[caption id="attachment_34815" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior midfieler Brittany Kalkstein ranks fourth in NCAA history with 277 draw controls, which is seven shy of the record.
It's been a few months since I've written a column for this newspaper. But during its last week of publication for my last semester of college, I couldn't pass up an offer to have my ugly mug appear on these pages once more. So what do I do with my last column in this paper?
I'm not usually a big fan of writing sports columns in list form, but lists are fun and - more important - fast to finish.
[caption id="attachment_34772" align="alignleft" width="243" caption="Sophomore catcher John Hicks has stepped in nicely for the injured Franco Valdes.
I always imagined writing something eloquent for my final column, but these types of things rarely go as planned.
[caption id="attachment_34769" align="alignleft" width="228" caption="Senior Houston Barrick rallied back to win his singles match against Duke's Jared Pinsky 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-1 to help the Cavaliers clinch the ACC Title Sunday.
For my last column ever, I could spew some of my own advice, but I doubt you'd listen. I'm young and not even sure of the next step in my own life.
[caption id="attachment_34730" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The men's 4x800m relay team won the elite Championship of America event at the Penn Relays last weekend with a combined 7:15:38 time.
This is the last sports column that I will write for The Cavalier Daily. It took a lot of thinking to decide what would go into this column.
[caption id="attachment_34727" align="alignleft" width="202" caption="Sophomore infielder Steven Proscia, who led ACC freshmen last year with a .333 batting average, has bounced back from a recent hitting slump, slugging three home runs against Maryland.
The Virginia women's tennis team's goal going into the ACC Tournament was to make it to semifinals for the first time during coach Mark Guilbeau's four-year tenure.
The Virginia men's golf team placed runner-up at the ACC Championship in New London, N.C. this past weekend, falling behind Georgia Tech by 13 strokes.
The senior class of the Virginia men's lacrosse team reached new heights this weekend in the ACC Tournament.
[caption id="attachment_34693" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="All-ACC senior midfielder Brittany Kalkstein scored four goals Friday against Maryland in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
The anxiety built up as first-round hopeful Chris Cook waited to hear his name called by National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell.
The No. 2 Virginia baseball team completed its second ACC series sweep on the season this past weekend against Maryland at College Park. The Cavaliers (34-9, 15-6 ACC) won game one 5-1 behind a modest nine hits and 7.2 outstanding innings of six-hit, one-run baseball from sophomore Danny Hultzen for his sixth victory this year. Then Virginia exploded for 27 runs on 28 hits during the back end of Friday's doubleheader.
The Virginia softball team's weekend series against Boston College was record-setting for the Cavaliers.
The premier event of the outdoor track and field season has arrived. This is a meet that hosts high school phenoms, professional athletes and everyone in between.
After snapping Radford's 13-game win streak in a midweek doubleheader, the Virginia softball team travels to Boston College for another two-game matchup this weekend, hoping to improve its chances at a regional bid. The Cavaliers (29-18, 9-5 ACC) seem to be riding high on momentum and poise, having won six of their last seven games. "Everyone's feeling pretty confident," sophomore centerfielder Giannina Cipolloni said.
The No. 2 Cavaliers head to College Park to square off against a reeling Maryland squad, which enters the series after a midweek loss to Towson and a weekend sweep against N.C.
