Marking a promising beginning to its fall season, the Virginia women's tennis team saw five singles players and four doubles teams advance in the opening round of the William & Mary Invitational. Senior Lori Stern experienced similar success Saturday.
The scene Friday night was all too familiar for the Cavaliers. Seventy minutes against the No. 15-ranked James Madison Dukes had yielded no winner, and now the two teams were headed to overtime.
Last week, the cards seemed so stacked against Virginia they formed an impenetrable wall. First, the Cavaliers lost a game in the last 11 seconds, then they tied Dayton after what would have been the winning goal was ruled offsides. This week, however, the Cavaliers started off pounding the St.
It's hard to get down on a football team that starts the season 2-0 and is ranked 23rd in the country.
When things are going wrong, people often say, "Just stay positive." For the Virginia women's soccer team (3-2-1), this might not only be a common saying, but a good strategy as well. Most of the positives for the Cavaliers currently lie in the midfield.
The Cavalier men's golf team recorded a score of 297 in the final round to finish 10th overall in the Tournament of Champions Tuesday.
The Virginia men's soccer team (3-0-1) has started off the season in fine form. Many pre-season questions have begun to be answered with the remarkable play of the defensive backline and the emergence of freshman Yannick Reyering at forward.
The great Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz once said, "Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it." With those words, he unknowingly summed up the University of Virginia field hockey team's early-season situation. Standing at 2-3 and caught in a three-game losing skid, things have not exactly gone according to plan so far for the senior-laden team. But while high expectations follow a team full of upperclassmen, these same seniors also bring valuable perspective to a season that is not even four weeks old. "It's frustrating," Allie Flynn said.
Virginia men's tennis player Somdev Devvarman beat Daniel Wendler Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals in the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center USTA Pro Classic. Devvarman won in two sets (7-5, 6-2) ousting Wendler, the No.
In the new film "Viva Baseball," documentary filmmaker Dan Klores explores the history and culture of America's pastime and its Latin American players.
For a team with an offensive sickness in 2004, Syracuse chose an odd doctor to administer the cure.
The Virginia football team heads up to Syracuse this weekend for its first road contest of the season.
Heath Miller caught his first pass for a touchdown in front of the Heinz Field faithful. Alvin Pearman saw action against the Seahawks, gaining two yards on one carry for the Jaguars.
It was another easy night at the office for Ryan Burke, the goalie for the Virginia men's soccer team, which defeated Longwood 4-0 last night. After three games, Burke had just eight saves to go along with his three shutouts.
Sometimes the scoreboard does not do justice to the true nature of a game. A 4-0 victory is impressive, but Virginia's margin of victory could have easily been twice what it was. Last night, the Cavaliers absolutely manhandled a Longwood squad plagued by porous defense and a lack of any offensive firepower or initiative.
To kick off the annual Jefferson Cup Tournament, the Virginia volleyball team will face Appalachian State Friday in Memorial Gym.
If you're planning on tuning into ESPN2 this Saturday to see Virginia play under the roof at Syracuse, make sure you've got your media guide handy.
Virginia cross country senior Soeren Lindner was named the men's ACC runner of the week, as announced by the ACC office Sept.
What are you doing Friday night? If you are anything like me, then this an absurd question, considering today is merely Wednesday, and Friday night is eons away.
One is a towering newcomer from Germany who sports a mohawk during games. The other is an articulate junior from Northern Virginia who led the Cavaliers in scoring with nine goals in 2004 and was named to the 2004 ACC All-Tournament team.
