I have to admit, I'm a little scared. Last week in this space I worried out loud, making an innocent speculation about the punishment Virginia's football season could take out on its quarterback, he-whose-name-I-shall-not-mention.
When Matt Schaub went down with a shoulder injury against Duke Saturday night, backup Anthony Martinez jumped off the bench and into the spotlight surrounding the 15th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers.
The Maryland Terrapins travel to Tallahassee Saturday night to face Florida State in the first ACC game of the year between two preseason favorites for the conference title. Maryland (0-1, 0-0 ACC) enters the week reeling from an embarrassing 20-13 opening game loss at Northern Illinois in which they were flagged for nine penalties and 90 yards.
Coach Debbie Ryan announced Friday that Virginia women's basketball player Cherrise Graham has decided to leave the program and will not be a member of the 2003-4 squad.
The Cavaliers opened the 2003 season last night with a solid 4-2 win over Northeastern, bringing the Virginia record of consecutive games won against out-of-state, non-conference opponents to 37. The Cavaliers also have won their last 12 home openers. "I think it was a very exciting game," coach Jessica Wilk said.
For her entire career at Virginia, the crossbar had been Kelly Hammond's worst enemy. Last night it became her newest friend. Hammond's shot from just outside the box with 4:42 remaining bounced off the top iron, hit William & Mary goalkeeper Nikki Villott and rolled into the back of the net for the game-winning goal in No.
After injuring his shoulder during the first drive of the Duke game, Virginia's Heisman hopeful Matt Schaub will watch this weekend's much anticipated match-up against South Carolina from the sidelines.
Handicapping the wide-open National League wild card race is as difficult as trying to sneak a fastball by Barry Bonds.
The game couldn't have gone better for the Cavaliers. The running game was good for over 200 yards.
The No. 19 Virginia men's soccer team opened its season this weekend against Seton Hall and No. 11 St.
Gillian Hatch took one look at the West Virginia defense and knew exactly what she had to do. Lined up for a free kick 20 yards from the goal with just under four minutes left in a scoreless season opener, the junior defender decided to ditch the designed play the coaches had called. "They got a whole lot of numbers behind the ball," Hatch said.
This was it. This was the year. A preseason AP rank of 18. A thrashing of West Virginia in last year's Tire Bowl, with starting tailback Wali Lundy scoring four touchdowns and earning the game MVP award.
The Cavaliers won all three of their matches this weekend to take the Tiger Top Classic. Virginia dominated the competition, taking all nine games they played in the tournament in wins over Centenary, LSU and the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Virginia executed well in its finals win over Centenary, committing only nine errors in 104 attempts.
Coach Debbie Ryan announced Friday that Virginia women's basketball player Cherrise Graham has decided to leave the program and will not be a member of the 2003-4 squad. The junior guard transferred to Virginia after her freshman season at Purdue.
Kevin McMullan became the final addition to Virginia's baseball coaching staff, head coach Brian O'Connor announced Wednesday.
Adding another distinction to a growing list, quarterback Matt Schaub was one of 26 candidates announced for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list.
The Virginia women's volleyball team will play on a brand new court in Memorial Gymnasium this fall.
Last year's season ended on a penalty kick with the Virginia men's soccer team being stunned by William & Mary in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The Virginia football season kicks off Saturday as the Cavaliers play host to the Duke Blue Devils.
The Rally Monkey better watch out. There's a new rally creation in town. Put away those backwards, inside-out hats and those monkey puppets because Rally Karaoke Guy is here to stay. Baseball is famous for being a highly superstitious game, and I suppose it's almost necessary considering the daily rigors of a 162-game schedule.
