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The Skinny on weekend competition for Virginia’s baseball, wrestling, swimming and diving, women’s lacrosse, women’s golf, softball, and men’s and women’s tennis teams. Full previews of men’s basketball and men’s lacrosse can be found online and in the Thursday print edition of The Cavalier Daily.
Amid popular opinion, polo is usually associated with wealth, and playing polo is conceived as a symbol of privileged status. Tom Buchanan from “The Great Gatsby” — himself dubbed “the polo player” — represents the most typical popular perception of polo player: white, muscular, upper-class and usually arrogant. Furthermore, commercial brands — in particular Ralph Lauren — strengthen the stereotypical association between polo and elitism by utilizing polo imagery and associating it with expensive consumer goods. However, the experience of members of the Virginia Polo Team depicts quite a different picture.
The Skinny on weekend competition for Virginia’s baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s basketball and track and field teams. Full previews for men’s basketball and softball can be found online and in the Thursday print edition of The Cavalier Daily.
For over a decade stretching from 1999-2013, the words “Virginia men’s swimming and diving” and “ACC Champions” were essentially synonymous. The Cavaliers won 14 of the 15 conference championships during that span under former coach Mark Bernardino.
Eight track and field athletes represented Virginia in three separate events at the Alex Wilson Invitational on Saturday in South Bend, Indiana. This meet — hosted by Notre Dame — offered the Cavaliers a final tune-up before next weekend’s ACC Indoor Championships. And perhaps more importantly, these Virginia athletes gained another opportunity to qualify for the NCCA Indoor Championships.
Baseball
The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team is in for a busy 2015 season.
The Virginia women’s swimming and diving team entered the season with the ambitious goal of taking the title as the storied program’s best squad. No doubt ever existed that the milestone was within reach. But to outsiders, the Cavaliers probably did not seem on the right trajectory about a month ago.
As the 16 best teams in the country gathered in Chicago this past weekend for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, the third-seeded Virginia men’s tennis team looked primed for a deep run and a potential championship. Boasting two top five players, first-ranked sophomore Thai-Son Kwiatkowski and No. 4 junior Ryan Shane, Virginia seemed to be a team playing some of its best tennis.
The Skinny on weekend competition for Virginia’s track and field, men’s tennis, softball, women’s basketball, women’s golf and wrestling teams. Full-length previews for baseball, men’s basketball, men’s lacrosse and women’s lacrosse are available online and in Thursday’s print edition of The Cavalier Daily.
If there is one trademark of a Dom Starsia coached lacrosse team, it is a vaunted offense. Relatively recent names such as Matt Ward and Steele Stanwick have cemented Tewaaraton-worthy resumes in the orange and blue, while countless others have graced All-Conference and All-American lists.
After reaching the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament last season, Virginia women’s lacrosse faces expectations to earn the program’s first national championship since 2004. Last season’s semifinal result, a loss to conference foe Syracuse, was the best finish for the Cavaliers since the 2007 season when they lost in the title game against Northwestern.
Duke suffered its first home loss in 41 games to Miami, 90-74, Jan. 13.
The Virginia men’s tennis team will spend significant time on the road in the next six weeks. One of the most important aspects of a long road trip is starting off strong and gaining momentum, as these are some of the most taxing times for a team. At Thalhimer Tennis Center in Richmond Saturday, Virginia did just that.
The Virginia women’s tennis team went 2-1 over the weekend at the 2015 ITA National Women’s Tennis Indoor Team Championships hosted at the Boar’s Head Inn.
When many students roll out of bed for their first class of the day at noon, the majority of student athletes have already sat through three classes. While most students might enjoy a long mid-afternoon lunch or nap, student athletes rush over to their respective locker rooms to begin practice. The fact is, whether you recognize it or not, student athletes live a very different life than the average college student and just as the University orients new students to college life, they should also orient new student athletes to the life of a Division 1 athlete.
As the ESPN showcase at John Paul Jones Arena became more of a defensive clinic than an evenhanded dual during the first half Saturday night, it was easy to forget that the opposition is a top-10 program.
Women’s golf
The Virginia women’s basketball team is riding a two-game winning streak into Notre Dame, Indiana, where the Cavaliers will play the No. 4 Fighting Irish Thursday night at Purcell Pavilion.
The Virginia women’s tennis team rallied for a 4-2 win against Georgia Monday night at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.