Some people like to dip their toe into the water before jumping in, but the Cavaliers on this year?s women?s lacrosse team are not those kind of people.
No. 5 Virginia (12-0, 1-0 ACC) accomplished over the weekend what last year?s 32-1 team could not: beating No.
The Virginia men?s lacrosse team greeted Bryant College in its first Division I men?s lacrosse game with a sound 10-4 thumping.The Cavaliers spread the scoring around; seven different players scored for Virginia.
If the ACC Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll?s pick for Virginia finishing fourth in the ACC Coastal division is any indication, few baseball minds are giving Virginia any serious thought as an ACC contender this season.Regardless of this year?s final result, however, Virginia coach Brian O?Connor can take solace in the fact that for the first time since the squad?s 2006 campaign, he has a team that will not lose too many key contributors at season?s end.In Virginia?s starting eight in the field outside of the pitcher?s mound, only junior third baseman Tyler Cannon could go pro next season.
The 2009 Major League Baseball season is inching ever closer, as Spring Training got underway this past weekend.
When one thinks about Virginia lacrosse, the triple threat of Danny Glading and Rhamel and Shamel Bratton is often the first thing to come to mind.
Basic Information:2008 Virginia graduateCurrently plays point guard for Charlotte Bobcats in NBAStats:Ranks in the top 10 all-time among Cavaliers for six major career stats: steals (second), assists (third), three-point field goals (third), free throws made (fouth), total points (fifth), and total field goals (ninth)Three-time All-ACC selectionLed Virginia to NCAA tournament berth in 2007 When did you find out that U.Va.
Maybe Virginia graduate Sean Singletary should come back more often for home basketball games.Singletary was in Charlottesville for the retirement of his No.
The other day, I sat down with the Virginia men?s basketball schedule ? an oxygen mask at the ready ? to see if I could find another Cavalier win the rest of the season.Home against Maryland the last game of the year ? maybe.
The Virginia women?s basketball team fell Sunday for the second time in four days, losing to N.C.
The Virginia men?s lacrosse team found retribution for its 2006 season-opening upset with a 13-7 home victory Saturday against Drexel.
Senior weekend was a success for the Virginia wrestling team, as the squad picked up its first two conference wins of the season.The Cavaliers (11-10, 2-2 ACC) faced N.C.
The Virginia men?s basketball team ? loser of eight straight ACC games ? is set to face No.
No. 15 Virginia was unable to defeat conference foe No. 9 Maryland last night, as the Cavaliers (19-6, 5-4 ACC) fell to the Terrapins (20-4, 8-2 ACC) 94-78 in College Park.
Two years ago, almost to the day, the then-top-ranked Virginia men?s lacrosse team stood on the University Hall Turf Field in disbelief.
?Perseverance, character and integrity,? are what define this year?s seniors, Virginia coach Steve Garland said.The Cavaliers (9-10, 0-2 ACC) will have a chance to put those qualities to the test when they play host to N.C.
?People have underrated us.?Senior Dominic Inglot will have a chance to prove his critics wrong this weekend when the No.
Former Virginia defensive coordinator Bob Pruett officially announced his retirement Wednesday, stepping down after 30 years of service in the collegiate coaching ranks.
The Virginia women?s basketball team will commence a two-game road swing tonight when it travels to College Park, Md.
