For those of us fans who taste the thrill of victory and feel the agony of defeat along with Virginia's student-athletes, this weekend was a much-needed shot in the arm.
After a successful opening weekend against Lehigh, the Virginia baseball team (4-0) will play seven games in eight days, beginning with Coppin State Tuesday and Old Dominion Wednesday. Coppin State (0-0) expected to come to town with at least two games under its belt, but its scheduled contests with Hofstra were rained out.
Two wrestlers lithely crouch at opposite red and green ends of a rectangle in the center of the mat, their tense eyes as still as the breath of the crowd.
After snapping a seven-game losing streak in its win against Boston College Feb. 17, the Virginia men's basketball team collected its second straight win, and its first victory at home since Jan.
The No. 3 Virginia men's lacrosse team narrowly dodged a loss Saturday afternoon with Cavalier senior Peter Lamade and junior Danny Glading each scoring in the final three minutes to secure a 15-13 victory against Stony Brook.
For most of this season, as depressing as the Virginia basketball team's performance has been, there was always a lively student section to cheer me up.
Virginia used great pitching, a strong performance from its freshmen and a little bit of luck to complete a four-game sweep of Lehigh (0-4). The No.
Fresh off its victory at the ITA National Indoor Championship, the No. 1 Virginia men's tennis team swept two Saturday matches against No.
Late in the second half Sunday afternoon, the Virginia women's basketball team found itself in a familiar position, looking poised to pull off an upset of one of the ACC's powerhouses.
The Virginia women's swim and dive team brought home the 2008 ACC Championship crown this past weekend, capturing their first title since 2004 and their sixth all-time. Virginia blew the competition out of the water, tallying 800 points in the course of the three-day meet.
Despite the excitement of a few extracurricular activities that honored both a great coach and a great player, the Virginia women's basketball team held off Clemson 83-71 at John Paul Jones Arena last night. Virginia (20-7, 8-3 ACC) celebrated coach Debbie Ryan's June induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame with a video tribute at every media timeout while senior point guard Sharneé Zoll closed in on the ACC career assists record throughout the game.
The Virginia baseball team is set to open the 2008 season this weekend when it hosts Lehigh in a pair of doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday. The series was scheduled to start today but was postponed due to anticipated inclement weather. The series kicks off a very busy start to the season for the No.
Last season at Klöckner Stadium ended much like it started for the Virginia men's lacrosse team.
Coming off of three straight wins, the Virginia women's tennis team will face off against Old Dominion today and Tennessee Sunday.
The Virginia men's tennis team denied Ohio State University another national championship this past weekend by becoming the first ACC team to win the ITA National Team Indoor tournament.
As does any college sports program, the Virginia women's lacrosse team lost a few key players from last year's national championship runner-up squad.
Only one wrestling team, Maryland, remains undefeated in ACC play. Virginia hope to deal the No. 22 Terrapins their first loss to an ACC team this Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Virginia softball team enters the upcoming season looking to start fresh following a last-place finish in the ACC last year.
I got a Facebook message the other day telling me to add the official NCAA Tournament Bracket application in anticipation of the return of tourney pools next month.
As senior point guard Sharneé Zoll approaches an ACC record for career assists, the Virginia women's basketball team returns home tonight for a conference matchup with Clemson at 7. The Cavaliers (19-7, 7-3 ACC) enter the contest standing fourth place in the league after their 62-53 triumph at Virginia Tech Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Tigers (10-15, 3-7 ACC) come to Charlottesville on a two-game losing skid after dropping games at North Carolina and against Duke at home, which Clemson lost by an average of 30.5 points. However, the game itself somewhat takes a backseat to Zoll, the team's captain.
