The Virginia Cavaliers suffered their first loss of the season Saturday in what was a head-scratching 60 minutes against the Richmond Spiders. Much like last weekend against Colgate, the ‘Hoos started poorly in cold and rainy weather conditions, but this time were ultimately unable to climb back despite making an early push in the fourth quarter.
We’ve broken down three areas that plagued the ‘Hoos in the 13-10 loss to the Spiders:
The ‘Hoos struggled to create good looks in settled offense
I harped on how fans should expect to see some rough moments early on for this group in a few of our season previews, but Saturday’s performance was still surprising given how the ‘Hoos never found a way to settle in throughout the entirety of the game.