Amidst the dreary weather Saturday, the defense shined in the annual spring game, which marked the end to spring practice for theCavaliers' 2007 football team.
"I t was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness ... it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair." When Charles Dickens wrote those words in 1859, he wasn't talking about football.
The Cavaliers men's tennis team completed an undefeated run through ACC play as they dispatched both Duke and North Carolina this weekend.
The Cavaliers will seek to maintain perfection this weekend as they close out their regular season against Duke and North Carolina.
The Cavaliers will have their work cut out for them when they clash with N.C. State for an ACC showdown. The Wolfpack (29-16, 7-5 ACC) will present a tough challenge for a Cavalier team that has experienced its share of ups and downs this season.
Two ACC powerhouses from the south will travel to Charlottesville this weekend to close out the season against the Virginia women's tennis team.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team will look to go undefeated in conference play for the second consecutive season this weekend as it faces Duke Saturday in Durham, N.C. The Cavaliers (10-1, 2-0 ACC) prevailed against what proved to be a tough North Carolina team 10-9 in overtime last weekend at Klöckner Stadium.
Following a much-needed road win against VCU Tuesday, the No. 5 Virginia baseball team returns home this weekend to take on ACC rival Georgia Tech.
For Virginia women's golf coach Jan Mann and the six seniors on the roster, this weekend's tournament represents not only the greatest golfing challenge of the season, but also the beginning of the end of their careers.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team has proven so far that its defense is strong enough to protect last year's national championship.
If you make it out to the spring football game Saturday, you'll see a preliminary preview of this fall's squad, the official 2007 orange T-shirt and probably more Aquafina and Alltel ads than anyone should have to witness.
It may have been raining, but that did not stop the Class of 2007 from shining as the Virginia women's lacrosse team defeated Georgetown last night 14-7 at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers got off to a fast start, scoring in the second minute and never looking back as they held the lead for the entire game.
It has been exactly seven days since the No. 5-ranked Virginia women's lacrosse team has taken the field to face an opponent.This marks the longest stretch without a game the squad has had since the time between their first and second games.
RICHMOND, VA -- The Cavaliers overcame errors early in the game and took advantage of sloppy VCU pitching to win 8-1 at the Diamond in Richmond last night. The crowd of 2,237 was a record high for the Rams (19-14, 5-6 CAA) and was the second week in a row Virginia (30-7, 10-5 ACC) has traveled to a game that broke the attendance record. Virginia freshman starter Jeff Lorick gave up the lone run in the first inning.
In sports, as in life, points are usually good things and more of them are even better. More points in soccer: good.
When I was in elementary school, there was a banner in my classroom that read, "What is right is not always popular; what is popular is not always right." There have been several situations in sports and media in recent weeks, however, in which the popular reaction to an action was appropriate and well-warranted.
The Virginia softball team will be heating it up when facing the Flames of Liberty in a doubleheader today. During the weekend, Virginia Tech swept the Cavaliers, starting on Friday with a 4-0 score, ending Virginia's three-game winning streak.
The Virginia baseball team travels to Richmond today to take on VCU at The Diamond. Virginia (29-7, 10-5 ACC) is coming off a two out of three series victory against Duke (22-13, 3-12 ACC) last weekend, Virginia's fourth consecutive ACC win.
Iremember it like it was yesterday: standing in the student section at University Hall during Gillen's last season with my head in hands as senior power forward Elton Brown missed another free throw.
Thompson named ACC Pitcher of the WeekSophomore pitcher Jacob Thompson was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week yesterday.The righty tossed a complete game shutout Friday against Duke, striking out 10.
