Jess Lewis is getting used to making an early impact. In high school, she took first place in the 100-yard freestyle at the Pennsylvania state meet as a freshman and never relinquished it, setting the state record in the event in 2003.
For the third time this month, the Cavaliers received a decommittal from a recruit that had orally agreed to play at Virginia next year, the Roanoke Times reported Friday. This time it was Matt Lowry and offensive lineman from Springfield, PA who stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 300 lbs.
Virginia fans who are disappointed with the woes of the basketball team and other Cavalier teams and wish to find solaceshould look into Virginia women's tennis.Buoyed by the arrival of a recruiting class loaded with talent, coach Phil Rogers' women's tennis squad has embarked on its 2005 campaign with high hopes of improving upon an 11-12 record compiled during the 2004 season. The main reason for optimism is the arrival of freshman Diana Srebrovic.
The meet was supposed to be even. Tied at No. 15 in the rankings, the North Carolina women were supposed to pose the greatest test to the Cavaliers' thus-undefeated season.
Jocelyn Logan-Friend sat in cheerful disbelief at the post-game press conference, basking in the limelight after Virginia's 83-70 victory over visiting Dartmouth and one of the best games of her career.
The Virginia women's basketball team did what it had to do. Facing a weak, non-conference opponent in the middle of the ACC schedule, the Cavaliers could have easily overlooked Dartmouth yesterday.
For the second time in as many weeks, the Virginia wrestling team lost to the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
In the Virginia team meeting room after Saturday's 81-79 win over Clemson, someone had written "Great win!" on the dry erase board.
Jason Clark's short-shaven mug timidly peeked over an usher in the player's tunnel at University Hall Saturday night.
It's not common in college wrestling to face the same school in a dual meet for two weeks in a row during the regular season.
Just five games into the 2004-2005 ACC schedule, the Virginia basketball squad has fallen into last place in the conference, with the prospects for an NCAA tournament berth possibly coming to a premature close.
Call it fate. Call it destiny. Call it whatever you want. All that matters is that I made a lifelong friend in Liverpool, England last December.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. The road toward an NCAA tournament berth for Virginia continued to crumble yesterday after an afternoon announcement that tri-captain Jason Clark will not play the remainder of the year for academic reasons.
No. 55 Virginia began the 2005 dual-match season with a 5-2 victory Saturday over Michigan State at Vanderbilt University. After losing the doubles point, the Cavaliers stormed back to take four of the five singles matches.
Despite finishing a disappointing 5-8 last season, Virginia enters the 2005 campaign once again ranked in the top 10 nationally. Virginia head coach Dom Starsia returns 27 lettermen as well as eight starters.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Nik Caner-Medley's eyes never came unfocused. His shooting touch never lacked its fluid follow-through. Before Maryland hosted the Cavaliers last night, Caner-Medley said he knew his Terrapins would win
The NFL media spent all of last week focused on Colts quarterback Peyton Manning after he threw for an NFL-record 49 touchdowns this season, raunning the league's most dangerous offense and racking up 4,557 yards in the process.
While most students are just settling in after returning from Winter Break, the Virginia women's basketball team has already established its routine in the new year. The Cavaliers (13-4, 3-1 ACC) have won nine of their last 10 games.
A Texas native, Cavalier men's soccer player Hunter Freeman became head coach George Gelnovatch's 14th Virginia player to be drafted into Major League Soccer when he was selected by Colorado with the seventh pick in the first round Friday. Freeman, a junior defender for the Cavaliers, led a defensive unit this past season that ranked second in the ACC with a 0.90 goals against average.
Breaking into any professional sport requires physical skill as well as mental tenacity. Rookies especially are liable to face many successes and letdowns.
