In 1996, when Virginia women's basketball Coach Debbie Ryan was on the recruiting trail, she went after a guard from Maryland named Alisha Mosley, who wound up choosing Wake Forest.
After three days of dominating its competition, the Virginia men's swimming and diving team won its second straight ACC Championship Saturday night.
If the results of Thursday morning's preliminary races at the ACC Swimming and Diving Championship in North Carolina hold water, the No.
Dennis Womack didn't plan on this. When he arrived at Virginia, he didn't think about becoming the head baseball coach, and he certainly didn't anticipate staying in Charlottesville for this long.
Coming off their first road victory over North Carolina since 1981, the well-rested Virginia men's basketball team looks to continue its current scorching status as the squad takes on the Seminoles of Florida State Saturday in Tallahassee. The Cavaliers have been on a roll ever since returning home from a difficult four-game road trip.Since returning to the friendly confines of University Hall, the Cavs (18-8, 8-5 ACC) have played themselves back into a third-place spot in the ACC standings after last Sunday's Carolina victory. Related Links Virginia Men's Basketball Florida State Men's Basketball ACC Men's Basketball Florida State (10-14, 5-8) also has been playing well lately, but the Seminoles hit a bump in the road Wednesday night when the Tar Heels stole a heartbreaker in front of the FSU home crowd.
COLLEGE PARK, MD-Maryland senior reserve forward Antonieta Gabriel shocked herself and the entire crowd of 2,023 at Cole Field House yesterday night by scorching the nets with 21 points and nine rebounds, leading the Terrapins to a 76-71 upset over the No.
With only eight days until the ACC Tournament, the Conference-leading Virginia women's basketball team faces one of its final tests tonight at Maryland at 7:30 p.m. The matchup with the Terps (13-12, 4-10 ACC) is one of two crucial ACC games that still lay ahead of Virginia.
Junior Jon Benick hit a solo home run in the ninth inning, but the Virginia baseball team could not complete the comeback and capture their first win of the season, falling short at Liberty, 6-5. Liberty 6, Virginia 5 Cavalier Daily Box Score   Benick's blast with one out brought the Cavs (0-5-1) within a run, but Flame righthander Kurt Reese retired the next two batters to preserve the Liberty victory. The Flames (2-2) took their first lead of the game in the sixth inning when first baseman Jim Clinton tagged Virginia lefty Brandon Creswell for a three-run home run that gave Liberty a 4-3 advantage. Related Links Virginia baseball Liberty baseball Duke men's basketball   Cavalier center fielder Michael Floyd smacked an RBI single in the eighth to tie the game, but Liberty left fielder Trey Miller hit a home run in the bottom of the inning to give the Flames the lead.
I've never been particularly fond of elections, not school board elections, not JV cheerleader elections (okay, I take that back), not even presidential elections. Especially presidential elections. Related Links Official Bill Bradley Web site Official George W.
As the No. 9 Virginia men's swimming and diving squad prepares to defend its Conference title at the ACC Championship in Chapel Hill this weekend, Doak Finch also has an individual streak to keep alive. The Cavalier senior has plenty of factors on his side as he aims for his fourth straight ACC crown in the 400-yard individual medley, but his most important ally may be his health.
Virginia women's basketball Coach Debbie Ryan must be a genius. Her squad now holds sole possession of first place in the ACC after a disparaging 4-4 start to the season.
Virginia freshman Travis Watson earned his second ACC Rookie of the Week honor this season for last week's stellar play against Clemson and North Carolina.
Virginia redshirt junior quarterback David Rivers, who will not be back for the Cavaliers in the fall, is planning to transfer to a Division I-AA school for his final year of NCAA eligibility. Rivers, who is on schedule to graduate in May, would have to sit out a year if he transferred to a I-A school, but can play immediately if he jumps down to I-AA.
At the beginning of the ACC season, I picked North Carolina to finish first in the ACC. For some reason, that doesn't make sense to me now.
In a battle of winless teams, George Mason broke out of the gates in the first inning, hammering Virginia for four runs en route to a 6-4 victory yesterday at U.Va.
Virginia swept the ACC women's basketball weekly awards yesterday, as sophomore guard Telisha Quarles was named Player of the Week and freshman forward Schuye LaRue grabbed Rookie of the Week honors for their performances in Cavalier victories against Clemson Thursday and No.
The success of the Virginia men's basketball team this season has brought many Cavalier players into the limelight.
Virginia defensive back Chris Williams, a redshirt freshman who participated in more defensive plays than any other Cavalier last season, is academically ineligible and will not play football in the fall. Williams, a second-year Engineering student, will not participate in spring practice and will miss the 2000 season as well, confirmed Michael Colley, assistant athletic media relations director, yesterday. "He is academically ineligible and won't be able to play," Colley said. Williams declined to comment. Virginia Asst.
Three hundred sixty-seven days ago, the Virginia men's basketball team stood seconds away from a miracle win over No.
The winless Virginia baseball team takes on equally-struggling George Mason this afternoon at the U.Va.
