I've never written a eulogy before, but Saturday was the last Virginia basketball game of my college career, so I've decided to take it as an opportunity to do so. For me, Virginia's 73-63 loss to Villanova marked an end of an era.
The No. 16 Cavaliers earned a tough 4-3 victory over No. 43 Wake Forest Saturday, improving to 14-1 on the season and recording the first 4-0 ACC start in school history. While Virginia may have been the favorite over the now 9-6 Demon Deacons, difficult weather conditions exacerbated the conference struggle. "It was tough conditions out here today," Virginia coach Brian Boland said.
The Virginia women's lacrosse team scored goals on its first four shots of the game and did not give up a goal until the 11:46 mark of the first half en route to a 16-9 victory over ACC foe North Carolina.
VILLANOVA, Pa. -- After shooting lights out three days ago, the Cavaliers couldn't flip the switch back on Saturday, as a poor shooting performance led to a 73-63 defeat at the hands of Villanova in the second round of the NIT. While Virginia connected on 13 three-pointers Wednesday night against George Washington, they connected on just one of 10 attempts from beyond the arc against Villanova. "We didn't have a great game -- we weren't sharp," Virginia coach Pete Gillen said.
The No. 19 Virginia baseball team (18-5, 4-2 ACC) snapped their three-game losing skid with a 6-2 victory in the finale of a three-game series against visiting North Carolina (16-5, 2-1 ACC). The win came on the backs of solid pitching and hitting from senior Joe Koshansky and sophomore Ryan Zimmerman.
Random thoughts while overindulging in college basketball's finest day of the year: · Can't we get a national holiday declared for the first day of the tournament?
While March Madness might have just started yesterday for college basketball fans around the country, March Madness for the Virginia women's lacrosse team has come and gone.
The Virginia men's tennis team, ranked No. 16 in the nation, will host ACC competitor No. 46 Wake Forest Saturday at 1 p.m. With their record of 13-1, 3-0 ACC, the Cavaliers are off to their best start in school history.
The Virginia softball team will experience its first home action of the season this weekend when it hosts Rutgers, Youngstown State, La Salle and Towson in the Cavalier Classic. The Cavaliers opened the season strong and rode an early six-game winning streak to a 10-3 record; but since that impressive start, the team has fallen to 13-14.
The Virginia men's basketball team faces the Villanova Wildcats in second round NIT action Saturday in Villanova, Pa. The Cavaliers defeated George Washington University, 79-66, Wednesday en route to their second straight appearance in the tournament's second round. Last season Virginia was eliminated in the second round to eventual tournament champion St.
Virginia wrestlers Scott Moore and Tim Foley won their opening matches at the NCAA Division I championships Thursday in St.
Sometimes it's difficult to live up to expectations. Right now, the Virginia men's lacrosse team knows the burden of not living up to the hype.
The Virginia baseball team is confident coming into this weekend's home series against the North Carolina Tar Heels.
N.C. State's Herb Sendek was named the ACC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year Tuesday. Sendek led the Wolfpack to an 11-5 conference mark and a regular-season runner-up title.
As the clock wound down, freshman T.J. Bannister did something he hasn't had the chance to do much this season.
I am totally stressed out. Sure, the horrible weather and the post-Spring Break letdown has hit a lot of us hard this week, but my nail biting has nothing to do with school.
As his team took the court in their opening game of the NIT tournament, Virginia coach Pete Gillen probably wondered what type of effort he would get from his team.
Winning one individual ACC title in her first year was not enough. Sophomore Brielle White, the champion of the 100-yard backstroke at last year's ACC championships, underwent a new training regime and attitude transformation this past season.
The Virginia women's golf team took sixth place in the UC-Irvine Anteater Invitational Tournament on Tuesday.
Steroids. Corked bats. Pete Rose admitting he bet on baseball. The Yankees-Red Sox arms race. In a tumultuous offseason, major league baseball has made almost as many headlines as it does during the season.
