[caption id="attachment_33518" align="alignleft" width="164" caption="Freshman center Simone Egwu had a relatively quiet night, contributing three points and four rebounds in the 55-46 Cavalier win.
Athletic Director Craig Littlepage before Virginia's home game against Wake Forest Feb. 6: "We're gonna win the regular season in the ACC." Was it an outrageous jingoistic plea for support from the student body?
The Virginia softball team split its four games at the Cavalier Invitational this past weekend, twice defeating George Washington, while dropping both games to Notre Dame. Virginia opened tournament play Friday with a 9-1 win against the Colonials.
[caption id="attachment_33484" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore Chris Bocklet scored a team-high four goals against Mount St.
[caption id="attachment_33482" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Cavaliers, riding a six-game losing streak, look to reverse their fortunes tonight against No.
[caption id="attachment_33480" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Monica Wright was named this week as one of the top 30 midseason candidates for the Naismith Trophy, which is awarded each season to the top women's basketball player in the nation.
Virginia will host the Cavalier Invitational this weekend on a field 150 miles away from home. Charlottesville's record snowfall this winter has rendered The Park, the Cavaliers' usual home turf, unfit for use.
The No. 1 Virginia men's tennis team will square off in a triple-header tomorrow against Wofford, Liberty and Longwood on its home turf at the Boar's Head Sports Club. The team enters the contest after topping No.
[caption id="attachment_33455" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="No. 1 Virginia won its first game since earning the top spot after taking a three-game series against then-No.
[caption id="attachment_33451" align="alignleft" width="206" caption="Sophomore Lindsey Hardenbergh and freshman Erin Vierra each struggled during the first set of their singles matches before crusing to victory in the seconds.
Last week, I wrote a column about NASCAR. Among other points, I argued that NASCAR is indeed a sport and made a case justifying this assertion. To race at such high speeds - inches away from the wall and other drivers attempting to swerve past you for three grueling hours - must be both mentally and physically exhausting.
[caption id="attachment_33400" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Cavaliers enter the swimming events of the ACC Championships after compiling a 4-0 record in ACC play this season and 9-1 overall.
[caption id="attachment_33398" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="The Cavaliers survived a late rally against East Carolina Sunday to win 14-11 and take the series 2-1.
This is the final installment of my pseudo-weekly series about the best of the past decade from Virginia athletics.
The No. 13 Virginia women's lacrosse team returns to action tonight, seeking its first win of the season at home against in-state rival Richmond. Hoping to end Virginia's recent domination of the rivalry between the two teams, Richmond (0-3) enters the midweek matchup having lost its first three games of the season to Maryland, Duke and North Carolina - all top-five teams. The Spiders struggled during their first week of regular season play.
Despite 27 points from sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg, Virginia lost its sixth straight game last night 74-62 against Miami in Coral Gables, Fla.
[caption id="attachment_33356" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="The Cavaliers took 14 of 18 events during the ACC Championships, sweeping all five relays.
As February is Black History Month, this is as appropriate a time as any to crack open the archives and take a look at the history of black athletes at the University.
[caption id="attachment_33353" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg scored 13 points against Clemson this weekend after managing just four against Florida State last Wednesday.
