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.
The Virginia women's volleyball team does not want to be the first ACC team to fall to N.C. State this season.
The Virginia field hockey team will head to the NCAA Championships for the second straight year under the direction of coach Michele Madison.
The Cavalier men's cross country team continues to put forth great performances. This time, junior Kevin Tschirhart carried the day, winning the 8K at Saturday's Cavalier Open by a comfortable 24 seconds.
The Virginia women's soccer team will begin the quest for its first ACC championship since 2004 today as the No.
In baseball there is a saying that you can tell how the season will go by the first hitter of the year.
Though senior guard Sean Singletary is the face of the Virginia men's basketball team, a group of players behind him is ready to step into the limelight.
During a race, members of the Virginia women's rowing team are in charge of pulling their glorified toothpick of a boat over 2,000 meters of water in less time than it takes to walk to class.
It was a good weekend for Virginia sports teams that played in Charlottesville: the football team squeaked out a win over Wake Forest; the men's basketball team annihilated Carson-Newman in an exhibition; the volleyball team swept Clemson (but did fall to Georgia Tech); and the wrestling team crushed their three opponents.
He's back. With senior guard Sean Singletary's decision not to enter the NBA draft and to return to Virginia for the 2007-08 season, hopes are high among the Cavalier faithful that the team can repeat its outstanding run of last year.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams have opened the 2007-2008 season with a bang, compiling a 2-1 record.
