The Virginia softball team plays host to Boston College this weekend as both teams open up their conference schedules.After a relaxing Spring Break, Virginia (17-5) returned to what has become a routine, playing six games in the span of four days.
?Tonight wasn?t a magical effort, but it was workman-like performance.?Virginia coach Dom Starsia is always quick to find areas in need of improvement after any victory.
The month of February felt much longer than 28 days for the No. 1 Virginia men?s tennis team.
Americans love to use statistics to talk about sports, and when you dig deeper, sometimes it seems we use statistics without really knowing what they mean.
Christian religions are entering arguably the most important portion of their annual calendars: Lent is two weeks underway and Easter is just a month and a day away.
The Virginia men?s swimming and diving team won its 12th ACC Championship and its 10th in the last 11 years
The Cavalier grapplers are hitting their stride at the right time of the season, as Virginia placed second at the ACC Championships this weekend.
Scandal at Florida StateThe NCAA ruled Friday that 10 Florida State sports will have scholarship reductions and may see up to two seasons? worth of wins wiped out because of an academic cheating scandal.
The Virginia baseball team?s offense may be young, but it is currently playing at an impressive level.The Cavaliers scored double-digit runs for the eighth time this season Tuesday, easily downing Navy 17-1 at Davenport Field.
Heading into senior forward Mamadi Diane?s final game at John Paul Jones Arena Saturday against Maryland, it was unlikely that there was a moment this season Diane could nostalgically remember.By the game?s end, though, Diane finally found himself a highlight.
The Virginia men?s lacrosse team had a productive Spring Break: After defeating powerhouse and then-No.
?They played a tremendous game. We did not do some of the things we needed to do.?Although Virginia women?s basketball coach Debbie Ryan could be accused of stating the obvious following the Cavaliers? 76-53 loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals last week, the two sentences nevertheless serve to explain the squad?s early exit from postseason conference competition.
The Virginia baseball team swept its first ACC series of the season for the first time in five years this weekend at Wake Forest, taking revenge for losses in 2005 and more recently in 2007.The Cavaliers (12-0, 3-0 ACC) dominated Wake Forest, scoring a total of 47 runs in three games.
The Virginia men?s tennis team will play its first post-Spring Break opponent today against Old Dominion at the Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center.
The Virginia softball team continued its winning streak this weekend, sweeping doubleheaders against Rider and Lafayette.The Cavaliers (15-5) won their Saturday games against Rider 15-3 and 6-0, respectively.
The Virginia women?s lacrosse team kept busy during Spring Break with three games ? two of which were against top-five opponents.The No.
?Very few times in my life [have I] just looked forward to coming here and playing in this game,? Virginia coach Dom Starsia said.
The Virginia men?s basketball team continued its high-energy play last night but was unable to prevent a 62-55 loss against Miami in John Paul Jones Arena.?It wasn?t a great performance or display on either end,? Virginia coach Dave Leitao said.Leitao stuck with the same starting lineup that propelled the team to win two of its last three games.
The theme of this ACC basketball season has been constant. When Virginia falters coming out of the gate, it creates a large deficit that?s too great to overcome.
