Good Morning, Hoos! Football head coach Tony Elliott met with the media after the Hoos’ first spring practice this week!

What else do we having brewing this morning?

🏀 Late rally
⚾️ Big bats
​⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Closed Out Strong. Down by three with less than four minutes left in its home finale on Tuesday, Virginia men’s basketball rallied to win against Florida State at JPJ, 60-57.

Dai Dai Ames led the Hoos with 18 points, followed by Andrew Rohde with 17 and Elijah Saunders with 12.

Virginia finishes its home slate at 9-7, and will close out the regular season at Syracuse on Saturday.

🔼 Back At It. “First off, it’s good to be back on the grass.”

University of Virginia head football coach Tony Elliott opened his post-practice address to his team with those words Monday evening. The first of the Cavaliers’ 15 spring practices had concluded moments earlier, and Elliott liked much of what he saw.

“It’s a start,” he told his players. “It’s a start. But that’s got to be the floor. It can’t be the ceiling.”

🏈 KEEP READING: Hoos Looking To Spring Forward

🔼 Fast Finish. Both Virginia men’s and women’s track completed impressive showings at the ACC Indoor Championships on Monday, with the men finishing as runners-up and the women fourth.

Gary Martin set an ACC Championship record with a time of 7:36.69 in the men’s 3,000 meters, and Margot Appleton did the same in the women’s mile with a time of 4:26.21.

The men’s finish was their best since 2017, while the women’s finish was their best since 2020.

👟 RECAP: Virginia Men Finish Runner-Up While Appleton, Martin And Porter Podium On Final Day Of ACC Indoors
👟 READ ALSO: Three Individuals And One Relay Qualify For The 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships

🔼 Tournament Time. No. 10 seed Virginia women’s basketball begins play at the ACC Tournament today against No. 15 seed Pitt at 3:30 p.m. at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.

The Hoos have played the Panthers once already this season, an 80-67 win in Pittsburgh on Feb. 16.

🏀 PREVIEW: No. 10 Seed Virginia To Open Ally ACC Tournament Against Pitt
📰 FEATURE: Hoos Aiming To Extend Late-Season Run

🔼 Hoops Honor. Virginia women’s hoops will open the postseason with one of the best players in the ACC in its starting lineup — Kymora Johnson was named an All-ACC First Team selection on Tuesday!

Johnson is the first UVA player to earn All-ACC First Team honors as a sophomore since Schuye LaRue did so in 2001. She is one of just four underclassmen to be named to the team this season.

🏀 READ MORE: Kymora Johnson Named All-ACC First Team Selection

🔼 Big Bats. No. 9 Virginia baseball won its final tune-up before ACC play on Tuesday, 15-4, over William & Mary at the Dish.

The Hoos scored five runs in the second inning and 10 more in the third to blow the game open. Eric Becker had three hits and four RBI, while Henry Ford and Jacob Ference each had three hits and three RBI.

Virginia next opens ACC play this weekend at home against Boston College.

⚾️ RECAP: No. 9 Virginia Slugs Past William & Mary In Midweek Contest

🔼 Midweek Shutout. Virginia softball ran its win streak to a dozen games on Tuesday, winning a 2-0 pitcher’s duel at Palmer Park against Longwood.

Julia Cuozzo earned the win, her third of the season, with two innings of work and four strikeouts. Savanah Henley threw five innings for the Hoos and struck out nine hitters.

🥎 RECAP: Cuozzo, Henley Shine In 2-0 Win Over Longwood

🔼 Made A Move. Virginia men’s golf had four players under par on Tuesday in the final round at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas, which allowed the Hoos to jump into a fourth-place finish.

Ben James finished third on the individual leaderboard, his 17th top-5 finish of his collegiate career and third this season.

⛳️ RECAP: Four Cavaliers Under Par In Final Round At Southern Highlands

🔼 Road Test. No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse plays its second consecutive road game today, traveling to Richmond to play the Spiders at 7 p.m.

Richmond won its first two games of the season but have now last three straight against No. 17 Navy, Liberty and No. 18 James Madison.

🥍 PREVIEW: No. 14 Virginia Plays At Richmond On Wednesday Night

🤔 HOOS BREW TRIVIA

⏪ 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…

Riley Smyth Wins Title At The Central Florida Championship. Smyth, a 2023 graduate of the University, shot a six-under 66 on Sunday to finish the tournament at -15, tied atop the leaderboard with Matilda Castren of Finland. Smyth beat Castren in a playoff to take the title.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Wednesday, March 5
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Pitt @ 3:30 p.m. (ACC First Round — Greensboro, N.C.)
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Richmond @ 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Thursday, March 6
🎾 Squash — CSA Team Championships (Philadelphia)

⚔️ Have a great Wednesday, y’all!