Early injuries plague Cavaliers
Coming off an impressive 18-point win in their home debut against Vermont, the Virginia men's basketball team will complete its two-game home stand tonight against Howard.
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Coming off an impressive 18-point win in their home debut against Vermont, the Virginia men's basketball team will complete its two-game home stand tonight against Howard.
In the 2006-07 season, J.R. Reynolds and Sean Singletary accounted for 37.4 of Virginia's 77.0 points per game. As Cavalier fans anticipate the start of this season both with apprehension caused by the loss of Reynolds and excitement at the return of Singletary, here is how the loss of one superstar and the return of another will affect Singletary, Virginia coach Dave Leitao and the rest of the Cavs.
Virginia came out strong in its opening game against Vermont and never surrendered the lead, as the Cavaliers took a 90-72 win at John Paul Jones Arena. This is the 10th consecutive season opener that Virginia has put in the win column.
He's back.
No. 19 Virginia defeated ACC Tournament host No. 14 Boston College yesterday in the first round of the ACC Tournament in a 3-2 overtime win, advancing them to the Tournament semifinals. This is the second consecutive season that Virginia has knocked out Boston College in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
Coming off a dazzling 5-3 upset of Duke Saturday, No. 19 Virginia begins postseason play today in the first round of the ACC Tournament as the Cavaliers take on the tournament's host, No. 14 Boston College.
As we enter the new basketball season, we are now secure in our knowledge that Sean Singletary will remain with us for one more year. We mustn't be so naïve, however, to believe that Singletary's decision to stay was merely a pledge of loyalty to the Virginia faithful. Among what I am sure were many factors that led to his return was the opportunity for Singletary to raise his status in the minds of NBA scouts prior to his (second) declaration into the NBA draft. I therefore find it as appropriate a time as ever to examine the pros and the cons of Singletary's game not as a loyal fan, but rather from the perspective of an impartial NBA scout. In a nutshell, here is what I see as the six most important qualities that scouts will be looking at in Singletary's final year.
In Virginia's season finale Saturday, the Cavaliers picked up their first ACC win of the season against No. 11 Duke in a 5-3 victory at the Turf Field. The win puts Virginia in a tie for fifth place with Duke in the ACC.
After a one-week layoff following a 3-0 loss to No. 3 Wake Forest, Virginia field hockey, which fell out of the rankings for the first time this season in Tuesday's STX/NFHCA poll, has one final chance to pick up a win in conference play Saturday against No. 11 Duke.
Virginia's field hockey roster of 17 this season includes eight freshmen, most of whom are midfielders and forwards. Though the Cavaliers returned junior Inge Kaars Sijpesteijn and sophomore Traci Ragukas, who combined for 29 of the team's 53 goals in 2006, the team was in dire need of a third offensive threat who could take some of the pressure off the Cavs' two leading scorers.
In sports, there is no substitute for repetition in games to help athletes hone their skills and adapt to what the team is trying to achieve. Although it is possible to learn by observing what others are doing on the field, every minute spent on the bench is another opportunity missed to improve an athlete's feel for the game.
The air was crisp, the smell of the free pizza offered by the Virginia athletic department wafted through the stands and the sounds of the fight song rang through the season-high crowd of 388 on a perfect afternoon for a field hockey contest at the Turf Field. These pleasantries, however, were made moot for Cavalier enthusiasts, as No. 1 North Carolina took a stranglehold on No. 19 Virginia from the opening minute, taking a 3-0 win yesterday.
In Virginia's 6-1 domination of Radford field hockey Wednesday, the Cavaliers outperformed the Highlanders more than any opponent this season. When No. 19 Virginia (8-6, 0-2 ACC) takes on No. 1 North Carolina (14-0, 3-0 ACC) Sunday, however, such a dominating victory is hardly likely.
After splitting a pair of games last weekend in Louisville with a 2-1 win against Rutgers and a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime loss to No. 14 Louisville, the No. 19 Virginia field hockey team had its most dominating performance of the season last night in its 6-1 dismissal of Radford at the Turf Field.
After three straight losses in which the Cavaliers (6-5, 0-2 ACC) mustered just one goal while surrendering nine, it was the freshmen who provided the spark that lifted Virginia to a 3-0 victory over California yesterday evening. Freshmen Kaitlyn Hiltz and Jamie Mulhare each contributed a goal, while freshman goalkeeper Devon Burnley made 13 saves to put an end to Virginia's three-game slide.
After three consecutive losses in the last two weeks, the Cavaliers face the prospect of dipping below .500 for the first time in field hockey coach Michele Madison's two-year reign at Virginia as the team battles California tonight at the Turf Field.
Since Virginia coach Michele Madison arrived to the athletic department as field hockey head coach last season, the program has soared from the basement of the ACC to a top-20 team nationally. Last year alone the Cavaliers achieved a level of performance that Virginia fans had scarcely seen in the 21st century; the first ACC win since 2000, the first winning record since 2001 and the first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001. For her efforts, Madison was honored by womensfieldhockey.com with the National Coach of the Year award.
Last weekend, in nearly identical fashion to last year's "Boston Massacre," Virginia took on Boston College and Boston University on back-to-back days, and came up short both times. Virginia lost 2-1 Saturday to Boston College and 3-0 Sunday to Boston University. Prior to the weekend, players and coaches alike talked about redeeming themselves after last season's trouncing by the two schools and about the importance of starting off the ACC season strong. After the dust settled last weekend, Virginia accomplished neither.
The Virginia field hockey roster is not a tremendously diverse group. All but four players hail from Virginia and Pennsylvania, and two of those four expand the geographical spectrum only as far as Ohio and Massachusetts. Junior Inge Kaars Sijpesteijn out of Wassenaar in the Netherlands, however, makes the field hockey roster unique.
Around this time last season, the Virginia field hockey team was traveling to Boston, Mass. for the weekend to take on ACC rival Boston College and nearby foe Boston University. In what the team has dubbed "The Boston Massacre," Virginia went 0-2 on the weekend, falling 2-1 to Boston College and 1-0 to Boston University.