Don't get me wrong, I like West Virginia jokes as much as the next Wahoo. You know, something like "how many Mountaineers does it take to change a light bulb?" Answer: None, they don't have electricity in West Virginia.
Chatman named ACC Co-Rookie of the Week Freshman center Deidra Chatman was named Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Rookie of the Week, after posting career bests in points, rebounds and blocks. Chatman shares the award with North Carolina freshman La'Tangela Atkinson. The Cavaliers defeated Georgia Tech and Maryland to land their first conference wins of the year, improving their ACC record to 2-4 and coming within two victories of .500 basketball at 7-9 overall. Chatman showed strides in the two home victories against conference opponents after experiencing early struggles.
After struggling for most of the first half and trailing by as many as 10 points, the Virginia women's basketball team rode the momentum of sophomore guard Cherrise Graham's 17 second-half points to defeat Maryland 69-58 yesterday at U-Hall.
CLEMSON, S.C. It's all about desire. Virginia Coach Pete Gillen summed up the Cavaliers, almost a year after his team dropped its eighth straight ACC road game and 10th in its last 11 games. "I thought we were desperate, but they were more desperate.
For most University students, a month-long Winter Break offers opportunities to relax, travel and spend time with family and friends.
Eskandarian selected with first pick in MLS Draft Virginia forward Alecko Eskandarian was selected by D.C.
CLEMSON, S.C. -- In the game's closing seconds, Virginia sophomore guard Keith Jenifer had an open look from beyond the arc, spotting up on the right wing. Unfortunately, his shot narrowly missed, bouncing off the back rim and costing the Cavaliers both the game and a chance to pick up a rare road win in the conference. Jenifer entered the game having made 10 of his last 14 three-pointers, but was held to 0-for-4 shooting from the floor and only one point in Saturday's loss.
Forty-seven points, 25 rebounds and nine assists. They sound like great numbers for any team's frontcourt, but when a backcourt puts up those statistics it should raise eyebrows.
Coming off a disappointing but well-fought loss against the No. 1 team in the country, the Virginia men's basketball team will be right back on the road this weekend when they face Clemson in a critical road contest.
The Virginia women's basketball team went on late runs at the end of both halves and weathered an early second half spurt by the Yellow Jackets to bring home their first conference victory of the season yesterday over Georgia Tech, 74-63. "I think we played good defense most of the night," Virginia Coach Debbie Ryan said.
The general theme for the Cavalier women's basketball team before last night's contest against Georgia Tech was that they needed to recover their late-game execution in order to win close games. Adjusting to the graduation of high-scoring guard Telisha Quarles has been challenging for the Virginia backcourt this season.
Three senior Cavaliers make All-Star rosters Three seniors from the Virginia football team were named to postseason All-Star game rosters.
Eskandarian, Oliver named to All-America teams Virginia men's soccer standouts Alecko Eskandarian and Matt Oliver were selected yesterday to College Soccer News' 2002 All-America teams.
DURHAM, N.C. When your opponent scores 104 points in an ACC game, chances are slim you're going to be on the winning end of the contest.
The damn Yankees have gone and done it again. Yesterday's three-way trade between the Expos, White Sox and Yankees achieved everything the Bronx Bombers set out to do: 1) they traded away Orlando Hernandez who had become the surplus eighth starting pitcher in the wake of the Jose Contreras signing.
DURHAM, N.C. -- The Virginia men's basketball team (10-4, 1-2 ACC) hung with top-ranked Duke for most of the game, but Duke freshman guard J.J.
The Virginia women's basketball team looks to break its five-game losing streak and win its first conference game when Georgia Tech comes to town tonight for a 7:30 game at University Hall. The Cavaliers, who enter tonight's game with a 5-9 overall record and a dismal 0-4 conference record, remain optimistic about the season. "We lost all our ACC games," junior guard Anna Prillaman said.
Virginia places 18th in fall Sears Cup Rankings The University earned 172 points from the competition of its cross country, field hockey, football, soccer and volleyball teams to rank 18th in the 2002-2003 Sears Directors' Cup standings. The final standings will be posted after the completion of the spring season, with points awarded for the final standings of 20 sports, 10 male and 10 female.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Virginia may finally get some respect. The Cavaliers dominated then-No.13 West Virginia for the final three quarters of the game en route to a decisive 48-22 victory in the inaugural Continental Tire Bowl on Dec.
After opening up a first half lead of as many as 20 points, Virginia (10-3, 1-1 ACC) held off two second-half surges by North Carolina (9-5, 1-1) and won its home ACC opener, 79-72, Saturday. Junior guard Todd Billet scored 17 of his game-high 24 points in the first half behind 5-of-7 shooting on three-pointers as Virginia exploited a UNC zone in the first half, shooting 57 percent and opening up a 48-30 halftime lead. "We made a choice to go zone" defense, UNC coach Matt Doherty said.
