Virginia closer Kyle Whitten celebrates the save Friday night at NC State (Aaron Fitt)

Surging Virginia Earns Huge Road Win At NC State

RALEIGH, N.C. — Plenty of folks outside the Virginia locker room probably wrote off the Cavaliers two weeks ago, when they dropped a series at Georgia Tech to fall to 9-10 overall and 2-4 in the ACC. And certainly the Cavs were at a crossroads — they had lost four of their last five games, and it seemed like they were on the verge of falling into a daunting hole.

Instead, Virginia rallied. The Cavaliers beat Connecticut in a midweek game after the Georgia Tech series, and they haven’t lost since. They extended their winning streak to seven games with a[…]