This is the final installment of my pseudo-weekly series about the best of the past decade from Virginia athletics.
The No. 13 Virginia women's lacrosse team returns to action tonight, seeking its first win of the season at home against in-state rival Richmond. Hoping to end Virginia's recent domination of the rivalry between the two teams, Richmond (0-3) enters the midweek matchup having lost its first three games of the season to Maryland, Duke and North Carolina - all top-five teams. The Spiders struggled during their first week of regular season play.
Despite 27 points from sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg, Virginia lost its sixth straight game last night 74-62 against Miami in Coral Gables, Fla.
[caption id="attachment_33356" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="The Cavaliers took 14 of 18 events during the ACC Championships, sweeping all five relays.
As February is Black History Month, this is as appropriate a time as any to crack open the archives and take a look at the history of black athletes at the University.
[caption id="attachment_33353" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg scored 13 points against Clemson this weekend after managing just four against Florida State last Wednesday.
[caption id="attachment_33322" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The victory for Maryland marked the team's fourth straight win against the Cavaliers and pushed the Terps to a perfect 4-0 in ACC play this season and 19-4 overall.
[caption id="attachment_33319" align="alignleft" width="177" caption="The Cavaliers were dominant against Longwood last Tuesday, annihilating the Lancers 81-40.
The No. 2 Virginia baseball team began its highly anticipated 2010 season by winning its opening series against No.
The young Virginia women's lacrosse team experienced its first setback of the season, dropping its season opener against Loyola (Md.)15-11 at University Hall Turf Field Saturday. The Cavaliers got off to a fast start in the contest, scoring their first goal of the season within the first minute to go up 1-0 against the Greyhounds.
After enduring a disappointing 19-point home loss to Florida State last Wednesday, coach Tony Bennett joked afterward that at least Virginia reached the 50-point mark with freshman guard Tristan Spurlock's basket during the game's final seconds. But against Clemson Saturday, Bennett could find no such silver lining, as the Cavaliers fell by an even wider margin, 72-49.
[caption id="attachment_33289" align="alignleft" width="223" caption="Freshman guard Tristan Spurlock served up an and-one in the game's final minute.
After falling just short of the national championship game last season, the Virginia men's lacrosse team starts its spring campaign ranked third in preseason polling and set to face off against a Drexel team it defeated 13-7 last season and has dominated 5-1 during the last decade. Last season's strong showing against Drexel kicked off a 12-game winning streak, which included victories at then-No.1 Syracuse and a seven-overtime thriller against conference rival Maryland. That Virginia team started the season ranked second in the country and, after the win at Syracuse, spent eight straight weeks as top dog nationally before two losses to Duke.
The No. 10 Virginia women's lacrosse team begins its spring campaign Saturday at home against Loyola (Md.). The Cavaliers take the field this season without many of the stars who carried the 2009 squad, which lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Blair Weymouth and Ashley McCulloch both graduated, as did senior leaders Jenny Hauser and Jen Holden.
The Cavalier matmen square off against Maryland tomorrow during Senior Night in their final match before postseason play. They face a menacing Terrapin squad ranked first in the ACC and led by senior Hudson Taylor, who ranks first in the NCAA with 22 pins on the season, including one during the Terrapins' last match against Hofstra. Maryland (18-4, 3-0 ACC), currently ninth in the nation, is one of the highest ranked opponents that No.
[caption id="attachment_33279" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="The Virginia baseball team is ranked fourth in preseason polling and looks to return to the College World Series after reaching the tournament last season.
[caption id="attachment_33245" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Coach Tony Bennett altered the team's starting lineup before the game, adding junior guard Jeff Jones and senior guard Calvin Baker in an effort to reverse the team's three-game skid.
There wasn't much to be excited about last night at John Paul Jones Arena. I haven't seen a team dominate the Cavaliers like the Seminoles did.
