The Virginia men and women’s track and field team dueled with two of the nation’s most esteemed public institutions Saturday in Berkeley, CA.
The No. 1 Virginia rowing team competed against a vaunted lineup of fellow national championship contenders at this past weekend’s San Diego Crew Classic.
The Virginia swimming and diving teams swept the ACC Freshman of the Year awards with Luke Papendick winning on the men’s side and Courtney Bartholomew winning for the women.
The No. 18 Virginia women’s team continued its strong run, winning all three of its weekend matches in Charlottesville to improve to 10-1 in its past 11 matches and extend its winning streak to five games.
The top-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team posted two road victories this weekend, defeating No. 25 Wake Forest 6-1 Saturday and No. 36 N.C. State 7-0 Sunday. The victories extended the Cavaliers’ ACC-record conference win streak to 99 matches.
The Virginia softball team dropped all three games against North Carolina this weekend in Chapel Hill, losing 5-1 and 2-1 in a doubleheader Saturday and again 2-1 Sunday.
On a gorgeous day Saturday in front of 6,787 fans, Klöckner Stadium’s largest crowd of the year, the No. 18 Virginia men’s lacrosse team continued its recent slide against No. 4 North Carolina, falling 10-7. The loss marks the first five-game losing streak in coach Dom Starsia’s 21-year career at Virginia and the program’s first since 1966.
On a chilly Saturday at Scott Stadium, a Virginia football team surrounded by questions suited up for their annual Orange & Blue intra-squad scrimmage. Over the course of the game – an 18-15 win by the Orange team – some aspects of the coming year began to come into focus, while others may remain a mystery right up until the end of the summer.
Within the ACC, the No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team encounters few real threats. With the exception of their conference opener, a thrilling 4-3 win over No.
The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team finds itself in the final fortnight of its 2013 regular season, a saga of highs, lows, and in-betweens spanning from mid-February.
The scorching No. 18 Virginia women’s tennis team will look to continue its recently dominant play this weekend as it faces two conference foes in Wake Forest and No. 44 N.C. State, followed by one non-conference match against East Tennessee State.
The Cavaliers overcame an uneven outing by freshman starter Trey Oest, a rash of hard-luck double plays and a powerful showing by the Virginia Military Institute offense to escape with an 8-6 victory at Davenport Field.
In a Wednesday evening doubleheader in Fairfax, Va., the Virginia softball team hammered George Mason 8-0 and 15-3, each in five innings. At the plate, the Cavaliers tallied 19 hits and had a team batting average of .388. On the mound, senior pitcher Melanie Mitchell broke the Virginia all-time record for career wins with 75.
The No. 18 Virginia men’s lacrosse team will look to secure its first ACC win and make a statement against No. 4 North Carolina Saturday, after a 9-7 home loss against No. 1 Maryland in its conference opener dropped the Cavaliers to 5-5 on the season.
Commercial breaks between NCAA Tournament games often depict unrealistic scenes. AT&T squeezes Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson into preschool-sized chairs.
Sophomore Mitchell Frank arrived in Charlottesville in 2011 as the No. 2 tennis recruit in the nation, and immediately began making noise.
The No. 8 Virginia baseball team continued its midweek dominance against Liberty Tuesday, allowing just one hit in a 2-0 win against the Flames.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams put forth an impressive showing at the Virginia Invitational at Lannigan Field last Saturday. 12 Cavaliers won individual events and both teams finished the day in second place.
Something I’ve noticed about sports coverage lately is just how fast it moves. The 24-hour news cycle and the widespread accessibility of information via the Internet and social media outlets have made sports news a constant, stream-of-consciousness flow.
After its first ACC series-win of the season, the Virginia softball team will travel to Fairfax, Va. to play George Mason in a Wednesday doubleheader.
