Lawsuit taints memory of fallen player
By Jed Williams | September 4, 2001I never understood how a bigger house, a faster car or a sleeker suit could cure the emotional distress caused by death.
I never understood how a bigger house, a faster car or a sleeker suit could cure the emotional distress caused by death.
In his weekly press conference, Virginia coach Al Groh stressed that the Cavaliers must work on punt returns and pass protection. Groh said that Virginia must cut down on penalties if they are to compete in every game. "I was very unhappy with the number of penalties," Groh said.
Don't worry, Chicken Little, the sky isn't falling quite yet. With the Virginia football team escaping what would have been an embarrassing loss to I-AA Richmond, coach Al Groh knows how fortunate the Cavaliers are to have defeated the Spiders. "I thought that [Richmond] team did an outstanding job," Groh said.
The Virginia men's soccer team was presented with an opportunity Sunday afternoon to banish numerous demons of postseasons past.
Virginia women's soccer senior co-captain Lori Lindsey wasted little time making a case for her second ACC player of the year award Saturday in the Cavaliers' 3-0 win over Mississippi. Lindsey, a center midfielder, scored the first goal of the Cavaliers' first 2001 home game 18 minutes into the first half.
Closing out a weekend of action-packed competition at University Hall, the Virginia women's volleyball team fell to Minnesota, 3-0 (30-15, 30-19, 30-25), on Saturday in the final game of the 2001 Jefferson Cup Tournament. Earlier Saturday, No.
The Virginia field hockey team jumped out to an early lead and didn't let go in its matchup yesterday against Central Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Virginia football coach Al Groh promised that his Cavaliers would be exciting to watch. He kept his word on Saturday. After a 36-yard David Greene field goal put Virginia comfortably ahead, 17-0, with 20 minutes left to play, the Cavaliers almost fumbled their way to a loss and narrowly escaped Scott Stadium with a 17-16 win over Richmond. "We're pleased to have won," Groh said.
Virginia men's soccer coach George Gelnovatch doesn't want to get too excited. After watching his squad go undefeated in preseason competition in Europe, he knows the Cavaliers' preseason No.
At first glance, it might seem that the Virginia women's volleyball team should be preparing for a season of rebuilding.
The Virginia women's soccer team will open its 2001 campaign tomorrow in a 1 p.m. matchup with Mississippi at Klockner Stadium. The Cavaliers start their season ranked No.
Tomorrow's game against Richmond presents more questions to the Virginia football team than the Riddler left for Batman. How will the Cavaliers respond to the loss of running back Antwoine Womack?
The Virginia field hockey team kicks off the 2001 campaign on a quest for its fourth consecutive NCAA tournament berth and with its eye on the ACC championship.
Sophomore Virginia swimmers Luke Anderson and Luke Wagner begin competition in the 2001 Goodwill Games todayin Brisbane, Australia.
Richmond, a Division I-AA team, is among the least of the Virginia football team's worries this year.
At first glance, the Virginia football team's receiving corps would appear to be of little threat to the defenses of the ACC.
It's my first week back and already I'm stressed. Well, you might be too if you had a paper due before classes started, or in this case, a sports column.
This season the Virginia women's soccer team looks to improve on a very successful 2000 campaign.
Virginia football coach Al Groh announced yesterday that senior tailback Antwoine Womack will have surgery on his ankle. Womack went down with a high ankle sprain during Saturday's season-opening game at Wisconsin. Womack will undergo surgery as soon as the swelling in his ankle goes down, Groh announced.
Richmond September 1/Home 2000 Record: 10-3 Key Players: QB Sean Gustus, OL Ken Farrar, DL Josh Spraker, DB Chad Blackstock, KR Cordell Roane Musical quarterbacks: Coach Jim Reid's Spiders are among the top teams in Divison 1-AA, ranked 13th in the ESPN/USA Today preseason poll.