GREENSBORO, N.C.- Print the invitations - the unlikely recipients for March Madness are the Virginia Cavaliers. This past weekend, I saw the Virginia women's basketball team grow up right before my very eyes.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - In the first couple of minutes in the last game ever held at Cole Field House, the Virginia men's basketball team looked as if they would take the momentum from Thursday night's unbelievable win over Duke and spoil senior night for the Terrapin faithful.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The final game at Cole Field House was much like the first played at the storied arena.
This weekend, the Virginia softball team overcame inclement weather to win the Cavalier Classic with a perfect 4-0 record.
The Cavalier men's lacrosse team got a taste of the tough competition to come in their last-minute 15-13 loss to Syracuse in a chilling rain Saturday. "I thought it was a lost opportunity," Virginia coach Dom Starsia said.
When the No. 7 Virginia women's lacrosse team faced No. 10 Syracuse at home Saturday, it was the Orangewomen who came out firing, scoring two goals in the first four minutes of the game. Although the Cavaliers (1-1) bounced back and played a tight game, Virginia lacked the offensive urgency that Syracuse displayed and fell to the Orangewomen, 12-10. "Offensively we stood around and watched one person make it happen," Virginia coach Julie Myers said.
It seemed only appropriate that senior captain Dan Street ended the second game of a doubleheader in much the same fashion he had started the first game seven hours earlier Sunday. Street opened scoring in the first game, an 18-3 blowout, with a two-run home run in the first inning and ended the second game pitching the last four innings to secure a 5-1 victory.
As the Virginia men's basketball team headed into last night's game against No. 3 Duke, everyone knew that the writing was on the wall.
Senior swimmer Megan Roesch received the ACC's 2002 Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Award along with 19 other student-athletes Wednesday.
Picked in the preseason to finish as low as eighth in the ACC, the Virginia women's basketball team has battled to a tie for third.
Up by 15 points with less than eight minutes left, the stage was set for No. 3 Duke to end the Cavaliers' senior night on a sour note. However, Cavalier senior Adam Hall made sure that the Blue Devils would not spoil the occasion.
The Virginia softball team starts its home season this weekend in Charlottesville by hosting the Cavalier Classic tournament.
After Wednesday's 19-13 win over William & Mary, the No. 7 Virginia women's lacrosse team will face No.
Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage was named to the 10-member Division I men
The Virginia women's lacrosse team took the field yesterday in its first game of the season, facing in-state rival William and Mary in near-freezing conditions.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Between the freezing cold in Williamsburg and the awesome heat being thrown by William & Mary ace pitcher Whitt Farr, the Cavaliers had plenty to overcome on their way to a 5-3 victory last night. Virginia went scoreless for the first two innings, and the Tribe, who have been averaging over seven runs a game, also struggled, driving in one run in each of the first two innings. Virginia designated hitter Robert Word recognized the effect the weather had on both teams. "It was really hard to get into it and stay focused out there today," Word said.
By now, everyone knows that the Dukies are riding into town to close out a trying home season for the Virginia men's basketball team tonight. Hooville finally will live up to the hype, causing empty seats to be as hard to find as Keith Jenifer's three-point game. But never fear, Cavaliers.
Forget for a moment that the Virginia men's basketball team (16-9, 6-8 ACC) is in the midst of a four-game losing streak.
Favorite. Top dog. Leader of the pack. That
Virginia softball player Kristen Dennis was named ACC co-softball player of the week Monday for her two consecutive no-hitters during the Worth/Icebreaker Tournament in Cookeville, Tenn.
