With a victory over rival Princeton under its belt, the Virginia women's lacrosse team now can focus on defeating another rival: in-state adversary James Madison. With a 6-1 record and their eyes on another title, the No.
5:20 a.m. -- Most college students never see this time appear on their clock. If they do, it often appears fuzzy after a long night on the Corner.
The second varsity eight on the Virginia's women's crew team earned the ACC Crew of the Week award this week following its showing at the ACC/Big Ten Dual Regatta last Saturday. The Cavaliers' second eight defeated Big Ten foe Michigan by 12 seconds with a time of 6:36.8 seconds and rowed past Ohio State with a time of 6:35.4 seconds.
Virginia sophomores Katherine Blair and Mia Link helped the U.S.A Junior National Team reach the finals of the Pan Am Junior Games.
With 11 freshmen on the roster of the Virginia baseball team, coach Brian O'Connor knew he would be counting on at least a few members of the incoming class to step up this season. "It doesn't surprise me what they've done," O'Connor said.
In a battle of winless ACC teams Tuesday, the Virginia women's tennis team came out on top. The No.
I've seen several columnists put together lists of failed column ideas when the going gets tough and there's nothing to write about.
It was Wednesday, and the Virginia baseball team was preparing to play a game against Richmond that would wrap up their 10-game home stand, and hopefully add to its nine-game winning streak.
It was as if the same game had been played before. Princeton jumped on top early and maintained the pressure for most of the opening half.
The Virginia softball team opened up ACC play with a doubleheader sweep Saturday against N.C. State in Raleigh, N.C.
Unfortunately for the Virginia lacrosse team, Saturday was Hopkins freshman Kevin Huntley's day to catch the banana. Thrown by a group of Blue Jay alumni to the player they believe had the best game, the tossing of the symbolic fruit capped a disappointing day for the visiting Cavaliers, who fell to No.
Dressed from head to toe in Hopkins blue, number 17 for the home-team drove hard to the cage and, with one swift move, sped past three defenders and fired home a goal.
The Virginia men's tennis team's perfect ACC record remained untarnished this weekend, as the Cavaliers (16-2, 4-0 ACC) notched a 6-1 victory over the No.
I'm trying to move on. Really, I am. It's been over two weeks since Athletic Director Craig Littlepage called Pete Gillen "the classiest person in the coaching profession" and then just seconds later talked about how he is "very excited about the opportunities that lie ahead" without him, officially marking the departure of the Sultan of Sweat.
The University rowing team opens its 2005 spring season Saturday at the ACC/Big 10 Challenge. The regatta will be held on the Griggs Reservoir in Columbus, Ohio. The Cavaliers will join conference foe Duke against non-conference opponents Michigan and Ohio State. Virginia enters the regatta ranked sixth in the preseason USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Poll.
It wasn't supposed to be like this for Mike Mitchell. Before he played a single game in aVirginia uniform, his rookie coach raved about the ground No.
Sometimes high expectations can be daunting. Beginning the season ranked tenth in the nation, the Virginia men's tennis team was expected to achieve a certain level of performance.
It may not have the history of Yankees-Red Sox or Lakers-Celtics, but over the last decade the heated women's lacrosse rivalry between Virginia and Princeton has been almost as intense. In 1993, the Cavaliers downed the Tigers 8-6 in overtime to win their second national title in three years and deny Princeton its first.
The Virginia softball team fell to No. 4 Tennessee 10-0 yesterday at the Park. It was this season's first game against a ranked opponent for Virginia. The Cavaliers were outplayed by the Volunteers both offensively and defensively.
After the dust settles in Baltimore Saturday afternoon, the men's lacrosse world will have crowned a definitive front-runner. In a clash of two national titans, the second-ranked Virginia Cavaliers will make the 150-mile journey north to take on No.
