It may have been almost a year ago, but the Virginia men's lacrosse team has not forgotten their painful 9-8 overtime loss to Johns Hopkins in the NCAA semifinals. "Certainly everyone has what happened last year in the back of their minds," senior defensemen Michael Culver said.
As the Virginia men's swimming team prepares for the 2006 NCAA Championships, expectations are high for the No.
With a team score of 61 points, the Virginia men's wrestling team placed third in the ACC tournament earlier this month.
The Virginia track team will travel to North Carolina Friday to compete in the Raleigh Relays. The sprinters will be competing in the sprint medley, which is comprised of two 200-meters, a 400-meter and an 800-meter race.
When Tuesday's inclement weather forced the cancellation of a scheduled matchup with Liberty, Virginia coach Brian O'Connor was left scrambling trying to find a midweek opponent to keep his squad fresh for this weekend's home series against Wake Forest.
I don't care how much it messed up your bracket. Somewhere, deep inside, you were pulling for George Mason to knock off defending champion North Carolina on Sunday. Last year a smiling Roy Williams hoisted the title trophy above his head.
The Virginia women's basketball team continued its late season hot-streak last night by beating Miami 83-72 at University Hall.
Lost in the Madness of March, lost in the four straight days of continuously bad CBS coverage and -- even worse -- Applebee's commercials, lost in the fact that despite the calendar is entering late March and it's still cold, was the re-emergence of America's pastime -- baseball. The only thing is, America can't claim baseball for itself anymore.
With all the time, effort and money spent on NCAA recruitment in the 21st century, it is easy to overlook the commitment and success of non-scholarship players. But as any player or coach will tell you, they bring an invaluable component to the team. Freshman Amanda Rales is the perfect example. With eight of 13 players on the Virginia women's tennis team on scholarship, succeeding without a scholarship makes the tale of success even more amazing. In three years of high school tennis in Bethesda, Md., Rales was a three-time team MVP and three-time Washington Post all-metro selection. Now in Charlottesville, Rales is more than happy with her status and is ready to make a big splash in the women's tennis program. "I'm honored and privileged to be part of the team," Rales said. In the fall, she posted an impressive and team-leading 12-5 singles record.
With only 11 matches remaining in the regular season, the No. 11-ranked Virginia men's tennis team will kick off the second half of the season on outdoor courts this afternoon when they face No.
After sweeping three straight games from No. 2 Clemson this weekend, the Virginia men's baseball team continues its 10-game home-stand this afternoon when it hosts the Marshall Thundering Herd (8-7) at Davenport Field. Though not on the team's original schedule, today's contest was added earlier this week to make up for last night's postponed matchup with Liberty, which was called off because of inclement weather. The No.
University Hall will host one more Virginia basketball game and open its doors once more as the Cavaliers host conference rival Miami in the second round of the WNIT tonight.
NFL scouts and other team representatives descended on Charlottesville Tuesday for the University's Pro Timing Day. Similar to the NFL combine held in Indianapolis in February, Pro Timing Day gives draft-eligible players a chance to be measured both physically and athletically. Among the players that worked out from the Cavaliers were D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Marques Hagans, Kai Parham, Brennan Schmidt, Brian Barthelmes, Ottowa Anderson, Kwakou Robinson, Wali Lundy, Connor Hughes, Kurt Smith and Bryan White. After being measured for height, weight, hand size and arm span, players began the tests.
The Virginia women's rowing team opens its season Saturday at the Windermere Classic in Redwood City, Calif.. According to the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association preseason poll, Virginia is ranked No.
At the end of the 2005 season, after eight years at the helm of the University of Virginia softball program, Cheryl Sprangel resigned from the position of head coach after collecting the most wins in Virginia softball history. Looking for someone to fill her shoes, athletic director Craig Littlepage undertook the job of revamping the coaching staff, just weeks after doing the same for the basketball team. Littlepage's answer was Karen Johns. Carie Dever-Boaz and Iyhia McMichael were then added as assistants.
For a year that was generally expected to be one of unmitigated failure, the 2005-2006 Virginia men's basketball season concluded with a surprising middling record.
While Billy Packer and Jim Nantz (CBS sports announcers) were on national television last week ranting and raving about the sub-par job of the NCAA committee (chaired by Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage), it appears Littlepage did not get the credit he deserved.
The No. 11 William & Mary Tribe will play host to the Virginia lacrosse team today in a game between in-state rivals.
After taking a victory from Georgia Tech down in Atlanta last weekend, this weekend Virginia (19-4, 4-2 ACC) returned to Charlottesville and defeated second-ranked Clemson (11-6, 0-3 ACC) 7-4 sweeping the Tigers for the second consecutive series in Charlottesville.
It took five years, but No. 8 North Carolina finally claimed another regular-season victory over Virginia.
