There's more to college basketball than December to March when big crowds in arenas cheer their teams to victory without much thought as to how the teams came together.
It has been three years since a team other than Florida State owned sole possession of first place in the ACC.
Following a month of matches on the road, the Virginia volleyball team returns to its home court this weekend to host ACC rivals Wake Forest and Duke at University Hall. The Cavaliers (5-6, 1-3 ACC) have played seven away matches since their 3-1 home victory over Virginia Tech on Sept.
The Virginia women's soccer team relied on a familiar face in last night's game against Brigham Young.
After a slow start out of the gate, No. 8 Virginia field hockey finally came alive last night to down Appalachian State, 4-0, at University Hall Turf Field.
WILLIAMSBURG - After Sunday's overtime upset over No. 1 Maryland, No. 8 Virginia field hockey was unable to overcome a 2-1 deficit and fell to William & Mary for the first time since 1995.
The No. 15 Virginia women's soccer team (5-2-1) heads into tomorrow's home match against No. 16 Brigham Young (6-2-1) with Tuesday night's 1-0 victory over William & Mary still fresh in the players' minds. The Tribe's talented defense managed to hold the offensively oriented Cavaliers for the most of the game, but in the 66th minute, Virginia freshman Lindsay Gusick broke down the defense for the only goal of the game.
The Florida State football may be without one of its starting defensive ends when it plays Virginia on Oct.
The Virginia men's basketball team confirmed yesterday that redshirt sophomore Majestic Mapp will miss the 2001-02 season because of knee surgery that he will undergo later this month. Mapp, who missed last season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, was going to start as point guard for the Cavaliers this season.
Maryland running back Bruce Perry is number one, both literally and figuratively. Sporting a number one on his jersey, Perry leads the nation in rushing with an average of 169.5 yards per game. At the start of the season, Perry battled with Marc Riley and Jason Crawford for the job of replacing departed All-American LaMont Jordan, Maryland's all-time rushing leader.
Following its 3-2 upset victory over No. 1 Maryland on Sunday, Virginia's field hockey team is eager to take on in-state rival, William & Mary, tonight at 6.
J ordan, Jordan, Jordan. That is the only thing I've heard all week in the sports world. Not that I don't like the guy, but this story has been dragging on for far too long.
In a tough test and in an unfamiliar style, the Virginia women's soccer team took out in-state rival William & Mary, 1-0.
Virginia point guard Majestic Mapp will miss a second straight season due to a knee injury, according to ESPN.com and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Mapp was expected to be Virginia's starting point guard, but junior Roger Mason Jr.
White named ACC field hockey player of the week Virginia goalkeeper Emily White was named ACC field hockey player of the week for the first time in her career. White made nine saves Sunday as the Cavaliers defeated the No.
Most true freshmen on a Division I football team spend a lot of their time wondering if they will get a sniff of the playing field during their first year.
Though the faces were different, the result was the same last night at Klockner Stadium as the No.
When the Virginia football team invades College Park, Md., on Saturday to take on No. 25 Maryland, it will be battling for first place in the ACC.
After shutting out St. Joeseph's, 3-0, in its Atlantic-10 opener on Saturday, Temple (2-4-1) comes to Charlottesville tonight hungry for its first back-to-back wins when it faces the undefeated No.
When opportunities have knocked for the women's soccer team this season, it hasn't been home to answer the door.
