The Virginia wrestling team split its dual meets this past weekend, defeating North Carolina Friday in Charlottesville and losing to Virginia Tech Sunday in Richmond. The Cavaliers took their dual-meet win streak to four Friday when they beat North Carolina 18-13.
The No. 1 Virginia men's tennis team earned two road victories against top-12 opponents during the weekend, defeating No.
Attention, depressed Cavalier fans: If fall and winter sports have got you down, I have some news that I hope will cheer up any Virginia supporter.
Celebrating senior day last Sunday, the graduating seniors of the Virginia swimming and diving teams came one step closer to leaving their collegiate swimming careers behind.
As Hall of Fame basketball coach Al McGuire said, "The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores." The same can be said for Virginia sophomore guard Monica Wright, who has followed up her dazzling freshman campaign with an even better encore performance. The Cavaliers (15-5, 4-1 ACC) have won nine of their last 10 and look poised to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2004-05 season.
The Virginia women's tennis team opened the 2008 dual match season splitting last weekend's doubleheader. In the first game of the day, the Cavaliers were unable to overcome No.
Despite losing its first ACC dual meet since 1998, the Virginia men's swimming and diving team is poised to take on Pittsburgh Sunday. Indeed, the Panthers are likely to bear the brunt of the Cavaliers' lingering anger over their 2-point loss at the hands of the Tar Heels. "Last weekend's result won't change a thing about how we approach Pittsburgh," Virginia coach Mark Bernardino said.
The Virginia men's and women's tennis teams will take the court again this weekend for non-conference matches.
After dropping its fourth game in its last five on the road against Florida State Wednesday, the Virginia men's basketball team returns to Charlottesville Sunday afternoon for a matchup with Georgia Tech. For the second time in three games, Virginia (11-6, 1-3 ACC) was unable to close after it opened up a double-digit lead in the second half against the Seminoles.
After three strong victories on the road this past weekend, the Virginia wrestling team now begins its ACC regular season against North Carolina and Virginia Tech. Those three victories seem to mark a turning point in the Cavaliers' season of which past years have fallen short.
The Virginia women's basketball team continues its tour of Florida as it takes on Florida State Saturday at 7 p.m.
The teams go back and forth on runs in the first half, battling to an essential stalemate at halftime.
I have been a U.Va. fan for as long as I have followed sports. There were some successful years during that stretch, but also a number of letdowns and demoralizing losses.
The Virginia track and field team's season gets in full swing with the Penn State National Open meet tomorrow and Saturday.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- For the second time in three games, Virginia got out to a sizeable lead in the second half but was unable to close in the final minutes, as the team fell to Florida State 69-67. "When you lose a game by a possession or two, similar to the 1-point game we lost last week, I go immediately back to the 20, 30, 40 hours that doesn't prepare you well enough to either hold down the fort or maintain a lead or execute when you need to," Virginia coach Dave Leitao said. With Florida State (13-7, 2-3 ACC) leading 63-62 and 43 seconds on the clock, the Cavaliers (11-6, 1-3 ACC) put the ball in the usually secure hands of senior Sean Singletary.
As the Virginia wrestling team finds out at every practice and meet, youth is a time for learning.
You're hot stuff. You've got recruiters all over you, begging you to take your game to the next level.
As she pursued her passion for swimming, Claire Crippen's last name could have been a burden; her older brother, Fran Crippen, had already established himself as a world-class athlete in the pool -- a tough act to follow. Claire Crippen was not deterred: Only halfway through her first year on the Virginia swimming and diving team she is already recognized as one of the Cavaliers' top female competitors. "All the way through high school I followed in my brother and sisters' footsteps," Crippen said.
Shaking her head in disbelief, senior guard Sharneé Zoll scanned the stats sheet, expressing regret over her team's blown lead.
After losing its first ever ACC home game at the John Paul Jones Arena to Virginia Tech Wednesday, Virginia picked up its first conference victory and ended a three-game skid Saturday with an 84-66 win over Boston College. After scoring 70 points or fewer?
