Call it resilience, call it heart, call the 37 straight points Virginia scored in the second half to beat North Carolina yesterday whatever you want, but Virginia Coach Al Groh deserves a lot of the credit for Virginia's second-half comebacks in recent games. Virginia now has outscored its opponents by more than 100 points in the second half this year.
An overmatched Virginia volleyball team fell to No. 11 North Carolina 3-0 Saturday night at U-Hall.
The Virginia men's soccer team welcomes ACC rival Duke on Sunday in Klöckner Stadium at 1 p.m. This will be the second game of the Cavaliers' current seven-game home stand. Virginia is coming off a solid 5-2 victory against Liberty University on Wednesday night.
The Virginia women's soccer team travels down Tobacco Road on Saturday to face conference foe North Carolina.
At high noon tomorrow in Scott Stadium, Virginia draws North Carolina in search of its sixth straight win and fourth straight in conference play.
The Virginia women's volleyball team looks to improve on its 2-5 home record against ACC rival N.C.
Terrell Owens receives fine, but won't be signing away much money The league office for the NFL announced yesterday that San Francisco wide receiver Terrell Owens will be fined for violations of league conduct in this past week's Monday Night Football game, but not for the expected reason. Owens caused a stir when, after scoring a decisive 37-yard touchdown, he pulled a black pen out of his sock and immediately autographed the game ball.
Ohio University band to perform at Virginia football game Saturday The marching band from Ohio University, known as the Marching 110, will entertain fans at Saturday's football game against North Carolina. The Marching 110, in addition to its regular duties at Ohio University events, has performed for the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cleveland Browns and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Is it a record? Maybe not, but it is remarkable nonetheless that the Virginia men's soccer team, still nursing the wounds of an overtime loss at Clemson, could score its first goal within the first 30 seconds of their contest with Liberty.
My grandfather recently handed me the Oct. 7 issue of Sports Illustrated and demanded I read the sports version of the U.S.
Dexter Reid is not your typical college football player. He doesn't go by any flashy nicknames. He doesn't like to talk about himself.
The Virginia women's lacrosse team went head-to-head with long-time rival James Madison last night for a fall exhibition match, putting up a good fight, but falling 14-13. "This was a fall game," Coach Julie Myers said.
When they fell into last place in the ACC standings after Friday night's loss at Marlyand, the Virginia women's soccer team found themselves in unfamiliar territory.
Basketball scrimmage scheduled for Saturday The annual Orange-Blue game, the men's basketball team's intra-squad scrimmage, will be played this Saturday at University Hall at 10:30 a.m. White named field hockey player of the week Virginia field hockey goalie Emily White was recognized by the ACC with player of the week honors after a stellar week of play.
Over the course of this season, the Virginia men's soccer team has made several things clear: they are a unanimously talented group of athletes, they wish to make themselves known as an ACC power and they prefer to play at home. In a total of 11 games already played during this regular season (13 contests overall), the Cavaliers have emerged victorious over all five foes faced at home.
"Mama knows best." Cavalier offensive lineman Elton Brown heeded this lesson at a young age, and he and the Virginia football team are reaping the benefits of his obedience. Upon quitting the football team in the ninth grade, Elton went home to his mother, probably hoping for sympathy.
The Virginia women's soccer team (6-4-2, 0-2 ACC) succumbed Friday to ACC rival Maryland at College Park.
It's that time again. As I entered University Hall Friday night, I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by the fact that college basketball officially was set to get underway in only a few hours.
Although Coach Al Groh is only a two- year veteran at Virginia, he already has left an indelible mark on the program, promoting humility, resilience and togetherness.
