DENVER, Colo. -- The view toward the horizon was of the snow-capped Rocky Mountains, which appeared to be a better locale for the Winter Olympics than for lacrosse, a sport of the eastern seaboard. After being upset twice in just over 24 hours, the message sent to No.
Virginia dropped to 9-5 on the season, losing a pair of games yesterday after opening their weekend in Houston winning two of their first three. Despite jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, the Cavaliers concluded their weekend with a 3-2 loss to Villanova yesterday afternoon.
Move over, Todd Billet. Scott Headd wants in. For the second time in three games against Seton Hall, senior catcher Scott Headd delivered a walkoff RBI in the bottom on the ninth.
The Virginia men's swimming and diving team raced to a 110-point lead after the first full day of events of the ACC Championships to finish with a score of 314 points.
With a 14-10 win against No. 16 Vanderbilt under their belt, No. 2 Virginia returns home to host Syracuse tomorrow at noon.
When thinking of traditional lacrosse hotbeds, the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states typically come to mind -- but certainly not the western United States and especially not Colorado.
After emphatically nipping any prospect of a losing streak in the bud Tuesday with a 10-1 stomping of James Madison, Virginia looks to build momentum in a three-game series against visiting Seton Hall this weekend. The Pirates (0-3) are in the midst of a six-game ACC tour to open their season.
This weekend may be only their third tournament of the season, but Virginia softball players already have something to hang their hats on. Last Sunday, with a 4-3 come-from-behind win over Miami in extra innings, the Cavaliers won head coach Cheryl Sprangel's 700th career game.
Senior night for a college athlete: a time to say goodbye, to say thank you to your coaches, teammates and fans for contributing to four of the most memorable years of your life, and most importantly a time to have fun and cream the competition.
The Cavaliers aren't usually the queens of consistency but they grabbed the lead and held on to it early against Wake Forest last night, rolling to a 75-61 win. Just minutes after seniors Anna Prillaman, Anna Crosswhite, and Safiya Grant-Fairley were honored in front of the home crowd, Virginia took the court with an energy and rhythm rarely achieved so early by the self-proclaimed second half team. "The whole team was focused on giving [the seniors] a great game tonight," Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said.
For the third time in the past four months, the Atlantic Coast Conference has defeated the Big East not on the playing field, but in the courtroom. A Connecticut judge ruled in favor of the ACC and its commissioner, John Swofford in a lawsuit filed by four Big East schools over the ACC's expansion, according to espn.com. The Big East alleges that the ACC has conspired with Boston College and Miami to weaken their conference by luring away their top football schools.
The Virginia men's golf team finished 7th out of 18 teams at the Puerto Rico Classic on Tuesday with a score of 879 (+15) on the 54-hole course.
Six championships is a lot. Six is the number of NBA championships Michael Jordan won in his illustrious career.
The Virginia women's basketball team hosts its final regular season home game tonight against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
If you look really closely you can see it. Or at least you can see the beginnings of it. The last three weeks have marked a change with the Virginia men's basketball team.
You want a story? Let Roger Voisinet tell you a story. A hockey story. Voisinet is the general manager and assistant coach of the U.Va.
Junior Mark Reynolds had his biggest game of the young season yesterday, going three for five with three RBIs and two runs scored.
Oftentimes at the University, students are defined by their activities, leading everyone to choose involvements wisely.
According to Virginia swimming coach Mark Bernardino, the ideal student-athlete is Luke Wagner. It is hard to argue with Bernardino's assessment of the senior swimmer from Colorado.
I could think of some clever lead or I can just flat out say it: Todd Billet is the best clutch shooter that I have ever seen.
