Junior guard Joe Harris scored 11 of his game-high 15 points in the second half, and Virginia relied on a suffocating defensive effort in the second period to preserve a 54-45 win against Fairfield in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off Monday night.
Coach Steve Swanson was the first to admit that his team did not play up to full potential in their opening game of the NCAA tournament Friday night.
After defeating No. 14 Iowa 3-2 in the first round of the tournament, the No. 7 Virginia field hockey team saw a magical season come to a close with a 5-2 loss to No.
When James Madison junior guard Kirby Burkholder knocked down her seventh three-point shot of the game, Virginia women’s basketball coach Joanne Boyle called for time.
When Virginia junior quarterback Michael Rocco committed an intentional grounding penalty in what the referees loosely deemed the “end zone” with 4:19 remaining in Saturday’s home tilt against Miami, you could almost hear 45,870 exasperated fans thinking to themselves, “Not again!” After the Cavaliers pilfered a win from Penn State Sept.
The Virginia men’s soccer team lost 4-3 in a penalty shootout to No. 3 North Carolina Friday evening in the semifinals of the ACC Men’s Soccer Championship in Germantown, Md.
When Virginia junior quarterback Michael Rocco committed an intentional grounding penalty in what the referees loosely deemed the “endzone” with 4:19 remaining in Saturday’s home tilt against Miami, you could almost hear 45,870 brooding, exasperated fans thinking to themselves, “not again!”
Junior quarterback Michael Rocco turned to sophomore tight end Jake McGee in Virginia’s final huddle of a back-and-forth affair against Miami Saturday and gave his best friend on the team a simple message. “Jake, this one in coming to you.
George Mason’s Byron Allen hit an improbable off-balance three-pointer to beat the shot clock to put his team ahead for good with 1:02 remaining and serve the Virginia men’s basketball team a 63-59 loss in the season opener.
At times last year, Mike Scott became synonymous with the 2011-12 Virginia men’s basketball team. After missing the bulk of the previous season with injury, Scott transformed Virginia from a 16-15 ACC also-ran into a 22-10 March Madness participant. With his return, Scott provided more than just the depth Virginia desperately lacked in the post.
When Virginia hired Tony Bennett to revitalize a flailing men’s basketball program in March 2009, the coach understood his rebuilding project would require time.
A year ago, coach Joanne Boyle was unknown in Virginia. She had proved herself as a promising coach at the University of California-Berkeley only to inherit the Virginia women’s basketball team from coaching legend Debbie Ryan.
Senior guard China Crosby does not belong on crutches. Crosby belongs on a basketball court. On the floor, Crosby has just one speed: faster than everyone else.
The No. 6 seed Virginia men’s soccer team will continue its redemption tour through the ACC Tournament when they face off against second-seeded North Carolina in Friday’s Seminfinal.
The Virginia football team hosts Miami Saturday in an attempt to hold on to its slim bowl chances. The Cavaliers (3-6, 1-4 ACC) are coming off of a 33-6 upset against North Carolina State, which ended their six game losing streak. Before last Saturday’s stunning victory, Virginia had yet to record a conference victory.
The Virginia volleyball team plays its final home matches of the season this weekend when it hosts Maryland and Boston College.
The No. 16 Virginia wrestling team travels to the Gardner-Webb Duals in Boiling Springs, N.C. this weekend to face George Mason and Gardner-Webb.
The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams compete in the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships in Charlotte, N.C.
As the losses mounted, the smile never faded from the face of gregarious sophomore quarterback Phillip Sims.
The sixth-seeded Virginia men’s soccer team Tuesday earned a 2-2 upset victory against third-seeded Wake Forest on penalty kicks, 5-3, to advance to Friday’s ACC tournament semifinal matchup against No.
