Women’s Basketball: Virginia Tech, behind big third quarter, defeats UVA, 76-63
Virginia Tech drew its second-ever sellout crowd for its game Thursday night with in-state ACC rival Virginia, who the Hokies dispatched, 76-63.
Virginia Tech drew its second-ever sellout crowd for its game Thursday night with in-state ACC rival Virginia, who the Hokies dispatched, 76-63.
Republican politicians did their best to split hairs on abortion for half a century, using the desire of the religious far right to outlaw reproductive freedom to raise money and whip votes.
Virginia rallied from 13 down to pick up its second win over a ranked team in eight days, defeating #20 North Carolina, 81-66, on Sunday at JPJ, in front of a season-high 5,690 spectators.
Pitt led by 17 early in the fourth quarter, but a 12-0 Virginia run made it close, before the Panthers were able to hold on for a 56-52 win in JPJ on Thursday night.
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s Women of Excellence Program recognize women in Virginia’s District 4 who make meaningful contributions.
Prized recruit Kymora Johnson had the biggest game of her young career, scoring 35 points, pulling down seven rebounds and dishing out six assists to key Virginia to a 91-87 upset of #15 Florida State on Sunday in Tallahassee.
Virginia trailed by as many as 20 points in the third quarter, trimmed its deficit to as little as six in the fourth, but ultimately came up short, falling to #19 Notre Dame, 86-76, on Thursday at JPJ.
UVA golfer Amanda Sambach has been invited for the fourth time to participate in the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship.
Dr. Timothy N. Showalter has been selected as the 2023 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year by the University of Virginia.
Virginia rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit to tie the game in the third quarter, but North Carolina pulled away late to lock down an 81-68 win on Sunday in Chapel Hill.
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