Watching a Virginia women's soccer game, Katie Tracy is one of the first players to stand out. She's yelling encouragement to her teammates from her spot at center midfield, out-fighting her opponents for headers and loose balls and generally doing all the things a reigning team MVP and "unsung hero" should do. Lori Lindsey is often harder to spot.
After two tough games on the road, the Virginia football team comes home with the hope of defending a 15-game winning streak against Wake Forest tomorrow at 7 p.m. Under the lights at Scott Stadium, the Cavaliers (1-1, 1-1 ACC) will celebrate Homecoming as they attempt to extend one of the nation's longest winning streaks.
Duke may not have won the NCAA Championship last year, but the Blue Devils have a reason to celebrate anyway.
It's easy to see why Wake Forest football coach Jim Caldwell and wide receiver Jammie Deese get along -- they both know what they want. Five years ago Caldwell wanted the dynamic young high school senior from Laurinburg N.C.
I watched tennis last week. That may not sound like much to you, but for me, that's a lot to admit.
Coming off a hard-fought loss at the hands of No. 4 Maryland last Sunday, the Virginia men's soccer team bounced back last night with a 3-0 win over Mount Saint Mary's before 463 drenched fans on a cold, wet evening at Klockner Stadium.
The Cavalier field hockey team found a way to add to their undefeated streak, pulling out a 2-0 victory over the Richmond Spiders (4-2) in the pre-hurricane conditions at U-Hall Turf Field last night. After a slow start on the rain-drenched artificial surface, the fifth-ranked Cavs (5-0) began the play that has put them in the win column all season. "We got out to a slow start, but that is because Richmond really came out and came ready to play," Virginia coach Jessica Wilk said.
With the preseason college basketball buzz already underway, Althon Sports has selected Maryland forward Terence Morris to its All-American first team. Althon also named Morris, who averaged 15.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, as the preseason ACC Player of the Year. Morris enjoyed a breakout campaign last season, becoming the fourth sophomore in school history to be named to the All-ACC first team. Althon Sports also placed fellow Terp Lonnie Baxter on their All-ACC third team. Back in the hive It was a rough weekend for Georgia Tech.
Maurice Anderson has a request. Forget about the two-inch boxcutter scar stretched across the left side of his face.
If he still were alive, Howard Cosell would have a field day with the Virginia defense. "Down goes Pope!" the raspy voice of American sports would bellow.
After jumping out of the gates with an undefeated start, the Virginia field hockey team is looking to keep up the momentum in tonight's game against Richmond.
After Sunday's tough defeat at the hands of the Terrapins, the Virginia men's soccer team has regrouped with a new mindset.
Dick Stockton's career on the pro tennis tour may be over. But the Virginia men's tennis coach's success on the professional level is far from complete. Last week, Stockton and Tom Gullickson won the Men's 45-and-over Doubles competition at the U.S.
One year ago, the towering mass of media known only as HooVision made its dubious debut at Virginia's home opener.
Yesterday Virginia football coach George Welsh announced that defensive end and tri-captain Travis Griffith will be sidelined indefinitely with a sprained ankle. Griffith has struggled with injuries throughout his collegiate career.
Tommy Bowden inherited a rag-tag bunch of scrubs this year, otherwise known as the Clemson football team.
Of all the questions facing Cav coach George Welsh this week as he looks to improve upon Saturday's collapse at Clemson, the biggest is "Where do I begin?" After being shellacked by the Tigers in Death Valley 33-14, Welsh is left to look at a secondary that had multiple coverage breakdowns, a defensive line that made mental errors and lacked a pass rush and an offense that was blanked in the first half. Welsh would never be in such a position, however, had it not been for the rash of injuries and suspensions his team has faced this season. "Between the academic suspensions, the assault suspensions and the injuries, we're hurting," Welsh said.
Virginia field hockey begins this season with a changing of the guard -- new faces, a new attitude and a new head coach. Heading the Cavs' charge to continue the recent success that has become synonymous with the Virginia (4-0) field hockey program is new head coach Jessica Wilk. Wilk comes in to take over for former head coach Missi Sanders, who resigned as head coach last spring to spend more time with her young children.
The Cavalier women's volleyball team took their undefeated record into the Hi-IQ Classic Tournament Saturday against Rice University in Williamsburg.
This weekend's men's and women's cross-country races at Darden Towe Park in Charlottesville provided the teams with a chance to start their season at a place they won't have the opportunity to race at again this season -- home. The Cav men's and women's squads took advantage of their 1999 home debut by placing second in the women's race and third in the men's battle. "I'm enthused -- it was a good beginning for us even though we're real young," Cav cross-country coach Evan "Buz" Male said. The Virginia women scored 57 points to earn the runner-up position to James Madison's 19 and the men tallied 84 points to finish behind Liberty's 15 and William & Mary's 50. "The women did a good job to come in second, they ran tough," Male said.
