For the third time in six years, the Cavaliers came out to the familiar confines of Drake Stadium and lost, this time 3-0 Friday in an NCAA third-round match.

After dominating Rider on Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena, several Virginia players said that Rider’s previous win over 18th-ranked Mississippi State had gotten their attention.

Danielle Forword, Taryn Gjurich and Elizabeth Drazdowski scored goals for No. 3 North Carolina as it edged No. 2 Virginia 3-2 in Friday’s second semifinal at Kentner Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest.

Without question, December will have a different meaning at Clemson and Virginia.

Virginia, behind 17 points and nine rebounds from Mike Scott, 12 points from Sammy Zeglinski and a spark off the bench from walk-on Will Sherrill, led Rider almost from wire to wire and notched the first blowout win of the Bennett era — a 79-46 dismantling of the Broncs.

It has given Clemson, the first-place team in the Atlantic Division, a decisive advantage — the Tigers have better than a 70 percent winning percentage at home.

Celebrating her 20th birthday, Shine torched USC Upstate for a career-best 27 points as Virginia rolled to an easy 110-63 victory inside John Paul Jones Arena.

Scattershooting around the ACC, wondering if Virginia can keep from getting blown out in Death Valley on Saturday ...

After wearing an orange necktie during Virginia’s season-opening victory over Longwood last week, Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett didn’t wear one in the team’s loss at South Florida on Monday night.

From dugouts and dogpiles to touchdowns and tackles, Kyle Parker has already experienced an array of athletic memories in college that many experience only in dreams.

Calvin Baker, who served as one of the team’s three captains last season, made his return to the court in Virginia’s 66-49 loss to South Florida on Monday night.

Perry Jones, a seldom-used true freshman, was anointed with his first four carries of the season against Boston College in Simpson’s absence.

South Florida, behind 22 points and seven rebounds from junior guard Dominique Jones, and 18 points and eight rebounds from Augustus Gilchrist, avenged their loss to Virginia last season in Charlottesville with a 66-49 victory in front of a crowd of 4,193 at The Sun Dome.

That revolving-door policy, among myriad other contributing factors, has made life complicated for Virginia coach Al Groh during the program’s worst slide in two decades.

The Cavaliers are left to play for pride with the third losing season in four years already secured, and a young roster of players will miss another chance to have additional practice sessions leading up to a postseason affair.

The No. 2 seeded Virginia women’s field hockey team defeated Michigan State 3-2 in overtime Sunday afternoon to advance to the NCAA semifinals next weekend in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Tonight, the Cavaliers, with first-year coach Tony Bennett, hope to put the trend behind them when they play at the University of South Florida. UVa has a 10-game losing streak in the Sunshine State.

Virginia’s postseason hopes were dashed by a spot that came just inches short as the Cavaliers fell to Boston College 14-10 as 44,324 sat stunned inside Scott Stadium.

When Virginia senior Chris Cook picked off Boston College quarterback Dave Shinskie’s pass in the third quarter and took it all the way back 58 yards for a touchdown, Scott Stadium was rocking.

When Virginia freshman Jontel Evans checked into Friday night’s game against Longwood at John Paul Jones Arena, there was a noticeable ovation from the crowd.

Quotes from Virginia-Boston College game

Quotes from Virginia-Boston College game

Notes from Virginia-Boston College game

Notes from Virginia-Boston College game

Quotes from Virginia-Boston College game

No. 2 Virginia defeated Richmond 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA field hockey tournament as the Cavaliers hosted a regional for just the second time in school history.

UVa lost at home to Boston College 14-10.

Say a little prayer for Archer Christian before this afternoon’s Virginia football game against Boston College.

Almost immediately after taking his seat at the podium for his post-game press conference on Friday night, Virginia coach Tony Bennett was asked about his team’s defensive letdown late in its easy 85-72 victory over Longwood.

Everything seems to have come in threes.