Jason Cain. I really just wanted two stories on the sports page to start with the words "Jason Cain" today.
Jason Cain had not experienced this kind of feeling in a long time, but it is something he plans on getting used to. "It's going to be a happy ride home," Cain said after Virginia's 64-62 victory over N.C.
Though the women's varsity volleyball team has only been around since 1979, men's volleyball is a sport that has grown tremendously in recent years.
In its second scrimmage of the season, the Virginia men's lacrosse team dispatched Washington & Lee 17-1 at the Turf Field last night. Under the lights following an unseasonably warm day, the Cavaliers dominated throughout the contest, with freshman attackman Ben Rubeor leading all Virginia scorers with five goals in the first half. "Of course I felt good about [the goals]," Rubeor said.
Adding to an already successful year in which Virginia coach Steve Swanson led the Cavaliers to a 17-3-2 record, the women's soccer program added eight new members to the 17 returning players from last season. Highlighting the 2005 class are four players with USA National Team experience, three of which hail from Ohio.
The accolades continue to roll in for the Virginia football team as six Cavaliers were named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team yesterday. In order to be placed on the team, players must have earned a 3.00 GPA in the 2004 fall semester or have maintained at least a 3.00 GPA throughout their cumulative academic career.
Virginia was in the driver's seat for the first half and the first four minutes of the second half of the women's basketball game against No.
By all counts Sunday night's Super Bowl lived up to all its hype as a true American holiday. It was an unbelievable display of glitz, glamour and spectacle, and the game was even exciting too.
Last year the Virginia baseball team took the University by storm. It finished 44-15 overall, 18-6 in the ACC and hosted a regional tournament for the first time ever.
Freshman Diana Srebrovic and junior Douglas Wink led the No. 52 Virginia Cavaliers to a 7-0 shutout victory over Old Dominion at Boar's Head Sports Club Saturday night.
It made no sense. How the Virginia women's basketball team suddenly found itself on the wrong side of a 16-point run against North Carolina baffled everyone.
The Virginia wrestling team fought valiantly on Saturday but fell 22-13 to the No. 4 Lehigh Mountain Hawks.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Another second-half, another blown lead for Virginia. After holding as much as a 14-point advantage, the Cavaliers found themselves behind by three points with three minutes remaining Saturday night at N.C.
As a third year, my first away message of basketball season read, "Virginia basketball: Mid-major basketball at a major university." It turns out, I may have actually been right, and that might not be a bad thing at all. Against N.C.
The streak continues. It has consisted of 28 consecutive ACC dual meet wins, dating back to 1999.
LaTonya Blue is certainly making the most of her final season. The 5-foot-11-inch senior guard from Baltimore, Maryland has continued to improve her all-around game under coach Debbie Ryan this year, particularly on the offensive end.
For someone starting in his first college lacrosse game, sophomore Kip Turner, who along with Michael Petit was filling in for departed Virginia goalie Tillman Johnson, seemed surprisingly level-headed. "There's pressure on both of us, to uphold his standards, the way he played," Turner said. Virginia's goaltending, which was expected to be a cause for concern this season, proved to be a strength Saturday when the Cavaliers unofficially defeated the Naval Academy 13-8 in a preseason scrimmage. And although it was only a scrimmage, for Virginia it was hesitantly deemed a success by head coach Dom Starsia. "There were good things going on, although I'm glad it's only February," Starsia said.
It was again business as usual for No. 10 Virginia as it easily dispatched No. 22 Tennessee 6-1 to maintain its perfect start to the season.
After leading throughout the second half of the matchup with N.C. State, Virginia lost the lead with 48 seconds left and was eventually denied the road win 62-56 last night. The Wolfpack's Kendra Bell gave N.C.
