Love him or hate him, there's just no getting away from Virginia basketball coach Pete Gillen. After a less than inspiring start to the conference season, the job security of the besieged Brooklynite has overshadowed many of the real issues surrounding the Virginia men's basketball team.
All Cavalier fans let out a big sigh Sunday afternoon as Pete Gillen and the troops recorded their first win in the ACC.
It took five minutes longer than usual, but the Virginia men's basketball team defeated Florida State, 76-67, in overtime to give the Cavaliers their first ACC win of the season in thrilling fashion.
Up seven points with only 13 seconds left in overtime, Virginia coach Pete Gillen did his best to dissuade junior forward Devin Smith from driving to the hoop.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams manhandled conference competitor N.C. State Saturday afternoon, winning 21 out of 26 eventsto remain undefeated in the ACC.
Top-ranked Duke outlasted Virginia in University Hall last night, topping the Cavaliers, 63-52, after scoring 10 points in the last three and a half minutes of the contest.
63-52. The final score does not do justice to the second close game in University Hall yesterday in which the Cavaliers tied or swapped leads with No.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- With 1:31 left and the score knotted at 62, Virginia took the ball out-of-bounds as all eyes in the gymnasium turned toward LaTonya Blue to make a play.
RALEIGH, N.C. The final score was 66-62, but Virginia's victoryin Raleigh was more significant than just four points.
While most University students were at home enjoying winter break in its entirety, Virginia's swimmers and divers had to report back to Charlottesville and their intense practice schedule January 2.
With half of January behind us, the 2004 edition of New Year's Resolutions for most people are starting to become less resolute.
On a balmy December day at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, Matt Schaub capped off a storybook collegiate career by leading Virginia to a 23-16 win over Pittsburgh in the second Continental Tire Bowl.
When Virginia and N.C. State meet at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C. tonight, the Wolfpack will be looking for their first conference win of the season.
Trying to pinpoint what has kept his team from winning as of late, Virginia coach Pete Gillen doesn't have to think for long to realize the two areas the Cavaliers most need to improve. "We have to defend better," Gillen said.
There comes a time in every sportswriter's life when you must tuck in your napkin, pick up your fork and eat crow.
Two games into the ACC schedule and two losses closer to missing the NCAA tournament for a third straight year, Virginia is not looking quite as good as people had hoped for before the season began.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A game widely expected to be an offensive shootout instead turned into a showcase for the Virginia defense that dominated down the stretch, allowing only three second half points and leading the Cavaliers to a 23-16 victory over Pittsburgh in the second Continental Tire Bowl.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Standing upright in a cramped interview room in the bowels of Ericsson Stadium, Pittsburgh's star wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald respectfully fielded a barrage of badgering inquiries from a room full of pestering reporters.
Toward the end of the first half, it looked like the magic might have been there again. The Cavaliers had kept the game close against No.
The last time the University of Virginia men's swimming and diving team defeated Tennessee, the current seniors on the team were merely seniors in high school.
