Lacrosse at the youth level may be growing astronomically, but at the college level it is stagnating.
At a school where the biggest news was Jerry Falwell's steadily improving condition and a nearby sign said "Go Tar Heels," it would be fairly easy to overlook a baseball game going on in a small field tucked away just behind the entrance to Liberty College in Lynchburg, Va.
It was one of those days that announces that spring is here, with sunshine and warm temperatures sticking around well into dusk. Unfortunately for the Cavaliers, it also was one of those days where, despite any and all attempts, the ball seemed to bounce just out of reach, and all the breaks went in Townson's direction. Towson (17-11, 5-1 CAA) completed a doubleheader sweep over Virginia (14-21, 3-2 ACC), coming back to take a 5-4 victory in the first game and then outlasting the Cavaliers 3-2 in the night cap that lasted ten innings. "It's a day where everything we tried to do just didn't go right," Virginia coach Cheryl Sprangel said. In the first game, the Cavaliers jumped out to a 4-0 lead behind stellar pitching from sophomore Coty Tolar and solid hitting from junior Sara Larquier, senior Jenn Wynn and Tolar. With the game seemingly in hand, Sprangel opted to take Tolar out in favor of sophomore Meghan O'Leary.
The Virginia men's golf team entered Tuesday facing one final round of play in the Morris Williams Intercollegiate from Austin, Tex.
As the famous saying reads, "Go west, young man," so has lacrosse. The sport pioneered by American Indians but perfected by elitist New England prep schools has taken Greeley's advice and, over the past few decades, has spread outward from its Eastern roots to form a network that now includes every state in the nation. Like anything else, growth must start from the bottom up, beginning with a solid base to build upon.
Just so you know ahead of time, this column is about golf, and more specifically, the Masters. Proceed, if you wish, to the Jumble, where the answer is most likely not golf related. I'm convinced that there aren't a ton of people who are lukewarm on watching golf on television.
Over the past two seasons, Virginia baseball has not often found itself with a losing record of any sort.
University of South Carolina head basketball coach Dave Odom released a statement Monday in which he denied rumors that he and Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage were discussing the possibility of Odom being hired to fill Virginia's head coaching vacancy. "Upon arriving in St.
Home sweet home. The Virginia Cavaliers (14-19, 3-2 ACC) will play their third and fourth games of a 12-game home stand today at 3 p.m.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Franklin Street-- UNC's answer to the Corner -- was burning Saturday night following the Tar Heels' victory over Michigan State in St.
During a windy weekend for softball at The Park, the Virginia Cavaliers were able to hold their own against the No.
The comeback attempt by the Virginia women's lacrosse team fell short Saturday as the Cavaliers fell to the visiting Duke Blue Devils, 16-12. No.
Neither rain nor lighting nor even sleet was going to keep the Virginia men's lacrosse team from taking revenge against Maryland.
A weekend of ACC tennis play ended for the men's and women's teams with the No. 3 men defeating unranked Miami 4-0 and the No.
In the scattered rain of Saturday morning, the No. 6 Virginia women's crew team managed to win three out of five races against the No.
For the first time in 34 years, baseball fans in Washington will have a reason to be excited on Opening Day.
Harrisonburg, Va. -- The Virginia women's lacrosse team (7-1) needed a goal in the final three minutes to secure nail-biter win last night over in-state rival James Madison (5-3). Senior Courtney Young's put-back goal with 2:48 remaining was the tally that sealed the game.
No one would confuse Wednesday's softball doubleheader against James Madison with last weekend's Elite Eight in terms of excitement.
By Shrayes Ramesh Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Spring weather signals many things -- warmer air, wet weather and the heart of the ACC season.
Imagine standing on the pitcher's mound, staring down a batter you know can knock any pitch you give him right to the gaps in the outfield.
