After starting their respective seasons in impressive fashion, both the Virginia men's and women's tennis teams will look to build off their early season success when they return to the court this weekend at the Boar's Head Sports Club. On the men's side of the net, the undefeated Cavaliers will take on No.
What's happening around the ACC? This was supposed to be the toughest conference in the history of the league, one in which seven, yes, seven teams made the tournament. At one point, seven teams were ranked, the Virginia Cavaliers among them, but that number has dropped to just three: second-ranked UNC, sixth-ranked Wake Forest and seventh-ranked Duke. Conference coaches have been quick to point out that teams are just beating up on each other, whereas outside commentators look at the Big East and still see five ranked teams. Personally, I think it's hard to think anything but the former, as there were still seven ACC teams ranked the week before conference play started and five the week after conference play.
Starting at forward, a 6-foot-10 sophomore from Philadelphia, No. 32, Jason Cain. The mustachioed -- no, scratch that, the mustache-free Cain made his second-straight start last night, as Virginia coach Pete Gillen opted for beanpole over bulk in his starting lineup. Back up, you say?
In a down year for Virginia wrestling, Paul Bjorlo's performances have been a bright spot. Expected to remain strong with many wrestlers returning from last year's squad, which finished 16th in the NCAA Championships, Virginia's team currently stands at 4-9 following a weekend loss to No.
A sense of urgency is apparent on the women's basketball team. "This is definitely gut check time," Coach Debbie Ryan said after Monday night's loss to North Carolina.
During most of last night's basketball contest between Virginia and Florida State, nothing could have been predicted about the game's outcome.
Jason Cain. I really just wanted two stories on the sports page to start with the words "Jason Cain" today.
Jason Cain had not experienced this kind of feeling in a long time, but it is something he plans on getting used to. "It's going to be a happy ride home," Cain said after Virginia's 64-62 victory over N.C.
Though the women's varsity volleyball team has only been around since 1979, men's volleyball is a sport that has grown tremendously in recent years.
In its second scrimmage of the season, the Virginia men's lacrosse team dispatched Washington & Lee 17-1 at the Turf Field last night. Under the lights following an unseasonably warm day, the Cavaliers dominated throughout the contest, with freshman attackman Ben Rubeor leading all Virginia scorers with five goals in the first half. "Of course I felt good about [the goals]," Rubeor said.
Adding to an already successful year in which Virginia coach Steve Swanson led the Cavaliers to a 17-3-2 record, the women's soccer program added eight new members to the 17 returning players from last season. Highlighting the 2005 class are four players with USA National Team experience, three of which hail from Ohio.
The accolades continue to roll in for the Virginia football team as six Cavaliers were named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team yesterday. In order to be placed on the team, players must have earned a 3.00 GPA in the 2004 fall semester or have maintained at least a 3.00 GPA throughout their cumulative academic career.
Virginia was in the driver's seat for the first half and the first four minutes of the second half of the women's basketball game against No.
By all counts Sunday night's Super Bowl lived up to all its hype as a true American holiday. It was an unbelievable display of glitz, glamour and spectacle, and the game was even exciting too.
Last year the Virginia baseball team took the University by storm. It finished 44-15 overall, 18-6 in the ACC and hosted a regional tournament for the first time ever.
Freshman Diana Srebrovic and junior Douglas Wink led the No. 52 Virginia Cavaliers to a 7-0 shutout victory over Old Dominion at Boar's Head Sports Club Saturday night.
It made no sense. How the Virginia women's basketball team suddenly found itself on the wrong side of a 16-point run against North Carolina baffled everyone.
The Virginia wrestling team fought valiantly on Saturday but fell 22-13 to the No. 4 Lehigh Mountain Hawks.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Another second-half, another blown lead for Virginia. After holding as much as a 14-point advantage, the Cavaliers found themselves behind by three points with three minutes remaining Saturday night at N.C.
As a third year, my first away message of basketball season read, "Virginia basketball: Mid-major basketball at a major university." It turns out, I may have actually been right, and that might not be a bad thing at all. Against N.C.
