In baseball there is a saying that you can tell how the season will go by the first hitter of the year.
Though senior guard Sean Singletary is the face of the Virginia men's basketball team, a group of players behind him is ready to step into the limelight.
During a race, members of the Virginia women's rowing team are in charge of pulling their glorified toothpick of a boat over 2,000 meters of water in less time than it takes to walk to class.
It was a good weekend for Virginia sports teams that played in Charlottesville: the football team squeaked out a win over Wake Forest; the men's basketball team annihilated Carson-Newman in an exhibition; the volleyball team swept Clemson (but did fall to Georgia Tech); and the wrestling team crushed their three opponents.
He's back. With senior guard Sean Singletary's decision not to enter the NBA draft and to return to Virginia for the 2007-08 season, hopes are high among the Cavalier faithful that the team can repeat its outstanding run of last year.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams have opened the 2007-2008 season with a bang, compiling a 2-1 record.
Last year, in her 30th season as head coach for Virginia's women's basketball team, coach Debbie Ryan led the Cavaliers to their 25th postseason appearance under her guidance, making the quarterfinals of the Women's National Invitation Tournament; however, the bar will be set higher this year, and an NCAA Tournament berth is expected. Ryan will look to her outstanding backcourt of senior point guard Sharneé Zoll and sophomore sensation Monica Wright to lead the team back to the Big Dance for the first time since 2005. Zoll, a co-captain for the Cavaliers, earned All-ACC honors her sophomore season but suffered from injuries during her junior campaign.
Men's Soccer: Cavs fall to Terps on the road The Virginia men's soccer team picked up its fourth ACC loss of the year Saturday night, falling 4-1 to Maryland on the road.The Terrapins (9-4-4, 3-3-1 ACC) got out to a 1-0 lead early in the first half, but the Cavaliers (10-5-2, 1-4-2 ACC) did not stay down for long.
If my psychology professor were to diagnose U.Va. football with one personality type, I'm sure he would describe the team as collectively "Type A": risk-takers who seek the thrill that comes from living life on the edge.
The odds were stacked against Virginia. Quarterback Jameel Sewell's fumble during the first quarter probably cost the Cavaliers at least a field goal.
One game after another, Virginia finds itself in painstakingly close contests. And one game after another, it seems as if Virginia pulls a win out of nowhere. Saturday's affair was no different as No.
Even with daylight-saving time taking effect, it took the Georgia Tech volleyball team one game to wake up Sunday afternoon in Memorial Gymnasium where it defeated Virginia three games to two. "Georgia Tech is a good team," Virginia coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton said.
Virginia's men's basketball team scored seven unanswered points at the outset of its exhibition game against Carson-Newman and never looked back, as the Cavaliers blew the Eagles out of John Paul Jones Arena 124-65. Virginia dominated Carson-Newman on both ends of the floor.
The date - Sept. 1, 2007. The score - Wyoming 23, Virginia 3. Sure seems like a long time ago.
Intensity -- the magic word for the Virginia men's soccer team as it takes on Maryland Saturday night.
No. 19 Virginia defeated ACC Tournament host No. 14 Boston College yesterday in the first round of the ACC Tournament in a 3-2 overtime win, advancing them to the Tournament semifinals.
After a four-match road trip, the Virginia women's volleyball team returns home for a crucial two-game series against ACC frontrunner Clemson tonight and third place Georgia Tech Sunday afternoon. The Cavaliers (14-9, 9-5 ACC) went 2-2 during their four games away from Memorial Gymnasium, registering 3-1 victories over Wake Forest and Miami while taking two tough five-game defeats at the hands of Florida State and ACC powerhouse Duke. The 24th-ranked Tigers (20-2, 13-0 ACC), on the other hand, come to Charlottesville on a 17-match winning streak, including a 3-0 victory over Virginia in September.
Coming off a dazzling 5-3 upset of Duke Saturday, No. 19 Virginia begins postseason play today in the first round of the ACC Tournament as the Cavaliers take on the tournament's host, No.
A disappointing fourth-quarter upset and broken winning streak may not be the most important thing on the minds of those connected to the Virginia football program -- at least it shouldn't be.
The Cavalier men's cross country team was a huge success at the ACC Championships last weekend, winning the meet and earning Virginia a No.
