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So long, goodbye
By Ben Baskin | April 22, 2013Ben concludes his tenure at The Cavalier Daily.
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Ben concludes his tenure at The Cavalier Daily.
After a historic three-game sweep of Florida State, the No. 5 Virginia baseball team looks to continue its success as it hosts Richmond and James Madison in two midweek games. The weekend series against the Seminoles saw one of the most complete performances the Cavaliers (35-6, 16-5 ACC) have put together all season.
The No. 3 Virginia rowing team enjoyed another impressive, if not spectacular, outing at this past weekend’s Clemson Invitational, which featured 19 of the sport’s most prestigious programs.
The Cavaliers lost 10-1 and 10-0 in a doubleheader Saturday and then fell 2-0 Sunday for their ninth consecutive conference loss.
The No. 17 Virginia women’s tennis team ended the regular season on a high note, earning two victories against quality ACC opponents. The Cavaliers shut out No. 32 Florida State Saturday and beat No. 10 Miami 4-1 Sunday.
Behind dazzling starting pitching, Virginia topped Florida State 9-2 and 2-0 in Saturday’s doubleheader, and followed it up with a 5-2 win Sunday to sweep the Seminoles for the first time in program history.
With her father looking on and a Boston Red Sox bracelet around her left wrist, the Shrewsbury, Mass. native claimed the first ACC Women’s Golf individual championship in Cavalier history with a 4-over 217 at Sedgefield Country Club Sunday.
The top-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team completed yet another successful weekend, defeating No. 30 Florida State 7-0 Friday and No. 55 Miami 6-1 Sunday to finish with a perfect regular season record
The Virginia men’s and women’s track teams competed this weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina at the ACC Championships. The action concluded Saturday with the Cavalier women in a tie for fourth place with 76 points and the men in sixth place with 63 points.
After a historic six-game slide, the Virginia men’s lacrosse team finally got back on track Saturday with a 12-7 win against Bellarmine in the team’s regular season finale.
The Virginia softball team returns to action this weekend with a three-game series at home against NC State.
The No. 17 Virginia women’s tennis team will look to end its regular season on a high note this weekend when two ranked opponents come to Charlottesville.
Sophomore outfielder Mike Papi hit a game-tying grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning and redshirt senior first baseman Jared King came through with a walk-off hit in the tenth, leading Virginia (32-6, 13-5 ACC) to a whirlwind 10-9 win against Old Dominion (18-18, 8-10 CAA).
Before the opening draw control Wednesday evening against Virginia Tech, the Virginia women’s lacrosse team’s six seniors—attacker Caroline McTiernan, midfielders Annie Thomas and Erin Laschinger, defenders Megan Dunleavy and Lelan Bailey, and goalkeeper Kim Kolarik—stood with their parents on the grass of Klöckner Stadium.
Virginia men’s lacrosse coach Dom Starsia is on the verge of another historic season, though not in the way anyone intended.
After extending their ACC win streak to triple digits last weekend, the Virginia tennis team is aiming for another milestone: an undefeated regular season.
The Virginia track and field team will be traveling to Raleigh Thursday to compete in the ACC Outdoor Championships.
The No. 8 Virginia baseball team entered last Wednesday with a 30-3 record, overpowering its competition and tearing through the ACC. One week later, the Cavaliers have doubled that loss total, dropping three of their last four games against Radford and No. 15 Georgia Tech. Wednesday, they look to right the ship against Old Dominion at Davenport Field.
Wednesday evening, the No. 16 Virginia women’s lacrosse team will take the field at Klöckner Stadium for its final game of the regular season.
At 2:44 p.m. Monday, Deadspin tweeted out a headline to a story that read: “How an Achilles Tear Affects NBA Players (or why Kobe Bryant is screwed).”
