PROVIDENCE, RI Praise for Pete Gillen has been hard to come by in Charlottesville these days. The city of Providence, on the other hand, still has a lot of love for the current Virginia head coach. When Gillen was introduced before tip-off last night, he received a warm reception from the Friar faithful.
It's funny what happens when you rest your hopes on the whims of eighteen-year-old boys. Most of these boys have been the center of attention for years.
Next season will officially mark the first year in which Virginia football coach Al Groh has a team that was completely recruited by his coaching staff.
If you follow Virginia sports at all, you've surely heard "coaching change," or some form of that phrase, being tossed around since late December.
After finishing last season at 5-8, many may have wondered what had gone wrong with the Virginia men's lacrosse team.
The Virginia women's basketball team has been full of surprises this year. Whether it has been the play of Virginia's talented freshmen or the team's turnaround from last year's disappointing record, this team has been anything but ordinary. The biggest surprise for the Cavaliers this year, however, could be the emergence of senior Jocelyn Logan-Friend.
Following a career-high 26 points and 12 rebounds last Friday against Virginia Tech, Virginia senior LaTonya Blue was awarded her first career ACC Player of the Week Monday. Later that night, Blue justified the honor as she dropped 24 points en route to a 77-62 Virginia upset of No.
Virginia freshman Sean Singletary sat in a leather chair in the team lounge surrounded with tape recorders and television cameras following Saturday's 110-76 drubbing at the hands of North Carolina. He had some words for his teammates. "The coaches are telling us what to do," Singletary said.
Virginia senior Luke Anderson was awarded his fifth ACC Swimmer of the Week of the season for his stellar performances last weekend against Florida.
They are both the same size, 6'2". They are practically the same weight, 185 and 170 pounds, respectively.
"Abandon every hope, ye who enter here." That inscription, compliments of Dante's Inferno, should be inscribed above every entrance to University Hall. In recent years, the life of a Virginia basketball fan has become a tortured existence.
Even with the depth of the Virginia men's tennis team, junior Doug Stewart has been able to stand out from the rest.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - LaTonya Blue let her defense speak as loud as her offense Monday night. Blue scored 24 points to lead Virginia to a 77-62 upset of No.
The Virginia men's basketball season, which started out with such high hopes after a late November victory over then-No.
Pete Gillen is no Al Groh. Comparing them is like comparing bananas and blueberries -- it just isn't plausible. But after what unfolded in Virginia's 110-76 loss at home to North Carolina Saturday afternoon, Gillen ought to borrow a page out of Groh's playbook -- the one that says stop babying your supposed superstars and make them earn their spots in the starting lineup. After the Virginia football team fell 36-3 at Florida State in October, Groh declared open competition for all defensive spots.
Everyone on Grounds owes a huge "thank you" to LaTonya Blue and the Virginia women's basketball team.
Feisty Minnesota had to leave snow-swept Charlottesville bitterly disappointed after coming up short in a 7-0 loss to Virginia Saturday. It was a winning start for another Virginia debutante as freshman Jarret Chirico overcame Minnesota's Brian Lipinski, emulating the earlier success of fellow freshman Treat Huey.
The game had been over for almost half an hour, but Virginia Tech coach Beth Dunkenberger was still in disbelief. "I can't believe their point guard had more rebounds than any player on our team," Dunkenberger muttered to herself as she left the Virginia media room.
BLACKSBURG, VA. At ACC men's basketball media day in November, you couldn't pay anyone to talk to Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg.
Another element will be added to the Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry tonight when the two schools' women's basketball teams tip off for the first time as conference foes.
