Not in the zone
By Paul Montana | January 26, 2009Though Florida State came out victorious in its 73-62 win against the Virginia men?s basketball team, the ?Noles weren?t the only ones in Charlottesville with reason to celebrate.
Though Florida State came out victorious in its 73-62 win against the Virginia men?s basketball team, the ?Noles weren?t the only ones in Charlottesville with reason to celebrate.
For those of you who had to miss the Florida State game because of fraternity or sorority rush, be thankful you did.
The Cavaliers were unable to overcome a second-half scoring drought against the Seminoles down the stretch ? falling to Florida State 80-75 in John Paul Jones Arena Friday night.With 18 seconds left in the game, Virginia came out of a timeout down by 3 points to Florida State and prepared to inbound the ball at half court.?There [are] only two things you can do there,? Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said.
The 41st-ranked Virginia women?s tennis team pulled off a dramatic upset Saturday, knocking off No.
The Virginia wrestling team wasted no time recovering from a tough loss against North Carolina in a decisive 32-9 victory against Campbell.The afternoon belonged the Cavaliers (8-8), as the wrestlers dominated almost every weight class.
The No. 5 Virginia men?s tennis team continued its regular-season dominance this weekend, easily cruising past No.
The Virginia men?s basketball team is learning that life is not easy in the ACC as it prepares to face its fourth consecutive ACC opponent that has a realistic shot at making the NCAA Tournament.
The Virginia women?s basketball team will continue its up-and-down season tonight, taking on No.
Baseball has the Red Sox-Yankees. Basketball has the Celtics-Lakers.
The Virginia men?s tennis team will have its hands full this weekend as it hosts two nationally ranked opponents: No.
The Cavalier wrestling team will begin its conference schedule this weekend against North Carolina in Chapel Hill Friday before squaring off against non-conference opponent Campbell Saturday.Virginia (7-7) will have to contend with a North Carolina team (6-6) that finished ahead of it at the Southern Scuffle hosted by UNC-Greensboro earlier this season, earning a fifth-place finish to the Cavaliers? seventh.
During Winter Break, two important things happened to me.First, I played a lot of foosball.
Shaking off an ankle injury late in the second half, senior forward Lyndra Littles sank four free throws in the final 30 seconds to lead the Virginia women?s basketball team to a 75-69 victory against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg last night.The Cavaliers (15-3, 2-1) were down 69-67 with 2:47 remaining in the game when Littles and junior guard Monica Wright stepped up to score the game?s final 8 points and prevent an upset in Cassell Coliseum.Littles gave the Cavaliers a scare when she fell to the ground with 8:23 left in the second half in the midst of grabbing a rebound.
With the No. 41 Virginia women?s tennis team tandem of senior Amanda Rales and sophomore Neela Vaez down 6-5 and a break to their counterpart duo from unranked Old Dominion in the team?s home match at the Boyd Tinsley Courts Wednesday night, Rales had had enough.
What if I told you that there was a stimulus plan that everyone could agree on ? that there was an arrangement that would breathe life into the college football postseason, a system that would resuscitate the Cinderella, quell the BCS naysayers and appease the bowl-game critics?
From the outside looking in, it is hard to gauge how much animosity truly lies between siblings.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. ? A Cavalier 3-point play followed by two straight 3-point jumpers meant 9 points in 27 seconds for Virginia during the waning minutes of last night?s game against Maryland.
The first half of the Virginia men?s basketball team?s 84-78 loss against Maryland last night was absolutely abominable from the perspective of a Wahoo ? a 45-30 halftime score is too deep a hole to climb out of on the road, and it?s why the Cavs lost the game.
Tonight, for the first time since Dec. 4, the Virginia women?s basketball team will play coming off a loss.After falling 103-74 to then-undefeated No.
Freshman Lindsey Hardenbergh chastised herself after she stroked a forehand into the net.