Less than nine minutes into the Virginia women's lacrosse team's final regular-season ACC contest Saturday, senior defender and captain Claire Bordley set the tone, scooping up two ground balls and using her stick to cause a turnover -- the first of Virginia's 18 of the day in a 12-4 win against Boston College.
A week ago today, the Virginia men's lacrosse team was focused on preventing the previous week's huge win against Johns Hopkins from distracting it from the task at hand -- defeating Maryland. Quite unsuccessful against the Terrapins, Virginia (9-1, 0-1 ACC) tallied its first loss of the season and watched as the lacrosse world second-guessed its ability. After falling from No.
Virginia coach Al Groh said in a statement yesterday that redshirt freshman linebacker J'Courtney Williams has been dismissed from the team.
Undefeated and ranked No. 1 nationally, the Virginia men's tennis team continues its quest for an undefeated season Friday at No.
Despite a No. 14 ranking, the Virginia baseball team has sometimes performed erratically. From the Cavaliers' young roster has emerged inconsistency; blowout losses to teams barely mustering a .500 record have been mixed with big wins against nationally ranked conference opponents.
Junior Lars Mikalauskas will undergo surgery on his left shoulder today and will not return to full-contact basketball for five months, according to an athletic department statement. After playing the first nine games in the 2007-08 season, Mikalauskas missed the next 13 games because of a shoulder injury.
The Virginia women's tennis team has a chance to take a share of first place in the ACC in its last two road matches of the regular season this weekend, facing Georgia Tech Saturday and Clemson Sunday. The No.
"The next couple of days we need to rough our kids up and get them ready for Boston College," Virginia coach Julie Myers said, expressing what seems to be the consensus of the entire women's lacrosse team for this weekend's game.
If after sweeping the 2008 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships the Cavaliers did not think their season could get any better, both the men's and women's teams were wrong. Closing out the 2007-08 season with 15th-place and 20th-place finishes, respectively, at the NCAA Championships, the Cavalier men and women proved they are competitive not just regionally, but also on the national stage. "I am really thrilled for both teams and for the athletes that participated in the meets," Virginia coach Mark Bernardino said.
Playing a sub-.500 team in Towson for a two-game, midweek series this week and coming off a convincing three-game sweep of rival Virginia Tech over the weekend, two easy victories seemed to be in order for the Virginia baseball team.
Two Virginia women's basketball players were recently recognized for their achievements on the hardwood this season: Senior guard Sharneé Zoll was invited to participate in the WNBA pre-draft camp Friday and Saturday at the University of Tampa, and sophomore guard Monica Wright was selected as an honorable mention to the AP All-America team. Zoll's achievements this year include breaking the all-time ACC career assists record set by Virginia alumna Dawn Staley while leading the Cavaliers to their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2005 against UC Santa Barbara.
Now that every Major League team has (finally) played a game and students are able to rock T-shirts around Grounds, it finally feels appropriate to talk about baseball.
The off-balance shot leapt from junior forward Lyndra Littles' fingers. The buzzer sounded as the ball flew wide left of the hoop.
Enter the game as a sub, sprint to the opponent's goal, receive a pass, flick the ball under the goalkeeper's crosse, and celebrate.
I've been having trouble trying to make sense of how my bracket could be so bad. I had Davidson losing in the first round.
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After losing eight of nine games in the Red and Black Tournament and Cavalier Classic, the Virginia softball team has an opportunity to win three games in a row for the second time this season with a doubleheader Wednesday against Longwood University. The Cavaliers (9-23, 4-5 ACC) have struggled to find a regular level of performance.
Virginia and Old Dominion varsity sports will face off for the third time in less than two weeks when the Virginia women's lacrosse team hosts the Monarchs tonight in a bid to continue its home dominance.
InRich.com reported that Cavalier linebacker J'Courtney Williams was arrested Monday by University Police.
The Virginia women's lacrosse team prevailed 13-9 in Durham to beat Duke Saturday, becoming the first team to defeat the Blue Devils at home in 19 games. Virginia got out to a strong start against the Blue Devils with an 8-2 halftime advantage.
