Passes fill air at spring football game
By Ernie Washington | April 14, 2008For years, many Cavalier fans have been hoping the Virginia football team would diversify its offense and throw the ball more regularly.
For years, many Cavalier fans have been hoping the Virginia football team would diversify its offense and throw the ball more regularly.
Perfection was the theme of the day for the men's tennis team Sunday afternoon: a perfect atmosphere at the Snyder Tennis Center on a day that honored one of the most accomplished senior classes in Virginia tennis history and a perfect 7-0victory for top-ranked Virginia against No.
Saturday night's record-breaking crowd of 8,000 began its exodus from Klöckner Stadium in the middle of the fourth quarter as the Duke men's lacrosse team prepared to hand Virginia a 19-9 defeat, the Cavaliers' worst home loss in 21 years. Having battled back to tie the game 9-all in the middle of the third, No.
College Park, Md. -- After a couple of shaky midweek games last week, Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor said his team was in need of a "defining moment" at some point this season.
The Thursday, April 10 Sports article titled "Late-Inning Rally Sparks Cavs" stated that the score of Virginia's baseball game was 3-0 in favor of Liberty heading into the seventh inning.
The Virginia women's lacrosse team will try to make history Sunday by winning its 400th game in program history. No.
Having ended last week's four-game losing streak with two consecutive midweek wins, Virginia's No.
This weekend bears much importance for the Virginia women's tennis team for many reasons, but for the Cavalier's lone senior, Lindsey Pereira, it will carry a little extra weight.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team will try to follow its comeback victory against North Carolina last Saturday with a win against Duke tomorrow night at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers (10-1, 1-1 ACC) need to win to maintain pace with the Blue Devils (11-1, 2-0 ACC) in the ACC.
The Virginia men's tennis team will take the courts at Snyder Tennis Center for its last home matches of the regular season this weekend as it hosts No.
The Los Angeles Sparks selected Virginia senior point guard Sharneé Zoll in the first pick of the third round of the WNBA Draft held yesterday in Tampa, Fla. Zoll was the 29th overall pick of the draft out of 43 players taken.
Weird. It's the first word that comes to mind when fifth-year lacrosse midfielder Peter Lamade anticipates this weekend's game against his alma mater, Duke. "It is going to be very, very weird," Lamade said.
With the score 3-0 in favor of Liberty going into the bottom of the seventh inning last night, Virginia coach Brian O'Connor decided it was time for a team meeting. The previous two Wednesday nights, Virginia (26-9, 8-7 ACC) lost to Towson and George Washington, who hold a combined record of 32-30.
One of the hottest stories in the news recently (especially on Grounds, apparently) is the controversy surrounding the Olympics this August in Beijing.
The Cavalier softball team split a doubleheader with Liberty in Lynchburg Wednesday, winning the first game 7-6before coming up short in the second game 9-6. Virginia (13-28, 4-8 ACC) held off a late rally by Liberty (8-25-1, 2-1 Big South) to take the win in the first game.
Contrary to popular belief, Cav Man was not Virginia's first mascot, but its third. Furthermore, orange and blue were not the University's original colors. These facts and other myth-busters are part of the University Guide Service's new athletics tours, which will officially commence tomorrow afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena. The tours are the brainchild of Kase Luzar, a former Cavalier football player and current athletic department employee.
With 27.9 seconds remaining in the contest, No. 6 Georgetown scored and pulled ahead, leading to an upset of the No.
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The Cavaliers, led by freshman starter Jake Cowan and junior DH Greg Miclat, put a four-game losing streak behind them with a 6-0 shutout Tuesday afternoon against Longwood. Cowan, who pitched a career-high 6.1 shutout innings against the Lancers, struck out five batters while only giving up one walk.
Heading into the homestretch of the season, the Virginia softball team will take a break from conference play with a midweek doubleheader against Liberty Wednesday in Lynchburg.