Penn State offense seals win
Virginia outplayed Penn State for six innings yesterday -- but the Nittany Lion bats did more than enough in the first three to hand the Cavaliers their first loss of the season, 8-3.
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Virginia outplayed Penn State for six innings yesterday -- but the Nittany Lion bats did more than enough in the first three to hand the Cavaliers their first loss of the season, 8-3.
The No. 29 ranked Virginia men's tennis squad kept its unbeaten record intact in Williamsburg, Va. Wednesday with an easy victory over No.44 William & Mary. The Cavaliers (8-0) lost only one singles match on the day, while sweeping the doubles point and posting five other wins in singles matches.
Virginia women's soccer coach Steve Swanson addressed needs across the field with his newest recruiting class, signing two defenders in Brett Burns and Nikki Giunta, midfielder Jen Redmond, forward Sarah Curtis and goalkeeper Laura Comeau.
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Virginia baseball team tore into the season with an offensive explosion -
A new era in Virginia baseball begins tomorrow in Greensboro when rookie head coach Brian O'Connor leads his team into action against North Carolina A&T. After 23 years under the direction of coach Dennis Womack, the face of the program underwent a vast change during the offseason with the addition of the 32-year-old Creighton University graduate.
The Virginia women's basketball team three-game win streak was snapped Thursday night in Atlanta, as the Cavaliers fell 65-55 to Georgia Tech.
The Duke women's basketball team saw its unprecedented run of dominance in the ACC come to a close Wednesday night, courtesy of Florida State. The 16 turnovers forced by the Seminoles helped carry them to an 80-74 victory in Tallahassee, snapping Duke's 51-game ACC winning streak.
I left off last time setting the table for an anticlimactic Super Bowl. With so much good karma in the weeks and days leading up to The Game, the gods wouldn't possibly bless me with a game to remember, I thought.
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Coming off a closely fought loss against top-ranked Duke last Sunday, the Virginia women's basketball team now will pack its bags for a two-game weekend trip. The Cavaliers tip off in Tallahassee today before heading back up the coast to face the Clemson Tigers in a Sunday matinee.
With the ACC automatic BCS bid now off the table after then-No.11 Florida State's 50-44 double overtime victory over North Carolina State last weekend, the race for No. 2 could become a crowded one. With a Georgia Tech win at Virginia and an North Carolina State victory over Maryland this Saturday, four teams would each have three league losses --- Maryland, N.C. State, Clemson and Georgia Tech.
The No. 5 Virginia women's soccer team faces its biggest challenge of the year Sunday afternoon when it takes on No. 1 North Carolina at Klöckner. The Cavaliers (12-2-2, 3-1-1 ACC) have never won in this series, amassing a total record of 0-26-0 when facing the Tar Heels.
For the third year in a row, Maryland and Georgia Tech will face each other in a Thursday night ESPN game, as both teams put their longest winning streaks of the season on the line in Atlanta tonight. The Terrapins have won the last two meetings.
Staying strong Before a team can submerge itself in the countless formations and nuances of every play in the tome that is the playbook, or learn to read their opponent's next move before it happens, there must be a foundation of strength and speed to build upon.
Despite giving up their first goal in over four games, the Virginia women's soccer team rolled to a 2-1 victory at Richmond last night. It was the sixth consecutive win for the Cavaliers, who haven't lost since their Sept. 5 upset on the road at Ohio State.
In the 28 games since the dawn of the Jim Grobe era at Wake Forest, there have been lots of changes. Two winning seasons in a row have steered the program in a new direction after Wake went 26-63 in eight years under previous coach Jim Caldwell. There has been only one constant on an offense that led the ACC in rushing from 2001-2002, however, and his name is Tyson Clabo.
After getting back on track in Kalamazoo Saturday afternoon against Western Michigan, Virginia gears up for a week of fine-tuning and rest. After a week off, the Cavaliers resume conference play next Saturday when they host Wake Forest.
The Maryland Terrapins travel to Tallahassee Saturday night to face Florida State in the first ACC game of the year between two preseason favorites for the conference title.
This was it. This was the year. A preseason AP rank of 18. A thrashing of West Virginia in last year's Tire Bowl, with starting tailback Wali Lundy scoring four touchdowns and earning the game MVP award. A top-five recruiting class from a season ago, playing with a year of experience. Schaub4Heisman.com. Rumors that last year's 10-sack man Darryl Blackstock would only be the third best linebacker on the team with the arrival of freshmen Ahmad Brooks and Kai Parham. Even GRIDIRON'S publication, a Cavalier Daily 64-page football supplement, sparked a frenzy of football fervor around Grounds.
The Virginia baseball team came up short in its bid for a late inning comeback after falling behind 4-0 en route to a 4-3 loss last night to George Mason. Freshman starter Matt Avery (1-4) was credited with the loss after giving up four runs and eight hits in 5.0 innings.