The No. 2 Cavalier men's lacrosse team will square off against defending national champion No.
The snow in Charlottesville may be melting, but the Virginia men's basketball team remains ice cold after a 68-55 loss at Boston College Wednesday stretched its losing streak to a dismal eight games. The Cavaliers (14-14, 5-10 ACC) will hope to turn things around this weekend as they face a Maryland team that throttled Virginia 85-66 at College Park, Md.
Following a two-week break since their last match, the No. 23 Cavaliers look to make a run in this weekend's ACC Tournament in Raleigh, N.C. The ACC's dearth of wrestling programs - only six schools have wrestling teams - will work to Virginia's advantage this weekend, coach Steve Garland said.
The No. 9 women's lacrosse team will hit the road for the first time this season to face No. 2 Maryland today and then will travel to No.
The No. 1 Virginia baseball team welcomes Wright State and Dartmouth to Davenport Field this weekend for its second home series of the season.
[caption id="attachment_33607" align="alignleft" width="196" caption="eensboro for its first matchup of the ACC Championships.
Passion. Integrity. Humility. Respect. For decades, college football players, coaches and media have used these and other buzzwords to describe the ideal college athlete.
[caption id="attachment_33603" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Virginia Women's Hockey Club took home first in the DVHL Championships.
The men's track and field team took fourth at the ACC Indoor Championships last week at Virginia Tech, while the women took 10th, combining for five titles. During the first day, Virginia swept both the women's and men's distant medley relays.
Despite a surprise starting appearance from sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg, the Virginia men's basketball team lost 68-55 yesterday night against Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Earlier this week, coach Tony Bennett said Landesberg had not practiced because of a bruised thigh, which kept him out of Sunday's home loss to Duke.
The Virginia men's basketball team travels to Boston College today, seeking its first win since Feb.
Much has been written and said about All-ACC guard Monica Wright, who played her final home game and whose jersey was retired Sunday, but the most meaningful to me came from her mentor and friend, coach Debbie Ryan. "She's taught everyone here about what character really is," Ryan said.
Virginia fans have certainly experienced their fair share of ups and downs with the University's revenue sports.
[caption id="attachment_33568" align="alignleft" width="196" caption="During four games this past weekend against George Washington and Notre Dame, senior outfielder Sarah Tacke contributed two RBIs on three hits.
[caption id="attachment_33548" align="alignleft" width="211" caption="Junior Scot Robison was named the Most Valuable Swimmer after setting ACC and meet records in the 100- and 200-meter freestyle.
[caption id="attachment_33546" align="alignleft" width="271" caption="Sophomore Danny Hultzen earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors for his performance against Rhode Island Friday, in which he gave up only two hits.
Vancouver, thank you for hosting what amounted to a great Winter Olympics. Pulling off a successful two-week extravaganza wasn't easy, that's for sure.
[caption id="attachment_33543" align="alignleft" width="187" caption="The Cavaliers have won 11 straight matches since falling to Kentucky Feb.
[caption id="attachment_33541" align="alignleft" width="208" caption="The No. 25 Cavaliers are 2-0 in conference play and will continue ACC competition against Virginia Tech, Florida State and Miami later this month.
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