In a low-scoring affair on Saturday afternoon, the No. 7 Virginia women’s lacrosse team began its 2015 season with a 6-5 loss to No. 5 Northwestern in Kennesaw, Georgia. The Cavaliers (0-1) have now lost in their last seven meetings with the Wildcats (2-0).
The scene Saturday night was not reminiscent of the usual lacrosse played at Klöckner Stadium. As the first half wound to a close, the wind began to blow and the snow began to fall.
Thirteenth-ranked Virginia wrestling fell to No. 1 Iowa, 30-6, Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. The match was a qualifier in the NWCA National Duals.
Second-ranked Virginia baseball began its road to Omaha with a three-game road sweep of East Carolina. The Cavaliers (3-0) continued their winning ways as they always do: with dominant pitching and timely hitting.
After a weeklong break, the Virginia women’s basketball team seemed sluggish rather than rested as it lost to Duke 71-45 Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
It's bad form to think about what is missing on Valentine's Day, that special someone that is no longer there. But on Saturday, despite sharing a special moment with the basketball team I have spent four happy years with, I could not help but feel just a little bit empty inside.
Saturday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena, the Virginia men’s basketball team matched its best-ever start to a season with a 61-60 win against ACC up-and-comer Wake Forest.
The Skinny on weekend competition for Virginia’s track and field, men’s tennis, softball, women’s basketball, women’s golf and wrestling teams
The No. 3 Virginia men’s basketball team survived its first test Wednesday without injured junior guard Justin Anderson, when it pulled out a gritty win against North Carolina State.
After reaching the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament last season, Virginia women’s lacrosse faces expectations to earn the program’s first national championship since 2004. Last season’s semifinal result, a loss to conference foe Syracuse, was the best finish for the Cavaliers since the 2007 season when they lost in the title game against Northwestern.
Vanderbilt junior outfielder John Norwood deposited a Nick Howard fastball into the left field bullpen of TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. One inning later, the Commodores were crowned NCAA champions. The winning home run remains painfully etched in the collective memory of all Virginia baseball fans.
The “Good Ol’ Song” roared over the mumbles of a satisfied audience following Saturday’s 52-47 victory over the ninth-ranked Louisville Cardinals. But uncertainty loomed in the Virginia locker room.
If there is one trademark of a Dom Starsia coached lacrosse team, it is a vaunted offense. Relatively recent names such as Matt Ward and Steele Stanwick have cemented Tewaaraton-worthy resumes in the orange and blue, while countless others have graced All-Conference and All-American lists.
After a weeklong break, the Virginia women’s basketball team returns to home court Thursday night to face No. 11 Duke, its second of three straight ranked opponents.
The No. 2 Virginia men’s basketball looks to continue its two-game winning streak Wednesday when it travels to Raleigh, North Carolina to take on the NC State Wolfpack. The game will be Virginia’s first since Jan. 25 against an unranked opponent.
The Virginia women’s golf team shot a program-record 14-under 850 to capture the UCF Challenge at the Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando for its seventh-ever tournament win.
National signing day came and went last Wednesday without much hype at all for the Virginia football team. According to top recruiting experts, the Cavaliers signed somewhere between the 44th and 55th best class in the nation, which doesn’t seem too bad considering Virginia has finished last place in the ACC Coastal for three straight seasons. For me, however, the news is the most damning piece of evidence yet against the case for Virginia coach Mike London, who will enter his sixth season with the team this fall.
The Virginia men’s tennis team will spend significant time on the road in the next six weeks. One of the most important aspects of a long road trip is starting off strong and gaining momentum, as these are some of the most taxing times for a team. At Thalhimer Tennis Center in Richmond Saturday, Virginia did just that.
Duke suffered its first home loss in 41 games to Miami, 90-74, Jan. 13. After the game, I tweeted “OVERRATED *clap clap clap clap clap* OVERRATED *clap clap clap clap clap* OVERRATED *clap clap clap clap clap* #Duke” adding insult to injury to the No.4 Blue Devils.
Twenty-four track and field athletes traveled to Blacksburg for the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet on Feb. 6 and 7.
