Cavalier women stay undefeated
By Ian Rappaport | February 6, 2012The last regular season meet of the 2011-2012 campaign is in the books, and the Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams look as strong as they have all year.
The last regular season meet of the 2011-2012 campaign is in the books, and the Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams look as strong as they have all year.
The Virginia women's basketball team split a pair of road games in North Carolina this weekend, falling to No.
After helping the second-ranked Virginia men's tennis team breeze past No.
With eight minutes remaining in the second half, the No.16 Virginia men's basketball team trailed No.21 Florida State 42-29, but the Cavaliers battled back and in the last few minutes had a slim shot of forcing overtime. Virginia had the ball with two seconds left, but junior guard Jontel Evans couldn't make a three-point shot before the buzzer sounded and Florida State foiled Virginia's comeback bid, 58-55. Saturday's loss added one more heartbreaking defeat to the Cavaliers' 12-year winless streak in Tallahassee. In addition to stopping Virginia's three-game winning streak, the Seminoles (16-6, 7-1 ACC) won their seventh straight game and cemented their position at the top of the conference along with North Carolina.
The No. 2 Virginia men's tennis team plays a series of three dual matches in Charlottesville this weekend after months of fall tournament play.
The Virginia women's basketball team heads to North Carolina this weekend to take on two ACC rivals before returning home to face another pair of conference opponents next week.
The No. 20 Virginia wrestling squad looks to capture its sixth straight win as it takes the mat against Rutgers at Memorial Gymnasium tomorrow.
As next weekend's National Team Indoor Championships loom, the No.9 Virginia women's tennis team heads north to face Boston College Sunday.
Virginia football coach Mike London announced the Cavaliers had secured commitments from 25 recruits on National Signing Day - the first day recruits can sign binding letters of intent. London touted the athleticism of his 2012 class, which was ranked No.5 in the ACC and No.28 in the nation by scout.com, during a celebration at John Paul Jones Arena. "I'm very excited about this particular class," London said.
If last weekend's mighty victories against Pittsburgh were any indication, the Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams are hitting their strides at just the right time of the year.
Thoughts while desperately trying to keep my mind off Sunday's Giants game - I mean
The Virginia men's basketball team held advantages in nearly every statistical category, yet coach Tony Bennett still found his team trailing Clemson 30-26 at halftime.
With my nerves still frazzled from another near-Virginia collapse, I'm instituting a drinking game for this column. The rules: Grab the beverage of your choice and take a swig every time Mike Scott swishes a jumper; two swigs if it's a fadeaway.
There was a running joke in my hall last year that whenever someone would drop something thrown at them, they would be accused of "pulling a Sene." I'm ashamed to admit how long we kept this game going, but in all honesty, the basketball player didn't really give us much reason to stop.
The No. 9 Virginia women's tennis team continued its early-season success at Blacksburg yesterday, dominating West Virginia 7-0 in the first match, before downing Virginia Tech 7-0 in the second match to maintain their perfect record. In the morning, the Cavaliers (4-0, 1-0 ACC) swept all three doubles matches, continuing the strong play during singles action as Virginia did not surrender a single set to the Mountaineers (0-3). Sophomore Li Xi cruised at first singles, defeating West Virginia junior Emily Mathis 6-2, 6-1.
The University honored field hockey senior midfielders and 2012 Olympians Paige Selenski and Michelle Vittesse at halftime of the women's basketball team's 62-52 victory against Florida State Sunday at John Paul Jones Arena. Selenski and Vittesse each contributed a goal to the U.S.
After starting the season with two comeback wins, the No. 9 Virginia women's tennis team will look to continue its stellar play and build momentum today in a doubleheader against West Virginia and ACC rival No.
Virginia head coach Steve Garland fist-pumped his way across the mat at Memorial Gymnasium in a defining moment Sunday as the No.