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?They played a tremendous game. We did not do some of the things we needed to do.?Although Virginia women?s basketball coach Debbie Ryan could be accused of stating the obvious following the Cavaliers? 76-53 loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals last week, the two sentences nevertheless serve to explain the squad?s early exit from postseason conference competition.
The Virginia baseball team swept its first ACC series of the season for the first time in five years this weekend at Wake Forest, taking revenge for losses in 2005 and more recently in 2007.The Cavaliers (12-0, 3-0 ACC) dominated Wake Forest, scoring a total of 47 runs in three games.
The Virginia men?s tennis team will play its first post-Spring Break opponent today against Old Dominion at the Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center.
The Virginia softball team continued its winning streak this weekend, sweeping doubleheaders against Rider and Lafayette.The Cavaliers (15-5) won their Saturday games against Rider 15-3 and 6-0, respectively.
The Virginia women?s lacrosse team kept busy during Spring Break with three games ? two of which were against top-five opponents.The No.
?Very few times in my life [have I] just looked forward to coming here and playing in this game,? Virginia coach Dom Starsia said.
The Virginia men?s basketball team continued its high-energy play last night but was unable to prevent a 62-55 loss against Miami in John Paul Jones Arena.?It wasn?t a great performance or display on either end,? Virginia coach Dave Leitao said.Leitao stuck with the same starting lineup that propelled the team to win two of its last three games.
The theme of this ACC basketball season has been constant. When Virginia falters coming out of the gate, it creates a large deficit that?s too great to overcome.
?It was a typical Virginia-Syracuse game,? Virginia coach Dom Starsia said about the Cavaliers? sudden-death overtime loss in last season?s NCAA semifinal match.
The Virginia baseball team gears up for a full weekend of games starting today.
After a nail-biting five-point win against Florida State on the road, the No.
Hoping to build on recent triumphs, the Virginia softball team opens its home schedule this weekend in the freshly renovated The Park, beginning with a matchup against George Washington.Virginia (9-5) ends its busy on-the-road run and will play its first home game in three weeks.
Following the Virginia women?s basketball team?s big win against Florida State Tuesday night, the men?s basketball team gets to take its own shot at another Sunshine State squad tonight at John Paul Jones Arena.The Cavaliers (9-14, 3-9 ACC) will have the chance to damage the NCAA Tournament r
I have covered men?s basketball for The Cavalier Daily the last two seasons.
The two Virginia basketball teams this year seem to be polar opposites: The men?s team is young and struggling but led by an emerging set of underclassmen.
The No. 4 Virginia women?s lacrosse team easily pushed its record to 17-1 all-time against Richmond at home, defeating the Spiders 16-7 last night.The Cavaliers (3-0, 1-0 ACC) continued their offensive dominance to start the season by scoring two goals in the first two minutes of the game.
Monday night, Devin Harris of the New Jersey Nets hit what might be the shot of the year.
The No. 1 Virginia men?s tennis team looks to extend its perfect record when it collides with No.
Coming off a sweep against Marshall and Richmond, the Virginia women?s tennis team looks to conquer Maryland in its first ACC dual match of the season Friday at College Park.Maryland (2-6), which struggled earlier this season but cruised past Pennsylvania in a match this week, presents an opportunity for Virginia (6-2) to prove its conference dominance.
