For the second time in the last five years, a No. 11-seeded CAA team from the state of Virginia is gearing up play for a berth in the NCAA basketball championship game.
The members of the Virginia baseball team had several reasons to celebrate Tuesday night's victory against George Washington.
[caption id="attachment_42632" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A week after earning ACC Defensive Player of the Week, junior defender Bailey Fogarty forced four Old Dominion turnovers and collected three draw controls.
[caption id="attachment_42521" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Junior pitcher Will Roberts tied a career high with 10 strikeouts and threw just 98 pitches en route to the first perfect game in Virginia history Tuesday.
The upcoming weekend may be surrounded by more sports buzz than any other weekend of the year. Think about it.
[caption id="attachment_42514" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior defender Liz Downs snagged two ground balls and forced one turnover during Virginia's 11-8 home loss against No.
Although one more weekend of March Madness still remains, Jimmer-mania finally has come to a halt. As I watched Jimmer Fredette's final game in a college uniform, I was awed - not by the 32 points that he scored, but rather by the 29 shots that he took and from where he took them.
[caption id="attachment_42461" align="alignleft" width="296" caption="Prior to Virginia's series against Florida State, junior infielder Jared King never had blasted a long ball during his three seasons with the Cavaliers.
As a quick Google Maps search will show you, the distance between Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia is a mere 75 miles down Interstate 64.
[caption id="attachment_42454" align="alignleft" width="197" caption="With her team down 3-1 against No.
[caption id="attachment_42449" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman pitcher Erica Cipolloni fought through injury to take the circle against Maryland Saturday afternoon.
The No. 2 Virginia men's lacrosse team wasted an offensive master class led by junior attackman Steele Stanwick as No.
[caption id="attachment_42372" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Matt McLean made the most of his final chance to swim for Virginia by winning his first-ever individual NCAA championship in the 500 freestyle.
The top-ranked Virginia men's tennis team bowled over two ACC foes this weekend by topping No. 29 Miami and No.
[caption id="attachment_42367" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore shortstop Chris Taylor hit a two-RBI triple in the bottom of the second inning against Maryland Saturday to give Virginia a 3-2 lead.
The No. 8 Virginia women's lacrosse team faltered at home against conference rival Duke Saturday. After falling behind the No.
[caption id="attachment_42375" align="alignleft" width="174" caption="Debbie Ryan concluded her illustrious 34-year career as the Virginia women's basketball coach Saturday before nearly 2,000 fans at John Paul Jones Arena.
[caption id="attachment_42308" align="alignleft" width="151" caption="Junior guard Ariana Moorer was the only Cavalier to tally double-digit points against Boston College, but her 15 points on 4-for-9 shooting from the field were enough to secure a third-round WNIT win against the Eagles.
The Virginia softball team got back on the winning track with an 8-4 victory against Georgetown yesterday afternoon.
The No. 2 Virginia men's lacrosse team has no time to rest on its laurels after defeating No. 20 Ohio State 14-11 at home March 19. Saturday, the Cavaliers (7-1) travel to Baltimore to battle No.
