Redemption, revenge -- call it what you want, but at this season's NCAA women's lacrosse championships in Princeton, Virginia got its share of it. That's right: A Virginia lacrosse team is champion again -- only this time it's the women instead of the men.
Pitchers Andrew Dobies and Jeff Kamrath along with pitcher/first baseman Joe Koshansky and shortstop Mark Reynolds were all picked during the first two days of this week's Major League Baseball First Year Player draft. Dobies was selected in the third round by the Boston Red Sox (95th overall) is the fourth highest a Virginia player has ever gone in the draft.
The Class of 2004 has been there for everymoment of former Virginia quarterbackMatt Schaub's roller coaster career.
The Virginia softball team plays a doubleheader this Saturday at home against N.C. State, two games which will greatly affect the team's seeding in the upcoming ACC tournament. A sweep this weekend would bring the Cavaliers to 4-4 in conference and extend their current winning streak to seven games.
During the 2003-04 season, five separate Cavalier athletic squads won conference championships, the highest number the school has ever attained in an athletic year.
When describing the type of season the Virginia women's lacrosse team has enjoyed so far this year, parallels to a racehorse outfitted with blinders exist -- quick, fast, focused and charging.
The members of the Virginia women's gymnastics team may be small and incredibly athletic, but if you happen to be enjoying a pleasant dinner out, and a group of them sit down at a table near you, be prepared for a little surprise. "Always at the end of the competitions we go out and have a big meal," senior Christine Diffell said.
The men's lacrosse team looks to resurrect its chances of an NCAA bid at this weekend's ACC tournament by revenging previous losses against conference foes. The quest begins with a semifinal matchup against the host, No.
The Virginia baseball team has been finding ways to win games. Whether through an offensive explosion like the Cavaliers had against Virginia Tech Wednesday, an extra-innings win over Maryland on April 17, or a late comeback like on April 3 against Duke, Virginia (34-7, 14-4 ACC) has managed to end up on the winning side of the fight. "We're finding a way to win," pitcher/first baseman Joe Koshansky said.
A number of relay teams and several individuals will compete for Virginia at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia this weekend.
T he best advice I have ever received about my column-writing was absurdly simple: Put a little honest piece of yourself into every column you write.
Freshman basketball player T.J. Bannister was one of seven people arrested early last Sunday morning during a fight in the Beta Bridge area of Rugby Road, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
A loss to an ACC powerhouse like Duke is by no means shameful. But if you're a member of the Virginia women's tennis team, it definitely isn't a great way to end the season. Virginia was sent packing from the ACC tournament in Raleigh after losing to the Blue Devils, 4-0, Friday in the quarterfinals.
A huge surprise on this year's softball team has been freshman second baseman Elea Crockett, the team leader in batting.
Junior Amy Appelt and senior Caitlin Banks were both named women's lacrosse Players of the Week following Virginia's two straight wins over George Mason and then-No.
For anyone who has ever wondered about the slaughter rule in college baseball, last night's game against in-state rival Virginia Tech was a good opportunity to find out about it: There isn't one.
Despite a seventh place finish in its first ACC Championship tournament, the Virginia women's golf team's inaugural season proved to be a learning experience for future success. The Cavaliers faced stiff competition in the tournament, with three of the seven teams ranked in the top 20 in the nation, including defending national champion and No.
How would you describe Virginia's performance at last weekend's ACC outdoor championships in Chapel Hill -- a moral victory, a domination of the competition, a humbling middle-of-the-pack finish? In the end, it proves to be a matter of perspective. For Will Christian, McGavock Dunbar, Kellen Blassingame, David Sullivan and Inge Jorgensen, the weekend was an unquestioned success. Christian finished first in the 5,000-meter run and second in the 10,000-meter, setting two personal records along the way.
Sandwiched between two nostalgic fourth years writing their final sports columns this week, this comparatively baby-faced writer instead presents a hopeful look forward to the professional career of Matt Schaub.
Rod Jensen, hired as a defensive specialist before the 2002-03 season, resigned from his position on the Virginia men's basketball staff.
