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Hoos Brew 4/8: Women's Hoops Hires Aaron Roussell!
Women's basketball has its new head coach!
Hoos Brew Crew
April 08, 2026
Good Morning, Hoos! Mary Adams and Lauren Sloan picked up a win with the U.S. Women’s National Team this week!
What else do we have brewing this morning?
🏀 New head Hoo
⛳️ Tournament title
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 New Head Hoo! University of Virginia Director of Athletics Carla Williams announced yesterday the hiring of Aaron Roussell as head women’s basketball coach!
Roussell (pronounced roo-SELL), spent the last seven seasons at Richmond, leading the Spiders to a 148-72 record and three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Richmond won the 2024 Atlantic-10 Tournament and captured back-to-back outright regular-season A-10 championships in 2024 and 2025.
🔼 Chang Wins Calusa Cup! Virginia men’s golf’s Paul Chang claimed medalist honors on Tuesday at the Calusa Cup, leading the Hoos to a second-place finish out of eight teams in Naples, Fla.!
Chang, Michael Lee and Bryan Lee each turned in top 10 finishes for Virginia.
🔼 Cajun Contest! No. 17 Virginia softball returns home to Palmer Park today, hosting Louisiana for a midweek non-conference game at 6 p.m.
The Ragin’ Cajuns are 22-17 overall this season but just 2-10 so far in road contests.
🔼 Midweek Setback. No. 13 Virginia baseball fell in its midweek contest to James Madison in extra innings on Tuesday, 8-7, at the Dish.
The Hoos are on the road this weekend, traveling to Indiana for a three-game series at Notre Dame.
🔼 Road Block! Virginia men’s lacrosse goalie Jake Marek has been named the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week after his fourth consecutive game recording double-digit saves!
🥍 READ MORE: Marek Tabbed ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week
🔼 Vaulting To The Top! Virginia track and field’s Kendric Curry has been named the ACC Freshman of the Week after winning the men’s pole vault competition at the Virginia Grand Prix!
👟 READ MORE: Curry Earns ACC Athlete of the Week Honors
🔼 None Better! Virginia men’s tennis player Dylan Dietrich has reclaimed his spot atop the ITA Singles Rankings!
🔼 Great Eight! Virginia women’s tennis checks in at No. 8 in this week’s ITA Rankings!
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🔼 Studious Swimmers! Seven members of the Virginia Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving program were named to the College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District team on Tuesday!
🏊♀️ READ MORE: Seven Cavaliers Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors
On August 29, 2026, Virginia and NC State will take the field at Nilton Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro for College Football Brasil, the first-ever FBS college football game played in South America.
UVA fans now have access to exclusive travel packages that turn this historic matchup into a full fan experience, featuring hotel accommodations, curated cultural events, VIP hospitality, and guided game-day logistics from start to finish.
Ticket pricing, package details, and a la carte experiences are available now on the website
Watch our video walkthrough to see exactly what the full fan experience includes
Explore packages and learn more: collegefootballbrasil.us/uva. Priority access to the best seating and hotel placements ends March 31. Don’t miss your chance to see the Cavaliers make history in Rio!
Today’s Trivia Question: Macee Eaton leads Virginia softball with a ___ batting average this season.
⏪ 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…
FROM UVA TODAY: His ‘dream job’ has a fellow UVA athlete alum as his boss. They never crossed paths at the University of Virginia, but their shared background as student-athletes made the connection immediate.
“An instant click,” Justin Grender said.
Grender, a 2022 UVA graduate and former All-America swimmer, is two years into his role as operations manager for Mezcla, a plant-based protein bar company founded by 2019 UVA graduate and former national champion lacrosse player Griffin Spolansky.
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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 8
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Calusa Cup (Naples, Fla.)
👟 Track & Field at Duke Invitational
🥎 Softball vs. Louisiana @ 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Thursday, April 9
👟 Track & Field at Duke Invitational
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Virginia Tech @ 4:30 p.m.
Trivia Answer: .475!
⚔️ Have a great Wednesday, y’all!