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Cavaliers rally for series win against Blue Devils
By Barney Breen-Portnoy | April 10, 2006DURHAM, N.C.
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The Virginia softball team split its doubleheader with Florida State this weekend. Virginia (20-17, 3-8 ACC) claimed the first game in a 1-0 shutout, but Florida State (30-19, 6-5 ACC) rallied to win the second game, 8-5. The two teams were originally slated to play three games over the weekend, but rain Saturday forced the series to be cut to two, which were both played on Sunday. In the opener, junior leadoff hitter Elea Crockett singled in the first inning for the Cavaliers.
Amid rain and unseasonable temperatures, a good number of fans and the University pep band, the Virginia women's rowing competed against Michigan State early Saturday morning. Unfortunately for the Cavaliers, Rivanna Reservoir did not seem to provide much of a home-court advantage.
The sun shone on the No. 8 Virginia men's tennis team yesterday, as the team played its last home match of the regular season, defeating No.
The wet conditions could not cool off a red-hot offense as the No. 1 Virginia men's lacrosse team (11-0) defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels (2-9), 21-13.
This year's Virginia women's tennis team is making a habit of rewriting the record books. Two weeks after defeating No.
I caught March Madness. Badly. Not the basketball one. I mean sure, I watched a ton of games, but that's just being a good sports fan.
With a season-high 13 runs and 18 hits in its last game, the Virginia softball team (19-16, 2-7 ACC) hopes to duplicate its offensive firepower this weekend as they host Florida State (29-18, 5-4 ACC) for three games. The Cavaliers are coming off a doubleheader Tuesday at Liberty, which they split.
While much of the University will likely be relaxing and enjoying the nice weather this weekend, the Virginia women's tennis team will be busy playing two matches.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team will head down to Chapel Hill tomorrow to take on the struggling University of North Carolina.
Unlike most other varsity sports, the Virginia women's rowing team will only have the opportunity to compete at home once this spring.
It's beginning to look a lot like last season, when the Virginia men's tennis team won its second ACC Championship.
After announcing its presence with authority Wednesday night, the Virginia baseball team looks to continue its ACC success this weekend in a three-game series against Duke.
What's the biggest difference between playing tennis inside and playing it outside? According to Tony Bresky, the assistant coach for the No.
Last night, the Virginia women's lacrosse team endured a brutal 15-minute stretch in which it was outscored 4-0 and looked to be in serious trouble.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team is the undisputed No. 1 squad in the country, and is off to its best start in school history during a season when college lacrosse is getting national attention for the first time.
RICHMOND -- If David Adams's baseball career does not work out, he may have a future in Hollywood.
The previous two times the Virginia Baseball team has been swept by a team from the Tar Heel State, the Cavaliers followed the losses with eight-run victories. They will try to continue that trend today when they play their first mid-week game on the road against the Richmond Spiders at 3:00. "It's going to be a little bit different, but I think [playing a mid-week game on the road] will be good for this team," Virginia utility player Sean Doolittle said.
When Virginia freshman Danny Glading was ranked the number-one recruit in the nation by Inside Lacrosse magazine, there was a great deal of expectations to live up to.
The University of Virginia men's tennis team (16-5, 6-0 ACC) will look to continue its nine-game winning streak today when it travels to College Park to tangle with Maryland. After last weekend's win over then-No.
