The Cavaliers overcame an uneven outing by freshman starter Trey Oest, a rash of hard-luck double plays and a powerful showing by the Virginia Military Institute offense to escape with an 8-6 victory at Davenport Field.
In a Wednesday evening doubleheader in Fairfax, Va., the Virginia softball team hammered George Mason 8-0 and 15-3, each in five innings. At the plate, the Cavaliers tallied 19 hits and had a team batting average of .388. On the mound, senior pitcher Melanie Mitchell broke the Virginia all-time record for career wins with 75.
The No. 18 Virginia men’s lacrosse team will look to secure its first ACC win and make a statement against No. 4 North Carolina Saturday, after a 9-7 home loss against No. 1 Maryland in its conference opener dropped the Cavaliers to 5-5 on the season.
Commercial breaks between NCAA Tournament games often depict unrealistic scenes. AT&T squeezes Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson into preschool-sized chairs.
Sophomore Mitchell Frank arrived in Charlottesville in 2011 as the No. 2 tennis recruit in the nation, and immediately began making noise.
The No. 8 Virginia baseball team continued its midweek dominance against Liberty Tuesday, allowing just one hit in a 2-0 win against the Flames.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams put forth an impressive showing at the Virginia Invitational at Lannigan Field last Saturday. 12 Cavaliers won individual events and both teams finished the day in second place.
Something I’ve noticed about sports coverage lately is just how fast it moves. The 24-hour news cycle and the widespread accessibility of information via the Internet and social media outlets have made sports news a constant, stream-of-consciousness flow.
After its first ACC series-win of the season, the Virginia softball team will travel to Fairfax, Va. to play George Mason in a Wednesday doubleheader.
Tuesday afternoon in Washington D.C., the No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team bounced back from a disappointing weekend loss to ACC-rival Boston College with a commanding, 16-4 victory against American. The Cavaliers (7-6, 0-4 ACC) scored the first 11 goals of the game and limited the Eagles (5-7, 3-0 Patriot League) to seven shots on goal in just the second meeting ever between the two programs.
Sunday at Davenport Field, the No. 6 Virginia baseball team found itself in a rare position — the losing end of a game.
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis cruised through the first game of a three-match road stretch with a 7-0 victory at Boston College Saturday.
The Virginia men’s swimming and diving team finished its season over the weekend with a 27th place finish at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis. Six Cavaliers earned honorable mention All-American honors at the meet.
The Virginia softball team battled ACC foe Boston College this weekend in Charlottesville, bookending the weekend with 3-2 and 4-1 victories sandwiched around a 3-2 loss.
No. 7 Duke was able to halt the streaking Cavaliers’ 5-match winning streak by a tight 4-3 score Saturday, but Virginia quickly rebounded to knock off the nation’s top-ranked North Carolina squad 4-3 and trample North Carolina Central 6-0 the next day.
The No. 17 Virginia men’s lacrosse team mounted a furious comeback in the final quarter of Saturday’s matchup against No. 2 Maryland, but the Cavaliers’ upset bid ultimately fell short as the team dropped its ACC-opener in front of 5,225 at sunny Klöckner Stadium.
The Virginia men’s tennis team won its 96th consecutive conference match Thursday with a 7-0 demolition of No. 54 Virginia Tech. Though the Hokies could hardly be considered a serious threat to the top-ranked Cavaliers, a victory over their in-state rival was satisfying for the team nonetheless.
The Virginia softball team takes on Boston College this weekend hoping to bounce back from last week’s sweep at the hands of Maryland. Heading into the series, the team has had a rare full week off to practice at home while also getting lucky to receive seemingly the first stretch of good weather this season.
On the heels of claiming its sixth consecutive conference title, the No. 9 Virginia men’s swimming and diving team enters the final chapter of its season as it begins competition at the NCAA Championship meet Thursday.
After completing a quick tune up last Saturday at the Virginia Cup, the Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams will host seven teams for the Virginia Invitational this Saturday at Lannigan Field. The Cavaliers will be facing some elite competition in Charlotte, Georgetown, Loyola, Maryland Eastern Shore, Norfolk State and Robert Morris.
