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Virginia Welcomes No. 20 North Carolina for 50th Anniversary Game

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Virginia Welcomes No. 20 North Carolina for 50th Anniversary Game

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia (9-10, 1-7 ACC) returns to John Paul Jones Arena on Sunday (Jan. 28) to host No. 20 North Carolina (15-5, 6-1 ACC). Tipoff is set for noon on The CW and 98.9-FM/1070-AM WINA.

FOR OPENERS

The Cavaliers are in search of their second ACC win and first in John Paul Jones Arena this season.
Kymora Johnson was named ACC Rookie of the Week and U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Tamika Catchings national freshman of the week for her performances against Notre Dame (Jan. 18) and Florida State (Jan. 21).
North Carolina won the first regular-season matchup with the Hoos, 81-68, in Chapel Hill two weeks ago (Jan. 14).
With an ACC record of 7-1, the Tar Heels enter Sunday’s contest tied for first in the league standings and are riding a four-game win streak.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

Kylen Mills (play-by-play) and Kelley Deyo (analyst) will have the call on The CW.
The game will also be broadcast on 98.9-FM/1070-AM WINA, VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Sports mobile app.
Live statistics will be located on VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Sports mobile app.

50^th ANNIVERSAR CELEBRATION

On Sunday, Virginia will honor and celebrate the 50th anniversary of UVA Women’s Basketball in conjunction with its Alumni Weekend.
The program will honor dozens of former players and coaches at halftime of Sunday’s game.
Notable alumnae and former coaches expected to be in attendance include: Sharlene Brightly ’75, Val Ackerman ‘81, Wendy Palmer, ‘96 Telisha Quarles ‘02, Ariana Moorer ‘12, Debbie Ryan (1978-2011) and Joanne Boyle (2011-18).

SERIES HISTORY

North Carolina leads the all-time series, which began in 1976, 59-34.
Virginia is 20-18 all-time against the Tar Heels in games held in Charlottesville, Va.
The Tar Heels have won the last five meetings of the series, including the last three at John Paul Jones Arena.
UNC has won nine of the last 10 meetings.
The last time UVA defeated the Tar Heels was on Jan. 25, 2018, when the Cavaliers won 82-70 in JPJ.

LAST MEETING BETWEEN THE HOOS & PITT

A strong start and even stronger finish propelled the Tar Heels to a 81-68 victory over Virginia in Carmichael Arena two weeks ago (Jan. 14).
Four Cavaliers scored in double figures, including Camryn Taylor (16 pts, 7 reb), who collected Virginia’s first nine points and went on to lead the Hoos in points for the fifth straight game.
UNC’s Deja Kelly finished with a game-high 27 points on 8-of-17 shooting.
The Cavaliers trailed by as many as 14 points with 7:12 to go in the second quarter, but tied the game, 52-52, with 28 seconds remaining in the third.
The Tar Heels outscored UVA 28-16 in the fourth quarter to pull away.

LAST TIME OUT

Virginia could not produce what would have been its second straight win after falling 56-52 to Pittsburgh at John Paul Jones Arena this past Thursday (Jan. 25).
Pitt led by as many as 11 [15-4] in the first quarter and outscored Virginia 24-6 in the third.
Despite trailing by as many as 17 [49-32] in the fourth, the Cavaliers nearly mounted a comeback after trimming their deficit to as little as four points with under 90 seconds to play.
For the second straight game, Kymora Johnson led the Hoos in scoring, finishing with 17 points. She was the only Cavalier to score in double figures.
The win was the Panthers’ first in ACC play this season.

JOHNSON GARNERS WEEKLY HONORS

First-year guard Kymora Johnson was named ACC Rookie of the Week and U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Tamika Catchings national freshman of the week for her performance against Notre Dame (Jan. 18) and at then-No. 15 Florida State (Jan. 21).
Johnson averaged 25.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and shot 59 percent from the field.
She scored 35 points in the win over FSU, which tied for sixth all-time in program history.
Johnson is the first Virginia player to be named ACC Rookie of the Week since Kylie Kornegay-Lucas was recognized on Nov. 25, 2019.
Johnson is one of just two freshmen in school history to achieve that milestone with the other being Dawn Staley, who had 37 points at Wake Forest on Feb. 2, 1989.
At the time, she was also one of just five freshmen nationally – and the only ACC freshman – to score 35 points in a game this season.
Prior to Virginia’s matchup in Tallahassee, the last time a Cavalier scored 35 points was on Jan. 21, 2010, when Monica Wright scored 39 points at Boston College.

OLD SCHOOL BASKETBALL

For games played through Jan. 26, Virginia is eighth in the nation in rebounds per game (45.63), 14th in offensive rebounds per game (15.7), 18th in defensive rebounds per game (29.9) and 17th free throw percentage (78.0).
The Hoos also lead the ACC in rebounding and free throw percentage.
The Cavaliers are 9-5 this season when either leading or tying their opponents in rebounding.
Virginia has been outrebounded in just four contests this season (vs. #7 LSU, #3 NC State, Duke, and #20 North Carolina).
UVA has shot at least 80 percent from the charity stripe in eight games this season, including its most recent home game against Notre Dame (94.4).

ON THE HORIZON

Virginia travels to Virginia Tech (15-4, 6-2, ACC), which is currently ranked 19th in this week’s AP top-25 poll, for a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash.
Tipoff from Cassell Coliseum is set for 6 p.m. on ACC Network.

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Virginia Supreme Court voids voter-approved redistricting referendum

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Virginia Supreme Court voids voter-approved redistricting referendum

On May 8, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the General Assembly violated the state constitution when it tried to redraw congressional districts, nullifying the results of the April election in which Virginians narrowly approved redistricting.

Electoral maps are usually redrawn once every 10 years, but multiple states began redrawing them early after President Donald Trump urged Republicans to redraw district lines to ensure more favorable results for the party in the November 2026 elections.

This started a nationwide political battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Texas was the first of several states to redraw districts favoring Republicans, and Virginia Democrats had proposed a constitutional amendment to allow redistricting in order to favor Democrats.

As of May 8, Republicans had initiated redistricting efforts in eight states; Democrats had led redistricting efforts in three states, including Virginia, the Washington Post reported.

In April, Virginia voters supported the redistricting amendment with 51.7% voting for it out of more than 3 million ballots cast. It could have given Democrats up to four extra seats in the U.S. House, according to the Washington Post (subscription required).

But the Virginia Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling, found that there were procedural errors in how the Democratic legislature handled the process, nullifying the election results.

The Virginia Constitution says that proposed constitutional amendments must pass in the General Assembly twice before the public can vote on them: once before an election of the House of Delegates, and again after an election. According to the Virginia Supreme Court majority opinion written by Justice D. Arthur Kelsey, early voting for the general election had already been open for six weeks when the General Assembly cast its first vote on the amendment in October 2025, with more than 1.3 million voters having already cast their ballots.

“This violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void,” the court majority opinion stated.

The court’s ruling means the state reverts to the old district maps adopted in 2021. Based on those maps, Virginia voters elected six Democrats and five Republicans to the U.S. House.

Following the court’s ruling, some Virginia Democrats who planned to run for the U.S. House told the New York Times that they have to abandon their campaigns, while others, such as Tom Perriello who is running for the 5th District, face much more difficult campaigns.

Virginia Democrats on Friday asked the court to pause the nullification of the referendum results while they prepare their appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to VPM.

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