It gets no better than seeing my Virginia Wahoos making it to the sweet sixteen after over powering Memphis 78-60. Many have looked at Virginia as lucky after they ACC regular season championship victory over power house Syracuse. Virginia wanted to make all their doubters believers by making a incredible statement in the ACC tournament. The Cavaliers drove through the first two rounds of the tourney to meet up with the Duke Blue Devils. Virginia held strong and made it clear that they will be a force to be reckoned with in the NCAA tournament. The Wahoos defeated Duke to gain the crown of ACC Conference champs for the second time since 1976. Along with winning the conference championship the Cavaliers received a #1 seed to start the NCAA tournament off.
The NCAA starts off with a bang for the HOOS! after a slow start in the first half of the Coastal Carolina game the boys proved the statement that you have to play the entire game not just a half. They finished off the Chanticleers to move on to play Memphis. The Cavaliers came out against Memphis with a chip on their shoulder and driven to keep upping the ante. They out played Memphis on both ends of the floor shaking off the rust from their first game. The victory over Memphis marked a second Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1995. The HOOS will play Michigan State to try and make it to the Elite 8 Friday March 28th in Madison Square Garden. The Cavaliers will go in as a huge underdog however you never count a underdog out or second guess one. The Cavaliers had previous meetings with the Spartans losing by a small margin in those meetings. This game will def. be a statement game for the seniors Harris and Mitchell. The question I pose how will the two finish their college careers? You have to believe there will be Virginia Sabres all over NYC this week. Even though I played football at UVA I love seeing all the Virginia sports teams both men and women making their voices heard in collegiate sports.
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