When the Virginia women's basketball team returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005 this weekend, it will be fortunate enough to play in its own backyard.
Besides sharing a top-five ranking, the Virginia and Princeton women's lacrosse teams have both faced four ranked teams in their first seven games.
The No. 2 Virginia men's lacrosse team goes head-to-head with Johns Hopkins tomorrow afternoon, as the Blue Jays look to break their losing streak with a win on the road. The defending national champions dropped to sixth in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Coaches Poll this week after their second straight overtime upset.
The Virginia women's tennis team will look to get back on a winning track this weekend when it hosts two tough ACC opponents in Miami and Florida State at the Snyder Tennis Center Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The Cavaliers (6-7, 2-1 ACC) come into the weekend after recent struggles including two dropped matches in a row and four losses in its last five contests.
It was the last indoor track and field meet of senior Emily Harrison's college running career. As she crossed the finish line of her 5K event at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships last weekend, Harrison said, she did not know right away how she had performed. "I was not 100 percent sure what place I was," Harrison said.
I know I missed the praising Sean Singletary party last week following his final regular-season game, but there is still something bugging me about the end of his career that no one has talked about. Prior to the Maryland game during the senior night celebration, Singletary became the second Wahoo to have his jersey retired, joining Curtis Staples on a banner draped from the JPJ rafters.
In addition to betting, griping usually follows Selection Sunday. The decision regarding which 34 teams will receive at-large bids to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is necessarily subjective -- teams wait to learn their fate, unsure if the selection committee will give them a March Madness berth. Virginia freshman Claire Crippen, on the other hand, has known she would be competing in the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming Championship since December. Using objective time standards, the NCAA Championship features the top 30 athletes nationwide in each event, and Crippen demonstrated she deserved a place among the best during December's Georgia Invitational.
The No. 1 Virginia men's tennis team shut out No. 37 Virginia Tech 7-0 yesterday in Blacksburg to remain undefeated on the season. Virginia (17-0, 3-0 ACC), whose dominant effort included victories from the team's five nationally ranked players and three nationally ranked double teams, dealt the Hokies (9-3, 2-1 ACC) their third consecutive loss. Virginia was led by No.
Baseball remains undefeated in non-conference play In a midweek doubleheader against Stony Brook Tuesday, Virginia maintained its undefeated record in its non-conference schedule and remained unblemished at home, winning the early game 3-0 and roaring back from a 3-run deficit in the eighth inning to take the latter game 6-4. In game two, the Cavaliers (16-4, 2-4 ACC) were faced with something they had not yet encountered against a non-conference foe this season: a deficit in the last half of the game.
Freshmen Sanam Singh and Michael Shabaz of the Virginia men's tennis team, each ranked among the top 5 in junior-level competition, were expected to come into Virginia's prestigious tennis program and make an immediate impact. As often happens in sports, and life in general, buzz and hype can transform any performance that isn't perfect into a disappointment.
A somewhat dull game quickly became exciting as the Virginia men's basketball team rallied from a 12-point deficit to defeat Richmond 66-64 last night in the first game of the new College Basketball Invitational.
Although statistics may not reflect his importance to the team, 6-foot captain junior short-stick midfielder Will Barrow has proved vital to an undefeated 8-0 Virginia men's lacrosse team.
I don't know about you, but last night I was a ball of nerves. For last night's opening round of the Cut-Below Invitational -- or maybe it's the Contemptible Business Initiative, my memory's a bit fuzzy -- there was a good deal of excitement in John Paul Jones Arena.
Virginia's No. 1 tennis team has not lost a match yet this year, but faces another challenge Wednesday in Blacksburg against No.
They're about as different as night and day, fire and water, chalk and cheese, Mario and Luigi and, well, Charlottesville and Blacksburg. Virginia coach Dave Leitao and Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg, both talented bench generals, have done pretty well for themselves over the past few years.
"Come on, Al," they yell. "Let's go, Al." Dozens of large men donning every NFL logo on their backs stand in a padded weight room, circled around the bench with pens and clipboards in their hands.
Stony Brook University's baseball team comes to Charlottesville this week to play Virginia today and tomorrow.
Accolades and honors come through hard work, aspirations and sometimes a little luck. They also bring responsibility and put leadership on that person's shoulders.
Recently I came across the University's season ticket brochure for the upcoming 2008 football season.
After a disappointing weekend against Florida State, the Virginia softball team will try to stop a three-game skid with tomorrow's midweek doubleheader against Radford at home. The first game will begin at 4 p.m., with the second game scheduled for 6 p.m. Following Virginia's struggles over the weekend, senior captain Meghan O'Leary said the team is focused on developing a steady level of play going into Wednesday. "I think we really need to pull together -- get all on the same page as far as energy and heart," O'Leary said.
