Big All-Sports Weekend

Friday, November 14 2008 by Tim

There is a LOT of stuff going on in the U.Va. sports world this weekend and a lot of it is happening right here in Charlottesville. We have a possible 17 total sporting events, 16 of which involve U.Va. and 11 of which are in Charlottesville. This includes NCAA Tournament action for a couple of teams and ACC Championship action for another. There are six different nationally-ranked Virginia teams competing this weekend. Here’s a quick rundown:

Today:

  • The Rowing team hosts Iowa in a scrimmage at the Rivanna Reservoir at 4pm (starting as I’m writing this).
  • #9 Women’s Soccer hosts Army in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. 5pm at Klöckner Stadium.
  • The #13 Swimming & Diving teams host Penn State and Florida State. 6pm at the Aquatic & Fitness Center.
  • #12 Women’s Basketball has their season opener against High Point. 7pm at John Paul Jones Arena.
  • West Virginia and Princeton meet in the first round of the Women’s Soccer NCAA Tournament. 7:30pm at Klöckner Stadium.
  • Volleyball hosts Maryland. 7pm at Memorial Gymnasium.
  • Men’s Soccer takes on #1 Wake Forest in the ACC Semi-Finals. 8pm in Cary, N.C.

Saturday:

  • #13 Swimming & Diving completes the meet with Penn State and Florida State. 11am at the Aquatic & Fitness Center.
  • The #13 (only men’s team is ranked) Cross Country teams compete in the NCAA Regional Championships. All day in Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • #21 Wrestling takes on #12 Wisconsin at 12pm, #9 Illinois at 2pm and Michigan State at 4pm in the Big Ten/ACC Clash in Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • #12 Field Hockey meets #4 James Madison in the NCAA Tournament. 2pm in Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • Volleyball hosts Boston College. 7pm in Memorial Gymnasium.

Sunday:

  • The Rowing team hosts the Rivanna Romp. All day at the Rivanna Reservoir.
  • If the #9 Women’s Soccer beats Army today, they’ll host the winner of the West Virginia/Princeton game in the NCAA Tournament second round. Noon at Klöckner Stadium.
  • Men’s Basketball hosts VMI in the season opener. 4pm at John Paul Jones Arena.