Facing an unexpected deficit after the first game last night, the Virginia women's volleyball team rallied together and stormed back to defeat in-state rival Virginia Tech, 3-1 (28-30, 30-27, 30-28, 30-27). "We try and tell the girls that for every in-state team, their match of the year is playing us," Virginia coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton said.
Wake Forest leads way in ACC weekly honors The Demon Deacon football team, in light of its 21-19 upset victory over East Carolina, received three player recognitions in this week's conference honors.
The play seemed simple enough. A simple pitch to the right, with some broken tackles. The run continued up the right sideline and seemed to be good for a first down.
Majestic back on the map in October Virginia men's basketball coach Pete Gillen is hopeful that sophomore guard Majestic Mapp will return to practice on October 13 after recovering from a second arthroscopic surgery on his right knee performed in August.
After finishing this weekend's Jefferson Cup Tournament with one win and two losses, the Virginia women's volleyball team will look to even its record against rival Virginia Tech (1-2) at University Hall tonight. Last year Virginia Tech competed as independents and finished the season 13-16.
I never understood how a bigger house, a faster car or a sleeker suit could cure the emotional distress caused by death.
In his weekly press conference, Virginia coach Al Groh stressed that the Cavaliers must work on punt returns and pass protection. Groh said that Virginia must cut down on penalties if they are to compete in every game. "I was very unhappy with the number of penalties," Groh said.
Don't worry, Chicken Little, the sky isn't falling quite yet. With the Virginia football team escaping what would have been an embarrassing loss to I-AA Richmond, coach Al Groh knows how fortunate the Cavaliers are to have defeated the Spiders. "I thought that [Richmond] team did an outstanding job," Groh said.
The Virginia men's soccer team was presented with an opportunity Sunday afternoon to banish numerous demons of postseasons past.
Virginia women's soccer senior co-captain Lori Lindsey wasted little time making a case for her second ACC player of the year award Saturday in the Cavaliers' 3-0 win over Mississippi. Lindsey, a center midfielder, scored the first goal of the Cavaliers' first 2001 home game 18 minutes into the first half.
Closing out a weekend of action-packed competition at University Hall, the Virginia women's volleyball team fell to Minnesota, 3-0 (30-15, 30-19, 30-25), on Saturday in the final game of the 2001 Jefferson Cup Tournament. Earlier Saturday, No.
The Virginia field hockey team jumped out to an early lead and didn't let go in its matchup yesterday against Central Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Virginia football coach Al Groh promised that his Cavaliers would be exciting to watch. He kept his word on Saturday. After a 36-yard David Greene field goal put Virginia comfortably ahead, 17-0, with 20 minutes left to play, the Cavaliers almost fumbled their way to a loss and narrowly escaped Scott Stadium with a 17-16 win over Richmond. "We're pleased to have won," Groh said.
Virginia men's soccer coach George Gelnovatch doesn't want to get too excited. After watching his squad go undefeated in preseason competition in Europe, he knows the Cavaliers' preseason No.
At first glance, it might seem that the Virginia women's volleyball team should be preparing for a season of rebuilding.
The Virginia women's soccer team will open its 2001 campaign tomorrow in a 1 p.m. matchup with Mississippi at Klockner Stadium. The Cavaliers start their season ranked No.
Tomorrow's game against Richmond presents more questions to the Virginia football team than the Riddler left for Batman. How will the Cavaliers respond to the loss of running back Antwoine Womack?
The Virginia field hockey team kicks off the 2001 campaign on a quest for its fourth consecutive NCAA tournament berth and with its eye on the ACC championship.
Sophomore Virginia swimmers Luke Anderson and Luke Wagner begin competition in the 2001 Goodwill Games todayin Brisbane, Australia.
Richmond, a Division I-AA team, is among the least of the Virginia football team's worries this year.
