Current Virginia swimmer Lauren Perdue and former Cavalier Matt McLean are London-bound.
Decorated former Virginia men’s tennis star and current professional Somdev Devvarman will compete for his native India in the men’s singles portion of the Olympic Games in London later this month, the International Tennis Federation announced last Tuesday. Despite a shoulder injury that has kept him out of action since January, Devvarman received one of the ITF’s eight wild-card bids to round out a 64-player field which includes the world’s premier tennis stars, including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
The Atlanta Hawks selected former Virginia basketball player Mike Scott with the 43rd overall pick in last night’s NBA Draft. Scott netted first-team All-ACC honors during his standout last season for the Cavaliers, averaging 18 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
The Virginia baseball team steps up to the plate tonight against struggling Duke to open a three-game weekend series at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The Cavaliers (24-13-1, 9-9 ACC) need to overcome junior righthanded pitcher Marcus Stroman, whose 2.05 ERA leads the Blue Devils (14-24, 6-12 ACC). Though Stroman's 6-foot-5, 185-pound frame may make him look comical on the mound, the Duke ace can squat an astounding 490 pounds and leads the nation in total strikeouts and strikeouts per nine innings, which means Virginia needs a near-flawless performance to survive him. "They have a real good guy on Friday nights - Stroman - one of the better pitchers in college baseball," sophomore righthanded pitcher Austin Young said. Duke's team ERA of 3.60 is the fifth lowest in the league, and Stroman, named the ACC Conference Pitcher of the Week in early March, is the team's pitching machine.
The No. 22 Virginia men's golf team looks to capture its first ever title in team competition at tomorrow's ACC Tournament in New London, N.C., while No.
With less than two weeks left in the regular season, the Virginia softball team hits the road to try to pick up some ACC victories this weekend against Virginia Tech.
Women's lacrosse standout seniors and co-captains midfielder Julie Gardner and attacker Josie Owen have garnered All-ACC team accolades, the conference announced Thursday. Gardner, a Severna Park, Md.
Riding a fifteen-game winning streak at home, the No. 23 Virginia baseball team faces No. 8 North Carolina in a battle for second in the ACC Coastal Division this weekend at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers (23-10-1, 9-6 ACC) hope to continue their run of success on the home diamond, which has propelled them into the national rankings after starting the season outside the top-25. "I think our level of play at home speaks to the environment that we have here," coach Brian O'Connor said.
The No. 1 Virginia rowing team will take on eight teams this weekend at the U.Va. Invitational on the waters of Lake Monticello.
The Virginia softball team found itself on both the winning and losing side of two lopsided games during Wednesday's doubleheader against Radford. The Cavaliers (20-18, 5-7 ACC) seemed to do everything right in the first game, coming away with a 7-1 victory, but both the defense and offense fell apart in game two as Virginia was put away in five innings.
The No. 15 Virginia women's tennis team heads to Florida this weekend for the Cavaliers' final two games of the regular season.
The Virginia baseball team's ACC-topping offense may be firing on all cylinders, but the Cavaliers need to answer the slew of questions surrounding the starting rotation before they can sweep the three-game series at home against Wake Forest which kicks off Saturday. Coach Brian O'Connor's emerging offense has proven to be one of the deepest lineups in his nine-year tenure at Virginia.
After two weeks on the road, the Virginia softball team takes the field at home again in a three-game series against No.
Electrified by a recent five-game winning streak, the Virginia women's lacrosse team will face Virginia Tech tomorrow afternoon in Blacksburg, Va.
Following two dominant wins on a road trip through North Carolina last week, the No. 13 Virginia women's tennis team comes home this weekend to face another two tough ACC opponents.
After dropping two tough matches against North Carolina opponents last weekend, the No. 12 Virginia women's tennis team now faces two more.
With only two regular season ACC matchups remaining, the No. 9 Virginia women's lacrosse team attempts to continue its ascent in the conference standings as it hosts No.
The Virginia softball team battles Boston College this weekend, hoping to recapture its early-season magic and halt a seven-game losing streak. The Cavaliers (16-12, 3-3 ACC) fell from atop the ACC standings to fourth after being swept by No.
Just two weeks ago, the Virginia baseball team blew three multi-run leads to No. 6 Florida State in a highly anticipated ACC clash.
The No. 8 Virginia women's tennis team may harbor national aspirations, but the Cavaliers face one of their biggest tests of the season this weekend with matches against a pair of ACC rivals, No.
