[caption id="attachment_43661" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore Robby Andrews enters the ACC Championship ranked No.
The No. 2 Virginia rowing team travels south to Clemson, S.C. this weekend, eyeing an opportunity to defend its conference title and once again exert its dominance against its rivals at the ACC Championships.
I am a Carolina Panthers fan. Now before you laugh at me or make a Jimmy Clausen joke, I just want to remind you that the Panthers played in the Super Bowl a mere seven years ago.
After sweeping Duke last weekend, Virginia became the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation. The Cavaliers justified that ranking against Radford last night by crushing the Highlanders, 12-0, breaking the single-season ACC shutout record in the process. When Virginia (37-3, 16-2 ACC) hosted Radford (21-15) April 5, the team struggled to score against senior pitcher Cassidy McDaniel.
[caption id="attachment_43613" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Sanam Singh, who has been battling a stomach ailment, bounced back from a disappointing singles defeat against Clemson to tally a straight-sets win against Georgia Tech last weekend.
[caption id="attachment_43608" align="alignleft" width="137" caption="Freshman forward Will Regan scored a season-high seven points during a 60-47 loss home loss against Iowa State Dec.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, athletes were role models for children to idolize. Fans could send mail to their favorite player and reasonably expect their hero to reply with a letter and autographed trading card.
[caption id="attachment_43498" align="alignleft" width="233" caption="Sophomore Erin Vierra hopes that the 2011 Virginia women's tennis team's drive to change the culture of the program will help coach Mark Guilbeau land top recruits in future years.
[caption id="attachment_43496" align="alignleft" width="266" caption="Sophomore right fielder Colin Harrington, who has stepped up in place of injured senior Kenny Swab, boasts a .423 batting average through 15 games.
Welcome back, everyone, to the second, biannual meeting here at the Wahoo Auction House! Back by popular demand, we at the Wahoo Auction House are proud to return to Grounds with the goal of helping you get your hands on priceless Virginia sports memorabilia from the first few months of 2011.
[caption id="attachment_43491" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Varsity Eight team registered first place finishes against No.
[caption id="attachment_43417" align="alignleft" width="170" caption="Junior catcher John Hicks batted .500 for the series while adding four runs and four RBIs, including a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning of game two.
[caption id="attachment_43415" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Despite being hobbled by a knee injury, freshman Justin Shane gutted out wins in singles and doubles against Clemson and in doubles against Georgia Tech.
The Virginia softball team earned a crucial series victory at home this past weekend against conference rival Virginia Tech.
Let me preface this column by saying that I was not raised to be a "sports guy." I wasn't forced to watch football every Sunday as a child, and my father wasn't one of those dads who screamed himself hoarse at my Little League games and made me cry in the dugout - that was my mom.
[caption id="attachment_43411" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="Junior midfielder Colin Briggs tallied a career-best four goals against Duke, but he could not prevent another loss to the Cavaliers' chief ACC rival.
The No. 17 Virginia women's tennis team recorded two upset victories against No. 12 Clemson and No. 13 Georgia Tech this past weekend to clinch a first-round bye in this week's ACC Tournament. With the wins, the Cavaliers (18-6, 7-4 ACC) set a new school record for conference wins with seven, matched their previous single season win record with 18 and collected the first road wins against top-15 opponents in program history. During Saturday's 4-3 win against the Tigers (18-9, 6-5), the Cavaliers swept the doubles matchups - including a contest against the nation's No.
[caption id="attachment_43351" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Senior midfielder Bray Malphrus tries for potentially the last time to beat Duke.
[caption id="attachment_43349" align="alignleft" width="208" caption="Senior pitcher Cody Winiarski threw four solid frames Wednesday.
[caption id="attachment_43347" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="As senior Michael Shabaz closes his college career, he and the rest of Virginia's star-studded lineup seek an honor which has eluded the program: a national title.
