The Virginia Cavaliers started slowly, and to be frank, finished equally slowly en route to a 87-62 blowout loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies.

On Virginia’s side, however, the story was different. Sunday’s game was the most points the Hokies have ever scored against the Cavaliers in a women’s basketball game. But Virginia took responsibility for this excruciating loss, crediting its own mentality.

Georgia Tech arrived in Charlottesville with an impressive two-game winning streak, having beaten Louisville and Clemson, both upper-division ACC teams.

Virginia will honor Tony Bennett in a halftime ceremony on Saturday evening at John Paul Jones Arena and the Cavaliers will look to celebrate their former head

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Virginia women's basketball (12-13, 4-9 ACC) suffered an 87-62 loss to Virginia Tech (16-8, 7-6 ACC) in the Commonwealth Clash on Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena. Here are our five key takeaways from UVA's second-straight home loss.