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Hoos Brew 10/20: Safety First!
Football beat Washington State on Saturday thanks to a late safety!
Hoos Brew Crew
October 20, 2025
Good Morning, Hoos! Virginia rowing’s fall and spring schedule has been announced!
What else do we have brewing this morning?
🏈 Bowl eligible
🏐 Claimed the Clash
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Safety First! No. 18 Virginia football is officially bowl-eligible for the first time since 2021, with the Hoos pulling off another dramatic victory in front of the largest crowd of the season at Scott Stadium, 22-20 over Washington State on Homecomings weekend!
The Wahoos trailed 17-7 at the half, and the score was 20-10 heading into the fourth quarter. But their defense shut down Wazzu the rest of the way, and their offense delivered when it had to.
🏈 RECAP: Fourth-Quarter Defensive Heroics Lift No. 18 Virginia Over Washington State
🎥 HIGHLIGHTS: No. 18 Virginia 22, Washington State 20
🎤 POSTGAME: Tony Elliott Postgame Press Conference
📸 PHOTOS: Virginia Football vs. Washington State
📰 FEATURE: Bowl-Eligible Hoos Pursuing Bigger Goals
📊 AP POLL: Virginia Football up to No. 16
🔼 Claimed The Clash. For the second time in less than a week, Virginia volleyball beat Virginia Tech on Sunday, sweeping the Hokies inside John Paul Jones Arena to earn a full point in the Smithfield Commonwealth Clash!
For the eighth consecutive match, freshman Reagan Ennist led the Cavaliers on offense with 15 kills. Ennist also tallied three blocks on Sunday to tie Jasmine Robinson for the team lead. Hannah Scott added a match-high nine digs to aid in the efforts.
🔼 Out Front. Virginia cross country was dominant on Friday at the 2025 Panorama Farms Invitational, with both the men’s and women’s teams earning victories.
Nate Mountain led the men in the 8k race with a fourth-place finish in 23:18.7, while Gillian Bushee led the women in the 6k with a third-place finish in a time of 20:09.5.
👟 RECAP: No. 4 Men's and No. 12 Women's Cross Country Teams Dominate at 2025 Panorama Farms Invitational
🔼 Sunday Dub. No. 9 Virginia men’s soccer extended its unbeaten streak to 10 games on Sunday, winning 2-1 over Denver at Klöckner Stadium.
Captain Umberto Pelà scored one and set up an incredible strike from Reese Miller to provide the other goal for the Hoos.
🔼 Squared Up. No. 3 Virginia women’s soccer played Louisville to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, with Maggie Cagle scoring her seventh goal of the season for the Hoos against the Cardinals.
🔼 Dominant Display. No. 3 Virginia field hockey took a break from ACC play on Sunday and traveled to William & Mary, picking up a 5-0 road win over the Tribe.
A full team effort was on display for Virginia as four different Cavaliers scored a total of five goals with three different athletes recording assists in the 5-0 victory.
🔼 In The Clubhouse. Virginia women’s golf finished play at the Stanford Intercollegiate on Sunday, shooting 28-over to finish 15th in a strong 19-team field at Stanford Golf Course.
🔼 On Top. Virginia men’s tennis sophomore Rafael Jódar won the singles title at the ATP Challenger Lincoln, held at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.
🔼 All Aboard. The Virginia Varsity Four placed second overall and first among collegiate boats at the 60th Head Of The Charles Regatta on Sunday!
Today’s Trivia Question: Virginia football’s 6-1 start is its best start since when?
🎧 TUNE IN: INSIDE VIRGINIA ATHLETICS
Director of Athletics Carla Williams is joined by Virginia Director of Tennis Andres Pedroso to discuss Olympic sports at Virginia in the revenue share era and the opening of the Harrison Family Olympic Sports Center.
🎥 PROVING GROUNDS:
Preseason with Virginia Men’s Basketball
EPISODE 2
Episode Two of the all-access series that follows Head Coach Ryan Odom and the Cavaliers as they begin a new era of Virginia Basketball.
⏪ ICYMI
We like our Brew hot ‘n’ fresh, but we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…
Virginia Swimmers Competing At World Aquatics World Cup Event In Illinois. Members of the current rosters will join alums Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh and Alex Walsh in a field of the top swimming talent in the world.
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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Monday, October 20
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Sioux Falls Challenger (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Tuesday, October 21
No scheduled events
Wednesday, October 22
No scheduled events
Thursday, October 23
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Florida State @ 6 p.m.
Trivia Answer: 2007!
⚔️ Have a great Monday, y’all!