Speaking publicly for the first time about her recent battle with illness, Virginia women's basketball coach Debbie Ryan announced yesterday that she successfully underwent surgery to remove a small tumor from her pancreas earlier this month.
As a true orange and blue blood -- one of those guys who judges his self worth by the number of Virginia football players who call him by name, one of those guys who knows the helmet size of the backup long-snapper - I should be sullen.
Virginia jumped out to a 21-0 halftime lead fueled by the running game, but Brigham Young kicked a 26-yard field goal in overtime to defeat the Cavs 38-35. Leading by a touchdown with 4:48 left in the fourth quarter, Virginia (0-1) failed to convert on a fourth-and-one run from midfield.
After a 1999 season that left the Cavalier football team with more questions than answers, coach George Welsh vowed to "reinvent the corporation." Assistant coaches were shuffled, offensive and defensive schemes were evaluated, and players changed positions.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Trailing just 2-1 to No. 1 North Carolina, the No. 16 Virginia women's soccer team had its upset hopes dashed in the 60th minute of their first ACC game of the season. A breakaway goal by Carolina forward Meredith Florance, who placed her shot just under Cavalier freshman keeper Jody Clugston, sealed the fate of the Cavs (1-1, 0-1 ACC) Friday night at Fetzer Field. Three more goals by the Tar Heels (3-0, 1-0) followed on the momentum of Florance's unassisted breakaway, making the final score 6-1.
The Nittany Lion field hockey team was simply too much for the out-gunned Cavaliers, felling them 3-1 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge yesterday in St.
Despite having only three seniors, the Virginia women's volleyball team rose above its youth and inexperience to win two of three matches over the weekend, earning them second place in the Jefferson Cup Tournament. The Cavaliers (2-1) defeated Kentucky Saturday, 3-1, and split a pair of matches Friday, taking a 3-1 win over William and Mary before losing to Georgetown, 3-0. Saturday against the Wildcats (1-2), the Cavs won the first two games, 15-13 and 15-8.
It was over almost as quickly as it began. Needing to win by five goals to clinch the 2000 Virginia Soccer Classic tournament, the No.
Official practice for the 2000-01 season may still be months away, but that didn't stop the Virginia men's basketball team from picking up some early preparation at the end of this summer. From Aug.
Last weekend, Brigham Young suffered a 29-3 defeat in Jacksonville at the hands of defending national champs Florida State.
With only three seniors, two returning starters and no juniors, the Virginia women's volleyball team needs its stellar incoming freshman class to contribute mightily if it is to continue its climb to national prominence. The current Cavalier recruits were ranked as the sixth best class in the nation by Volleyball Magazine, making it Virginia's highest-ranked recruiting class ever.
Last week Kyle Martino was named a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, college soccer's MVP award. Yesterday, the Virginia sophomore grabbed second team preseason All-American honors from Soccer America magazine. Soccer America also gave the Virginia team a nod, ranking it third in the nation.
Maybe Margin Hooks doesn't get it. He has plenty to worry about as the marked man on Brigham Young's struggling offense, but the senior wide receiver is playing it cool. The BYU offense entered the 2000 season with a daunting task.
If you remember the 1999 Virginia soccer teams and are trying to apply that to the upcoming season, please don't.
Losing only three starters from last season, the No. 16 Virginia women's soccer team seems poised to improve on its third-round exit from the 1999 NCAA Tournament.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams both received Academic All-America honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). The CSCAA rates teams according to their academic performance.
George Gelnovatch, Virginia men's soccer coach, has learned to choose his words carefully. Don't ask him if the Cavs will win the national championship.
After 39 holes of lost opportunities and dramatic comebacks, 2000 Virginia grad James Driscoll fell to Arizona State's Jeff Quinney in the championship match of the 100th U.S.
Not to be a complete carpetbagger or anything, but I have news for all you Southerners out there: Auto racing is not a sport. Judging by the attention NASCAR receives from newspapers around Virginia, the Commonwealth's sports fans would argue that point.
Arlen Harris would like to downplay being named Virginia's opening-day starter at tailback, but it's obvious nobody is going to let him.
