Senior defender Brett Hughes, senior goalie Tillman Johnson and junior attack men John Christmas and Joe Yevoli were placed on the "Watch List" for lacrosse's prestigious Tewaaraton Trophy yesterday, giving Virginia the lead in number of early candidates. Hughes is considered among the nation's best defenders.
The Virginia wrestling team hosted James Madison, Cornell and The Citadel Saturday in a quad meet at Memorial Gymnasium.
CLEMSON, S.C. -- For someone who claims to have never hit a collegiate game-winning shot prior to this season, senior Todd Billet sure seems to be good at it. Billet hit his second game-winning three-pointer in less than a week Saturday afternoon to beat the Clemson Tigers (10-14, 3-10 ACC) by a score of 58-55.
The Virginia women chanted "Hoo's House? Our House!" throughout the ACC swimming championships at the AFC Saturday night and made that mantra a reality after capturing the title with 675 points to defend their conference championship from last year.
With 17 seconds to play, Anna Prillaman hit a three-pointer to tie Virginia with Florida State at 71.
The defending national champion Virginia men's lacrosse team opened its regular season Saturday against Drexel in Haverford, Pa.
Virginia outplayed Penn State for six innings yesterday -- but the Nittany Lion bats did more than enough in the first three to hand the Cavaliers their first loss of the season, 8-3.
The No. 29 men's tennis team beat No. 75 Pacific Saturday to tie the team's best season start record. The Cavaliers, now 9-0, began the day by sweeping the doubles matches.
Even worse than watching Virginia and their NCAA tournament hopes take a beating yesterday at Duke was knowing that if the Cavaliers had played every single game the way they played in the first half of this one, they would probably not be worried about their post-season probabilities.
DURHAM, N.C. -- With nine minutes to play in the first half, the Virginia women's basketball team seemed to be in good shape against the No.
The No. 29 ranked Virginia men's tennis squad kept its unbeaten record intact in Williamsburg, Va.
The Virginia wrestlers have a big weekend ahead of them. They host a quad meet against James Madison, Cornell and The Citadel in Memorial Gymnasium tomorrow.
In what very well may be a preview of the ACC tournament play-in game, Virginia will tip off against the Clemson Tigers at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C.
Virginia women's soccer coach Steve Swanson addressed needs across the field with his newest recruiting class, signing two defenders in Brett Burns and Nikki Giunta, midfielder Jen Redmond, forward Sarah Curtis and goalkeeper Laura Comeau. The five newcomers join 17 returners from a Virginia team that went 12-5-4 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2003. Two of the players -- midfielder Redmond (Morristown, NJ) and goalkeeper Comeau (Lee, NH) -- have been teammates prior to their commitment to Virginia, logging time together on the U-19 National Team. Redmond, the 2003 New Jersey Player of the Year and NSCAA All-American, has promise to be the gem of the class.
You don't win lacrosse games without scoring goals. You don't win national championships without winning lacrosse games.
The second night of the women's swimming and diving ACC championships at the AFC concluded with No.
Joe Koshansky continued his hard hitting ways Thursday with his third homer of the early season.
Confidence. If there's one thing the Virginia women's lacrosse team has, besides an immense wealth of experience, talent and tenacity, it's confidence.
The Virginia wrestling team (9-5, 3-1 ACC) rounded out the ACC portion of their schedule last night with a solid 25-15 home victory over Maryland (3-8, 0-4). Not only was the night successful for the team, but national No.
There are very few things in this life that I really can't stand. I've always considered myself a tolerant person, someone who strives to be patient and reasonable and understanding.
