Even though they lost this weekend to Southern Alabama by a close 4-3 score, Virginia women's tennis did it as a team.
Women's basketball player LaTonya Blue and wrestler Paul Bjorlo received player of the week honors from the ACC.
Attention all gentlemen: Do you find yourself missing football season uncontrollably? Feeling a bit whipped after taking your sweetheart out on Valentine's Day?
The No. 9 Virginia men's tennis team defeated three top ten squads this weekend before falling by the score of 4-1 to No.
It was not supposed to happen. All the hard-work, training, preparation and a successful regular season were indications of a promising postseason.
Virginia alumna Wendy Palmer-Daniel was selected to be honored at the 2005 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament in Greensboro, NC, as a member of the inaugural Legends class.
Before the men's lacrosse game between Virginia and Drexel even got started yesterday, the home team got off on the wrong foot.
At the end of Saturday's double overtime loss to Maryland, the stat sheet pretty much said it all. There really weren't many numbers that stuck out -- Virginia had just 13 turnovers, rebounded well, and held the Terps to under 40 percent shooting in the game.
Gary Forbes and Sean Singletary sat at the head of the Virginia bench, their arms locked and their fists clenched. It was double overtime.
Down seven with just a little over seven minutes left in the game, the Virginia Cavaliers dug down defensively and turned to senior guard LaTonya Blue on offense. A rebound by freshman Takisha Granberry got the ball out to Blue with 7:15 left for the Cavaliers.
Baseball returned to Davenport Field this weekend, and the Cavaliers took advantage of the comforts of home to complete a three-game sweep of Bucknell University.
After last Wednesday's game against North Carolina, it was the same story just a different month for Virginia coach Pete Gillen and the Cavaliers as their new offense was dramatically shut down by a highly talented Tarheel squad. However, Virginia fans have reason to remain hopeful as the Cavs have shown some signs of life, evidenced by the play of sophomore guard Gary Forbes, who scored in double figures for the second consecutive game. Although Forbes has provided a crucial spark for the Cavaliers the past two games, one has to wonder how long the team can stay afloat with a shooting stroke that has been less then consistent throughout the year.
So we got embarrassed, again. And we lost to UNC by more than 23 points, again. Then we failed to cover the spread against the Tar Heels, again.
There are few moments more exciting at the beginning of a season than a defending champion taking the field in hopes of a repeat title run. The Virginia women's lacrosse team will give a preview of that scenario this weekend when it participates in the Charles Street Challenge in Baltimore.
There is no restart button in life. The Virginia softball squad cannot go back in time and redo last weekend's Triangle Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Virginia women's basketball team will need a strong finish to the season to reach the 20-win plateau for the first time since its 1999-2000 campaign.
After months of early morning workouts, endless practices, and three unofficial scrimmages, the Virginia men's lacrosse team finally will take the field for its season-opening tilt against Drexel Sunday at 1 p.m.
Fine, I'll admit it. Baseball matters. It took a spring and summer of live games at Davenport field last year, as well as a miraculous comeback in October by the Red Sox, but I'm now convinced that baseball does matter. I'm certainly the most reluctant of baseball converts, largely because of my frustrating childhood exposure to "America's game." Like most boys' parents in eastern North Carolina, my parents signed me up for tee-ball as a child.
A late-game surge by Old Dominion gave the Monarchs the upset win over the Cavaliers yesterday. After leading 6-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Cavaliers allowed the Monarchs to come sweeping back in the sixth and seventh innings and eventually take the game 7-6.
