Good morning! The Hoos are 10th in the Fall 2023 Directors’ Cup standings!

What else is brewing in today's Brew?

🏀 Men venture out again
🎾 Title defense begins
​⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Another Opportunity. Virginia men’s basketball has a chance to flip the narrative this weekend with a road game at Wake Forest tomorrow at 2 p.m.

The Hoos, who are 9-0 at home this season, are 0-3 so far in true road games this season. Dating back to the 2014-15 season, Virginia has won five straight games against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem.

🔼 Make It Eight. Three-time first-team All-American Connor Shellenberger stopped by the Wahoo Central Podcast to discuss Virginia men’s lacrosse’s offseason and its plans to make a run at the program’s eighth NCAA title!

🎧 LISTEN: Wahoo Central Podcast — Connor Shellenberger

🔼 One More For The Road. For the fourth-year players on the Virginia men’s tennis team, there have been more seasons that have ended with national championships than not.

Chris Rodesch, Iñaki Montes, Alexander Kiefer and Jeffrey von der Schulenburg intend to keep it that way, and begin their back-to-back title defense this weekend.

📰 READ MORE: Fourth-Year Class Gives Hoos Extra Edge

🔼 Clash In The Pool. Bragging rights are on the lines painted at the bottom of the pool this weekend, as Virginia swimming & diving heads to Christiansburg to take on Virginia Tech.

🔼 Not Enough. Virginia women’s basketball fell behind by 18 points after the first quarter at No. 6 NC State on Thursday night and could never climb back into the game, suffering a 93-66 loss.

Camryn Taylor again had a good game against the Wolfpack, leading all scorers with 22 points, her ninth consecutive game with double figures.

📰 RECAP: Virginia Falls At No. 6 NC State, 93-66

🔼 Runners, On Your Mark. Bragging rights are also on the lane lines this weekend at Rector Field House as Virginia track & field heads to the Virginia Tech Invitational.

The event kicks off today with field events, starting with the women’s pole vault at 2:30. The women’s 3,000m run kicks off events on the track at 5 p.m.

📰 PREVIEW: Cavaliers Set To Compete At Virginia Tech Invitational

🔼 Dual Duo. Virginia wrestling is set for a pair of matchups this weekend at the Virginia Duals in Richmond.

The Hoos will be on the mat with Kent State, which is 2-10 this season, today at 3 p.m. Tomorrow, Virginia will take on Big Ten opponent Wisconsin (4-1) at 1:30 p.m.

📰 PREVIEW: Virginia To Face Kent State, Wisconsin At Virginia Duals

Hey Hoos Fans! Do you have or know a Cavalier crawler you’d like to nominate for this year’s Diaper Derby? Submit a photo of a little Hoo in UVA gear and why he or she should be entered into the Diaper Derby presented by Virginia529!

The Diaper Derby will take place on Saturday, February 17, when your Virginia Cavaliers take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons! Enter by Friday, February 9 for your chance to participate! Go Hoos!

Terms and conditions apply. Contest ends Friday, February 9 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

🤔 HOOS TRIVIA

Just Last Year. Who was Virginia men’s basketball’s leading scorer in last season’s 76-67 win at Wake Forest?

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

⏪ 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 Alum Ben Kohles Named 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year. Kohles finished No. 1 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List and won twice, at the astara Chile Classic and HomeTown Lenders Championship.

⚔️ D1 Baseball Is High On Virginia Baseball Freshmen Eric Becker, Henry Ford ($). “Don’t be surprised if Becker and Ford wind up as freshman All-American and help soften the blow of losing mainstays Teel and Gelof.”

Smithfield, Official Sponsor of the Commonwealth Clash, is challenging all fans attending the men’s basketball game vs. Virginia Tech to bring in nonperishable food items, which will be collected and donated to the University of Virginia’s Community Food Pantry following the game. For every pound of food collected, Smithfield will donate $1 to the food pantry up to $5,000!

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, January 12

🏃‍♂️ Track & Field at Virginia Tech Invitational @ 2:30 p.m.

🤼 Wrestling vs. Kent State @ 3 p.m.

Saturday, January 13

🏊‍♂️ Swimming & Diving at Virginia Tech @ noon

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Liberty @ noon | Live Stream | Live Stats

🤼 Wrestling vs. Wisconsin @ 1:30 p.m.

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Wake Forest @ 2 p.m. | ESPN2 | Listen | Live Stats

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. James Madison @ 5 p.m. | Live Stream | Live Stats

Sunday, January 14

🏀 Women’s Basketball at North Carolina @ 4 p.m. | ACCN | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Armaan Franklin!

Franklin scored 25 points and grabbed 10 boards in the win.

⚔️ ​Have a great weekend, y’all!