After playing a pair of games on the road last weekend, the Cavaliers returned home to shutout non-conference foe Longwood, 5-0. Virginia got off to a slow start, allowing several penalty corners and leaving open holes in the defense. "In the first half, we came out sluggish and Longwood definitely capitalized on that," senior Katie Jo Gerfen said.
Virginia came away with a victory against in-state foe Virginia Tech last night after four hard-fought sets (30-19, 30-26, 27-30, 30-25), improving their record to 8-0, their best start since 1996.
Did you notice? The birth of a new team took place right here at Virginia last weekend, but most of us were too busy cursing Jefferson Pilot Sports and the whole state of South Carolina to even take note.
No. 10 Florida State will enter Saturday's game against Georgia Tech with new faces in the backfield.The Seminoles lost halfbacks Leon Washington and Lorenzo Booker in their opening two games.
Throughout his career at Virginia, Alvin Pearman always has had good hands. During his freshman year, he used those hands to scoop a Billy McMullen lateral out of the dirt and placed the "hook and ladder" in Virginia football history.
Maurice Clarett was charged yesterday with misdemeanor falsification. Clarett claimed that more than $10,000 was stolen from his car in late April.
US sprinter Kelli White has been accused by the International Association of Athletics Federation of committing a doping offense at last months World Championships.
When the Longwood Lancers (0-3) visit Charlottesville tonight at 7 p.m., look for a more confident Virginia field hockey squad to emerge as the Cavaliers look to build on their 2-1 record. Coming off a weekend where Virginia suffered a loss to Princeton Friday, then bounced back to beat Drexel Sunday, confidence proved instrumental in each game.
After its 38-24 upset of No. 11 N.C. State, the Wake Forest football team appeared in both top-25 polls.
At the time, Tim Allen and Roseanne Barr were the king and queen of television. Seinfeld was still a new sensation.
Unless one or more of the service academies is involved, rarely can a team throw for 54 yards and expect to win in college football.
The undefeated Virginia women's volleyball team (7-0) will look to extend their winning streak when they host in-state rival Virginia Tech (4-3) this evening at 7 p.m.
Grambling State coach Doug Williams stated that while he has not discussed accepting troubled Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett as a transfer, he would still welcome him with open arms.
Although she was a part of history in the making yesterday afternoon, freshman Leah Wigger was not feeling any pressure. "It felt like just another round," Wigger said. Playing in the first women's golf match in University history, Wigger rose to the occasion and shot a team-low 74 to help the Cavaliers defeat Richmond by 32 strokes at Birdwood Country Club in Charlottesville yesterday afternoon. Freshmen Rachel Smith and Sally Shonk both finished with scores of 75 while freshman Lindsay Robinson ended the day with a 78.
The Virginia men's soccer team (1-3) defeated American (1-2-1), 1-0, Friday, but succumbed to a 4-0 loss to No.
The Virginia field hockey team emerged this weekend from a tournament in Princeton, N.J. with mixed results, losing 3-1 to host Princeton Friday before salvaging a 2-1 overtime win over Drexel Sunday.
Two weeks ago, Virginia Coach Al Groh hinted that if his Cavaliers had to play without quarterback Matt Schaub, the results would be ugly.
This Saturday, South Carolina was home to several baptismal rites; for both the Cavaliers and for me.
Despite outshooting their opponents by a combined 42-15 in two games this weekend, the Cavaliers emerged with only a tie and a loss to show for their efforts.
The Virginia volleyball team has finally come home after spending the last four seasons at University Hall.
