If you ever were to talk to Ruth Selby, you might want to refrain from any "nerd" jokes. She's probably already heard them from her volleyball teammates. The sophomore defensive specialist also is a Jefferson Scholar, the biggest effect of which is her interactions with teammates. "The Jefferson Scholar thing enriches," Selby said.
In what is quickly becoming a U.Va. tradition, the Department of Intramural-Recreational Sports is suffering from a shortage of its own.
Emily White sits alone on the sideline of Old Dominion's artificial turf field, removing her goalie pads.
Women's club tennis remains undefeated The women's club tennis team continued its undefeated streak this Saturday with a win against Navy at home, 8-2.
What first half? On Saturday, the Virginia Cavaliers (6-2, 4-1 ACC) proved again that the first 30 minutes each Saturday are meaningless.
Women's soccer team falls to North Carolina The Virginia women's soccer team continued its record of futility against national power North Carolina, falling 2-1 at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, N.C. Freshman midfielder Sarah Huffman gave the Cavaliers an early lead with her first collegiate goal, off an assist from senior midfielder Meredith Rhodes.
Call it resilience, call it heart, call the 37 straight points Virginia scored in the second half to beat North Carolina yesterday whatever you want, but Virginia Coach Al Groh deserves a lot of the credit for Virginia's second-half comebacks in recent games. Virginia now has outscored its opponents by more than 100 points in the second half this year.
An overmatched Virginia volleyball team fell to No. 11 North Carolina 3-0 Saturday night at U-Hall.
The Virginia men's soccer team welcomes ACC rival Duke on Sunday in Klöckner Stadium at 1 p.m. This will be the second game of the Cavaliers' current seven-game home stand. Virginia is coming off a solid 5-2 victory against Liberty University on Wednesday night.
The Virginia women's soccer team travels down Tobacco Road on Saturday to face conference foe North Carolina.
At high noon tomorrow in Scott Stadium, Virginia draws North Carolina in search of its sixth straight win and fourth straight in conference play.
The Virginia women's volleyball team looks to improve on its 2-5 home record against ACC rival N.C.
Terrell Owens receives fine, but won't be signing away much money The league office for the NFL announced yesterday that San Francisco wide receiver Terrell Owens will be fined for violations of league conduct in this past week's Monday Night Football game, but not for the expected reason. Owens caused a stir when, after scoring a decisive 37-yard touchdown, he pulled a black pen out of his sock and immediately autographed the game ball.
Ohio University band to perform at Virginia football game Saturday The marching band from Ohio University, known as the Marching 110, will entertain fans at Saturday's football game against North Carolina. The Marching 110, in addition to its regular duties at Ohio University events, has performed for the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cleveland Browns and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Is it a record? Maybe not, but it is remarkable nonetheless that the Virginia men's soccer team, still nursing the wounds of an overtime loss at Clemson, could score its first goal within the first 30 seconds of their contest with Liberty.
My grandfather recently handed me the Oct. 7 issue of Sports Illustrated and demanded I read the sports version of the U.S.
Dexter Reid is not your typical college football player. He doesn't go by any flashy nicknames. He doesn't like to talk about himself.
The Virginia women's lacrosse team went head-to-head with long-time rival James Madison last night for a fall exhibition match, putting up a good fight, but falling 14-13. "This was a fall game," Coach Julie Myers said.
When they fell into last place in the ACC standings after Friday night's loss at Marlyand, the Virginia women's soccer team found themselves in unfamiliar territory.
