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Hoos Brew 2/23: A Day To Remember!
Saturday was special inside John Paul Jones Arena!
Hoos Brew Crew
February 23, 2026
Good Morning, Hoos! It might be the offseason, but Virginia football is still competing!
What else do we have brewing this morning?
🏀 One to remember
🏊♀️ Seven straight
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 A Day To Remember! On the day Virginia Athletics dedicated the court inside John Paul Jones Arena to former coach Tony Bennett, No. 14 Virginia men’s basketball rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat Miami, 86-83, to improve to 24-3 overall and 11-2 in ACC play!
🏀 RECAP: No. 14 Hoos Cap Special Day at JPJ With Thrilling Win
🎥 WATCH: Tony Bennett Court Dedication | Game Highlights | Sabre Stories
📸 PHOTOS: Men’s Basketball vs. Miami | Tony Bennett Court Dedication
🔼 Top-10 Win! Virginia women’s basketball picked up a signature win on Sunday, taking down No. 8 Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center, 74-72!
Romi Levy drilled a clutch 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining to secure the victory, giving the Hoos their 11th ACC victory, their most in a season since 1999-00.
🏀 RECAP: Levy's Clutch 3-Pointer Sinks No. 8 Louisville
🎥 WATCH: “That was special”
🔼 Make It Seven! Virginia women’s swimming and diving won its seventh consecutive ACC Championship over the weekend with 1410.5 points, with Claire Curzan earning Most Valuable Swimmer of the Meet with two individual and three relay wins!
The Virginia men finished in seventh place, closing out the competition with two podium finishes, including a gold for sophomore David King in the 200 Back.
🏊♀️ RECAP: Cavaliers Win Seventh-Straight ACC Title
🔼 Top-5 Takedown! No. 24 Virginia women’s lacrosse grabbed a statement win on Sunday, beating No. 5 Notre Dame in South Bend, 9-7!
Kate Galica scored three goals for the Hoos and added two assists, while Madison Alaimo had two goals and three assists, including the 100th of her career.
🔼 Home Sweet Home. No. 21 Virginia softball pushed its win streak to 12 games over the weekend while hosting the Mizuno Classic, winning twice against both Maryland and Ohio State and once over Delaware at Palmer Park!
Virginia head coach Joanna Hardin earned her 300th career victory as a head coach on Friday.
🔼 High-Powered Hoos. No. 17 Virginia men’s lacrosse earned its second win of the season on Saturday, scoring 11 seconds in against Stony Brook and never looking back in a 19-7 win over the Seawolves.
Lars Tiffany earned his 100th win, joining legends Jim “Ace” Adams and Dom Starsia as the only coaches to do so in program history.
🔼 Top-25 Triumph! No. 15 Virginia women’s tennis won its second ACC match of the season on Sunday, beating No. 23 SMU in Charlottesville, 4-1!
The Hoos won’t play again for two weeks, returning to competition with road matches against Clemson on March 12 and Georgia Tech on March 14.
🎾 RECAP: No. 15 Virginia Tops No. 23 SMU
🔼 Fun In The Sun. Virginia baseball won two-of-three games in Florida over the weekend, beating Monmouth, 21-8, on Friday before splitting a pair of one-run games on Saturday and Sunday against Stetson and North Dakota State.
Kyle Johnson hit a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Bison on Sunday to send the Hoos home happy.
⚾️ RECAPS: Monmouth | Stetson | North Dakota State
🔼 ACCs Next! Virginia track and field competed for the final time over the weekend before the ACC Indoor Championships, collecting multiple program top-10s!
👟 RECAP: Cavaliers Notch Program Top 10s at ASICS Last Chance Invitational and VT Challenge
👟 RECAP: Cavaliers Close out Regular Season Competition at Saucony Battle in Boston
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🔼 One More Opportunity. Both Virginia men’s and women’s squash took on Trinity over the weekend in Philadelphia, the last competition for the teams before the CSA Team Championships in early March.
The No. 4 Virginia men fell to No. 1 Trinity, 7-2, while the No. 6 women’s team fell to No. 5 Trinity, 5-4.
🎾 RECAPS: Men’s Squash | Women’s Squash
🔼 Regular Season in the Rearview. Virginia wrestling closed out the regular season on Friday night at Pitt, falling to the No. 15 Panthers, 37-0.
The Hoos will next compete at the ACC Championships on March 8 in Blacksburg.
You’re invited to College Football Brasil, the first-ever college football game played in South America! Virginia and NC State will meet in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 29, 2026 at Nilton Santos Stadium. Exclusive UVA travel packages are available now at collegefootballbrasil.us/uva, featuring cultural events, VIP hospitality, and more.
Only Available with Fan Packages: comprehensive travel, transportation, tickets to experiences, and game-day guidance will be provided with package selection. Get yours before February 15th for priority seating in the UVA fan section!
Today’s Trivia Question: Macee Eaton leads Virginia softball with how many home runs through 13 games this season?
⏪ ICYMI
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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Monday, February 23
No scheduled events
Tuesday, February 24
⚾️ Baseball vs. George Washington @ 3 p.m. | ACCNX
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. NC State @ 7 p.m. | ACC Network
Wednesday, February 25
No scheduled events
Thursday, February 26
👟 Track & Field at ACC Indoor Championships (Boston, Mass.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. North Carolina @ 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Trivia Answer: Five home runs!
⚔️ Have a great Monday, y’all!