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(01/20/03 5:00am)
For most University students, a month-long Winter Break offers opportunities to relax, travel and spend time with family and friends. Removed from homework deadlines and class schedules, the past semester fades to memory.
(11/26/02 5:00am)
On Sunday in University Park, Pa., the Virginia women's soccer team dropped its third-round match of the NCAA Tournament to the host Nittany Lions of Penn State, 3-0. After two NCAA victories the weekend before, Sunday's disappointing defeat ended the Cavaliers' season and bid for a national championship.
(11/12/02 5:00am)
Last year, a gifted and promising Virginia men's basketball team entered the season amidst high expectations, ranked No. 11 in both The Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN preseason polls. Cavalier fans waited in anticipation and excitement for a team that appeared primed for success.
(11/07/02 5:00am)
This weekend, having completed its regular season, the No. 18 Virginia women's soccer team (11-5-2, 4-3 ACC) travels to Tallahassee, Fla. for the ACC Tournament. The third-seeded Cavaliers kick off today at 2:30 p.m. against No. 24 Duke (8-8-2, 2-3-2) at a moment in which their season finally appears to be falling into place.
(11/04/02 5:00am)
The competition might have been lacking, but that didn't stop the undefeated Virginia men's and women's swimming teams and their fans from exhibiting impressive spirit throughout their first ACC dual meet against Duke this weekend.
(11/01/02 5:00am)
The Virginia swimming program faces ACC rival Duke in their home pool tomorrow in what will be its first conference dual meet of the season.
(10/31/02 5:00am)
On Halloween eve, in her final game at Klöckner Stadium, senior forward Darci Borski gave the Virginia women's soccer team (10-5-2, 3-3 ACC) a treat to remember.
(10/15/02 4:00am)
The Virginia women's soccer team (6-4-2, 0-2 ACC) succumbed Friday to ACC rival Maryland at College Park. The 2-0 decision marked the Terrapins' first shutout victory over the Cavaliers and only the second time in history Maryland has beaten Virginia, whose record against the Terrapins now stands at 17-2-2.
(10/01/02 4:00am)
In their ACC season opener in front of a friendly crowd, the No. 16 Virginia women's soccer team suffered a heart-wrenching 1-0 loss to Clemson Saturday. With the victory, Clemson extended their dominance of the Cavaliers to six straight games and snapped Virginia's four-game winning streak. Tonight, Virginia (5-3-1) looks to spring back from the disappointing weekend match as it hosts in-state rival Richmond (4-2-1).
(09/27/02 4:00am)
For any sports team, especially those aspiring to postseason play, each game's outcome is important. The No. 16 Virginia women's soccer team (5-2-1) certainly knows as much, having watched its national ranking plummet after losses to UCLA and West Virginia in the season's previous weeks.
(09/23/02 4:00am)
With a pair of important victories over two in-state rivals under their belts, the No. 16 Virginia women's soccer team (4-2-1) returns home after a successful weekend of stiff competition at the William & Mary Nike Tribe Invitational. The 2-0 showing extends the Cavaliers' winning streak to three, carried over from the Sept. 15 match against Dartmouth.
(09/19/02 4:00am)
With a pair of important victories over two in-state rivals under their belts, the No. 16 Virginia women's soccer team (4-2-1) returns home after a successful weekend of stiff competition at the William & Mary Nike Tribe Invitational. The 2-0 showing extends the Cavaliers' winning streak to three, carried over from the Sept. 15 match against Dartmouth.
(09/06/02 4:00am)
After handily defeating an overmatched St. Joseph's last Saturday, the No. 5 Virginia women's soccer team (1-0) travels across the country this weekend to hostile territory, facing powerhouse No. 2 UCLA (1-0) today and Southern California on Sunday in the UCLA Tournament.
(09/02/02 4:00am)
For all accounts and purposes, only one half of the Klockner Stadium field was needed in the No. 6 Virginia women's soccer team's season-opening 7-0 shutout victory against the Hawks of St. Joseph's (0-1).
(08/30/02 4:00am)
With high hopes and noteworthy preseason rankings, the Virginia women's soccer team suits up tomorrow night for its 2002 season-opener. The Cavaliers host the Hawks of St. Joseph's at Klockner Stadium at 7 p.m.
(05/17/02 4:00am)
At the start of the 2002 season, the outlook for the Virginia softball team appeared bright. Having lost only one player from the previous year, the Cavaliers returned with a well-balanced squad of seasoned players and fresh talent and a lineup that could produce scoring binges as well as deliver formidable defense.
(04/24/02 4:00am)
Two weekends ago, on April 14, the Virginia softball team (43-17) lost in Charlottesville to conference rival North Carolina and witnessed the untimely end to their 30-game home winning streak. Today, returning to The Park, the Cavaliers have the opportunity to begin a new streak, squaring off against the Dukes of James Madison (22-16).
(04/17/02 4:00am)
At the age when most children are learning how to ride bikes with training wheels or to run without bringing home skinned knees, Kristen Dennis was picking up a Nerf baseball bat and slamming home runs over the hedge of her family's yard.
(04/12/02 4:00am)
Last weekend, the Virginia softball team (37-14) emerged victorious at the highly competitive Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C., completing the tournament with a 4-0 record against ACC rivals Maryland, UNC and Georgia Tech. Now, back at home, the Cavaliers look to take the momentum of success into what should prove to be two days of intense contests against a formidable Villanova squad (26-6) on Saturday and a Tar Heel team (27-21) seeking vengeance Sunday.
(04/02/02 5:00am)
After a disappointing 1-3 weekend on the road against Georgia State and ACC rival Georgia Tech, the Virginia softball team (30-13, 0-2 ACC) returns to Charlottesville today, looking to regroup in its doubleheader against Marshall University (10-14, 3-3 Mid-American Conference).