Good Morning, Hoos! Andres Santamarta Roig has his first career ITF World Tennis Tour singles title!
What else do we have brewing this morning?
🏀 Women win opener
🏀 Men tip off season
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Opened With A Win! Virginia women’s basketball is 1-0, beating Maryland Eastern Shore, 87-45, in the first game of the Aaron Roussell era!
The Hoos were led by preseason All-ACC guard Kymora Johnson, who scored 21 points and dished out four assists. Breona Hurd (11 points, 12 rebounds), Adeang Ring (10 points, 13 rebounds) and Mary-Anna Asare (10 points) also scored in double figures.
🏀 RECAP: Virginia Opens New Season With 87-45 Win Over UMES
🔼 Hoops Is Here! No. 9 Virginia men’s basketball tips off its regular season today, hosting Drexel at 7:30 p.m. on the ACC Network inside John Paul Jones Arena!
🔼 Watch Out! Virginia men’s hoops’ Thijs De Ridder added one more preseason honor ahead of today’s season opener, earning a spot on the 2026-27 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Watch List!
🏀 READ MORE: De Ridder Among 50 on Naismith Trophy Watch List
🔼 Comeback Cavalier! Virginia offensive lineman Monroe Mills has been named to the 38-player list for the 2026 Comeback Player of the Year Award!
After transferring to Virginia in early January of 2025, Mills suffered a knee injury in spring practices that forced him to miss the entirety of the 2025 season. He worked his way back and made his Cavalier debut in the 2026 season opener against NC State.
🔼 Postseason Push! Virginia field hockey has reached postseason play, with the seventh-seeded Hoos taking on No. 2 seed Wake Forest today at 3:30 p.m. in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals in Chapel Hill, N.C.!
🔼 All That! Virginia field hockey’s Mia Abello and Caitlin Connell were named First Team and Second Team All-ACC, respectively, on Monday!
🏑 READ MORE: Abello, Connell Earn ACC Honors
🔼 Bear Crossing. Virginia football’s Saturday, Nov. 14 game against Cal at Scott Stadium will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on the ACC Network!
Today’s Trivia Question: Mia Abello scored two game-winning goals this season for Virginia field hockey. Who were they against?
⏪ 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…
Grünloh Named to Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List. Virginia’s Johann Grünloh was one of 20 players named to the preseason watch list for the 2027 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday (Oct. 30).
📆 UPCOMING SCHEDULE
*all times ET
Tuesday, November 3
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Wake Forest @ 3:30 p.m. (ACC Quarterfinals — Chapel Hill, N.C.)
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Drexel @ 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Wednesday, November 4
⚽ Men’s Soccer at Notre Dame @ 7 p.m. (ACC First Round)
Thursday, November 5
🎾 Men’s Tennis hosts ITA Sectionals
🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITA Sectionals (Philadelphia, Pa.)
⚽ Women’s Soccer at Duke @ 6 p.m. | ACCNX
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Davidson @ 7 p.m.
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Trivia answer: Penn State and Stanford!
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