Just when you thought it might flourish, the Virginia men's basketball team tumbled. And just when you thought they were about to fall apart, they reunited and bounced back. Tuesday night's convincing 89-71 victory over Florida State ended a disastrous slump that almost sent the No.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened the second half of their seasons with solid victories at ACC rival N.C.
When Al Groh called Virginia Director of Athletics Terry Holland to accept the Cavalier coaching job, it took only one word - "Wahoowah!" - to let Holland know he had the man who would replace George Welsh at the helm of the Cav program. Groh spent 13 of the last 14 years coaching in the NFL but stepped down as head coach of the New York Jets after one season to return to his alma mater. "There's been a lot of elation and excitement about coming back to Charlottesville," Groh said of the city that has become his family's adopted home. Groh, 56, graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce in 1967 after earning four letters as a defensive end and lettering in lacrosse.
When George Welsh announced Dec. 11 his intention to step down as Virginia football coach at the end of the season, the rumors already had begun to swirl.
Once again, the NCAA quarterfinals became the graveyard of another talented Virginia men's soccer team. The Cavaliers threw away their national title hopes in a frustrating 3-0 defeat to Creighton Saturday.
The No. 24 Virginia women's basketball team relied heavily on its bench Sunday to pull out a 78-67 win over Old Dominion. After the Lady Monarchs made their first eight shots and ran out to an early six-point lead, Cav coach Debbie Ryan changed her game plan.
The Virginia wrestling team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 26-13 victory over Binghamton in the Cavs' home opener at Memorial Gymnasium Friday.
In a sweeping success, the Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams combined to win 32 of 42 total events to claim first place Saturday in the Cavalier Invitational. The Invitational ran Thursday through Saturday and featured, in addition to the host Cavaliers, teams from Central Connecticut State, West Chester, West Virginia, William & Mary and Yale. The No.
When the Virginia football team heads to Hawaii for its Christmas bowl game, it will be facing an opponent that has become all too familiar over the last five years.
After overwhelming Purdue 98-79 Wednesday night with unshakable defense, the Virginia men's basketball team takes its zone press to Virginia Military Institute in Lexington Monday at 7:30 p.m.
The annals of Virginia men's soccer are filled with NCAA titles and national honors, but tomorrow at Klöckner Stadium the Cavaliers hope to avoid repeating some of their most recent NCAA disappointments. The fifth-seeded Cavs hope to advance past Creighton tomorrow at 1 p.m.
With the Sydney Olympics already two months old, athletes all over the world are thinking about Athens in 2004.
After obliterating the St. Francis Red Flash by 51 points Monday night, the Virginia women's basketball team looks to knock Old Dominion off the edge of the Top 25.
Maybe you thought the Virginia men's basketball team doesn't deserve its No. 21 national ranking or that the Cavaliers' impressive 3-0 start with wins over mediocre teams was just a fluke. And I admit, I too was skeptical.
The expression on Gene Keady's face told the whole story. Late in the second half of last night's men's basketball game between Virginia and Purdue, Cavalier point guard Donald Hand missed the first free throw of a one-and-one, but, Purdue's players stood motionless, and Hand came off the line undeterred to put in his own miss.
As a junior at Sherwood High School in Olney, Md., Jamie Grimes did not think he would swim in college. Nor did he ever think he would make such an impact at a Division I school such as Virginia.
Maryland filled its head coaching vacancy yesterday by announcing Georgia Tech offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen as its new head coach. Friedgen played his collegiate football at Maryland, graduating in 1969.
While most University students spend Christmas curled up next to the fire, Cavalier football players will be frolicking in sunny Hawaii, enjoying their third straight bowl game. Virginia accepted an invitation yesterday to play in either the Oahu Bowl on Christmas Eve or the Aloha Bowl on Christmas Day.
I remember sitting in my best friend's living room three and a half years ago, watching Arizona beat Kentucky in 1997's all-Wildcat NCAA final.
