F --- You, Songaila" Not exactly the best phrase to start a column with, is it? But it's even worse for it to be blurted out during the silence of the national anthem in University Hall at a Virginia men's basketball game.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - At last night's Virginia/Maryland women's basketball game, the second half simply could have been called the Anna Prillaman Show. Prillaman, a sophomore guard for the Cavaliers, connected on five three-pointers in the closing half, tying a school record, and drove Virginia to a 52-44 road victory.
Ah, Charlottesville. It's nice to be back home. I actually was growing tired of waking up at the crack of noon and eating all of the food in my mom's house.
Tonight's women's basketball game will pit a young Virginia team against an experienced Maryland squad in College Park, Md., at 7:30 p.m. "This is a huge game for us," said Virginia coach Debbie Ryan.
Virginia graduate Katie Tracy was named the NCAA Division I female recipient of the Woody-Hayes national scholar-athlete award yesterday.
According to the Washington Post, Virginia sophomore Maurice Young has transferred to St. Bonaventure.
"Must-win" is a term that is thrown around quite a bit in the world of college basketball. It is a phrase most teams don't want pinned to their names.
In a "must-win" game for the Virginia men's basketball team, the Cavaliers finally played a regular-season game that corresponded with their preseason expectations.
A pumped-up Penn State team and its rowdy fans made their intention to win in Charlottesville loud and clear on Saturday.
With a great escape Saturday night, the Virginia men's basketball team improved to 4-0, rallying to beat Virginia Tech 69-61, in a game that was much closer than the score indicated.
After experiencing a season of highs and lows, Virginia seniors John Duckett and Antwoine Womack made sure their college football careers ended on a positive note. Womack rushed for 153 yards on 31 carries and Duckett forced a momentum-changing fumble to lead the Cavaliers to a 20-14 comeback win over Penn State on Saturday. It was "our last home game, so we had to play our hearts out," Duckett said. Virginia (5-7) looked down and out seven minutes into the third quarter.
The Virginia women's soccer team closed out a bittersweet 2001 season with a 3-2 loss at Santa Clara in the fourth round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
The Virginia women's basketball team kept its winning streak alive Sunday afternoon with a closely contested 72-71 victory over University of California-Santa Barbara (3-2). This was the fourth consecutive win for the Cavaliers (5-2), who lost to the Gauchos, 78-66, last season. "Santa Barbara has lots of heart and really hustles; we matched their hustle today," Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said.
It would have been hard for the Virginia swimming and diving team to turn in a more dominating performance than they did at the Cavalier Invitational held Nov.
For the first three months of their season, the Virginia men's soccer team was unstoppable. Backed by a dominating defense that recorded 11 shutouts, the Cavaliers ran through conference opponents seemingly at will, overcoming every challenge en route to a 16-0-1 regular season record. After two early postseason losses, however, the Cavaliers saw their championship dreams evaporate in the conclusion to a season that, while in many ways exceptional, failed to live up to lofty expectations. Despite Virginia's second-round exit from the NCAA Tournament after losing to Seton Hall, 1-0, at home on Nov.
The Virginia women's soccer team travels to face second-seeded Santa Clara in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at 4 p.m.
When the Virginia and Penn State football squads meet at Scott Stadium tomorrow, each team will be running on the field from completely opposite directions.
The Virginia women's basketball team had its hands full last night, but played tight defense and made clutch plays to squeeze out a 60-58 victory over Virginia Tech.
Close games like this are not only decided by how well a team shoots, or by how effective a team breaks a press, but by which team wants it the most. Last night, Virginia freshman guard LaTonya Blue wanted it more than anyone. The game was tied with under a minute left and Blue had the ball in her hands at the top of the key.
After soundly beating a ranked Penn State team, the Virginia swimming and diving team will look to continue its success when it hosts the nine-team Cavalier Invitational today through Saturday at the Aquatic & Fitness Center. On Nov.
