The Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball team started the new year on a positive note, earning its first ACC win of the season with a 69-46 victory over Wake Forest on Thursday night inside John Paul Jones Arena.
After a slow start, the ’Hoos knocked down eight three-pointers in the second half to outscore the Demon Deacons by 21 points over the final 20 minutes of action.
Here are four takeaways from Virginia’s much-needed strong start to 2025:
The ’Hoos steadied the ship
It had not been the start to the 2024-25 campaign that many had envisioned for the ’Hoos — with Sunday’s 41-point beatdown by Notre Dame the latest example.