By now, everyone knows that the Dukies are riding into town to close out a trying home season for the Virginia men's basketball team tonight. Hooville finally will live up to the hype, causing empty seats to be as hard to find as Keith Jenifer's three-point game. But never fear, Cavaliers.
Forget for a moment that the Virginia men's basketball team (16-9, 6-8 ACC) is in the midst of a four-game losing streak.
Favorite. Top dog. Leader of the pack. That
Virginia softball player Kristen Dennis was named ACC co-softball player of the week Monday for her two consecutive no-hitters during the Worth/Icebreaker Tournament in Cookeville, Tenn.
The Virginia women's lacrosse team will open its 2002 season against the William & Mary Tribe here in Charlottesville at 4 p.m.
When the rain started coming down in the fifth inning, the Cavaliers trailed 4-2. The showers lasted less than 20 minutes, but the rainbow that followed was anything but a good omen for Virginia. Virginia Commonwealth (6-8) used a five-run fifth inning during the rain to propel itself to a 13-7 victory over Virginia (5-2). "The game was not close," Virginia coach Dennis Womack said.
A matchup between two ACC powerhouses - at least that was the original plan. But much can change in a year.
The Virginia women's lacrosse team will open its 2002 season against the William & Mary Tribe here in Charlottesville at 4 p.m.
Women's basketball ends season at third in ACC The Virginia women's basketball team solidified their spot at third in the ACC with a win over Florida State, 57-54, in their last regular season game Sunday.
The Virginia baseball team, coming off a successful 2-1 tournament series in the Berkeley Electric Cooperative Challenge at the Citadel over the weekend, will face Virginia Commonwealth University at Virginia's baseball field at 3 this afternoon. Last year, the Rams swept the Cavaliers 8-2 in Charlottesville and 7-6 at Richmond.
VIRGINIA. DUKE. A matchup between two ACC powerhouses - at least that was the original plan.
When the rain started coming down in the fifth inning, the Cavaliers trailed 4-2. The showers lasted less than 20 minutes, but the rainbow that followed was anything but a good omen for Virginia. Virginia Commonwealth (6-8) used a five-run fifth inning during the rain to propel itself to a 13-7 victory over Virginia (5-2). "The game was not close," Virginia coach Dennis Womack said.
Everyone knows the Roger Mason Jr. that can hit the 23-footer with a hand in his face. They know the player that hits 90 percent of his free throws every time he toes the line.
Pull this one out of the oven, baby. It's done. Dead in the water. Wrapped up. Destroyed. Finito. Flashback to late November.
"If I had a nickel for every time I told them that free throws win games I would be a very, very, very wealthy man," Virginia head coach Pete Gillen said after his team dropped a heartbreaking 82-80 decision to Georgia Tech on Saturday. The Cavaliers might want to consider digging in their pockets and giving Gillen his five cents.
There is simply no reason the Virginia men's basketball team should have lost its game in regulation against Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon.
The Virginia women's swimming and diving team finished second in this weekend's ACC championships in College Park, Md.
The fifth-ranked Virginia men's lacrosse team defeated Drexel yesterday, 20-5, in its season opener at the U-Hall Turf Field.
Last night was simply a difficult one for the Virginia women's basketball team as it fell to North Carolina, 78-68.
Conventional baseball wisdom says that pitching and defense wins championships. And though the Virginia baseball team may be a step or two away from championships, they definitely are headed in the right direction. "We have a fairly young club," coach Dennis Womack said.
