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Hoos Brew 11/13: Semifinal Showdown
Men's soccer plays Cal in Cary, N.C. today!
Hoos Brew Crew
November 13, 2025
Good Morning, Hoos! We’re only a day away from postseason races at Panorama Farms!
What else do we have brewing this morning?
⚽️ Match day in Cary
🏀 Women host UMBC
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Down To Duke. With postseason implications on the line, No. 20/19 Virginia football travels to Duke (5-4, 4-1) for its final ACC road game of season this weekend!
Kickoff from Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2 and the Virginia Sports Radio Network.
🏈 PREVIEW: No. 20/19 Virginia Travels to Duke for ACC Road Finale
🏈 READ MORE: Morris, Taylor Named National Award Semifinalists
🔼 Down to Four. No. 1 seed Virginia men’s soccer plays in the ACC Tournament semifinals today, taking on No. 12 seed Cal at 5:30 p.m. in Cary, N.C.
The Hoos took down No. 9 seed North Carolina in the quarterfinals on Sunday to advance to today’s match, while the Bears scored an upset of No. 5 seed Duke in the first round before beating No. 13 seed Pitt in the quarters.
🔼 That’s Our Coach! Virginia men’s soccer head coach George Gelnovatch has earned ACC Coach of the Year honors, while freshman Nick Simmonds has been named to the All-ACC First Team and recognized as the ACC Freshman of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday!
Virginia’s All-ACC honorees include Simmonds (first team, all-freshman), Nick Dang (second team), Casper Mols (second team), Umberto Pelà (second team), Sebastian Pop (third team) and Zach Ehrenpreis (all-freshman).
🔼 Tipoff Time. Virginia women’s basketball looks to improve to 3-0 today, welcoming UMBC to John Paul Jones Arena for a 7 p.m. tipoff.
The Retrievers are 1-1 this season, winning their opener over Stevenson before falling on the road at No. 10 Maryland one week ago, 87-54.
⚔️ National Signing Day Highlights
🏐 VOLLEYBALL: Volleyball Adds Five On Signing Day
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🎾 MEN’S TENNIS: Virginia Signs Nation’s Top Recruit Jack Kennedy
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⛳️ WOMEN’S GOLF: Virginia Signs Zoe Cusack, Lily Reitter and Miranda Lu
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🥍 MEN’S LACROSSE: 2025 National Signing Day
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🥎 SOFTBALL: Hardin Announces 2026 Signing Class
Today’s Trivia Question: How big was Virginia men’s basketball’s rebounding margin in its win over Hampton on Tuesday?
⏪ ICYMI
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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 13
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. UMBC @ 7 p.m.
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Cal @ 5:30 p.m. (ACC Semifinal — Cary, N.C.)
Friday, November 14
👟 Cross Country hosts NCAA Southeast Regional (Panorama Farms) @ 10 a.m.
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Miami (Ohio) @ noon (NCAA First Round)
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. High Point @ 7 p.m. (NCAA First Round)
🏐 Volleyball at North Carolina @ 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Saturday, November 15
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Marshall @ noon | ACCNX
🤼 Wrestling vs. Kent State @ 2 p.m. (Lakewood, Ohio)
🎾 Squash vs. Dartmouth @ 2:30 p.m. (New Haven, Conn.) | Live Stream
🏈 Football at Duke @ 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Sunday, November 16
🎾 Squash at Yale @ noon | Live Stream
🏐 Volleyball at Duke @ 1 p.m. | ACCNX
⚽️ Men’s Soccer — ACC Championship @ 1 p.m.
🏑 Field Hockey — NCAA Quarterfinals @ 1 p.m.
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Radford @ 2 p.m.
Trivia Answer: +24!
⚔️ Have a great Thursday, y’all!