The Virginia field hockey team closed out its regular season Sunday with a 4-0 loss to the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils. No.
The Virginia women's golf team is currently in second place of 12 teams at the Landfall Tradition Tournament after the second round.
Virginia's 14th-ranked men's and women's swimming and diving teams defeated Clemson Saturday to win their first meets of the 2005-06 season. The men won 141-100, while the women triumphed 125-118. The Cavalier women started off slow, losing their first four events before creeping back, winning six of the final nine events to score the victory. With the victories, both squads improved to 1-1 on the season. The Clemson men also stand at 1-1; the women are 0-2.
The clock wound down as the crowd cheered it along, "Five, four, three, two, one." Then the buzzer sounded, and it was over.
A win over N.C. State this Saturday would secure the Virginia women's soccer team the No. 2 seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament.
Heading into last Saturday's game against North Carolina, the Virginia football team was on a high.
Blink and you've missed it. In the time it takes to read this sentence, sophomore outside hitter Sarah Kirkwood has tossed the volleyball towards the rafters of Memorial Gym, leapt to meet it and fired a serve over the net with enough spin to make Roger Clemens jealous. "Point Cavaliers: ACE," booms the announcer in what has become an all-too-common sight at Virginia volleyball games.
With the Virginia field hockey team struggling to find wins as the regular season winds down, the Cavaliers will call on their most experienced players to lead the team against No.
With the ACC Tournament looming just 10 days away, the No. 5 Virginia men's soccer team is making preparations for what it hopes will be a postseason run to remember. Instead of adding extra meetings, practices and matches to the schedule, however, Virginia coach George Gelnovatch has elected to give his players a few days of well-deserved rest before Saturday's game against No.
Nearly two weeks ago, the Virginia cross country men's squad narrowly defeated the then
With temperatures at Turf Field better suited for an ice hockey game, the University of Richmond locked out No.
After the University of Virginia mustered only five points Saturday against the University of North Carolina, the team's fewest since a 36-3 loss to Florida State last year, many have begun to wonder why the offense could not produce against an unranked UNC team.
Just three weeks from tomorrow the Virginia men's basketball team opens its 2005-06 campaign at University Hall against Liberty.
Former Virginia men's golfplayer Kevin O'Connell shot a 9-under par to finish in a tie for 16th place overall in the first stage of the PGA's Qualifying School Oct.
The University community awoke Oct. 24 to what appeared to be another typical Monday on Grounds. Unbeknownst to most, though, it was, in fact, the two-year anniversary of Amy Marotta Day in Columbus, Ohio. "It was more of an honor than a celebratory day," Marotta said.
My roommate and GameDay editor, Joey Mancini, went to the men's basketball media day two weeks ago and came back gushing.
Former Virginia men's tennis All-American Brian Vahaly claimed his second singles title of the season after winning last week's event in Calabasas, California. En route to capturing the title, Vahaly defeated four players ranked in the top 200 of the world rankings.
There wasn't much drama at the ACC's 44th annual Operation Basketball Sunday in Greensboro, N.C. Duke was selected as the unanimous choice to take home the ACC regular season title, as the Blue Devils garnered all 87 votes from the media.
Vince Lombardi once said, "Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships." Thanks to the defense of the Virginia men's soccer team, the Cavaliers have limited their opponents to just 12 goals through 15 games, including 10 shutouts. Freshman defender Robby Rogers, a highly recruited player, was expected to contribute and start immediately upon his arrival at Virginia this fall.
This column was not meant to be on the beloved topic of football. I had an interview planned with a self-proclaimed volleyball groupie named Gilbert.
