Confident is not usually a word used to describe a team coming off of a 13-16 record. But that's the word that Virginia women's basketball coach Debbie Ryan is using to describe this year's squad.
Just over 48 hours from now, 14 seniors will walk out of the tunnel into Scott Stadium for the final time.
While home field advantage in many sports amounts to playing in front of a frenzied and friendly crowd, rowing takes home field advantage to a whole other level.
Cary, N.C. -- One half of Virginia domination spilled over into another half of Virginia goal scoring yesterday, as the Cavaliers knocked Duke out of the ACC Tournament in the first round with a 3-1 victory. While Virginia played faster, smarter and more successfully than the Blue Devils in the first half, the rivals went into the break scoreless.
During his years as a defensive standout for the Virginia men's soccer team, Kenny Arena's teammates nicknamed him "Donkey" for his unique but effective style of play.
Interceptions are typically associated with defensive backs and usually considered their most defining statistic.
The stellar seasons of four Virginia men's soccer stars were recognized yesterday when junior Hunter Freeman, senior Matt Oliver, freshman Nico Colaluca and freshman Jeremy Barlow were named to the 2004 All-ACC Teams. Defenders Freeman and Oliver were chosen for the All-ACC First Team, and Colaluca, a midfielder, was selected for the All-ACC Second Team.
With five seniors coming back for Virginia, fans may be asking what will be different about this year's women's basketball team that will allow the Cavaliers to turn their backs on a season in which they went 13-16 and missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 21 years.
The No. 16 Virginia women's field hockey team was sent home after the first round in the ACC Championships last Thursday, with a 5-1 loss to then-No.
This year's Virginia football team looks to me like a poker player who changed their entire philosophy from just a year or two ago. In the 1998 movie "Rounders," starring Edward Norton and Matt Damon, the conflicts between two divergent poker philosophies marked a central part of the movie.
Heading into the ACC Tournament this week, the Cavaliers are in a different position, but familiar territory. As the reigning ACC men's soccer champions with a 14-4 record, Virginia is a far cry from last year's young and struggling squad that had to capture the ACC championship to ensure a spot in the NCAA tournament.
Virginia boats capped a successful weekend on the water by finishing third in both the women's open eight and the women's open four races this past Sunday at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in New Jersey. The open eight race consisted of 45 boats and was won by Princeton's "A" boat with a time of 16:01.31.
It's smashmouth football, with a twist. Virginia's ground game, which ranks first in the ACC and sixth nationally, relies heavily on pulling linemen instead of more traditional straight-ahead blocking. At 254.8 rushing yards per game, the Cavaliers have improved their average by 124.6 ypg, which if it stands, will be the greatest single season improvement in ACC history.
Virginia men's soccer is ranked fourth heading into the ACC championships. The Cavaliers will face the No.
It was a year they said they had to believe, a year they would exorcise their ACC championship demons and finally beat North Carolina for the first time in 29 attempts.
How do you restore prominence to a storied program? That's the question the Virginia women's basketball team must answer this year.
Two Virginia players have earned ACC Player of the Week honors following No. 10 Virginia's 16-0 triumph over Maryland.
The Virginia men's rugby team, which first came together in the fall of 1999, recently completed its most successful season in team history.
Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs talks about having "character" guys on his football team -- players that will uphold the tradition of the storied franchise and represent the team off the field.
The first-time conference champion Virginia women's soccer team was given the third seed in the NCAA tournament.
