Selection Sunday: What it all means

Chris Graham

Virginia and Virginia Tech need to beef up their out-of-conference schedules OK, so ACC teams don’t get to play the likes of Georgia State in January and February. That said, the Committee has made it clear that it expects power-conference teams to play more challenging nonconference schedules than Seth Greenberg likes to put together. That…

Sweep: #6 UVa. takes out #4 Clemson

Chris Graham

The No. 6 Virginia baseball team finished off a three-game sweep of No. 4 Clemson with a 7-6 victory Sunday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. In winning their 10th straight game this year, the Cavaliers (16-1, 3-0 ACC) recorded their first-ever three-game sweep in Clemson as UVa improved to 17-4 against the…

Tech’s bubble bursts again: Mason, VCU get at-large bids, UR, ODU, Hampton earn automatics

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It’s a rite of Selection Sunday that Virginia Tech fans could do without. The Hokies, with a 21-11 record, 11 wins in the ACC, two wins over NCAA Tourney participant Florida State, a win over #1 West Region seed Duke two weeks ago, were once again left out of the NCAA field. George Mason (26-6)…

Hokies' ACC run ends

An Erick Green layup at the 18-minute mark brought Virginia Tech within six, but an 11-2 Duke run pushed the lead back into double figures to stay as the #2-seeded Blue Devils topped the #6 seed Hokies 77-63 on Saturday in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals. About 16 hours after an emotional 52-51 victory over Florida…

Longwood sweeps Buffalo

Longwood University swept a home baseball doubleheader past visiting University of Buffalo from the Mid-American Conference Saturday at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers (13-5) have won 11 straight games after taking game one against the Bulls (2-7) by a score of 15-5 and game two by a score of 9-6.

#5 UNC tops #7 UVa. women's lax

Chris Graham

The No. 7 Virginia women’s lacrosse team saw its second-half rally fall short Saturday afternoon at Fetzer Field, as the No. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels escaped with an 8-7 victory over the Cavaliers in an Atlantic Coast Conference match-up. With the loss, the Cavaliers fall to 3-3 on the season and 0-2 in the…