Virginia stumbles against Blue Devils
By Becky Piedel | February 20, 2004DURHAM, N.C. -- With nine minutes to play in the first half, the Virginia women's basketball team seemed to be in good shape against the No.
DURHAM, N.C. -- With nine minutes to play in the first half, the Virginia women's basketball team seemed to be in good shape against the No.
The No. 29 ranked Virginia men's tennis squad kept its unbeaten record intact in Williamsburg, Va.
The Virginia wrestlers have a big weekend ahead of them. They host a quad meet against James Madison, Cornell and The Citadel in Memorial Gymnasium tomorrow.
In what very well may be a preview of the ACC tournament play-in game, Virginia will tip off against the Clemson Tigers at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C.
Virginia women's soccer coach Steve Swanson addressed needs across the field with his newest recruiting class, signing two defenders in Brett Burns and Nikki Giunta, midfielder Jen Redmond, forward Sarah Curtis and goalkeeper Laura Comeau. The five newcomers join 17 returners from a Virginia team that went 12-5-4 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2003. Two of the players -- midfielder Redmond (Morristown, NJ) and goalkeeper Comeau (Lee, NH) -- have been teammates prior to their commitment to Virginia, logging time together on the U-19 National Team. Redmond, the 2003 New Jersey Player of the Year and NSCAA All-American, has promise to be the gem of the class.
You don't win lacrosse games without scoring goals. You don't win national championships without winning lacrosse games.
The second night of the women's swimming and diving ACC championships at the AFC concluded with No.
Joe Koshansky continued his hard hitting ways Thursday with his third homer of the early season.
Confidence. If there's one thing the Virginia women's lacrosse team has, besides an immense wealth of experience, talent and tenacity, it's confidence.
The Virginia wrestling team (9-5, 3-1 ACC) rounded out the ACC portion of their schedule last night with a solid 25-15 home victory over Maryland (3-8, 0-4). Not only was the night successful for the team, but national No.
There are very few things in this life that I really can't stand. I've always considered myself a tolerant person, someone who strives to be patient and reasonable and understanding.
To believe the axiom that "defense wins championships," one need not look any further than Virginia's run through the NCAA Tournament last year.
Shaving and tapering. They may not be the first things that come to mind when thinking about the Virginia women's swimming and diving team.
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer The Virginia women's basketball team will travel to take on No. 4 Duke tonight at 7 p.m.
Head football coach Al Groh announced the addition of three members to his 2004 staff yesterday. John Garrett, a former NFL wide receiver, will become the Cavalier's new wide receiver coach.
They are at it again. Whereas most Virginia students returned to their second semesters focused on classes and social life, the Virginia men's lacrosse team returned to Charlottesville with a loftier goal -- to win a second consecutive NCAA championship. Spring practice opened with the resumption of classes a little over a month ago, yet this year's lacrosse squad has been together since August preparing to defend their title.
After defeating N.C. State Saturday, the No. 29 Cavaliers will try to improve their season record to 8-0 against in-state rival No.
Nomar Garciaparra is now the best shortstop in the majors, and I couldn't be more upset about it.
Scott Moore, a 141-pound senior wrestler, has been perfect this year. No, really -- perfect. 40-0 perfect.
Filling in for traveling head basketball coach Pete Gillen on the Cavalier Call-In radio show, Athletic Director Craig Littlepage fielded question after question regarding the coach's uncertain future. Adamantly denying that Gillen's job status will be determined solely by wins and losses, Littlepage stressed other factors in his decision such as recruiting effectiveness, retention of student-athletes and player graduation rates. Gillen has compiled a 99-74 record over the past six seasons at Virginia.