Cavs find success at Wake Forest Open
By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 26, 2007Sophomore Yemi Ayeni broke a Virginia men's track and field record Saturday at the Wake Forest Open.
Sophomore Yemi Ayeni broke a Virginia men's track and field record Saturday at the Wake Forest Open.
The Friday, March 23 Sports article "Cavaliers return to Charlottesville to host Maryland after long road trip" stated the Virginia softball team would play against Maryland at Davenport Field.
Despite a valiant effort, the Virginia softball team was unable to overcome the Terrapins' five grand slams in this weekend's three-game series at The Park. The Cavaliers (10-22, 0-6 ACC) lost Saturday's two games 15-1 and 8-3 and lost yesterday 11-1. Senior Stacey Jennings picked up the winfor the Terrapins (17-10, 3-0 ACC) to move to 5-7 in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
The last time the Virginia women's lacrosse team hosted Princeton was May 2006 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Virginia baseball team had a productive weekend, taking two of three games from Miami, last year's runner-up in the College Baseball World Series.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team not only went head-to-head with Johns Hopkins Saturday on the Blue Jays' home turf, but defeated them 7-5. "I am really proud of our team," Virginia coach Dom Starsia said.
The women's tennis team ended its two-match winning streak yesterday, falling to Wake Forest in a tough loss. The Cavaliers (8-6, 2-3 ACC) were downed by the No.
Jan. 30 was a quiet day in Charlottesville. The Faculty Senate discussed job vacancies, it was a crisp 30 degrees downtown and O-Hill was serving up pasta and bacon cheeseburgers for lunch.
Both Virginia's and South Florida's women's basketball teams knew last night's third-round WNIT game would depend on the play of Bull senior forward Jessica Dickson, a Kodak all-American.
On the heels of a win against Virginia Tech that sealed the Cavaliers' Commonwealth Challenge victory, the Virginia women's tennis team now opens the weekend at home facing tough competition from the south against North Carolina State Friday and Wake Forest Sunday. The No.
The Virginia women's golf team is nearing the end of its season and still has something left to prove.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team is seeking to improve upon its six-game winning streak this weekend as it travels to Baltimore, Md.
Home sweet home. It is time for the Virginia softball team to finally play at Davenport Field after the 29 straight games on the road that began the season. The Cavaliers (10-19, 0-3 ACC) begin their first home series this weekend against Maryland (14-10, 0-0 ACC) with some momentum after sweeping Radford 2-1 and 9-1 Wednesday. Senior pitcher Coty Tolar picked up both wins to move to 4-5 on the year as she threw 9.2 innings, allowing one run on six hits with five strikeouts and no walks. Freshman first baseman Kelly Haller and senior designated player Brooke Sorber led the Cavaliers offensively.
The Virginia baseball team is finally gearing up for a homestand, hosting its first ACC series at Davenport Field against Miami this weekend. "Home is huge," sophomore starting pitcher Andrew Carraway said.
The No. 2 Virginia men's tennis team will look to break a two-game losing streak this weekend when they take on No.
While watching junior Ben Rubeor score a career-high seven goals Saturday against Towson, someone in the press box remarked how different the Virginia men's lacrosse team would be without its star attackman.
After a dramatic victory over Charlotte, the Virginia women's basketball team will look to extend its season tonight against South Florida in the third round of the WNIT tournament at John Paul Jones Arena. To win however, the Cavaliers will need to demonstrate a better defensive performance than they did last Monday.
With 22 seconds left in the first half, the No. 3-ranked Virginia women's lacrosse team moved the ball around all sides of the opposing goal and still could not capitalize, even though the team was up 6-2 against No.
Collegeinsider.com named Virginia junior guard Sean Singletary to its 16-member All-America Team recently.
With the men's basketball successful season now complete and the focus shifting almost exclusively to spring sports, there is no clear answer as to which sport is king of the season.