to the No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels (10-4) in the semifinal round of the ACC Championship on Friday night, 11-9, inside Klöckner Stadium. Now with 253 career points, Stanwick is tied with Gary Gait for No. 27 all-time in NCAA Division I points.
Colin Briggs started quickly for the Cavaliers, scoring 32 seconds into the game to give UVa a 1-0 lead. North Carolina scored back-to-back goals by Ryan Creighton and Jimmy Bitter to stake the Tar Heels to a 2-1 advantage with 4:26 left in the first quarter. 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
#25 UVa. holds on for 7-5 win over UR
The No. 25 Virginia baseball team defeated Richmond, 7-5, Tuesday night at Davenport Field. UVa scored a pair of runs in the seventh inning to break a 5-5 tie en route to the win.
Stephen Bruno (Jr., Audubon, N.J.) continued his hot hitting with a 3-for-5 night as he extended his hitting streak to 10 games. One of five freshmen in the starting lineup, Nate Irving (Fr., Yonkers, N.Y.) knocked in three runs for Virginia (24-13-1). Mike Papi (Fr., Tunkhannock, Pa.) homered and scored twice for UVa. Read more
#8 UNC completes sweep of #23 UVa.
No. 8 North Carolina scored four runs in the first inning and never trailed in downing the No. 23 Virginia baseball team 5-3 Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field. The Sunday attendance of 4,422 gave UVa a weekend total of 13,675, the most in program history for a regular-season series.
With the win the Tar Heels (27-9, 12-6 ACC) swept the three-game series and became the first ACC team to sweep the Cavaliers at Davenport Field since Georgia Tech from May 9-11, 2003.
Brandon Downes (Fr., South Plainfield, N.J.) went 3-for-3 and scored twice off the bench for Virginia (23-13-1, 9-9). Stephen Bruno (Jr., Audubon, N.J.) homered and knocked in a pair of runs for the Cavaliers. Read more
