A ha! This is it. Finally, after two months of being the Thursday columnist, I get the chance to come out on Tuesday.
Spending 29 hours on a bus in one weekend doesn't sound like much fun, but the Virginia women's crew team came out of it all right. The weekend didn't start off so well.
When the final home game rolls around, a team wants to be able to look back on its home season proudly and honor those members playing in friendly territory for the final time. Yesterday afternoon in front of an ample crowd at The Park, the Virginia softball team (47-13, 4-2 ACC) did just that against ACC rival Maryland (34-16, 1-3), beating the Terrapins in two come-from-behind wins, 3-2 and 5-1.
After both teams took the lead on the first day of competition, the Virginia men's outdoor track team finished third and the women's team finished fourth, at the ACC outdoor championships held at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla., this weekend. The men claimed its highest finish since 1984, with 59 distance points and 39 weight points. Cavalier Brian Kollar won an ACC championship in the javelin, and Cavaliers John Welch and James Murdock took second and third.
For the first time in 19 years, a new head football coach, other than George Welsh, was prowling the Virginia sidelines.
ORLANDO, Fla.-If you knew the Virginia women's lacrosse team had to face Maryland in the semifinals of the ACC tournament Friday, you would have said the Cavaliers didn't have a chance.
Apparently the hits didn't stop with Saturday night at Scott Stadium. Yesterday at U.Va. Baseball Field, the Cavaliers (23-21) completed a sweep of ACC rival Maryland (13-27), winning 9-6 and grabbing their fourth consecutive win.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team's trip to the Sunshine State turned sour pretty quickly. A string of five unanswered Maryland goals in the third quarter and a host of miscues down the stretch negated a steady first-half performance by the defending champion Cavaliers. No.
The No. 11 Virginia men's lacrosse team travels to the Sunshine State this weekend to kick off the ACC tournament, looking to get back on track after a roller coaster regular season. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers (5-5, 1-2 ACC) will face top seed Maryland (9-1, 2-1) tonight at 6.
Being a great athlete takes more than just talent - one must also have a good work ethic, teamwork skills, a positive attitude, leadership ability and love of the game.
The ACC is known for its top-notch basketball programs and football havens. This week, at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, the ACC Springfest will show off some of the conference's other sports in tournament action. It's a safe bet that one of the most close, exciting contests will be the women's lacrosse tournament.
If the Virginia baseball team (19-21, 6-12 ACC) wants to secure a winning record before hitting the road for the closing leg of its regular season, this weekend is its last chance.
(This is the last article examining proposed restructuring of the Virginia athletics program.) It's no secret the big boys of the Tier One sports comprised of football, men's basketball and women's basketball help to support many of the University's 21 other varsity sports. Coaches believe the Strategic Planning Task Force on Athletics' recommendations to divide varsity athletics into four tiers would not impact these popular sports.
Twenty national junior championships. Twenty-four professional titles. Three hall of fame honors. If all of the above wasn't enough for Virginia men's tennis coach Dick Stockton, he can add one more prize to his collection. In a ceremony at the United Nations building in New York, N.Y., the United States Tennis Association will induct Stockton into its Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame tonight, acknowledging the 50-year-old coach for his distinguished playing career.
The temperature may have taken a dive yesterday but the Virginia softball team (43-13) showed no signs of cooling down as it extended its current win streak to six and trounced visiting underdog Elon College (12-31) in both games of a doubleheader, 4-0 and 11-4. In addition to the two wins, a new Virginia record was set in each game.
(This is the third article in a four-part daily series examining proposed restructuring of the Virginia athletics program.) While money may not really make the world go 'round, it is nevertheless a driving force in the realm of Division I athletics.
In the recent hubbub over University athletics, a lot of words have been thrown around. Keep track.
Although ACC pitcher of the week Brendan Creswell took a rest, the Virginia baseball team trampled Virginia Tech, 9-3, this afternoon in Blacksburg.
Yesterday, the No. 8 Virginia women's lacrosse team took care of business against No. 17 George Mason, 15-8, in Fairfax.
As sports seasons enter their final stretches, teams strive for strong finishes and impressive records.
