Sunday's match against the University of North Carolina probably did not go the way the seniors of the Virginia men's tennis team envisioned their final home contest. The No.
While the Virginia offense finally appears to have broken out of its midseason cocoon, it will need to be clicking on all cylinders when No.
Despite a six-game winning streak and a No. 2 national ranking, times aren't getting any easier for the men's lacrosse team these days. Coming off consecutive road victories over No.
The Virginia track team hosts the Lou Onesty/Milton G. Abramson Invitational tomorrow at Lannigan Field.
The Virginia men's tennis team fell to No. 30 Virginia Tech yesterday, 5-2 to drop to 11-10 overall on the season. Senior Jonathan Chou and sophomore Gregg Alpert were the only players to pick up wins for the Cavaliers.
Last weekend, the Virginia softball team (37-14) emerged victorious at the highly competitive Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C., completing the tournament with a 4-0 record against ACC rivals Maryland, UNC and Georgia Tech.
John Welch was named ACC track and field performer of the week this week, and although this might not seem surprising for a senior athlete who finished first in the ACC in the javelin throw his freshman year, it is unexpected from an athlete who twice prepared himself never to compete again. Welch said he only once thought of quitting, after his first college throwing coach left. "I was really considering trying out for the baseball team, just as a walk on," Welch said.
Freshman shortstop Mark Reynolds has developed a habit of showing up earlier than expected. Last June, Reynolds arrived in Charlottesville to play baseball - leading Virginia Beach's First Colonial High School team in a state quarterfinal matchup against Albemarle High School. This spring, Reynolds first won the starting shortstop job and has blossomed into one of the team's top hitters, making an impact much earlier than expected. Reynolds said that Virginia coach Dennis Womack "told me I'd have the opportunity to compete for a starting job.
Doubles point lifts Cavaliers over Terrapins on the road Coming off its first ACC win of the season against N.C.
BLACKSBURG, Va. - After its 18-6 victory at Duke on Saturday, it was time for the Virginia women's lacrosse team to take the road south again.
Quick. Somebody pinch Pete Gillen. Make sure he knows this isn't just a bad dream. On Monday, Gillen's right-hand man and star guard decided to leave the Virginia men's basketball team for more profitable careers.
With spring football practice kicking into high gear, Virginia coach Al Groh sounded optimistic about his Cavalier squad in a teleconference Monday.
Welch named ACC track & field performer of the week Virginia's John Welch was named ACC track & field performer of the week yesterday after provisionally qualifying for the NCAA championships in the javelin with a throw of 234 feet, five inches at the Duke Invitational this weekend.
The losses are mounting for the Virginia men's basketball team. Yesterday, the College of Charleston hired Tom Herrion, Pete Gillen's right hand man and assistant coach, to take over their head coaching position. This marks the second loss in two days for the Cavaliers' basketball program, coming on the heels of Monday's announcement that junior guard Roger Mason Jr.
You'll have to forgive the women's lacrosse team if the players appear a little cocky heading into today's matchup against in-state rival Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Not only have the Cavaliers (10-2) won five straight and nine of 10 heading into today's game against the Hokies (5-6), but two of those wins came against top 10 teams - Duke and North Carolina - and two more came against top 15 teams - Maryland and James Madison. Not only have the Cavaliers garnered a lofty No.
The No. 2 Virginia men's lacrosse team boasts the ACC's top two goal scorers this year, and neither of them is Conor Gill.
The Virginia women's club tennis team placed third at the national club tennis tournament in Austin, Texas this past weekend.
Picture a powerhouse hitter, a versatile player and an essential component of Virginia's softball team because of her talented skills and a positive attitude on and off the field.
Just when the waters of the Virginia basketball world seemed to settle down, the Cavaliers took another hit.
Coming off an emotional alumni weekend victory over N.C. State, the Virginia men's tennis team looks to make it two in a row, overall and in the ACC, when they travel to Maryland this afternoon to take on the Terrapins at 2:30 in the Tennis Center in College Park, Md. Momentum from the amazing comeback would give the Cavaliers (10-9, 1-5 ACC) an edge on most days, but Maryland (7-7, 1-4) is coming off an even greater accomplishment - the Terrapins won their first ACC match in 10 years Sunday when they beat that same Wolfpack team, 4-3. Maryland, who is the only school in the ACC without a scholarship player on their roster, had not won an ACC match since 1992, when they upset N.C.
