LEXINGTON, VA -- A season-high 1,265 fans filled the seats of Grey-Minor Stadium on a gorgeous evening for baseball in Lexington.
I had no idea what I was in for.Before last week, the most I had run consecutively was six miles, but I decided it was time to do something to take advantage of my athletic prime and I signed up for the Charlottesville 10-Miler, which was held Saturday morning with nearly 1900 participants. I spent the entire week leading up to the race peppering my roommate with questions: could I go out Thursday night, how much do I run on Friday, what do I eat on Friday, when do I go to bed Friday night, what do I eat Saturday morning, what do I wear for the race and what do I do with this black thing that apparently goes in my shoe somehow?
After watching the Virginia men's lacrosse team secure its first ACC win against Maryland this past Saturday, fans might view tonight's contest against the Binghamton Bearcats as anti-climatic.
After sweeping the Hokies in Blacksburg this weekend, the Cavaliers jumped to No. 3 in the nation, the team's highest ranking in program history. Now they will have to continue their momentum on the road, as they take on the Keydets of VMI today in Lexington.
After notching its first ACC win of the season this weekend against Boston College, the Virginia softball team aims to carry its confidence and momentum into today's doubleheader against Towson at 2 p.m.
Junior attackman Ben Rubeor was named the men's lacrosse ACC Player of the Week yesterday. Rubeor scored five goals and one assist in the Cavaliers' 12-8 defeat of Maryland Saturday.
Thanks to a victory over the Hokies, the Virginia men's tennis team heads into a crucial weekend of tough Atlantic Coast Conference matchups with some momentum. Coming off an impressive outing against No.
The No. 3 Virginia women's lacrosse team (9-1, 2-1 ACC) has not performed this well 10 games into the season since 1994, when the Cavaliers managed a 13-4 record.
Today, the Virginia baseball team will travel to face the Virginia Tech Hokies in a three-game series as part of the Commonwealth Challenge at English Field in Blacksburg. This week, Virginia (24-5, 5-4 ACC) collected two wins, flooring George Mason 17-6 Tuesday before a tight victory against top-ranked Longwood, 4-3, Wednesday. The Cavaliers brought in eight runs during the first inning Tuesday, but had to rally from an early 3-0 deficit for Wednesday's win. "[The Longwood game] showed the depth of our bullpen," Virginia coach O'Connor said.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team will put its seven-game win streak on the line this weekend as it hosts Maryland Saturday at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers (7-1) held on to the nation's longest winning streak last Saturday with an emotional 7-5 victory in Baltimore over Johns Hopkins.
Road matches return this weekend as the Virginia women's tennis team travels to sunny Florida to face ACC rivals Florida State Friday and Miami Sunday. Even though the matches take place far away from home, the situation should be similar to that of a home match, as many families of the players will make the trip to watch them compete.
Let me start by saying that I'm ashamed. And because you probably weren't at Davenport Field Wednesday for the Cavaliers' contest against Longwood, odds are you have no idea why I'm so upset. Sitting in the bleachers at Davenport, watching Virginia baseball struggle against the Lancers, I felt ashamed to be a Virginia fan.
The Virginia softball team has another chance this weekend to capitalize on midweek momentum as it faces Boston College in a three-game ACC series at The Park. Last week, the Cavaliers (11-22, 0-6 ACC) swept Radford in a doubleheader but were unable to apply those wins to the field against Maryland.
Virginia football coach Al Groh's 2007 bowl aspirations took a hit yesterday as he announced that junior wide receiver Kevin Ogletree tore his ACL and will require surgery.
The No. 2 Virginia men's tennis team continued its domination yesterday with a 6-1 win against No.
It's that magical time of year for baseball fans as the Major League season is just around the corner and hope springs eternal for all teams.
The warm weather appears (finally) here to stay and opening day in Major League Baseball is next week, so it's time to present a few of the notable stories of the upcoming season. The St.
Behind a brilliant performance by the Cavalier bullpen, the Virginia baseball team showed excellent poise and mental toughness as it battled back from a 3-0 deficit early in the game to win 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning. In a game that saw the Cavaliers (23-5, 5-4 ACC) win in dramatic fashion, Virginia coach Brian O'Connor threw everything he had at Longwood (21-8), including himself. O'Connor had his work cut out for him as he made numerous trips onto the field to dispute questionable calls with umpires and visited the mound five times to change pitchers as Virginia used almost all of its top relievers to get the win. The storyline for the Cavaliers was their confidence and repeated success in clutch situations, none of which was bigger than senior Brandon Marsh's two-out, game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning that drove in freshman Tyler Cannon.
Nothing takes away the sting of your first home loss like a resounding victory the next time you hit the field.
The only place the No. 3-ranked Virginia women's lacrosse team (8-1, 2-1 ACC) appears headed is onward and upward, as they come off a huge win over No.
