Following last weekend's intense Atlantic Coast Conference match-ups, the Virginia men's and women's swimming and diveing team will face the Big East's Pittsburgh Panthers Sunday afternoon. For the past 20 to 30 years, the Panthers have been the number one or two team in the Big East, and historically, Pittsburgh has been ranked among the top 25 nationally.
The last time the Virginia men's basketball team played consecutive road games, the Cavaliers went 0-2 against ACC opponents North Carolina and Boston College.
The Virginia wrestling team is ready to kick off their ACC portion of the schedule when it faces North Carolina in Chapel Hill tonight and Virginia Tech Sunday in Richmond.
After shutting out William and Mary 7-0 Wednesday, the Virginia men's tennis team will get a much tougher challenge this weekend when they face off against two ranked opponents. Notre Dame will get the first shot at the Cavaliers tonight, coming to Charlottesville ranked 13th and hoping to upset the No.
When I started writing this column, I had every intention of bashing the National Hockey League. The league has been coordinating with Reebok to create new uniforms for its teams.
By Barney Breen-Portnoy Cavalier Daily Senior Writer RALEIGH, N.C. -- Just three days after scoring 40 points against Wake Forest, senior shooting guard J.R.
I had to laugh Sunday night and during the preceding week when all the Patriot-haters came out of the woodwork to root vehemently against a team many had seen just a few times during the entire year.
By Zach Rowen Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The uphill climb for the women's basketball team to the top of the ACC will start tonight as it travels to Raleigh, N.C.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Some observations from last night's 71-58 Virginia win over N.C. State.:
At 6 a.m., when most University students are sound asleep or perhaps just getting home from the library, the men's club rowing team is already at the Rivanna Reservoir for an early morning practice.
After two home victories over Maryland and Wake Forest, the Virginia men's basketball team will be traveling to enemy territory today to face N.C.
There will be several new faces on the men's tennis team as they begin their season tonight against William and Mary.
The start of this season marked women's tennis coach Mark Guilbeau's and assistant coach Troy Porco's second year of coaching at Virginia.
By Ben Gibson Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The Virginia women's basketball team went 59:58 without trailing their state rival Virginia Tech. Unfortunately for Virginia, that was two seconds too short. Hokie guard Kirby Copeland drove to the basket in the waning seconds, missing a lay-up that a wide open Brittany Cook was able to corral and lay in with 1.4 seconds left, sealing the 60-58 heartbreaker. It was the Hokies' first and only lead of the game, and after sophomore Lyndra Littles attempted a miracle three after the buzzer sounded, the crowd of 4,132 could only watch in disbelief as the Cavaliers squandered a 14-point lead. "When the clock hit triple zeroes was the first time I thought we were going to lose the game," junior guard Sharnée Zoll said.
Wrestling is one of the few sports in which there are no substitutions. If you're one of the lucky 10 in the starting lineup, you're on the mat -- if you're not in the lineup, well, it's a whole different story. For the 10 starters, their weeks are composed of watching everything they eat to ensure they make weight on game day.
By Campbell Grant Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The Virginia men's tennis team starts off the regular 2007 season this week, and the players have trained for long hours this off-season to prepare for what looks to be a promising year. "I think we've definitely put in a lot of work," junior Treat Huey said.
By Ryan Franklin Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Just like every other season, the Virginia women's tennis team faces a rigorous schedule this upcoming season against the powerhouse that is the ACC. The difference this season is that the women will be competing with a very young team composed largely of freshman players as well as one transfer.
On a snowy afternoon in Charlottesville, the Virginia men's basketball team continued its stellar play at John Paul Jones Arena.
Oftentimes, one huge play can be the difference between victory and defeat -- that was the case for the Virginia wrestling team in their 20-15 victory against UNC-Greensboro Saturday. With Virginia trailing 9-7 going into the sixth match, their outcome looked bleak with senior Damian Johnson trailing 4-1.
When the Tor-Leitao spun into town two years ago, he came with really only one promise: "We will play defense." Virginia fans ate it up.
