[caption id="attachment_49350" align="alignleft" width="221" caption="Sophomore guard Ataira Franklin made up for a poor shooting night with tenacious defensive effort.
[caption id="attachment_49291" align="alignleft" width="147" caption="Sophomore forward Akil Mitchell posted 10 points and five rebounds in his second start in place of injured senior center Assane Sene.
[caption id="attachment_49288" align="alignleft" width="177" caption="Senior forward Chelsea Shine averages an impressive 6.2 rebounds per game, but Florida State's senior forward Cierra Bravard bests that mark with 6.9 boards per game.
The home team in almost any sport undoubtedly benefits from competing in a familiar environment with an adoring crowd of spectators.
The Virginia track and field team will compete in the Penn State National Invitational this weekend, with seniors Mark Amirault and Morgane Gay, two All-American cross country runners, making their season debut. More than 30 teams and 1,000 student-athletes will join Amirault and Gay at University Park, Pa.
Dennis Hohenshelt will replace Lee Maes as head coach of the Virginia volleyball team, Athletic Director Craig Littlepage announced yesterday.
[caption id="attachment_49231" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Facing a young Boston College squad tonight, senior forward Mike Scott will look to bounce back from Sunday's relatively quiet performance against Virginia Tech.
"I'm so juiced right now!" the face of the NBA exclaimed late last Sunday night via tweet. Was Lebron James eager, perhaps, to wreak havoc on his former Cleveland Cavaliers team Tuesday night?
[caption id="attachment_49228" align="alignleft" width="282" caption="Midway through the second half of last night's game against Georgia Tech, sophomore guard Ataira Franklin knocked down a jumper which brought Virginia within three points of its opponent.
[caption id="attachment_49226" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In just his second match since returning from injury, redshirt freshman Derek Papagianopoulos will take on No.
He has never fully materialized as an offensive threat and his ball-handling is suspect at best, but when senior Assane Sene fractured his right ankle Jan.
[caption id="attachment_49153" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Coming off the bench, junior forward Telia McCall played an average of 15.4 minutes per game this season but 26.5 minutes the last five games.
Think about your favorite movie, the one you can watch on any single day, at any given moment, and instantly be transported to a better place.
[caption id="attachment_49150" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Former Virginia women's basketball coach Debbie Ryan, who led Virginia for 34 years before retiring last year, will be inducted to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame April 28.
[caption id="attachment_49115" align="alignleft" width="237" caption="In his first contest since being sidelined as a result of injury, No.
The Super Bowl: the "most epic day in America," according to that ridiculous Visa commercial I'm sure you've seen several thousand times by now.
[caption id="attachment_49112" align="alignleft" width="209" caption="No. 11 junior Jarmere Jenkins triumphed during his appearances on the No.
[caption id="attachment_49110" align="alignleft" width="212" caption="No. 75 junior Erin Vierra sealed the Cavaliers' 4-3 comeback victory against No.
[caption id="attachment_49054" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="Sophomore guard Joe Harris finished with 10 points and seven rebounds, but his last-second layup proved too little, too late in a battle against Virginia Tech.
[caption id="attachment_49052" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior guard Lexie Gerson received the night's loudest ovation after her fifth takeaway of the game -and her 70th of the season - sparked a decisive Virginia run against Boston College.
