Bouncing back "Puerto-Rico" style
By Joey Mancini | March 14, 2007Remember Virginia's losses in Puerto Rico? Nope, not me. For the most part since December, fans have wiped those games clean from collective memory.
Remember Virginia's losses in Puerto Rico? Nope, not me. For the most part since December, fans have wiped those games clean from collective memory.
Last night, with a 23-6 win against Mount Saint Mary's, the sixth-ranked Virginia men's lacrosse team successfully broke the curse of the orange uniforms. The Cavaliers' (5-1-0) last outing in orange jerseys was in 2005 against Duke whenthe Blue Devils won 17-2.
The Virginia softball team, which entered March with a respectable 7-9 record, did not fare well during Spring Break, going 1-7. The Cavaliers (8-16) traveled to Jacksonville, Fla.
During the 30 minute delay to the game yesterday due to the late arrival of a referee, the tension in Klöckner stadium built in preparation for what was billed as a clash between two titans of women's lacrosse.
Basketball Virginia men's basketball coach Dave Leitao was named ACC Coach of the year after leading the Cavaliers to a 20-10 record in his second season at the helm.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team will look to extend its four-game winning streak tonight against Mount Saint Mary's. "This game's another day in which we have the opportunity to get a little bit better," Virginia coach Dom Starsia said.
After starting off the season with two huge wins, the No. 4 Virginia women's lacrosse team has not stopped rolling. With three wins over No.
TAMPA, Fla.
Remember sneaking around during breaks between periods in high school to catch a few minutes of an NCAA tourney game on television, and if you were lucky, seeing a last second buzzer beater?
Going into Spring Break last week, the Cavalier baseball team was rolling in success. They had gone 12-0 in their first (and longest) homestand of the year.
The Virginia football program added Wayne Lineburg to the coaching staff last week. Lineburg will serve as the new wide receivers coach, replacing John Garrett, who departed to the Dallas Cowboys to become their tight end coach after last season.
The Virginia women's golf team has come very far over the years, and in only four seasons, Coach Jan Mann and the current seniors have taken the program from its infancy to being a conference powerhouse.Mann, who has been with the No.
It has been a long season for the Virginia women's basketball team. The Cavaliers have been forced to deal with suspended players, close losses and sporadic injuries to some of the team's best interior players. Virginia will try to extend its season a little bit longer, however, as the Cavaliers head to Greensboro, N.C.
Despite having to play two matches in one day, the Cavaliers coasted to two wins last night, running their record on the season to 12-1.
When I think of all the inspirational sports movies out there -- and what sports movie isn't inspirational?
Tonight is payback time for the Virginia men's basketball team. In the second of two meetings between the teams Virginia faces Virginia Techtonight at 7 p.m.
Last week's season-opening win against Virginia Tech brought grins to the No. 9-ranked Virginia women's lacrosse team.
After defeating two top 20 teams this weekend, the No. 3 Virginia men's tennis team will have little rest as it plays a doubleheader today against Old Dominion and Maryland.The Cavaliers look very strong after cruising past No.
In a game that hung in the balance going into the ninth inning at Davenport Field, the Cavaliers were able to fight off a scrappy team from VMI 5-3 for their ninth straight victory.
Writing this column was the last thing that I needed to do before my Spring Break could begin. Now that it is in print, I guess that I am free sailing (falling?) toward a Friday morning arrival in Punta Cana, which is located in the Dominican Republic.