The Virginia softball team looks to test its hot start against three tough pitchers at the East Carolina Pirate Classic this weekend. The Cavaliers (4-0) play Fordham (0-0) twice, so they will most likely meet the Rams' star senior pitcher Jen Mineau, a Second-Team Pre-Season All-American pick by ESPN.com.
Despite a dominant performance from junior guard Jontel Evans, the Virginia men's basketball team fell 60-48 at Clemson yesterday evening and has now dropped three of its past four games. Evans posted 17 points while shooting 72.7 percent from the field and opened the game with a perfect 6-of-6.
Gather round children and let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, many days ago, there was a point guard by the name of Jeremy Lin.
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Following an enthralling 2011 championship campaign, the unanimous preseason No. 1 Virginia men's lacrosse team aims to handle the pressure of massive expectations and win a second consecutive national title when it opens its 2012 season this weekend. As in 2011, Virginia enters the season as the clear favorite to win the championship, with both the USILA Coaches and Inside Lacrosse polls deeming the Cavaliers the nation's top squad.
Everything seems to be in place this year for the Virginia softball team. Stacked with both power hitters and elite pitchers, the squad looks like the best Virginia has seen in years. The Cavaliers (4-0) plowed through the East Carolina Pirate Classic this past weekend, out-scoring their four opponents 29-5.
The Virginia women's basketball team showed its ability to apply full-court pressure and convert transition baskets during a 68-36 rout of Clemson yesterday. The Cavaliers (18-8, 6-6 ACC) matched a 21-year-old school record with 26 steals and allowed a season-low 36 points.
The sparkling early-season run for the No. 9 Virginia women's tennis team met its end Friday evening in the first round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships as the team fell in a tough 4-2 loss to No.
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The No. 21 Virginia men's basketball team led No. 5 North Carolina by 3 with 16 minutes 50 seconds remaining, but the Tar Heels (21-4, 8-2 ACC) closed the game with a 33-12 run and finished off the Cavaliers (19-5, 6-4 ACC) Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, 70-52. Senior forward Tyler Zeller manhandled an undersized Virginia frontcourt all day, finishing with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. The Cavaliers' star senior forward Mike Scott finished with 18 points, but missed eight shots on a day when he needed to be perfect to carry his teammates, who shot just 29 percent.
The No. 20 Virginia wrestling team took to the road Saturday for the first time since its Jan. 13 defeat of N.C.
The Virginia women's basketball team will square off against the Clemson Tigers Sunday in the Cavaliers' first home game in nearly two weeks.
In the midst of a stellar season-opening run, the No. 9 Virginia women's tennis team goes up against a field loaded with many of the nation's best teams this weekend in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
The No. 20 Virginia wrestling team travels to Boone, N.C. tomorrow to face Appalachian State (10-3, 4-0 SoCon) with the goal of winning its seventh consecutive dual meet. The last time Virginia (8-1, 4-1 ACC) took to the mat, the Cavaliers defeated a scrappy Rutgers squad 24-12 even while wrestling without two of their nationally ranked stalwarts, No.
In the backdrop of last night's 68-44 thrashing of Wake Forest beamed Mike Scott's face - plastered on a fan's hand-crafted dollar bill with the slogan, "In Scott We Trust." After shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the field while scoring 19 points, the senior forward demonstrated why he's earned John Paul Jones' faith. Scott kick-started a Cavaliers team, which had suffered a last-second 58-55 loss against Florida State Saturday, by immediately nailing two jumpers.
Meredith and Lauren Perdue were born to swim for Virginia. The sisters not only serve as a dynamic duo for the Cavaliers' swimming and diving team, but they're also carrying on a family legacy in the process. Their father, Phil Perdue, swam for Virginia during his time at the University.
