Save for the first several minutes of the second half, the No. 21 Virginia Cavaliers dominated NC State on Saturday afternoon to pick up their first ACC win of the year, 76-61. Sam Lewis led all scorers with 23 points, 20 of which came in the first half as he alone matched NC State’s first-half output.
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Virginia sets up home-and-home football series vs. Washington State
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Virginia announced a home-and-home series with Washington State on Tuesday.
The Cavaliers are set to host the Cougars at Scott Stadium on Sept. 27, 2025, and then make the return journey to Pullman, Washington, for a contest on Sept. 13, 2031.
The two games will be the first in football played between the two schools. Their primary connection so far is through basketball: Tony Bennett left Washington State to take UVA’s head-coaching job in March 2009.
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Cox alum captures Sun Belt award
James Madison junior Fenwick Trimble of Virginia Beach was tabbed as the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week.
The center fielder from Cox High helped lead JMU to a 3-1 week that saw the Dukes sweep Georgia Southern and improve to 24-15 overall and 10-8 in Sun Belt games.
For the week, he hit .500 with an OPS of 1.517 as he went 8 for 15 with a double, two homers, five runs, five RBIs and 15 total bases.
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CNU’s Martin named C2C Pitcher of Week
CNU’s Jamie Martin (8-1) was named the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week. She stretched her consecutive scoreless-innings string to 28 by giving up one hit and striking out 10 in four innings of a five-inning victory at York College in Pennsylvania.
UVA’s Bigham repeats as ACC Pitcher of Week
For the third time this season and second consecutive week, Virginia’s Eden Bigham was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week.
Bigham helped the Cavaliers to a series win at No. 3 Duke over the weekend, pitching nine scoreless innings in Friday night’s loss with nine strikeouts. She escaped three bases-loaded jams and left the game scoreless in a 12-inning affair.
She picked up her third save of the season in game two of the series, the first of a Saturday doubleheader, as she got the Cavaliers out of a bases-loaded jam without surrendering a run.
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Former Seton Hall center commits to JMU
James Madison gained a commitment from Seton Hall transfer center Elijah Hutchins-Everett, according to his social media.
The 6-foot-11 junior averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds last season for the Pirates, who won the National Invitation Tournament. He joins Georgia Tech transfer Ebenezer Dowuona as players to join JMU under new coach Preston Spradlin.
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UVA’s Schwab finds spot on All-ACC first team
Senior attacker Morgan Schwab was the only Virginia player named to the All-ACC first team.
The second team included four Cavaliers: defender Maggie Bostain, attacker Katia Carnevale and midfielders Mackenzie Hoeg and Kiki Shaw. The third team had three UVA representatives: attackers Madison Alaimo and Jenna Dinardo and midfielder Kate Galica.
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The Virginia Athletics Foundation announced the launch of the Sabre Society, a philanthropic giving society in support of Virginia Athletics and the more than 750 student-athletes involved with them.
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ODU women take Sun Belt yearly honors
Old Dominion took top Sun Belt yearly honors after going unbeaten in regular-season conference play.
Sofia Johnson was the Player of the Year. She joined Alexandra Viktorovitch on the singles first team and joined Lidiia Rasskouskaia on the doubles first team. Dominic Manilla was the Coach of the Year, and Ulyana Romanova was the Rookie of the Year.
C2C honors Captains’ Hansen, Weis
Christopher Newport’s Raine Weis and Eddy Porsmyr Hansen were named the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference’s Players of the Week.
Weis took the women’s award with an 8-1 victories against Marymount at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles alongside Tessa Trate. Hansen won the men’s honor by going 4-0 for the weekend at Nos. 1 and 2 singles and doubles alongside Cox High graduate Ashton Legum.
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Captains capture conference awards
CNU’s Ellie Nuckols was named the C2C Women’s Track Athlete of the Week, and teammate Katie Stevens was the Women’s Field Athlete of the Week.
Nuckols scored 4,141 in the heptathlon at last weekend’s New Captains Classic, placing her 38th in NCAA Division III and fourth in CNU history. Also at that meet, Stevens threw the discus a personal-best 43.69 meters, the second-longest throw in Captains history, and set a personal-record javelin throw at 30.23 meters.
The Captains’ CJ Reeders was named the Field Athlete of the Week. He triple-jumped a season-best 14.39 meters at the New Captains Classic, putting him 14th in Division III this year.
UVA steeplechase ace named ACC Athlete of Week
Nate Mountain of UVA earned ACC Athlete of the Week status after a record-setting weekend at the Virginia Challenge.
In the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase invitational section, he ran an ACC-record and school-record time of 8:20.86. Mountain finished second in the field, just behind Matthew Wilkinson of Under Armour (8:18.53).
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Ex-UVA forward signs with Minnesota Lynx
Former Virginia forward Camryn Taylor signed a training-camp contract with the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. She became the first former Cavalier to sign with a WNBA team since Jocelyn Willoughby was selected No. 10 overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2020 draft.
A native of Peoria, Illinois, Taylor transferred to UVA in 2021 after a two-year stint with Marquette (2019-21). In 127 career games, she averaged 12.5 points and 5.7 rebounds and shot 48% from the field.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – Get the flu shot, wash your hands and stay home if you’re sick — that’s the message coming from Virginia’s Health Department as data shows flu cases soaring in northern Virginia.
Flu-related emergency room visits have tripled in just the last couple of weeks.
Pharmacies including this one are also reportedly seeing more patients coming in for the flu, with more severe symptoms.
By the numbers:
According to new data, 30% of Virginia residents received flu shots this year, despite doctors saying it’s one of the best ways to protect against the illness.
“I’m seeing an increase in the number of people who are coming here for medication and severity as well,” said Janice Granmayeh, who works at a pharmacy in McLean. “Peak season in our area is usually January, February, March.”
The Virginia Department of Health says flu diagnoses at emergency room visits tripled the last two weeks of December.
“I’m a firm believer in the vaccine. I’ve been vaccinated. All I can say is do your best to stay healthy,” Manassas resident Michael Spratley told FOX 5.
We’re told flu cases across all of Virginia are increasing based on two reporting periods — one ending Dec. 13 and another ending being Dec. 27.
During this second reporting period, there were 1,800 reported flu cases compared to just shy of 100 COVID cases.
What they’re saying:
Health officials say while a spike in flu during the holidays is normal, it’s the extreme spike that’s raising concerns.
“The first thing is vaccination. Vaccination is still very effective even with the news,” said Dr. David Rose with the Alexandria Health Department.
It’s not too late to get the flu shot and doctors and pharmacists are encouraging people to do so.
A 40-20 halftime lead gave the Cavaliers the cushion they needed to handle a big NC State run to begin the second half. The ’Hoos allowed the lead to slip to just nine points, but they responded with a run of their own that restored the lead to 22 points. The Wolfpack were unable to respond again, and the Cavaliers cruised to victory down the stretch.
From the first ACC win of the year, here are five takeaways:
This was a much-needed win for Virginia.
The Cavaliers were on the road again for their second straight game to begin ACC play. After an underwhelming performance in Blacksburg on Wednesday resulted in a triple overtime loss, getting a win in Raleigh was a must. Doing so in a largely dominant fashion was the cherry on top.
The Cavaliers jumped out to a 20-point halftime lead and looked to be headed for a comfortable win. The Wolfpack responded with a 15-4 run to begin the second half, far from what Ryan Odom would have liked to see from his team. However, the ‘Hoos promptly responded with a 20-6 run that restored the 20-point lead.
Thijs De Ridder was the catalyst in that stretch, scoring a few tough buckets in the paint and drilling a three-pointer. The Belgian big man totaled 12 points and six rebounds in the second half.
Sam Lewis bounced back from a poor shooting performance vs. Virginia Tech.
For the first time all season, Ryan Odom started Devin Tillis over Sam Lewis against the Hokies on Wednesday. Neither player shot the ball well – Tillis went 3-of-12 from the floor, Lewis was 0-for-5 – and the Cavaliers suffered a triple overtime loss to their rival.
Odom went back to the lineup he’s used most of the year, starting Lewis against NC State. The move paid off as Lewis caught fire in the first half, scoring 20 points to match NC State’s team total in the first half. The Toledo transfer scored the first six points of the game and 12 of Virginia’s first 15 points. He drilled 4-of-5 from three in the first half alone.
Lewis finished the game with 23 points on 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-9 from three.
Quick ball movement remains the key to UVA’s offensive success.
Duh, every basketball coach at every level will tell you that. But the quick ball movement Virginia operated with extensively in the first half proved as much, causing the NC State defense major problems. The ‘Hoos were getting open looks from the outside, both by whipping the ball around the perimeter and from kicking it out on drives into the paint. NC State couldn’t keep up.
The offense went a little stagnant to start the second half, and the Wolfpack took advantage, cutting Virginia’s lead to nine points. When the Cavaliers got back to quick passing and stopped getting stuck with one guy dribbling too much, they went on a big run of their own, regained their 20-plus point lead, and allowed the home crowd to leave early to beat the traffic.
Virginia’s defense was stout.
The 61 points scored by NC State in this game were the fewest scored by the Wolfpack this season. The Cavaliers held them to just 20 points and three assists in the first half, while the Wolfpack turned it over seven times.
Will Wade’s group found more success in the second half, scoring 41 points after the break, but it was still far from enough. The Wolfpack offense would have benefited from more of the quick ball movement that the Virginia offense utilized so effectively. Instead, UVA held NC State to only seven assists in the game and a lowly 36.0% from the field and 25.0% from three-point range.
Virginia returns home without needing to hit the panic button.
The Cavaliers sorely missed Jacari White in the loss against Virginia Tech on Wednesday, but his absence was far less noticeable against NC State. Virginia shot 50.0% from the field and 39.4% from three while recording 14 assists. For comparison, against the Hokies, Virginia shot 36.0% from the field and 22.2% from three and notched only 15 assists in the triple overtime affair.
The Cavaliers certainly would like to get White back as soon as possible, but Saturday afternoon’s performance proved it isn’t time to panic about this team’s ability to shoot well against ACC opponents without the spark White has provided off the bench.
Virginia can now return home with renewed confidence for a pair of tough games against California and Stanford ahead of a big road game at No. 16 Louisville. Notably, Cal defeated then-No. 18 UCLA earlier in the year, while Stanford knocked off Louisville on Friday in Palo Alto.
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This Virginia mom ‘had to do something’ after her teen son’s sudden death: ‘There are no do-overs’
NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — A Virginia mother who lost her 16-year-old son in a car crash six years ago is using her tragedy to advocate for safer roads during what experts say is one of the most dangerous driving periods of the year.
Tammy Gweedo McGee will never forget the phone call she received when her son, Connor, was killed by an unlicensed underage driver leaving a homecoming dance.
“I don’t want another mother to be me,” McGee said. “It’s heartbreaking every day to relive the death of your son.”
According to the National Road Safety Foundation, the end of the year leading up to New Year’s is one of the most dangerous times on roadways and highways, with a spike in crashes. While crash statistics are on the rise in Virginia, McGee has made it her mission to fight for change in honor of her son to make roadways safer.
“For me, it was lay down and die or stand up and fight. For me, I only had two choices: I had to do something,” McGee said.
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I’ve been following McGee’s story for years, but she recently showed me her safe haven — a corner tucked away in her home filled with pictures of Connor, his soccer jerseys and high school memories. Memories McGee says will forever live on.
“He was just so full of life,” McGee said.
A life taken too soon led McGee to start the Gweedo Memorial Foundation, where she travels to speak to teens and adults about staying safe behind the wheel. She’s successfully lobbied for legislative changes in this year’s General Assembly session, inspired by Connor. She says she plans to advocate for more changes so this doesn’t happen to someone else’s child.
“One of the most important things to realize is there are no do-overs in driving,” McGee said. “You don’t get to say, ‘Sorry, I killed your son.’ You don’t get to say, ‘I was just picking up the phone to check my texts, I didn’t mean to.’”
It’s a reminder this holiday season to have fun, but most importantly, be responsible.
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