WINSTON-SALEM -- The Cavaliers stole a road win from Wake Forest Sunday, squeaking by the Demon Deacons, 62-61. After being dominated by their opponents almost the entire game, Virginia came back to capture and hold on to the lead in the final 13 seconds of the contest.
Saturday in State College, Pa., several members of the Virginia track and field team improved on their best personal performances, taking medals at the National Open. Hosted by Penn State University, the indoor event featured some of the top-ranked athletes on the East Coast.
In an effort to prepare for the ACC and NCAA tournaments, Virginia wrestling coach Lenny Bernstein scheduled three consecutive matches on Saturday.
Despite an unofficial agreement, the Cavalier football team will not face the University of Texas El Paso Miners in 2004. The two schools had agreed to play in El Paso this year and in Charlottesville in 2005, but new Miners coach Mike Price has decided the Cavaliers don't fit into his plans for the next couple of seasons. Virginia must now find an eleventh game to fill its 2004 schedule.
The 9th ranked men's and 18th ranked women's swimming and diving teams return home this weekend to face Pittsburgh in their last home meet before the ACC tournament. Pittsburgh, whose men are No.
The Virginia wrestling team returns to action Saturday, hosting a quad meet at Memorial Gymnasium.
With fatigue being a major barrier for teams toward the end of the regular season and into the postseason, a deep bench can mean the difference between packing your bags for the tournament, and packing your gear up until next year.
Virginia had the No. 10 Tar Heels exactly where they wanted them -- until the last 20 seconds of the game. After keeping UNC's star freshman Ivory Latta under wraps for almost the entire game, the Virginia defense allowed her to score 10 crucial points in the last six minutes.
The Cavaliers have been picked to finish seventh in the 2004 ACC Preseason Baseball Coaches Poll.
The Atlantic Coast Conference released its 2004 preseason softball poll with Florida State as the unanimous first-place selection.
The Virginia women's basketball team returns to its home turf to play North Carolina tonight in University Hall. The Cavaliers (9-9, 3-4 ACC) are coming off a two-game road trip against ACC opponents and will be hoping to right the ACC ship which took a hit last Sunday against Clemson.
Each club sports team can be characterized by its unique make-up of hard work, competitive spirit and fun experiences.
The 2003 NCAA Women's Soccer Champion North Carolina Tar Heels added to their impressive 27-0-0 season with the presentation of several top awards this week.
There is one opponent that every team faces every season, no matter the sport, conference or TV deal.
University of Virginia swimmer, Luke Wagner, was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week for his success in last weekend's meets at Duke and North Carolina. Wagner won three individual events and swam on victory in two relays to help the No.
On a team blessed with seniority, experience and depth at every position, it seems improbable that there would be much room for an underclassman to contribute, let alone shine as a leader. Such is not the case, however, for the University's women's basketball team.
Competing individually this past Saturday in the 2004 Cleveland State Open, three Virginia wrestlers compiled an 8-4 record in the 165-pound weight class. Junior Will Durkee took first place in the division, going 4-0 with victories over Maryland, Central Michigan and Indiana wrestlers. In capturing the title, No.
If you're one of the top high school distance swimmers in the country and you're deciding where to spend your college years, one of the first stops on your tour of college campuses will likely be the University of Virginia. Under the leadership of head coach Mark Bernardino and assistant coach Bill Smyth, Virginia has developed one of the premier groups of distance freestyle swimmers in the country.
I am that guy. You know the one. The dorky one -- with what he thinks is the coolest toy in the whole world.
No. 11 Virginia men's team defeatedNo. 22 North Carolina Sunday, while the No. 17 women's team fell to No.
