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Hoos Brew 4/22: History In The Making

Virginia softball took down No. 3 Duke this weekend!

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Hoos Brew Crew
April 22, 2024

Good morning! Virginia women’s golf alum Lauren Coughlin is having success thanks in part to a change at caddy — her husband John Pond, a Virginia football alum, is now carrying her bag!

Coughlin finished in a tie for third at this past weekend’s Chevron Championship.

What else is brewing in today's Brew?

🏈 See ya, spring ball
🥎 Major upset
​⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Clash Clinched. Virginia Athletics has officially clinched the 2023-24 Smithfield Commonwealth Clash, thanks to wins from women’s lacrosse, as well as men’s and women’s golf!

🔼 Strong Spring. Virginia football wrapped up its spring practice schedule with the annual Blue-White Game on Saturday!

🎥 WATCH: Spring Game Recap

🔼 Up To The Task. Virginia softball passed its biggest test of the season with flying colors over the weekend, sweeping a Saturday doubleheader at No. 3 Duke to clinch a series win over the Blue Devils.

The win is the Hoos’ fifth in a row in ACC action and moves their conference record to 13-8, good for fifth place as things currently stand.

🔼 One Short. Top-seeded Virginia men’s tennis fell one win short of an ACC Championship on Sunday, falling 4-3 to No. 6 seed Florida State in the title match.

The Hoos led 3-1 before the Seminoles came storming back to claim their first-ever ACC title.

🔼 Runners Up. Virginia women’s tennis suffered just its fourth loss of the season Sunday, losing 4-1 to North Carolina in the final of the ACC Championship.

The Hoos picked up wins over Notre Dame in the quarterfinals and Florida State in the semifinals to reach the championship match.

🔼 Top-5 Finish. After finding itself in a tie for 10th place after Day 1 of the ACC Championships, Virginia men’s golf battled back to finish fifth, shooting 1-under as a team.

Bryan Lee was the Hoos’ top finisher, shooting 4-under to place sixth individually.

🔼 Final Four. Virginia women’s golf advances all the way to the match play semifinal round of the ACC Championships on Sunday, falling to reigning champion Clemson, 3-2, in a match that came down to the final holes.

Amanda Sambach and Celeste Valinho earned wins for the Hoos against the Tigers.

🔼 Bee Sting. No. 10 Virginia baseball fell to Georgia Tech 17-12 on Sunday, snapping a streak of six straight series wins over the Yellow Jackets at the Dish.

Despite the loss, Griff O’Ferrall had a day to remember — the Hoos’ shortstop went 5-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and matched a single-game program record with five runs scored.

🔼 On Your Left. Virginia track and field put together a dominant weekend at Lannigan Field, winning several events and setting several personal-bests at the Virginia Challenge, its third home meet of the season.

Next up for the Hoos is the prestigious Penn Relays, starting Thursday in Philadelphia.

🔼 Late Loss. No. 4 Virginia men’s lacrosse lost a heartbreaker at No. 7 Syracuse over the weekend, leading 17-14 in the fourth quarter before the Orange rattled off four straight goals to win 18-17.

Connor Shellenberger was tremendous for the Hoos, scoring nine points on four goals and five assists, the most points he’s ever scored in an ACC game.

🤔 HOOS TRIVIA

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Monday, April 22

⛳️ Men’s Golf at ACC Championships @ 7:30 a.m. | Live Scoring

⚔️ ​Have a great Monday, y’all!