The jewel of Virginia men's basketball coach Pete Gillen's talented 2001 recruiting class is 6-foot-9 forward Elton Brown.
Boy, are you in for a treat. The esteemed sports editors at this newspaper have asked me to write a weekly piece about something I admit to be no expert in: sports.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming teams defended their pool successfully in the final home dual meet of the 2001-2002 season yesterday, toppling the visiting Pittsburgh Panthers. In a test of two nationally ranked teams, the No.
The Virginia wrestling team (2-7, 0-1 ACC) bounced back from a 31-9 loss Friday to North Carolina (8-2, 1-0) by finishing second at the 2002 Virginia Quad Meet on Saturday. After beating Howard 32-12 and Old Dominion 27-19, the Cavaliers fell in the finals to Kent State by a score of 33-10. "You got to come back from losing to a rival," such as North Carolina, sophomore Tim Foley said.
The first four minutes of yesterday's women's basketball game against N.C. State had every indication of a Virginia blowout as they staked out a commanding 11-0 lead.
The Virginia women's tennis team defeated Old Dominion 6-1 on Saturday in Virginia Beach to move to 2-0 on the season. The Cavaliers benefited from two forfeits, one at No.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - It was a nightmare situation for the Virginia men's basketball team. Two starters were injured, three more players were suffering from the flu, and they still were reeling from tough losses to the No.1 and No.
I n her team's victory over N.C. State yesterday, Virginia freshman Brandi Teamer contained Kaayla Chones in a matchup of two of the most dominant centers in the ACC.
Frustration. That is the only word to describe Virginia's last minute loss to Maryland. Frustrating for the players, frustrating for the fans, frustrating for everyone involved with Virginia. That being said, the Cavaliers' 91-87 loss to the Terrapins was one hell of a ball game.
Softball announces three new recruits for next fallVirginia softball coach Cheryl Sprangel announced commitments from three high school softball players to attend Virginia in the fall.
After suffering a tough 79-64 loss against No. 24 North Carolina on Sunday, the Virginia women's basketball team faces another menacing opponent in N.C.
Virginia learned a tough lesson last night at University Hall and junior guard Roger Mason Jr. put it best: "The game is never secure until the buzzer goes off." The Cavaliers (14-4, 4-4 ACC) simply could not close the deal against Maryland (16-3, 7-1 ACC). Virginia, up by nine with three minutes, 14 seconds to go, wound up on the wrong end of a 13-2 run and fell to the Terrapins, 91-87. "If you told me before the game that we'd be up nine with 3:14, I'd be thrilled," said a not-so-thrilled Virginia coach Pete Gillen. In a hotly contested back-and-forth game, Virginia had the largest lead of the night with only minutes left on the clock. "We just killed ourselves," freshman guard Jermaine Harper said. "The bottom line is we probably thought the game was over," Mason said.
The Virginia baseball team will enter the 2002 season ranked eighth out of the nine teams in the ACC.
Despite being a state champion at Williamsport High School in Maryland, redshirt senior Jimi Massey was not a highly touted wrestling recruit. "I wasn't a stud recruit," Massey said.
The weather finally seems warm enough for a quick swim and the Virginia men's and women's swimming teams are preparing for their final home meet against the University of Pittsburgh on Sunday. Entering the contest, both Cavalier teams sit among the nation's 25 strongest.
As if facing the No. 1 team in the nation wasn't enough for one week, the Virginia men's basketball team will turn around to face No.
For the second time, Virginia freshman forward Elton Brown is the ACC men's basketball rookie of the week, for his play against Georgia Tech (Jan.
If you take the time to look at Virginia men's basketball coach Pete Gillen after a Cavaliers' game, you would think he just ran a marathon. After a game, the sweat pours down his face and seeps through his shirt and tie.
As I look back at the NFL season, I can't help but wonder: How did we end up with St. Louis vs. New England?
At 6-foot-8 and 255 pounds, Travis Watson's size sounds intimidating. Outside of ACC basketball it would be, but Watson is the smallest starting center in the conference.
