The Virginia wrestling team (2-7, 0-1) will face off against a pair of in-state rivals this weekend.
As the Virginia swimming team travels to Maryland for its final regular season meet and looks forward to postseason competition away from its home pool, the Cavaliers will turn to their own well-traveled native son, Luke Anderson, to carry them to victory. Although the Virginia swimming team has completed its home schedule, traveling away from the comfort of Charlottesville is nothing new for sophomore Anderson.
The Virginia men's tennis team fell to in-state rival William & Mary in a 6-1 match Wednesday night in their first dual match of the spring season. Senior Jonathan Chou was a bright spot for the Cavaliers, winning his No.
The Virginia men's basketball team looks to turn around its four-game losing streak Sunday against Clemson (11-12, 2-8 ACC). The Cavaliers (14-6, 4-5) now are fifth in the ACC, having lost three of their last four to conference opponents.
The letters NIT can stand for quite a few things. Not in touch. No intense teamwork. Not in tournament.
"Greatest Virginia class ever." Those are the words national recruiting analyst Tom Lemming, editor of Prep Football Report, used to describe his number five recruiting class in the country.
ACC coaches chose the Virginia softball team to finish third in the league this season. Receiving 14 points in the poll, the Cavaliers placed behind preseason favorite Florida State and defending conference tournament champion North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N.C. - According to both the ESPN Coaches Poll and the Associated Press, the Virginia Cavaliers are the No.
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.
