The Virginia women?s lacrosse team will begin its four-game road trip this weekend in Massachusetts against Boston College and Harvard.The Cavaliers (7-5, 1-3 ACC) have experienced a disappointing past few weeks.
Tony Bennett officially is the man in the charge of the Virginia men?s basketball team.The hiring of Bennett to replace former coach Dave Leitao ? who resigned two weeks ago ? may have surprised many Cavalier fans, but Athletic Director Craig Littlepage said he is thrilled to have Bennett as Virginia?s new head coach.At yesterday?s press conference formally announcing Bennett?s hiring, Littlepage recalled a conversation he had with someone familiar with West Coast and Pac-10 basketball and the response he received when Bennett?s name was broached as a potential candidate.?I mentioned Tony?s name, and there was kind of a silence,? Little page said.
My first encounter with Tony Bennett was not a pleasant one, but I won?t hold it against him.At a news conference held for the newly appointed men?s basketball coach, the floor was opened to questions from attending media.
The slim crowd at a rain-soaked Davenport Field must have thought the Virginia baseball team was playing an April Fool?s joke through the first five innings of the Cavaliers? game against Norfolk State last night.
The No. 6 Virginia rowing squad gave a solid performance Saturday and Sunday in the Pac-10 Challenge, a two-day regatta in Redwood City, Calif.
Wondering whether your bracket will be completely busted after the Final Four games Saturday?
The No. 9 Virginia women?s lacrosse team dropped its second straight game last night to unranked Old Dominion 13-10.
Virginia?s search for a men?s basketball coach is finished.A source close to the team confirmed yesterday multiple reports that Tony Bennett, the men?s basketball coach at Washington State last year, will coach the Cavaliers next season.According to the reports, Bennett turned down offers from Marquette, Indiana and LSU before accepting the post in Charlottesville.The 38-year-old Bennett served as the head coach for three seasons at Washington State, compiling a 69-33 record.
In a brief respite from the grind of ACC play, Virginia will take on Radford and Norfolk State.
Word is that Washington State coach Tony Bennett is going to come in as the new coach for Virginia basketball.
The Virginia women?s tennis team suffered two losses against conference foes Florida State and Miami this weekend.
Virginia Tech may have lost its best pitcher from last season, but that did not seem to matter against the Cavaliers.
The Virginia men?s swimming and diving team achieved its preseason goal of placing in the top 10 at the NCAA Championship this weekend with a ninth-place finish, the highest finish in program history.Virginia coach Mark Bernardino emphasized relay performance throughout the season.
Q: Can you tell me about your experience at the University so far, what you have liked and what you haven?t liked?
The Virginia men?s and women?s track and field teams finished another successful weekend on the track, winning several races and putting forth five NCAA regional qualifying performances.Junior Ayla Smith performed well Friday, posting two of Virginia?s all-time top-three performances in the 100-meter- and 400-meter hurdles.
The No. 3 Virginia women?s golf team placed eighth Sunday at Georgia?s Liz Murphey Classic in Athens, Ga.
The Virginia men?s lacrosse team made history at Kl
I?ve always felt it?s the seventh overtime that separates the men from the boys.
Back in February, conference series against Florida State, Miami and North Carolina loomed large on a young and largely inexperienced Cavaliers? schedule.
For the Virginia baseball team, next year was going to be the year.
