Coming off a season that ended with the second NCAA tournament appearance in program history, the UVA softball team is looking to reach new heights this spring. The Cavaliers' leaders include senior Sarah Coon, who has started 153 games for head coach Joanna Hardin.

In Episode 395, UVA football's director of recruiting, Justin Speros, joins to show to discuss the class of transfers that joined the program this month.

Olivia McGhee, who's from nearby Louisa County, attended basketball games at John Paul Jones Arena as a girl. She now plays there. The 6-foot-2 sophomore is the third-leading scorer (9.7) for the UVA women's team.

UVA women's tennis players Elaine Chervinsky and Melodie Collard capped the fall season by winning the first NCAA doubles title in program history. Their goal this spring is to help the Cavaliers contend for the NCAA team championship.

A third-year student from Colorado, Emma Weber was among the UVA contingent on the United States swim team last summer at the Olympic Games in Paris, where she won a gold medal, and she competed last month at the World Aquatics 25m Championships in Hungary.

Former UVA standout Steve Garland is in his 19th season as head wrestling coach at his alma mater, and his current team is off to a strong start. Garland breaks down his lineup and looks ahead to Virginia's ACC schedule.

One of the greatest tennis players in UVA history, Brian Vahaly recently was elected chairman and president of the United States Tennis Association's board of directors. Vahaly, who played professionally for seven years, graduated from UVA's McIntire School of Commerce.

In his nearly three decades as head men's soccer coach at his alma mater, where he was an All-America forward, George Gelnovatch has guided Virginia to the College Cup six times, with NCAA titles in 2009 and 2014. His current team is in the NCAA tournament's Sweet Sixteen.

In her fourth season as head volleyball coach at UVA, Shannon Wells has guided the Wahoos to their first 20-win season since 2006, and they're hoping to reach the NCAA tournament for only the third time in program history.

The greatest player in the history of UVA men's basketball, Ralph Sampson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 2012. Forty years after he graduated from the University, Sampson remains a staunch supporter of Cavalier hoops.