"It's stupid to nit-pick wins," defensive end Brennan Schmidt said after yesterday's game. Not so fast, my friend. If the Virginia Cavaliers are to be anything better than a 7-5 team this year, Al Groh and Co. better pick nits about Saturday night's game for the next two weeks.
Walk through the locker rooms in between matches at this weekend's Texas A&M volleyball tournament and you'll notice some familiar sights.
It's been an eventful start to the season for the Virginia women's soccer team. The Cavaliers have recorded three wins in three games, thanks to an offense that has hit the net eight times and a defense that has refused to return the favor to other teams.
Having new faces in the huddle at the start of the season is a part of college football. With players only allowed four years of eligibility, new personnel is a part of the game.
When it comes to field hockey, the Monarchs of Old Dominion have lived up to their name, reigning over Virginia. Since 1997, ODU is 8-0 against the Cavaliers.
Marques Hagans has heard it all before. He's too small. He'd rather run than pass. He's doesn't have an accurate arm. Maybe Virginia's starting quarterback is on the small side
There Al Groh was, flanked on the left by Dean of Students Penny Rue and on the right by "Voice of the Cavaliers" Mac McDonald, standing on a small stage set up at the base of the student section of Scott Stadium.
With seven seniors approaching their final shot at an NCAA tournament berth, workouts this summer took on a new sense of urgency for the Virginia field hockey team. Rather than returning to their respective hometowns for summer jobs or internships, several players remained on Grounds for all or part of the summer to train as a group.
HARRISONBURG -- Maybe it was the fact that it was a night game.Maybe it was the fact that it was also a game between two longstanding rivals.Or maybe it was the fact that Duke Dog, the JMU mascot (voted No.
The University of Virginia and Virginia Tech will be kicking off the Commonwealth Challenge during the 2005-2006 academic year. The Commonwealth Challenge is a series of competitions involving teams from each school's athletic program, aimed at promoting good sportsmanship and friendly competition among the two rivals.
At 8:30 this morning, the Virginia men's soccer team will gather at the U-Hall parking lot to board a bus for the airport.
The humidity on Sunday was so thick it seemed that the air was almost solid. The temperature was hovering in the upper 80s and maybe even reached the lower 90s.
At certain positions, Virginia is loaded with experience. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Brad Butler, Marques Hagans, Wali Lundy, Ahmad Brooks, Kai Parham, Brennan Schmidt... The list of familiar faces is easy to draw. But if you dip your bucket into the well looking for experience from the wide receiver position, you're going to find yourself with some pretty parched lips. Ottowa Anderson may have enough tenure to fill up your glass, but he hasn't played a down of football since the Continental Tire Bowl against Pittsburgh in 2003.
Maybe it's my Southern upbringing. Maybe I'm a softie for that first-day-of-classes mentality. Maybe I'm breaking all the rules. But I cannot start my first column here at Mr. Jefferson's University without telling you a little bit about myself.
It's early July, and while most University students are busy working for minimum wage, Shannon Davis is in Salt Lake City steamrolling some of the best club volleyball players in the nation. Davis, a freshman who will compete for the starting middle position over the next few weeks, comes to Virginia with a little more experience than the average recruit.
Chip Kline, an assistant head coach for the University of Tennessee men's swimming team for the past five years, was hired as an assistant swimming coach at the University.
In the Aug. 25 Sports article, "Cavaliers lack scoring, punch, tie Eagles," Nino DiMaggio was incorrectly named "Nick." His full name is Antonino DiMaggio. In the Aug.
For many Americans, soccer is something foreign. Many see it as a European game that will never catch on in the United States.
With the June 4 Major League Baseball draft just three days away, former Virginia third baseman Ryan Zimmerman managed one final hit in four plate appearances to end his collegiate career. Despite much speculation, Zimmerman's spot in the draft was not assured until his name was announced on draft day.
Ali, Tiger, Michael, Pele ... and now Lance. There exists an elite group of athletes who people refer to by simply a first name.
