McLean snags gold medal
By Matt Welsh | August 20, 2011Former Cavalier standout Matt McLean collected two first-place finishes while representing the United States at the 2011 World University Games.
Former Cavalier standout Matt McLean collected two first-place finishes while representing the United States at the 2011 World University Games.
[caption id="attachment_44137" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshamn David Watford, sophomore Michael Rocoo, redshirt sophomore Ross Metheny and redshirt freshman Michael Strauss all hope to be the one under center come fall.
[caption id="attachment_44134" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="After a one-game suspension, senior midfielder Colin Briggs scored five goals and earned Most Outstanding Player honors during the finals matchup.
Virginia men's lacrosse coach Dom Starsia announced Friday that senior midfielder Shamel Bratton has been dismissed from the team for a violation of team policies.
[caption id="attachment_44043" align="alignleft" width="169" caption="Junior third baseman Steven Proscia is batting .357 as part of a Virginia lineup that ranks 25th in the nation in hitting.
[caption id="attachment_44040" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Defender Marghi Walters and the team's other three seniors will attempt to topple Northwestern for the first time during their Cavalier careers.
The Virginia men's lacrosse teams enters its last regular season game of the season in a decidedly unfamiliar position - playing for its shot at a postseason. Coming off back-to-back losses to Duke, the Cavaliers (8-5) will host Penn (8-4) this weekend with a chance to prove they deserve to be playing in May.
[caption id="attachment_44035" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior infielder Kennedy Byxbee said the team hopes to push past the Wolfpack and position itself better for the ACC Tournament next month.
Neither junior pitcher Danny Hultzen nor junior hurler Scott Silverstein would have predicted the course their Virginia careers have taken. For Hultzen, his campaign as a Cavalier has far exceeded even his own expectation.
If you were living under a rock for the past three days, I've got some news for you. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Nelson issued a 94-page ruling Monday evening regarding the recent NFL work stoppage in which she sided with the players.
With its NCAA Tournament hopes hanging in the balance, the No. 11 Virginia women's lacrosse team suffered a devastating 16-14 loss against No.
The Virginia softball team suffered two narrow defeats during a rare midweek road doubleheader against Radford yesterday. Sophomore starter Melanie Mitchell allowed only one run in seven innings of work during the first matchup, but her performance went for naught as the Highlanders (33-15, 12-2) silenced the Virginia lineup.
Although Chuck Norris gives it a run for its money, no single force is more destructive than time.
[caption id="attachment_43915" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Despite batting eighth for Virginia, sophomore outfielder Taylor Williams provided the only offensive spark during a 9-2 loss to Georgia Tech this past weekend.
When you think of the best team in all of baseball, which team comes to mind? Is it the Rockies, who exploded to a sizzling start and currently hold one of the best records in the big leagues?
[caption id="attachment_43854" align="alignleft" width="288" caption="Sophomore Branden Kline sports a 1.69 ERA and has collected an impressive 13 saves since assuming the role of Virginia's closer at the beginning of 2011.
I'm not going to lie, sometimes writing a sports column has its perks. By merely slipping on our press badges, we sports writers obtain access to the heroes that most people only get to watch from the stands or on television at home.
[caption id="attachment_43850" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In her final season at Virginia, senior defender Liz Downs has made the list of 24 finalists for the women's lacrosse 2011 National Player of the Year award.
Freshman Anthony Kostelac and redshirt senior Stephanie Garcia placed first in the 800 meter race and the steeplechase, respectively, to become conference champions at this past weekend's ACC Championship meet held in Durham, N.C. Kostelac, who also claimed victory in the 800 meter event during the indoor championship, crossed the finish line at the 1:49.02 mark to narrowly defeat teammate junior Lance Roller by less than a second.