?On that day [against West Virginia], we weren?t good enough to win.
Finish strong.This is the Virginia volleyball team motto for the second half of the season, and it is something the team has put into practice the past two weekends.Now on a three-match winning streak, the Cavaliers overcame a rocky first set against Maryland in Friday night?s match to win 3-1 (17-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-22) and followed that with a Saturday evening 3-0 sweep of Boston College (25-14, 25-19, 25-18).Friday night against Maryland (6-23, 2-15 ACC), the Cavaliers (16-13, 8-9 ACC) took control of the game after the first set and refused to relent to the Terrapins? pushes to regain control.
The Virginia men?s and women?s swimming and diving teams found their stroke this weekend in victories against ACC rival Florida State and nationally ranked Penn State in a two-day double dual meet.
Though the Virginia wrestling team won just one of three dual matches Saturday to open the dual-match season, the team had a strong performance at the ACC/Big Ten Clash.
Though the Virginia field hockey team avenged an early season loss Saturday when it beat James Madison 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Cavaliers fell to Wake Forest 4-3 in round two to end their season yesterday.
The Virginia men?s soccer team lost 1-0 yesterday to No. 4 Maryland in the ACC championship game in Cary, N.C.The single goal came in the third minute from junior midfielder Jeremy Hall.Though Virginia (11-8-1, 4-4 ACC) lost to the Terrapins, the Cavaliers picked up a huge, 3-2 double overtime win against No.
The Thursday, Nov. 13 Sports page incorrectly identified the dates of the most recent men?s and women?s basketball games in headlines.
The departure of star point guard Sean Singletary leaves a significant void for the Virginia men?s basketball team that a nucleus of young players ?
Following the commitment of Tristan Spurlock and Jontel Evans to the Virginia 2009 recruiting class, many fans were already satisfied with the work Virginia coach Dave Leitao had done in the offseason.
After finally making their way into the polls during the closing weeks of the 2008 season, the Virginia women?s basketball team enters this season ranked No.
I can?t think of a group with a shorter memory than sports journalists.
The Virginia women?s soccer team will have no more second chances as it heads into the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday as the No.
After getting the weekend off while only part of the team competed at the Cavalier Open, the men?s and women?s cross country teams are well-rested and ready to race at the NCAA Regional Championships this weekend in Winston-Salem, N.C.
What boosts a team?s confidence more than winning a game? How about winning three games?Virginia (14-13, 6-9 ACC) is scheduled to play Maryland (6-21, 2-13 ACC) tomorrow and Boston College (7-19, 1-13 ACC) Saturday, both at 7 p.m.
The Virginia men?s soccer team slipped by Duke 4-2 in the first round of the ACC Tournament with two late goals last night in Cary, N.C.
As the Virginia field hockey team awaited the seeding announcement for the NCAA Field Hockey Tournament in the depths of John Paul Jones Arena last night, there was a sense of madness in the air ? November Madness.
The preseason basketball pundits ask again and again if the Virginia women?s basketball team ? which tips off its season Friday at 7 p.m.
It?s officially sweater weather. I?m trading in my shorts and sandals for slightly warmer wear.
There was a volleyball practice early this season, before any of the preseason tournaments, whose conclusion provided a small window into some of the characteristics that would come to define Virginia?s team this year.First there was coach Lee Maes pushing the players through five sets of a strenuous running drill.
The Virginia wrestling team will hit the ground running this weekend at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, competing in its first set of dual meets this season.The Cavaliers started their season off on a high note last weekend at the Michigan State Open, where seven Virginia wrestlers placed.
