When asked what he wanted his seniors to get out of Saturday's game against Virginia Tech, Virginia coach Al Groh's answer was plain and simple: "That we lost." Despite falling to a 9-3 record (6-2 ACC), his best record in seven seasons at Virginia, Groh had no smile on his face after falling to the Hokies 33-21.
The Virginia men's cross country team finished 12th at the NCAA Championships, putting an exclamation point at the end of what was already a successful season.
The Virginia men's basketball team began Thanksgiving break with a home victory over Drexel University last Tuesday night.
So it happened again. Tech beat U.Va. for the eighth time in nine years. Should we even be surprised?
The Virginia women's volleyball team took the court for the final time last week, splitting its final conference series with No.
Virginia triumphed in its first road test of the season, upsetting No. 17 Arizona 75-72 despite the fact that senior Sean Singletary was also battling against a flu bug. Singletary led all scorers with 24 points, including a perfect 11-11 from the free-throw line, and added a game-high 8 assists.
Coming off consecutive two-point losses to nationally ranked George Washington and at South Carolina last week, Virginia's women's basketball team got back to its winning ways Sunday afternoon with an 80-59 victory against Richmond. The Cavaliers (2-2) had four players in double figures, led by sophomore Monica Wright's career-high 27 points, and used an early first-half run to take control of the game and avenge last season's 75-72 loss in Richmond. "We started a little bit slow," Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said.
The Virginia wrestling team announced its arrival Saturday with two historic wins at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Flash back two years. The Hokies were in Charlottesville for their annual football game against Virginia.
The fate of the Virginia men's soccer team's season will be determined during tonight's NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship selection show. Despite losing to Boston College in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship Tournament last week, Virginia, currently ranked No.
No one can deny it has been a nerve-wracking season for the Cavaliers. Expectations plummeted when Virginia lost at Wyoming 23-3 in the season opener.
For the last time this season, the Virginia volleyball team will hit the road when it takes on Maryland tonight in College Park before traveling to Boston College Saturday. The Cavaliers (16-11, 11-7 ACC) are coming off of another weekend split, defeating N.C.
The members of the No. 12 Virginia men's swim and dive team held their heads high as they left the Aquatic and Fitness Center yesterday afternoon despite losing a heartbreaker to the Tennessee Volunteers. "I am very pleased with the attitude, with the determination and with the performance of our team today," Virginia coach Mark Bernardino said.
November is not typically a month known for great college basketball games. That stereotype, however, will be challenged this weekend as the Virginia men's basketball team travels west to take on the Arizona Wildcats Saturday.
The stage is set for the Virginia men's wrestling team to establish its legitimacy on the national level when they travel to Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Virginia women's basketball team plays host to in-state rival Richmond at 2 p.m. Sunday in a game that will carry some extra meaning for the players. "Any in-state game is a game we get up for," senior guard Sharneé Zoll said. The Cavaliers (1-2) lost to the Spiders (1-2) 73-70 last season in a tight matchup in Richmond.
Part of Virginia coach Dave Leitao's strategy for improving the basketball program has been to recruit players who can make an immediate contribution.
This afternoon's meet pitting the 12th-ranked Virginia men's swimming and diving team against 11th-ranked Tennessee has been pegged as the national "meet of the week" by swimmingworldmagazine.com. "We have a tremendous opponent in Tennessee," Virginia coach Mark Bernardino said.
"Virginia is 102nd in team offense. I'm not sure I've ever seen an 8-2 team do that before," color commentator Bob Davie remarked during ESPN2's telecast of the U.Va.
After a rough start, the Virginia men's basketball team pulled away and shot down Howard last night 92-53.
