Senior Jess Lewis' numerous successes in the pool for Virginia swimming and diving may not be her most important contribution to the team.
As the Virginia men's basketball team loses game after game this conference season, Cavalier fans haven't had much to cheer about.
In her 31st season as the Virginia women's basketball coach, Debbie Ryan has accumulated quite the record: three Final Fours, 21 NCAA Tournament berths, 11 ACC regular-season titles, three ACC Tournament championships and most importantly, a triumph over pancreatic cancer.
Last night's men's basketball game against North Carolina was closer than most expected, but unfortunately, for Virginia, few were surprised by the result.
So close. Doggone Hansbrough. What do you call that shot anyway? "Well we like to think that it is a jump hook, but it's not," North Carolina coach Roy Williams said.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team's pre-season scrimmage at Georgetown this past Saturday proved a battle of the defenses.
Back in 2003, when some of you first-years were just wee babes, Coors aired a legendary TV commercial titled "Love Song." The ad was subtle, the target audience was sophisticated and the lyrics (screamed by a pack of wild, beer-chugging dudes) went something like this: "I love football on TV, shots of Gina Lee, hanging with my friends ... and twins.
By Megan McDonald Cavalier Daily Associate Editor With the season opener Sunday, the Virginia men's lacrosse team traveled to Georgetown this past weekend for its final tune-up match.
National Signing Day for college football recruits occurred last Wednesday, and ESPN actually had live coverage, somehow.
Women's tennis victorious in first ACC match of season The No. 50 Virginia women's tennis team kicked off conference play Sunday afternoon with a narrow 4-3 victory against rival No.
Cavaliers record two wins on Tobacco Road The Virginia wrestling team picked up two victories on Tobacco Road Sunday, defeating North Carolina State 30-12 at Riverside High School in Durham and getting a 19-15 win against Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Cavaliers (18-4, 3-1 ACC) fell behind the Wolfpack (8-9-1, 1-3 ACC)early, 9-0, but stormed back, winning seven of their final eight contests to take the match.
If there's one thing I have noticed throughout my first three years at Virginia, it's that we like to get things done well in advance.
By Paul Montana Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor Few predicted in November that Virginia men's basketball would be where it is at this point in the season. At 1-8 in the ACC and 11-11 overall, Virginia sits firmly in last in the ACC, and with its most recent loss Saturday to Wake Forest, joined Georgia Tech as one of two teams to fall to a .500 overall record. Before the season started, Virginia was picked by the ACC media to finish fifth and by ESPN.com to finish ninth in the conference.
The Virginia women's basketball team earned a split of its two games over the weekend, defeating Florida State 77-54 at John Paul Jones Arena Sunday following an 86-80 loss to Maryland Friday. Sunday's victory for the Cavaliers (18-6, 6-2 ACC) came fewer than 48 hours after their emotional loss at Maryland (25-2, 9-1 ACC). Virginia led the fourth-ranked Terrapins 59-51 with 11:25 to play but faltered down the stretch, as the Cavaliers suffered their second straight loss to the Terrapins.
After suffering a 31-point blowout to Clemson Thursday, the Virginia men's basketball team's sluggish play continued in the opening minutes against Wake Forest Saturday, as the Demon Deacons dominated early and never gave up the lead, handing the Cavaliers an 80-64 loss. Though Virginia (11-11, 1-8 ACC) would recover from a 36-27 halftime deficit to cut the lead to as few as 3?
Anyone else tired of sighing, shaking your head and asking how can they be so lousy? Saturday's loss to Wake Forest was as defining a game for this Virginia team as any game this season.
The Virginia men's and women's indoor track and field teams had a productive trip to New York City this weekend, as 14 Cavaliers placed seventh or better in their respective events at the Armory Collegiate Invitational. Notable performances came from senior Kara Scanlin, who won the women's 3000-meter with a personal best time of 9:44.85, and senior Billie Jo Grant, who won the shot put event while setting a new Virginia women's indoor track and field shot put record with a 16.14-meter toss.
The Virginia men's tennis team maintained its undefeated record during the weekend, defeatingNo. 48 Kentucky 4-3 Friday and No.
The Virginia wrestling team will travel to Durham, N.C., for an important Sunday doubleheader against ACC rivals N.C.
Virginia's top-ranked men's tennis team looks to extend its five-game winning streak this weekend as the team takes on No.
