Good Morning, Hoos. Virginia women’s basketball has lost a cherished member of its family, Heidi Burge Horton.
What else do we have brewing this morning?
🏈 Homecomings kickoff
🏀 Exhibition tipoff
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Happy Homecomings, Hoos! Seeking its fifth straight win at Scott Stadium, Virginia football hosts Syracuse in prime time this Saturday for the Cavaliers’ annual Homecomings game!
🏈 PREVIEW: Virginia Welcomes Syracuse for Homecomings Game Saturday
🏈 PREGAME READ: Hoos Eager to Get Back on Track
🔼 Preseason Prep! Virginia men’s basketball plays its second exhibition game of the preseason and first at home today, hosting Richmond at 7 p.m. inside John Paul Jones Arena!
🏀 PREVIEW: Cavaliers Host Spiders in Pepsi Exhibition on Oct. 9
📰 FEATURE: Gertrude Making Case for Expanded Role
🎥 WATCH: Ryan Odom at ACC Tip-Off
🔼 Building On The Legacy! Lisa Palmer, a former Virginia softball pitcher and longtime supporter of the program, has made a new $4 million commitment to endow the program’s head coaching position and provide additional support for the Virginia Softball Enhancement Fund!
🔼 Tune In! Former UVA football standout Zac Yarbrough will be honored at Scott Stadium on Oct. 10 during the Homecomings game against Syracuse. Yarbrough has been battling cancer for seven-plus years.
🎧 LISTEN: Wahoo Central Podcast — Zac Yarbrough
🔼 Back Home! Virginia volleyball makes its return to Memorial Gymnasium this weekend against a pair of ACC foes, welcoming Duke (10-4, 2-2 ACC) today at 7 p.m. before No. 25 North Carolina (9-3, 4-0 ACC) visits on Sunday afternoon!
🔼 Bear Crossing! Virginia men’s soccer plays its second-to-last ACC home match today, welcoming the Cal Bears (4-3-3, 1-2-1 ACC) to Klöckner Stadium at 6 p.m.!
⚽ PREVIEW: Cavaliers Set to Take on Cal Friday Night
🔼 Another Lap! Virginia men's and women's swimming will compete in their second and final regular-season College Swimming League match today in Knoxville, Tenn., against Tennessee, Louisville and Michigan!
🔼 Eagles Nest! No. 15 Virginia field hockey plays its penultimate road game of the regular season today, with the Hoos in Newton, Mass., for a 6 p.m. matchup at Boston College (4-7, 0-3 ACC)!
🔼 Battle In The Bend. Virginia women’s soccer goalkeeper Victoria Safradin tied a career high with eight saves on Thursday against No. 18 Notre Dame to keep it out of the score column for most of the night, but a late goal off a turnover was the difference in a 1-0 win for the Irish.
Today’s Trivia Question: What is Virginia football’s record in its last four games against Syracuse?
⏪ ICYMI
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📆 UPCOMING SCHEDULE
*all times ET
Friday, October 9
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regional (Blacksburg, Va.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis hosts Wahoowa Invitational @ 4 p.m.
⚽ Men’s Soccer vs. Cal @ 6 p.m. | ACCNX
🏑 Field Hockey at Boston College @ 6 p.m. | ACCNX
🥎 Softball vs. Radford (EXH.) @ 6 p.m.
🏊 Swimming & Diving at College Swimming League @ 6:30 p.m. (Knoxville, Tenn.)
🏐 Volleyball vs. Duke @ 7 p.m. | ACCNX
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Richmond (EXH.) @ 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 10
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regional (Blacksburg, Va.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis hosts Wahoowa Invitational @ 2 p.m.
🏈 Football vs. Syracuse @ 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Sunday, October 11
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regional (Blacksburg, Va.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis hosts Wahoowa Invitational @ 1 p.m.
🏐 Volleyball vs. North Carolina @ 1 p.m. | ACC Network
⚽ Women’s Soccer at SMU @ 1 p.m. | ACCNX
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Trivia answer: 3-1!
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