Ahmad Hawkins is one of Virginia's starting cornerbacks. So what's the big deal? Until the spring, Hawkins was a starting wide receiver for the Cavs. Hawkins was the leading receiver on one of the most prolific high school teams ever, the 1996 Hampton Crabbers.
Before Friday night, only the most careful baseball observers knew who Bryce Florie was. Even those scattered rotisserie league fanatics who recognized the name could place him only as one of dozens of faceless relief pitchers who toil nearly anonymously in the major leagues.
At first glance, a 3-0 victory seems like a pretty good sign that the Virginia women's soccer team played an outstanding game.
Renewed by a 34-6 victory over Richmond Saturday but uncertain about his team's health, Virginia football coach George Welsh spoke about his squad's outlook at a press conference yesterday. Sophomore running back Arlen Harris continues to recover from last week's knee surgery and will not play Saturday against Duke.
Pete Gillen's brief two-year stint as Virginia men's basketball coach is a cheesy Matthew Perry romantic comedy waiting to be made. Cavalier fans provide the romance: They're drool-all-over-themselves smitten with the Ÿber-energetic general.
The Virginia golf team finished 10th out of 14 teams at the Bank of Tennessee/The Ridges Intercollegiate Tournament Sunday.
After a disappointing loss to Hartford, the Virginia women's soccer team is hungry for a win. The Cavs hope to notch their first ACC victory tonight against N.C.
COLLEGE PARK, Md.-The Virginia men's soccer team closed out a rough weekend at the Fila/Maryland Invitation with a hard-fought 2-1 loss to Indiana, the defending NCAA Champions, yesterday at Ludwig Field at the University of Maryland campus.
The No. 18 Virginia women's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking defeat to No. 13 Hartford Saturday, 1-0.
No one could blame Virginia football fans for being leery Saturday when running back Antwoine Womack scored in the second quarter to put the Cavaliers up 21-0 against Richmond.
As the "Star-Spangled Banner" boomed over the University Hall Turf Field Friday, the 21 members of the Virginia field hockey team stood hand-in-hand, their legs quivering.
The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams took first and third places respectively in Saturday's Lou Onesty Invitational at Darden Towe Park in Charlottesville. Virginia coach Randy Bungard said he used this meet as a learning experience for the team's rookies. "We didn't run our top people," Bungard said.
Not to take anything away from this win, but the 34-6 victory the Cavaliers produced over Richmond was expected. But for those of us who remained for the second half (yes, all 10 of us), it was nice to know the team had the discipline to stick around too - especially the defense. The Cavalier defense matched the offense's 300-yard, 27-point first half performance by sending the Spiders into halftime without a score. Much of the same stifling defense remained intact for the second half.
Starting defensive end Redshirt junior 6-foot-3, 250 pounds Langley H.S. Great Falls, Va. Sociology major Only member of the defensive line to start every game last season Tied Cav record with two forced fumbles against Maryland Tormented BYU quarterback Kevin Feterik in last year's Virginia win, racking up five tackles, two sacks and a season-high four quarterback hurries Q: Last year, the Virginia media guide said you "loved to draw." Why is that gone this year? A: When I was younger and through high school, I enjoyed art.
Virginia 26, Richmond 7 Sept. 13, 1997 Charlottesville, Va. Led by a trio of current pros, the Cavalier defense smothered the Richmond offense all day, setting up three touchdowns in Virginia's 26-7 win at Scott Stadium. Middle linebacker Wali Rainer, safety Anthony Poindexter and defensive end Patrick Kerney helped hold the Division I-AA Spiders to 171 yards of total offense as the Cav defense forced four Richmond turnovers. The game's first play from scrimmage provided a glimpse of what was to come for the Spider offense, as defensive tackle Antonio Dingle caused a fumble that cornerback Dwayne Stukes scooped up and returned for a 17-yard score. Defensive end Andreas Karelis set up Virginia's second touchdown with a fumble recovery as well.
RICHMOND-Virginia field hockey coach Jessica Wilk would like all her games to go this well. Take an early lead.
When you think of the success of Cavalier football, what comes to mind? True, the Cav trophy case lacks a national championship, but Virginia is represented quite well in the NFL this season. In fact, 24 former Cavalier football players were on NFL rosters when the pro season opened last weekend.
Tomorrow's contest between Richmond and Virginia will be a game of contrasts. Coming off a 38-35 overtime loss to Brigham Young last weekend, the Cavaliers are facing a Spider team fresh off a 10-7 victory over Bucknell. Starting at 3:30 p.m.
The No. 3 Virginia men's soccer team heads into this weekend's Fila/Maryland Invitational Tournament at Ludwig Field in College Park, Md., taking its 2-0 record up against South Carolina and defending NCAA champion Indiana. Friday's matchup pits the Cavaliers against No.
When the Cavaliers pass Dan Ellis completed 13 of his 23 passes for 217 yards last week, numbers that should only go up against a tiny Spider secondary.
