Virginia continues collapse against FSU, 69-50

The Virginia Cavaliers continued their recent struggles with a 69-50 loss to the Florida State Seminoles.

The Cavaliers were the surprise team of the ACC through most of January, but the past month has not been kind.

The 50 points scored by Virginia was their lowest output in their new arena since it opened in 2006.

The one good sign has been the recent emergence of guard Jeff Jones, who might work his way into the starting lineup.

Jones finished with 13 points and three rebounds against the Seminoles to lead the team in scoring.

Friday, February 19, 2010 at 6:17 pm by steve

Cavaliers fall to Terps, 85-66

The Virgina Cavaliers looked overwhelmed before just giving up in a 85-66 loss to the rival Maryland Terrapins at the Comcast Center.

Virginia got off to a sluggish start but battled back to stay close midway through the first half. Things then came unravelled, and the Cavaliers found themselves down nearly 20 at halftime.

The second half wasn’t much better, as the Cavaliers continued to let the Terps have their way on the offensive end of the floor.

The score actually does not indicate how much of a blowout this really was, as the Cavaliers took advantage of Maryland emptying their bench to catch up a little bit in the final minutes.

The loss effectively knocks Virgina out of the ACC regular season title race, not that anyone though they were a legit contender to begin with.

Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 4:44 pm by steve

Cavaliers-Terps game postponed

The game between the Virginia Cavaliers and Maryland Terrapins has been postponed and rescheduled for Monday, February 15.

The change is a result of yet another blizzard set to impact the Maryland area on Wednsday, and the storm was supposed to continue until tip-off.

Not only would it be a problem for fans getting to the game, the Cavaliers would have had to take a bus and go up I-95 through the heart of the storm.

This will also end up being a huge advantage for the Cavaliers, as the Terps will have to play three games in five days, two of which will be on the road.

These two teams have a heated rivalry that also involves a fight for the ACC regular season championship at the moment, so this is certainly a help for Virginia.

Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 1:36 pm by steve

Virginia rolls past N.C. State, 59-47

The Virginia Cavaliers did not overlook the visiting North Carolina State Wolfpack in a 59-47 victory.

It was a good win for the Cavaliers considering they were coming off of a big victory at North Carolina.

Head coach Tony Bennett did a good job of having his team ready and prepared to play the pesky Wolfpack.

The low-scoring affair wasn’t even as close as the final score indicates, as the Cavaliers were up big in the second half.

Virginia trailed by three points at the half but held North Carolina State to just 19 second-half points.

Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 7:23 am by steve

Virginia stuns North Carolina, 75-60

The Virginia Cavaliers rebounded from a tough loss against rival Virginia Tech to stun the North Carolina Tar Heels, 75-60.

The Cavaliers have stunned everyone this season after getting off to such an ugly start in nonconference play.

Head coach Tony Bennett has employed a tough mentality with his team, preaching the importance of defense and protecting the ball.

Despite the disappointing loss to Virginia Tech, the Cavaliers sit atop the ACC with Duke and Maryland.

Friday, February 5, 2010 at 10:22 am by steve

Cavs back atop the ACC after beating Wolfpack

Just when it seemed that the Virginia Cavaliers were about to come back down to Earth and start playing down to its modest expectations, a two-game winning streak has them right back where nobody thought they’d be: In first place in the ACC.

After beating North Carolina in Chapel Hill, the Cavs followed it up with a win at home against the North Carolina State Wolfpack, 59-47. They used stout defense in the second half to pull away, holding the Wolfpack scoreless for more than seven minutes.

With star Sylven Landseberg struggling offensively, Mike Scott (15), Mustapha Farrakhan (11) and Jerome Meyinsse (10) picked up the slack.

But the defense was the story in this affair. Virginia limited N.C. State to just 37 percent shooting, and the Wolfpack went 2 of 11 from distance. The iron was even unkind from the free throw line, where they went 9 of 16.

With both the Tar Heels and Wolfpack struggling, though, we should get a beter indication of how legit Tony Bennett’s boys really are when they host Wake Forest on Saturday.

Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 2:29 pm by Raj Sethi