Though the head coach is often the one given credit and blame for a team's performance, his or her assistants have a lot, if not everything, to do with the team's success. Fortunately for the Virginia wrestling team, the coach has two excellent assistants in Scott Moore and Pat DeGain. "My staff is great," Virginia coach Steve Garland said.
Winter Break was a good one for the Virginia women's basketball team as it won seven games in a row, including its first two conference matchups against Wake Forest and in-state rival Virginia Tech.
Freshman guard Monica Wright is no stranger to high expectations. The McDonald's All-American led her high school to two state titles in a three-year span.
Tennis season is gearing up in Charlottesville, and the Virginia men's and women's tennis teams are beginning the 2008 season favorably ranked. The men's team features five returning starters, including top-ranked senior Somdev Devvarman, No.
It's not quite do-or-die for the Virginia men's basketball team, but it's close. The Cavaliers will face a tough test Saturday night when Boston College travels to Charlottesville to take on Virginia at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers find themselves in the midst of a three-game losing streak and have recently endured blowout losses to Xavier and Duke.
Tennis season is gearing up in Charlottesville, and the Virginia men's and women's tennis teams are beginning the 2008 season favorably ranked. The men's team features five returning starters, including top-ranked senior Somdev Devvarman, No.
The 2006-2007 Virginia men's basketball season is just past the halfway point and one distinct observation can be made about the season thus far: The Cavaliers are supremely affected by home court advantage.
The Virginia wrestling team travels to North Carolina this weekend for three dual matches before the ACC season begins. The Cavaliers wrestle tough-nosed Appalachian State Saturday in Boone, N.C.
Winter Break was a good one for the Virginia women's basketball team as it won seven games in a row, including its first two conference matchups against Wake Forest and in-state rival Virginia Tech.
For my first column back from break, I thought about turning in one I wrote last semester analyzing U.Va.
It's not quite do-or-die for the Virginia men's basketball team, but it's close. The Cavaliers will face a tough test Saturday night when Boston College travels to Charlottesville to take on Virginia at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers find themselves in the midst of a three-game losing streak and have recently endured blowout losses to Xavier and Duke.
There's no place like home. This overused saying definitely applies for the Virginia men's basketball team.
Behind the transition ability and pure speed of its All-ACC guards Sean Singletary and J.R. Reynolds, Virginia (10-6, ACC 2-2) knocked off No.
It's purely a coincidence that Cal Ripken was at the Virginia basketball game last night and I decided to write a column about him today.
The women's basketball team capped off the winter break with two big ACC wins over Wake Forest and Boston College.
Winter Break is crunch time for the Virginia swimming and diving team. Free from class schedules and educational responsibilities, the Cavaliers used the last couple of weeks to re-establish their aerobic base and to begin grueling anaerobic training. "Once the semester starts, we shift gears and go more towards the anaerobic model," Virginia coach Mark Bernardino said.
The real Virginia football this season has not been played in Scott Stadium, but down the road at Klöckner Stadium. While the giants of the gridiron have continued to lull Cavalier faithful with their stretch runs and dropped passes, the Virginia men's soccer team has wowed fans with dramatic victories time and time again this season. These two teams started out the year with very similar goals: reaching that infamous "next level." For football, that meant going to a bowl not sponsored by a computer or a tire.
By Ben Gibson Cavalier Daily Associate Editor It will be déjà vu all over again as the Virginia men's soccer team heads to St.
By Eric Strow Cavalier Daily Senior Writer The world of NCAA soccer is a turbulent place; the top teams all have similar records, and one loss can send a team plummeting in the rankings.
By Ryan Franklin Cavalier Daily Staff Writer After a brief hiatus, the Virginia swimming and diving teams face seven other teams this weekend in the Princeton Invitational.
