Virginia field hockey (13-7, 3-3 ACC) dismissed Duke, 3-1, Thursday in the first round, but fell to Maryland, 4-1, Friday in the semifinals to take third place in the ACC championship tournament this weekend at Chapel Hill.
The Virginia men's basketball team came out sporting new uniforms for Friday night's exhibition against the Nantucket Nectars, but fans were treated to something very familiar in the Cavaliers' 82-70 win. Junior Travis Watson dominated in the blocks, scoring eight of the Cavaliers' first 10 points.
I t's time to stop arguing over which Virginia quarterback is better. Both Bryson Spinner and Matt Schaub are doing just fine.
The Virginia women's basketball team will open exhibition play as it hosts the Russian national team at 7:30 p.m.
As its regular season comes to a close, the Virginia men's soccer team might have forgotten what it's like to lose a game. With 14 victories under their belt, the Cavaliers head to College Park, Md., on Sunday to face tough competition from Maryland (7-6-1, 0-3-1 ACC). The match, which will be Virginia's final game in the ACC regular season, kicks off at 1 p.m.
The Virginia men's basketball team will open exhibition play tonight when it faces off against the Nantucket Nectars, a semi-pro traveling team, at 7:30 p.m at University Hall.
The Virginia women's soccer team will close out its regular season schedule tonight with a 7 p.m.
To avoid missing a bowl game for the first time since 1997, the Virginia football team needs to win all of its next four games.
The most competitive field hockey conference in the nation pits the best college teams against each other this weekend when the ACC Championship tournament kicks off in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Junior James MacPherson finally will have the spotlight to himself when Wake Forest takes on Virginia this Saturday.
The Virginia department of athletics announced that the football team's home game against Georgia Tech on Nov.
For many high school athletes, the thought of being recruited by a Division I school is just a far-off dream; for others it is a horribly confusing reality.
Virginia men's diver Peter Amstutz and women's swimmer Megan Roesch received ACC swimmers of the week accolades yesterday. Amstutz, a sophomore, is the first Virginia diver to earn the weekly honor.
When you first talk to Virginia starting strong safety Jerton Evans, he is quick to tell you what his favorite role on the football team is. "I love to hit," he said with a big smile and a ferocious look in his eyes.
Paced by pairs of goals from forwards Ryan Gibbs and Eric Solomon, the No. 2 Virginia men's soccer team routed UNC-Greensboro, 7-1, at Klockner Stadium last night.
With the football team in less than exciting form, and the basketball season still a little ways away, I would like to take this opportunity to look at the fastest growing sport at the University. This is a sport that combines minimal athletic ability with a tiny bit of luck.
After wrapping up the ACC men's soccer title, the nation's second-ranked Virginia will look to continue its 12-game winning streak against UNC-Greensboro at Klockner Stadium tonight. The Cavaliers (13-0-1) have allowed only one goal in their last 10 games and are coming off a 2-0 victory over East Carolina on Wednesday. "I think we should have won by more than two goals, and had we scored that second one earlier, we would have liked to have gotten more players in earlier," Virginia coach George Gelnovatch said.
The Virginia crew team won the open four race and finished fifth in the open eight race at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J., on Sunday. The Cavaliers' open four boat handily beat Columbia by 25.86 seconds for first place with a time of 16 minutes, 17.29 seconds.
With Virginia's running game struggling of late, football coach Al Groh suggested that the Cavaliers' best running back might return to the field in a week or two.
Like any other sport, college football leaves itself open to scrutiny. Are the players truly amateur? Maybe not.
