"Confidence is the result of demonstrated performance." Coach Al Groh's words could not have rung truer after Virginia's 29-17 win over ACC rival Georgia Tech (6-5, 4-4 ACC). The Cavaliers (6-5, 4-4) made countless breakthroughs in Saturday's game that redeemed the team after having dropped the last four conference contests.
The Virginia volleyball team returns from College Park with a comeback win over Maryland. The Cavaliers, now riding a four-game winning streak within the conference, rallied following a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Terrapins 3-2. This win was Virginia's fourth straight ACC road victory and improves the Cavaliers to 24-7, 8-7 ACC.
The Cavalier men's golf team finished third in Hawaii's Turtle Bay Intercollegiate Tuesday. By the end of day two, the Cavaliers had shot 895 total for 54 holes, putting them 31 over par.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday that the All-ACC women's soccer team will include five Cavaliers, two of whom were named to the first team, one to the second, and two to the All-Freshman squad.
Saturday's dramatic fourth quarter was a perfect example of why fans should always stick around for the end of the game.
After playing a pair of games on the road last weekend, the Cavaliers returned home to shutout non-conference foe Longwood, 5-0. Virginia got off to a slow start, allowing several penalty corners and leaving open holes in the defense. "In the first half, we came out sluggish and Longwood definitely capitalized on that," senior Katie Jo Gerfen said.
The Cavaliers opened the 2003 season last night with a solid 4-2 win over Northeastern, bringing the Virginia record of consecutive games won against out-of-state, non-conference opponents to 37. The Cavaliers also have won their last 12 home openers. "I think it was a very exciting game," coach Jessica Wilk said.
The Cavaliers will travel to Millbrook Exchange Park outside Raleigh, N.C. Thursday to open the final chapter in the story of their spring season.
No. 5 Virginia will enter the ACC tournament hungry for victory after suffering their fourth straight loss Tuesday afternoon to Virginia Tech.
The theme: location, location, location. Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center in the heart of Central Grounds provides the perfect site for Virginia's NCAA Division I men's and women's tennis teams to display their talents, besides being an excellent facility available for recreational use by the University community.
