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Val Prochaska

Val Prochaska

Joined: Aug 15, 2023

Val graduated from the University of Virginia in the last millennium, back when writing one's senior thesis by hand was still a thing. He is a lifelong fan of the ACC, having chosen the Tobacco Road conference ahead of the Big East. Again, when that was still a thing. Val has covered Virginia men's basketball for seven years, first with HoosPlace and then with StreakingTheLawn, before joining us here at Virginia Cavaliers on SI in August of 2023, continuing to cover UVA men's basketball and also writing about women's soccer and women's basketball.

The Plus/Minus: Virginia Takes Down Bethune-Cookman

Ishan Sharma rescues a floundering Virginia as the Cavaliers close strong to defeat Bethune-Cookman 59-41.

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The Plus/Minus: UVA Women’s Basketball Can’t Keep Up with Boston College

Virginia recorded four turnovers before they scored a point and were never really in the game, falling to Boston College 72-57.

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The Plus/Minus: Virginia Basketball Falls to SMU in ACC Opener

The Virginia Cavaliers were outscored 25-6 down the stretch and were knocked off by the SMU Mustangs 63-51.

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The Plus/Minus: Virginia Women’s Basketball Can’t Quite Catch Auburn

In a SEC/ACC Challenge battle between the two teams tabbed to finish 9th in their respective conferences, Auburn led wire to wire and triumphed over Virginia 66-57.

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A First Half Plus/Minus: Virginia Basketball Keeps it Close vs Florida

In a wildly entertaining first half, Virginia and Florida played to a standstill.  The second half went much worse for the Cavaliers as they ultimately fell to the Gators 87-69.

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The Plus/Minus: Virginia Women’s Basketball Trip to Bahamas Ends With a Thud

Day 3 of the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout ends poorly as Virginia falls to Wyoming 71-66.

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The Plus/Minus: Virginia Women’s Basketball Falls to Washington State

Washington State bests Virginia 75-74 in Day 2 of the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout.  Wyoming (Day 3) awaits.

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The Plus/Minus: Virginia Women’s Basketball Holds off Green Bay

Virginia opened up the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout with a win over Green Bay 66-61.

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The Plus/Minus: Virginia Basketball Controls Manhattan

Blake Buchanan started strong and the team finished well at the free throw line down the stretch as Virginia holds off Manhattan 74-65.

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Virginia Women’s Soccer: Postmortem on a Season

One fan's guide to some systemic issues that are keeping Steve Swanson and Co. from scaling the heights.

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The Plus/Minus: Virginia Women's Basketball Buries Bethune-Cookman

Taylor Lauterbach keyed a team effort as Virginia handily defeated Bethune-Cookman 82-48.

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The Plus/Minus: Virginia Women’s Soccer Crashes out of NCAAs

Virginia fell to Wisconsin 4-2 in a penalty shootout as Maggie Cagle and Linda Mittermair failed to convert their PKs.

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