Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim did all he could to prepare Syracuse for its rematch with Virginia on Big Monday, and by his own accounting, the Orange played their best game of the year. It wasn’t enough.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams closed competition at the Penn State National on Saturday, where the men’s distance medley relay team took down a 14-year-old school record by running the top time in the nation.
Ryan Dunn’s flurry of dramatic and super-athletic actions during that stretch provided a thunderous jolt that ignited No. 7 Virginia’s offense en route to the Cavaliers 16th win of the season.
Steve Forbes heard all the chatter about Virginia’s defense all season long, just like he’s heard it for years now. Yeah, Virginia’s defense is good, solid, and you better buckle up if you’re not accustomed to facing suffocating, in-your-face, pack-the-lane pressure.