I learned two very important lessons last week: 1. Never ever count out any team called the Patriots, especially when they're playing a bowl game that oozes "Go America!" 2.
Rebuilding. It's a term that no coach likes to use. Unless, of course, you are new Virginia men's tennis coach Brian Boland, seeking to mold Virginia into one of the country's best programs. Boland brings a renewed sense of enthusiasm to a team that has lost four of its top six players since last season.
The Virginia men's track and field team never seems to stop. Unlike most athletes who play in the spring, these Cavaliers have been competing for over a month and still are only midway through their indoor season. Now, as they continue to compete indoors and look ahead to the spring season outside, the team and their coaches are recognizing their capabilities. "We have a ways to go until we move outdoors, but we've been doing really well this winter and we are looking for that to carry over into the spring," assistant coach Jason Dunn said. The Cavaliers have faired well in their past two meets - the Virginia Tech Invitational Jan.
Halfway through the regular season, the Virginia men's basketball team now stands at a crossroads.
If you go to the University of Virginia, you don't have to look far to find a dominant athlete who's a hard worker with superstar potential. Virginia women's basketball player Brandi Teamer, a freshman who yesterday earned ACC rookie of the week honors for the fifth time this season, stands taller than her six-foot frame in assuming a leadership position early in her collegiate career.
Virginia swimmer Bo Greenwood was named ACC men's swimmer of the week yesterday. Greenwood, a freshman from Goochland High School in Manakin, posted two career best times in the Cavalier's 137-104 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday.
The jewel of Virginia men's basketball coach Pete Gillen's talented 2001 recruiting class is 6-foot-9 forward Elton Brown.
Boy, are you in for a treat. The esteemed sports editors at this newspaper have asked me to write a weekly piece about something I admit to be no expert in: sports.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming teams defended their pool successfully in the final home dual meet of the 2001-2002 season yesterday, toppling the visiting Pittsburgh Panthers. In a test of two nationally ranked teams, the No.
The Virginia wrestling team (2-7, 0-1 ACC) bounced back from a 31-9 loss Friday to North Carolina (8-2, 1-0) by finishing second at the 2002 Virginia Quad Meet on Saturday. After beating Howard 32-12 and Old Dominion 27-19, the Cavaliers fell in the finals to Kent State by a score of 33-10. "You got to come back from losing to a rival," such as North Carolina, sophomore Tim Foley said.
The first four minutes of yesterday's women's basketball game against N.C. State had every indication of a Virginia blowout as they staked out a commanding 11-0 lead.
The Virginia women's tennis team defeated Old Dominion 6-1 on Saturday in Virginia Beach to move to 2-0 on the season. The Cavaliers benefited from two forfeits, one at No.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - It was a nightmare situation for the Virginia men's basketball team. Two starters were injured, three more players were suffering from the flu, and they still were reeling from tough losses to the No.1 and No.
I n her team's victory over N.C. State yesterday, Virginia freshman Brandi Teamer contained Kaayla Chones in a matchup of two of the most dominant centers in the ACC.
Frustration. That is the only word to describe Virginia's last minute loss to Maryland. Frustrating for the players, frustrating for the fans, frustrating for everyone involved with Virginia. That being said, the Cavaliers' 91-87 loss to the Terrapins was one hell of a ball game.
Softball announces three new recruits for next fallVirginia softball coach Cheryl Sprangel announced commitments from three high school softball players to attend Virginia in the fall.
After suffering a tough 79-64 loss against No. 24 North Carolina on Sunday, the Virginia women's basketball team faces another menacing opponent in N.C.
Virginia learned a tough lesson last night at University Hall and junior guard Roger Mason Jr. put it best: "The game is never secure until the buzzer goes off." The Cavaliers (14-4, 4-4 ACC) simply could not close the deal against Maryland (16-3, 7-1 ACC). Virginia, up by nine with three minutes, 14 seconds to go, wound up on the wrong end of a 13-2 run and fell to the Terrapins, 91-87. "If you told me before the game that we'd be up nine with 3:14, I'd be thrilled," said a not-so-thrilled Virginia coach Pete Gillen. In a hotly contested back-and-forth game, Virginia had the largest lead of the night with only minutes left on the clock. "We just killed ourselves," freshman guard Jermaine Harper said. "The bottom line is we probably thought the game was over," Mason said.
The Virginia baseball team will enter the 2002 season ranked eighth out of the nine teams in the ACC.
Despite being a state champion at Williamsport High School in Maryland, redshirt senior Jimi Massey was not a highly touted wrestling recruit. "I wasn't a stud recruit," Massey said.
