Wake poses first test in title quest
By Stacy Kruczkowski | March 3, 2011After posting a 5-9 record in conference play this season, the Virginia women's basketball team begins its quest for an ACC crown this afternoon as the No.
After posting a 5-9 record in conference play this season, the Virginia women's basketball team begins its quest for an ACC crown this afternoon as the No.
The season will not get any easier for the Virginia softball team, as its next stop will be in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., where it will compete in the ESPN Rise Tournament.
[caption id="attachment_41503" align="alignleft" width="91" caption="Senior forward Will Sherrill made the most of his game-high 37 minutes - by far the most of his career - and finished with 14 points and eight rebounds on Senior Night.
If you had asked a Virginia fan a few months ago which senior would help Mustapha Farrakhan carry the team to a Senior Night victory, the answer would have been simple - Mike Scott.
[caption id="attachment_41494" align="alignleft" width="161" caption="Senior Ryan Collins wrapped up a strong indoor campaign by winning his third-consecutive ACC crown in the 5000m with a blistering time of 14:07.68.
Last weekend was a very standard one in the world of Virginia athletics. In typical fashion, the No.
Despite growing up playing basketball and being a college basketball enthusiast, I am not a fan of the NBA.
[caption id="attachment_41421" align="alignleft" width="276" caption="By recording a win against VMI, senior Adam Ghitelman became the all-time winningest goalkeeper in program history with 41 victories.
Forget what your calendar says, spring is officially here. The sun is shining, the weather is turning, and the boys of summer have returned to Florida to kick off another baseball season.
[caption id="attachment_41415" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior guard Mustapha Farrakhan averaged nearly four points per game in his first three seasons as a Cavalier.
[caption id="attachment_41411" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="As Virginia's second-best hitter, sophomore shortstop Chris Taylor hopes to find success at the plate against the Tribe, which allows seven runs per game on average.
The Virginia track and field team collected a handful of accolades following a solid overall performance at the 2011 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships this past weekend. Friday night, redshirt senior Ryan Collins became the first conference performer to win three-straight ACC titles in the 5000m.
[caption id="attachment_41373" align="alignleft" width="171" caption="Junior center Assane Sene scored 10 points on a perfect night of shooting from the floor and the free throw line to lead the Cavaliers against Boston College Saturday.
As a pair of giant, multi-colored slinkies randomly gyrated to techno beats at midcourt Saturday afternoon, stupefied Virginia fans sat back in complete silence, utterly stunned by the events unfolding before them.
"If there's a better guy in college baseball, I'd like to see him." That's what Virginia coach Brian O'Connor had to say about junior pitcher Danny Hultzen.
For the fourth consecutive year - and for the 12th time in the last 13 years - the Virginia men's swimming and diving team won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships Saturday in Atlanta, Ga. The Cavaliers collected 820 points during the four-day event to top second-place North Carolina's 588 points and leave Florida State's 511.5 points as a distant third. The Virginia men entered the meet ranked No.
The Virginia softball team won three of five games this past weekend at the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. The Cavaliers (9-5) earned two wins Thursday - a 9-3 romp against BYU and a close 4-2 decision against Utah.
[caption id="attachment_41281" align="alignleft" width="169" caption="Senior Jayna Hartig played in her last regular season home game Thursday night against Duke.