With college basketball kicking off tonight, a full column on football just did not seem appropriate.
After hanging in limbo for the past four days, the Cavaliers heard the news they wanted last night as they received a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Virginia, who has not appeared in the Tournament since 2001, received an at-large bid and will play Iowa in the first round at Wake Forest. After three mediocre seasons, coach Michelle Madison came in, and in her first year, turned around a program that was struggling to establish itself in the ACC. "I think it's a credit to the entire coaching staff and the team," Madison said.
I n case you missed it, the NBA kicked off its season last week when the Miami Heat hosted the Bulls on Halloween.
After a disappointing end to the regular season -- two losses at the hands of Wake Forest and Duke -- Virginia bounced back and upset Boston College 2-1 in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.
With quality wins over Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and Boston College last year, the 2005-06 Cavaliers left Virginia coach Debbie Ryan and the rest of the Virginia coaching staff a solid foundation on which to build.
Hello, my name is Kyle and I'm a sponsorship addict. Believe me, I'm not happy about it. In fact, I'm madder than George Gelnovatch at the ACC Tournament (and that's just about the maddest human being I could think of). I've tried everything to get my life back: the patch, the gum, the pill and the support groups, but so far, no dice. Let me take you back a couple months to when this whole mess began.
Soccers make NCAA's Yesterday, both the men's and women's Virginia soccer teams received bids to the 2006 NCAA Division I Soccer Championships.
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Senior goalie Ryan Burke's unbeaten record in penalty kick sessions ended as did Virginia's chances for three ACC championships in four years Friday night in the ACC semifinals against the No.
Virginia (13-7) fell to the Maryland Terrapins 5-2 Friday, halting the team's ACC Tournament run in the semifinals. After falling behind 2-0 early, freshman forward Fenna Breitbarth brought the Cavaliers to within 2-1 with a goal early in the second half. In the span of just over five minutes, the Terps tacked on three more goals to widen the lead to 5-1.
The Virginia men's basketball team officially opened the 2006-2007 season Saturday night, hosting Augusta State in an exhibition game at the new John Paul Jones arena.
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Coming into Saturday's meet against Georgia Tech, the Cavaliers expected a meet where older swimmers would be allowed to garner practice in tertiary events and which would give the younger swimmers a chance to compete. This is exactly what the team gained when the men's and women's swimming and diving teams posted solid wins to remain undefeated in the ACC.
The Cavalier volleyball team (19-6, 12-4 ACC) made quick work of Maryland and Boston College this weekend, defeating each team 3-0 on back-to-back nights.
After a week of intense training and grueling practices, the Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams open the weekend with an ACC home meet against Georgia Tech at the Aquatic & Fitness Center Saturday afternoon. In Virginia's last meeting with Georgia Tech, the men's and women's teams won 11 of 11 events.
No pep talks will be required from Virginia coach George Gelnovatch when the No. 3 seed men's soccer team takes on No.
The Cavaliers return home this weekend riding the strength of a four-game win streak. After beating North Carolina and N.C.
Throughout the childhoods of most current college students, the Florida State football program defined excellence on the gridiron.
The Virginia Cavaliers had not forgotten anything about their short stay at last year's ACC men's soccer tournament, not the four goals they had allowed to Clemson in the quarterfinals nor the deficient overall form that had ended a two-year reign atop the nation's most competitive league. So when they arrived at Maryland SoccerPlex yesterday for the 2006 event, the Cavaliers were intent on making amends for last fall's messy performance and regaining their place among the conference elite. The result-- a 2-0 victory over those same Tigers -- was cleaner than their play, but enough to send the third-seeded Cavaliers into tomorrow night's semifinal against second-seeded Wake Forest.
Once again, the Virginia swimming and diving program looks poised to dominate the ACC and post another winning season.
