Two former NFL head coaches face off this Saturday as Al Groh's Cavaliers travel to Atlanta to face Chan Gailey's Georgia Tech.
Swimming and diving teams open season Saturday against South Carolina Cavalier men's and women's swimming teams will open their 2002-2003 season this Saturday as they host the South Carolina Gamecocks at the Aquatic and Fitness Center at 1 p.m.
The Virginia field hockey team faces a tough challenge Saturday, as it hosts No. 4 Wake Forest (13-2, 4-0 ACC) in its home finale.
As they prepare for tomorrow's 7 p.m. meeting with the Eagles of American University (11-5-0, 3-2-0 PL) the Virginia men's soccer team (9-5-0, 2-3-0 ACC) is hitting their stride.
Men's golf finishes seventh at Duke Classic The Virginia men's golf team finished in seventh place at the Duke Golf Classic in Durham, N.C., which finished on Tuesday. Augusta State shot a round-low 282 in the third round to take the team championship with a two-over 866.
With its final three games against ranked opponents and a record hovering around .500, the field hockey team laid on its proverbial deathbed entering last night's game at University Hall Turf Field.
The effort and performance had always been there. The victories were what the Virginia women's soccer team had trouble finding throughout a futile conference campaign.
Despite a halftime deficit to an excited in-state rival, the Virginia men's soccer team (9-5) defeated a very scrappy Old Dominion Monarch team 3-2 last night at Klöckner Stadium. Old Dominion (6-6) started the scoring 37 minutes into the game when sophomore defender Brian Kluckman finished off the rebound from a Monarch corner kick.
Georgia Tech senior wide receiver Kerry Watkins has played the last three years in the shadow of legendary receiver Kelly Campbell.
It is one of Virginia coach Al Groh's favorite maxims that confidence is a product of demonstrated performance.
ACC Player of the "Weeks" Sophomore special-teams star Marquis Weeks was selected Monday as an ACC Football Player of the Week for his performance in Saturday's game against the Tar Heels.
There's never been a better time to be a runner. That's a statement I'll put in any context, whether your arena is the basketball court, the track or the wooded area behind Observatory Hill. Fortunately, those of you here are blessed with a surrounding area that offers the terrain, the social connections and the racing forum ideal for an avid runner. An elite number of the student population here had the fortune of being recruited or walking on to the cross country team, where sport becomes life. For the rest of you, don't give up hope -- there are other ways to find meaning in a sport without joining a team.
The Virginia women's soccer team is looking to add another mark to its win column tonight against Duke (6-7-1, 1-2-1 ACC) at Klöckner Stadium at 7.
After two weekend losses to Cornell and Dartmouth, the field hockey team sits at 8-7, with chances of a berth in the NCAA Tournament appearing less and less likely.
The Cavalier men's soccer team will host in-state rival Old Dominion University this afternoon in a key non-conference match. Virginia has had a bumpy fall season this year, posting an 8-5 overall record and a 2-3 record in the ACC. "We don't spend too much time looking back," Coach George Gelnovatch said.
The Virginia football team took another positive step forward this weekend by defeating North Carolina 37-27.
If you ever were to talk to Ruth Selby, you might want to refrain from any "nerd" jokes. She's probably already heard them from her volleyball teammates. The sophomore defensive specialist also is a Jefferson Scholar, the biggest effect of which is her interactions with teammates. "The Jefferson Scholar thing enriches," Selby said.
In what is quickly becoming a U.Va. tradition, the Department of Intramural-Recreational Sports is suffering from a shortage of its own.
Emily White sits alone on the sideline of Old Dominion's artificial turf field, removing her goalie pads.
Women's club tennis remains undefeated The women's club tennis team continued its undefeated streak this Saturday with a win against Navy at home, 8-2.
