After every cursed collapse, wretched setback and poor managerial decision, and after every time that I almost lost faith, my brother would remind me how much sweeter victory would taste having been through those trying times. He was right.
Not all of the blowouts this fall are happening on the football field. The women's rugby team is turning in some dominating results of its own, most recently in a 60-10 home win over Tennessee on Saturday. Performances like that have been typical of the No.
Six ACC teams earned places in top 20 -- three in the top four -- of the USA Today/ESPN preseason Coaches' Poll. Wake Forest sits atop the list at No.
The debacle in Tallahassee three weekends ago in which the No. 12 Cavaliers (6-1, 3-1 ACC) fell 36-3 to the Seminoles was more than a confidence destroyer and reality check.
The Cavaliers held the nation's top-scoring field hockey team to three goals below their average, but were unable to turn their defensive success into a win Saturday.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams completed their winning weekend yesterday with 132-100 and 136-99 victories, respectively, over Clemson. The Cavaliers shut out the Tigers in the first 20 events, taking first in each with the exception of the women's one-meter dive.
After sharing the lead with Auburn in the first round of the ACC/SEC Challenge, the Cavaliers dropped to 11th place after the second round on Saturday.
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Just three days after dismantling a top-25 Old Dominion team, Virginia returned to action Friday night against a Virginia Tech team with a 1-4 ACC record.
Everyone knows it's tough to beat ACC teams. One simply has to look at the debacle that was ACC football on Saturday to understand this fact.
After eight ties and six lead changes, outside hitter Sarah Kirkwood's kill ended a wild game four, sealing Virginia's 3-1 (35-33, 30-18, 24-30,31-29) victory over rival Virginia Tech in women's volleyball on Saturday. Virginia Tech had a chance to win the game when it went up 29-28, but another Sarah Kirkwood kill and a Virginia Tech error turned the game in the Cavaliers' favor. Kirkwood had 24 kills and 14 digs overall, and middle Alexis Geocaris compiled a .550 hitting percentage in addition to 25 kills.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- It took a couple of months, but the Virginia men's cross country team finally found its stride.
The Virginia men's cross country team is running out of chances to make good on its lofty preseason expectations.
The Orange team won the second game of the Virginia baseball program's second annual Orange vs. Blue World Series by the score of 5-1.
The Virginia men's basketball team expanded its roster with two new players on Wednesday. The Cavaliers added the services of Mike Forkin and Tryshan Ravenell.
As seasons come to a close, coaches and players usually talk about wanting to be in control of their postseason positions. The Virginia volleyball team (16-7, 6-5 ACC) finds itself in just that place as they host in-state rival Virginia Tech (11-11, 5-5) tomorrow.
In the early fall of 2000, Virginia fans had their first glimpse of Alecko Eskandarian when he came off the bench.The youngster made an immediate impact, redirecting a pass from Kyle Martino into the net for his first collegiate goal and the first goal for the 2000 Cavaliers.
It is certainly a tale of two programs -- one firmly rooted in the cellar, the other almost untouchable in its pursuit of an ACC regular season title.
The Virginia field hockey team began its 2004 season with just three seniors on its roster. Yet, game after game, this trio of Cavalier elder stateswomen has created an output far greater than expected.
I will never confess to being a big NBA fan. I have always preferred the collegiate game, only watching the pros come playoff time.
Virginia running backs Wali Lundi and Alvin Pearman both rank in the ACC top-10 in rushing yards.
