Cavaliers Official Site · 6 days ago
No. 9 Cavaliers Open Season With One-Sided Win
By Jeff White (jwhite@virginia.edu)
VirginiaSports.com
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Six seconds into the game, Virginia forward Thijs De Ridder scored his first points, and that was a sign of things to come Tuesday night (Nov. 3) at John Paul Jones Arena.
The 6-foot-9 De Ridder, the ACC’s Preseason Player of the Year, poured in 12 points in the first 140 seconds to stake No. 9 UVA to a 14-2 lead, and Drexel never really recovered in the season opener for both teams. Eight minutes in, the Dragons trailed 25-4.
“I feel like we just came out and punched them in the face,” Virginia guard Sam Lewis said. “Thijs came out really big for us.”