BLACKSBURG, Va. ? A season that seemed to be full of promise ended in disappointment for Virginia when it lost to Virginia Tech 17-14 in front of a sellout crowd at Lane Stadium.
The headline of this column is what senior Vic Hall called the Virginia formation with Hall under center Saturday.The Hoo-cat, the Wildcat, the Vic-cat, whatever you want to call it ? it was certainly a curveball, and it most certainly worked.
When asked how sophomore quarterback Marc Verica could recover from his costly fourth-quarter interception against Virginia Tech as well as his turnover-ridden games against Wake Forest and Clemson, Virginia coach Al Groh provided a simple response.?Dr. Phil,? he said.Forget just Verica ? the entire team and coaching staff need a therapy session with Dr. Phil.
The Virginia volleyball team?s match with Virginia Tech Friday was one that Virginia?s coaches and many of its players had highlighted on their calendars several weeks before.
After the Virginia men?s basketball team dropped its home bout with Liberty a week ago, it seemed unlikely that the Cavaliers could hang with Syracuse on the road in their next game.
The Virginia women?s basketball team went 2-1 in the three-game Women?s Basketball Coaches Association Classic at Marquette during the holiday break.
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Many Virginia Tech fans are not too fond of Sean Glennon.Virginia coach Al Groh, on the other hand, has nothing but good things to say about the senior quarterback.
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33-21. 17-0. 52-14. These are the double-digit losses the seniors of the Virginia football team have endured during their careers as Cavaliers.Going back one more year, for the team?s fifth-year seniors, Virginia was defeated 24-10 by the Hokies back in 2004 as well.
After what could turn out to be the toughest road stint of the Virginia women?s basketball season, during which the Cavaliers faced then-No.
What is about to go down Saturday in Blacksburg is the 90th edition of the Virginia-Virginia Tech football game.
For 27 consecutive seasons, the Virginia men?s soccer team has hosted an NCAA Tournament game.
Back in mid-September, I wrote a column making a series of bold and unlikely predictions about the college and pro football seasons this year.
On paper, it would seem that any ACC men?s basketball team should put a pounding on Virginia?s Big South foe Liberty tonight at John Paul Jones Arena.Virginia, however, has yet to dominate anybody this season, including two other foes from the Big South.
The Virginia men?s cross country team put the final touches on what has been an impressive season for first-year coach Jason Vigilante with a 14th place showing at yesterday?s NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.
The No. 24 Virginia wrestling team fell to No. 14 Penn State 19-15 Sunday morning in a match that came down to the last wrestler at the Sprawl & Brawl held in Binghamton, N.Y.The surprise of the match was Cavalier freshman Jedd Moore, who beat the No.
Womensfieldhockey.com named Virginia field hockey freshman midfielder Paige Selenski National Rookie of the Year yesterday.
In the Monday, Nov. 24 Sports column titled ?Groh must ... stay??, the columnist wrote, ?When Peter Lalich?s father Todd tells The Daily Progress that Al Groh turns boys into men after Peter is kicked off the team, that tells me something.? The sentence should have stated, ?When Peter Lalich?s father Todd tells The Daily Progress that Al Groh turns boys into men after Peter is suspended from the team, that tells me something.? Todd Lalich?s statement was made before Peter Lalich officially left the Virginia football team.
Virginia?s volleyball team lost both of its matches this weekend in the team?s final road trip of the season.Visiting Wake Forest (19-12, 10-9 ACC) in a match Friday evening, the Cavaliers (16-15, 8-11 ACC) fell 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-27, 25-19). Virginia was led in Friday?s match by senior outside hitter Beth Shelton, who put up 19 kills while landing a double-double with 13 digs.The Cavaliers traveled Saturday evening to Durham where they fell 3-0 (24-26, 15-25, 21-25). Two seniors, Shelton and middle blocker Shannon Davis, led the team with nine kills apiece in their final road match.The Cavaliers play their final match of the regular season Friday at 6 p.m.
