They may be young, but they came to compete. Six of the seven Cavaliers entered this inaugural season as true freshman with no collegiate experience, but they have achieved reasonable success in their first season.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Sometimes, it's the ugliest games that are the most fulfilling. In their only game of the year against William & Mary (21-9, 3-3 CAA), Virginia (26-7, 8-4 ACC) scored seven runs in the last three innings despite having just two hits after the third frame, and won their sixth in a row, 11-9.
Offense is pivotal to success in women's lacrosse, but defense is what wins close games and prevents the mortification associated with a blowout. Last season, the Virginia women's lacrosse team was led by an experienced defensive line, including two All-Americans -- redshirt senior Lauri Kenis and graduate student Tiffany Schummer. For the Cavaliers this season, the long sticks, though lacking some of the veteran leadership of last year, have provided prowess in the backfield to support the solid effort of the attack in leading the team to its current record (9-3, 2-1 ACC). The Cavalier defensive assault starts with sophomore midfielder Nikki Lieb, progresses with the trio of junior defenders Elizabeth Pinney, Ashley Dodson and Molly Urlock, and culminates with senior goalkeeper Andrea Pfeiffer in the cage. Pfeiffer, in her third year as a starter for the Cavaliers, boasts a 52 percent save percentage with 109 saves and only 99 goals allowed for a slim 8.72 goals against average.
This weekend the No. 12 men's tennis team came to a bump in the road -- and so did its doubles teams. Virginia only managed to win two of six doubles matches in its contests against No.
North Carolina basketball recruit JamesOn Curry pleaded guilty to drug charges in Alamance County court yesterday, according to ESPN.com.
Coming off a weekend sweep of Duke, the Virginia baseball team (25-7) will look to build on this success in today's non-conference match-up at William & Mary (21-8) in the Cavaliers' only tilt against the Tribe this season. Virginia, ranked No.
The Virginia softball team will travel to Towson, Md. this afternoon for a doubleheader against the Towson Tigers in a rematch of the Cavalier Classic, which was held earlier this season. In the first meeting between these two squads, the Cavaliers emerged victorious behind an outpouring of offensive success.
After the seniors on last year's men's lacrosse national championship team graduated, some important questions about this year's team were left unanswered. The biggest concern was on defense, as starters Ned Bowen and David Burman both departed, leaving behind only preseason first-team All-American senior Brett Hughes.
Brotherhood is undoubtedly a special kinship. And I'm not just talking about the "Cowboy Up" camaraderie of the 2003 Red Sox, either.
Five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award, presented annually to the nation's best college basketball player, were announced yesterday.
Wake Forest athletic direction Ron Wellman announced yesterday that Mike Peterson will serve as the new head coach for the Demon Deacon's women's basketball team. Peterson has served as an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota men's team for the past five years.
In Durham this weekend, Virginia's David Sullivan set a new personal best in the pole vault with a height of 16' 8.75" to win the first of two titles for the Cavaliers. Javelin thrower Inge Jorgenson also won her competition with a toss of 163' 4", a successful performance for the former ACC champion and All-American. Jason Young won the men's 200-meter developmental race with a time of 21.67 seconds.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Eight members of the Virginia men's lacrosse team weren't even born the last time the Cavaliers were held to just two goals.
DURHAM, N.C. -- In their last ACC matchup of the year, the Virginia (9-2, 2-1 ACC) women's lacrosse high-octane offense ran into a staunch Duke (6-3, 2-1) defense Saturday and came up just short, losing 10-9.
The No. 14 Horned Frogs and the No. 18 Tar Heels thwarted the efforts of the Cavaliers in what could have been a monumental doubleheader weekend for No.
The No. 65 Cavaliers dropped a 6-1 match to No. 3 Duke yesterday afternoon at the Boar's Head Sports Club.
For a softball team whose season-long goal has been to make the regional tournament, the Cavaliers certainly are making things difficult for themselves. Virginia (25-20, 0-2 ACC) dropped two games yesterday to ACC rival North Carolina (32-14, 2-0) in the team's first two conference games of the season.
DURHAM, N.C. -- Virginia coach Brian O'Connor said the games in April will tell what kind of a baseball team Virginia has. The squad began April in strong fashion this weekend with a three-game sweep of Duke (14-16, 3-6 ACC) in Durham. Virginia improved to 25-7 on the season and 8-4 in the conference while defeating the Blue Devils, 3-1, in the series finale and 8-1, 6-5 in the first two contests.
Freshman Alisa Wulff was granted release from the women's basketball team due to family medical problems, coach Debbie Ryan announced Wednesday. Wulff's father recently was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and will require a heart transplant within the next two years.
A national No. 1 ranking in any sport can be both a blessing and a hindrance. Teams will rarely acknowledge this fact, preferring instead to deny any recognition of rankings.
