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Hoos Brew 2/9: Men's Hoops Reaches 20 Wins!

The Hoos beat Syracuse over the weekend!

What else do we have brewing this morning?

🏀 20 wins
🥎 Winning weekend
​⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Juiced! No. 18 Virginia men’s basketball reached the 20-win mark on Saturday, beating Syracuse at John Paul Jones Arena, 72-59!

Sam Lewis led the Hoos with 16 points, while the bench group of Chance Mallory, Jacari White, Ugonna Onyenso and Devin Tillis combined for 27 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists and six steals.

🔼 Irish Fight. Virginia women’s basketball improved its ACC record to 9-4 on Sunday, beating Notre Dame at JPJ, 81-70!

Kymora Johnson once again led the Hoos with 29 points, her 11th 20-point game of the season. Paris Clark (15 points) and Tabitha Amanze (14 points) also scored in double figures.

🔼 Pool Party. Virginia swimming and diving closed out the regular season at the Cavalier Invite over the weekend, with multiple pool records falling at the Aquatics & Fitness Center!

🏊‍♀️ RECAPS: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

🔼 On The Attack. No. 14 Virginia men’s lacrosse pulled away from Colgate in the second half of its season opener on Sunday afternoon at the George Welsh Indoor Football Practice Facility, winning 19-14!

Virginia’s starting attack of Truitt Sunderland (6 goals), McCabe Millon (4 goals) and Ryan Colsey (4 goals) combined for 14 goals.

🔼 Hot Start! Virginia softball went 4-1 on opening weekend at the Kickin’ Chicken Classic in Conway, S.C., bouncing back from a Game 1 loss to No. 9 Arkansas on Friday to pick up two wins against Coastal Carolina and one each against Akron and the Razorbacks.

🥎 RECAPS: Friday | Saturday | Sunday

🔼 On Track. Virginia track and field participated at the Doc Hale Invitational in Blacksburg on Friday, with four Hoos recording top-10 program marks throughout the course of competition!

🔼 Top Teams Collide. No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis battled No. 2 Ohio State on the road over the weekend, falling to the Buckeyes at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center, 5-2.

Dylan Dietrich and Andres Santamarta Roig won individual matches for the Hoos.

🔼 Windy City Weekend. No. 15 Virginia women’s tennis traveled to Evanston, Ill., over the weekend for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, dropping matchups against No. 1 Georgia (4-1) and No. 14 Tennessee (4-2) before earning a win over Northwestern (4-1) in a consolation match.

🎾 RECAPS: Georgia | Tennessee | Northwestern

🔼 Mat Rivalry. Virginia wrestling fell in its Smithfield Commonwealth Clash matchup against No. 7 Virginia Tech on Friday, 32-7.

Gable Porter (141 pounds) and Wynton Denkins (149 pounds) both earned wins for the Hoos against the Hokies.

🔼 Navy Battle. No. 10 Virginia women’s lacrosse fell to No. 16 Navy in its season opener on Friday, 12-10.

The Hoos scored the final four goals of the game to climb out of a 12-6 deficit, but could not complete the comeback against the Midshipmen.

Today’s Trivia Question: How many points off turnovers did Virginia men’s basketball score against Syracuse?

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 Football Reloads With Latest Transfer Class. Since the end of the 2025 season, the UVA football team has added 29 players from the transfer portal, 27 of whom are already on Grounds.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Monday, February 9
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Puerto Rico Classic (Rio Grande, P.R.)

Tuesday, February 10
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Puerto Rico Classic (Rio Grande, P.R.)
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Florida State @ 7 p.m. | ESPNU

Wednesday, February 11
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Puerto Rico Classic (Rio Grande, P.R.)
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Richmond @ 4 p.m. | ACCNX

Thursday, February 12
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Cal @ 10 p.m. | ACCNX

Trivia Answer: 17!

⚔️ Have a great Monday, y’all!