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By Kyle O'Connor | November 14, 2007Drive. Walk. Run. Hang-glide. Street luge. Jump on the old Big Wheel. Get a piggyback ride from Jeffrey Fitzgerald.
Drive. Walk. Run. Hang-glide. Street luge. Jump on the old Big Wheel. Get a piggyback ride from Jeffrey Fitzgerald.
The Virginia men's basketball team set a program record by going 16-1 at home in their first season at John Paul Jones Arena and played their way into a share of the regular season conference championship by winning all eight of their conference games at JPJ. Virginia coach Dave Leitao said while last season's success was special, he focused more on the impact such success has on future seasons. "I think it raises everybody's awareness as to who we are," Leitao said.
The Virginia club field hockey team returned last weekend from James Madison with another title in hand: The team won the 2007 National Field Hockey League Championships. Senior Nicole Debien, co-president and forward, said the Cavaliers were part of the league's Elite Eight that went to nationals at JMU.
After winning their last regular-season and first ACC Tournament match to secure an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Virginia field hockey team lost its first-round match to Penn State Saturday 3-2 to end Virginia's season.
In the 2006-07 season, J.R. Reynolds and Sean Singletary accounted for 37.4 of Virginia's 77.0 points per game.
FOOTBALL: Virginia Tech game set for noon The Nov. 24 contents between Virginia Tech and Virginia will commence at 12:00 p.m.
After a mediocre showing against Longwood Saturday night, the Cavaliers came out and gave it their all last night against a ranked opponent but fell short of a win, losing to No.
The Virginia men's soccer team battles N.C. State today for the remaining spot in the quarterfinals of the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. Seeded eighth and ninth respectively, the No.
Great teams validate their success during the postseason. The Virginia women's soccer team will look to do just that.
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Lee Evans once paid $20,000 to a teammate for the ability to wear the number 83.
he Virginia women's basketball team won its season opener against Longwood 62-49 Saturday night. In her official debut as a Cavalier, junior center Aisha Mohammed led all scorers with 16 points.
The Virginia swimming and diving teams returned home from State College, Pa. Saturday after a respectable showing at their own version of the Big Ten Challenge.
MIAMI -- After a season of heart-stopping victories, Virginia made it look easy Saturday night with a shut-out victory that spoiled the farewell party at the Orange Bowl. After 468 games over 71 seasons, the Orange Bowl went out on one of its worst -- the worst home loss since 1944 when Miami fell to Texas A&M 70-14. The Cavaliers (9-2, 6-1 ACC) scored early and often and never gave Miami (5-5, 2-4 ACC) a single chance to compete.
Virginia came out strong in its opening game against Vermont and never surrendered the lead, as the Cavaliers took a 90-72 win at John Paul Jones Arena.
It seems like whenever I get to a party, it's just ending. It was my first visit, my last visit to the fame-filled fortress I had seen so many times on television hosting its championship-caliber Hurricane teams.
You've been to the games. You've seen her. Admit it: The girl has skills. The mention of Virginia's feature twirler Erica Seredni may provoke some cynical comments, but tossing a baton in the air and catching it precisely as you move across the field isn't that easy.
The Cavalier men's cross country team finished fourth at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet Saturday.
The 21st-ranked Virginia men's soccer team fell to top-ranked Wake Forest 3-1 Friday night. The Cavaliers' (10-6-2) last regular season game was also their last conference contest before heading to the ACC Tournament Tuesday.
Each year during college basketball season, the ACC-Big Ten Challenge pits two of the most dominant conferences against one another.
Welcome to Virginia, Aisha Mohammed. The highly-touted Nigerian junior center came to Virginia last season but had to sit out the year with a torn ACL suffered while playing for her native country during the World Championship last fall. Mohammed, a transfer from Central Arizona, leads the forwards and post players into a hopeful 2007-08 campaign.