Good Morning, Hoos! Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation (VAF) announced Friday a multi-million dollar commitment to football from a friend of the program — read more here!

What else do we have brewing this morning?

🏈 Another OT win
🏀 A new era begins
​⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Cardiac Cavaliers! No. 16 Virginia football won its third overtime game of the season on Saturday, the most recent coming in a 17-16 win at North Carolina in the 130th edition of The South’s Oldest Rivalry!

The win, which moves the Hoos to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in ACC play, has the team well-positioned in the conference race.

🏈 RECAP: No. 16 Cavaliers Commandeer Third Overtime Win Over North Carolina
📰 FEATURE: Cavaliers Well-Positioned in ACC Race
🎥 HIGHLIGHTS: Virginia 17, North Carolina 16
📸 PHOTOS: Virginia Football at North Carolina
🎤 POSTGAME: Tony Elliott Press Conference
🎧 LISTEN: Wahoo Central Podcast — Mikell Simpson
📊 AP POLL: Virginia enters the Top 15

🔼 Tipoff Test. Virginia men’s basketball got its first look at the Ryan Odom era on Friday night, with the Hoos beating Villanova in an exhibition game at John Paul Jones Arena, 75-72!

Virginia finished with a 45.3 percent (24-of-53) shooting mark from the field and shot 38.5 percent (10-of-26) from deep. All eleven Cavaliers that entered the game recorded points, with Malik Thomas (16 pts, 5-10 FG, 3-4 3FG) and Johann Grünloh (12 pts, 4-9 FG, 3-4 FT) reaching double figure scoring. Virginia outrebounded the Wildcats 39-32 and tallied 15 assists, seven blocks and seven steals.

🏀 RECAP: Virginia Picks Up Exhibition Win Over Villanova

🔼 Tamed The Tigers. No. 11 Virginia men’s soccer improved to 4-0-3 in ACC play on Saturday night, dominating Clemson at Klöckner Stadium, 4-0.

Nick Simmonds was the star of the match, netting a hat trick for the Hoos.

⚽️ RECAP: Simmonds Nets Hat Trick in 4-0 Win over Clemson

🔼 Shutout Statement. No. 3 Virginia field hockey improved to 12-1 overall and 6-1 in ACC play on Friday, beating Louisville on the road for the first time since 2019, 2-0.

The Hoos secured goals from Mary Adams and Amelie Rees.

🏑 RECAP: No. 3 Virginia Shuts Out Louisville 2-0 on Friday 

Each year, Worth Higgins & Associates — Virginia’s largest sheetfed printer — produces limited-edition wrapping paper for the holiday season, which is circulated widely to their clients and partners throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. For the 2025 holiday season, University of Virginia Athletics helped run a special UVA themed edition! We invited art and design professionals to enter their own original University of Virginia themed designs into a contest, from which winning designs were selected from an online voting process.

This year's winners are:

• Grand Prize Winner - "CavCracker" by Courtney Massie

Best in Show Winners-

• "Hoos Ready to Wrap" by Gisela Swift

• "Happy Hoo-lidays" by Jennifer Whitney

• "UVA Pennants" by Meredith Smith

🔼 Made A Splash. Virginia men’s and women’s swimming both picked up wins over the weekend against North Carolina, the men winning by one point, 145-144, while the women dominated in a 203-90 victory.

🏊‍♀️ RECAP: Cavaliers Sweep Home Dual Against the Tar Heels
🏆 CELEBRATING HISTORY: Virginia unveils 2025 national championship banner

🔼 Sunday Shutout. No. 3 Virginia women’s soccer picked up a win yesterday on Senior Day at Klöckner Stadium, beating Pitt, 2-0, to improve to 11-2-3 overall and 5-2-2 in ACC play.

Lia Godfrey scored both goals for the Hoos against the Panthers.

⚽️ RECAP: Third-Ranked Hoos Blank Pitt On Senior Day

🔼 On The Road. Virginia volleyball traveled to the state of Florida over the weekend, dropping a pair of four-set matchups at Florida State and No. 15 Miami.

🏐 RECAPS: Florida State | Miami

🔼 Kate’s World. Former Hoo Kate Douglass has made history, becoming the first women EVER to go under 50 seconds in the 100m Freestyle!

🔼 Hibernating Hoos. Virginia baseball has put the finishing touch on fall ball — we can’t wait until spring!

Today’s Trivia Question: Before Nick Simmonds, when was the last hat trick by a Virginia men’s soccer freshman?

🎧 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 3

Prepare for the upcoming season of Hoos hoops with the new all-access episode of Proving Grounds, presented by CHO, where Champions fly!

⏪ 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…

Tony Elliott Added to Bobby Dodd Trophy Midseason Watch List. Managed by Peach Bowl, Inc. and presented by PNC Bank, The Dodd Trophy, college football’s most coveted national coaching award, celebrates the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity – the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd’s coaching philosophy.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Monday, October 27
⛳️ Men’s Golf at East Lake Cup (Atlanta, Ga.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Charlottesville Challenger

Tuesday, October 28
⛳️ Men’s Golf at East Lake Cup (Atlanta, Ga.)
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Maryland @ 6 p.m. | ACC Network

Wednesday, October 29
⛳️ Men’s Golf at East Lake Cup (Atlanta, Ga.)

Thursday, October 30
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Boston College @ 7 p.m.
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Frostburg State @ 7 p.m. (EXH.)

Trivia Answer: 2009!

⚔️ Have a great Monday, y’all!