DURHAM, N.C - Duke senior midfielder Terrence Keaney picked the right time to score his first two goals of the game.
DURHAM, N.C. - Going into the ACC tournament this weekend, the Virginia women's lacrosse team had not lost since March 17.
As spring football practice ended Saturday with the annual intra-squad spring game, Virginia cornerback Art Thomas let the fans know that he is quickly developing into a defensive playmaker.
It is ACC tournament time, and the Virginia women's lacrosse team is gearing up for a championship run.
ACC Commissioner John D. Swofford announced Tuesday that six baseball players from Georgia Tech and Maryland will serve suspensions for actions during the game between the two teams in College Park, Md., Sunday. The game, the last in a three-game series, was halted by the umpires in the bottom of the seventh inning after a bench-clearing altercation at home plate.
The No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (8-1, 3-0 ACC) and the No. 7 North Carolina Tar Heels (7-3, 1-2) are set to battle in the semi-finals of the ACC tournament tonight at 6 at host Duke University's Koskinen Stadium.
The Virginia crew team will travel to Clemson, S.C. to compete in the ACC championships on Lake Hartwell tomorrow.
Virginia hosts the two-day ACC track and field championships starting today, and the Cavaliers hope to make an impressive showing in front of a home crowd at Lannigan Field. Clemson has been dominant in the ACC in recent history, especially on the men's side, and will look to once again win the ACC championship.
RICHMOND, Va. - _The Virginia baseball team (20-19, 7-8 ACC) learned yesterday that it is, in fact, possible to tame a spider.
The Virginia women's tennis team will have a strange sense of deja vu when they play their first round match of the ACC tournament tomorrow afternoon, as they will go up against the No.
Ever since Tom Brady received his Super Bowl MVP trophy in January, football fans have been waiting for this coming weekend.
The Virginia men's tennis team hopes to lift some eyebrows this weekend, as they begin play in the ACC tournament in Raleigh, N.C.
First varsity eight garner ACC weekly honors After coming from behind to take the grand final victory at the George Washington Invitational Crew Classic, the Virginia women's rowing team's first varsity eight boat was named ACC Crew of the Week. The boat was comprised of coxswain Betty Shumaker, rowers Hayley Nunn, Madeline Engel, Molly Baker, Lauren Mitterer, Jen Reck, Meg Van Dam, Carolyn McMillian and Amanda Kennedy.
The fireworks from the Dogwoods festival at McIntire Park could be seen over the center field wall during last night's baseball game at Davenport Field.
At the age when most children are learning how to ride bikes with training wheels or to run without bringing home skinned knees, Kristen Dennis was picking up a Nerf baseball bat and slamming home runs over the hedge of her family's yard. Starting to play organized softball in San Diego recreation leagues when she was six-years-old, Dennis' early exposure to the sport appears to have served the Virginia softball phenom well.
Despite falling behind early in its last game before the ACC Tournament, the Virginia women's lacrosse team made a gradual comeback to defeat George Mason at home last night, 17-11.
Virginia midfielder Nick Russo was named ACC men's lacrosse Player of the Week yesterday for his efforts in the Cavaliers' victory over Duke Saturday, the team's seventh victory in a row. Russo, a senior from Port Jefferson, N.Y., tallied two goals and an assist against the Blue Devils in the Cavaliers' 15-10 victory that clinched the ACC regular season championship.
In 1997, Dana Coons walked on to the Virginia cross country team. Five years later, while serving as an assistant coach for distance and cross country runners, Coons, a 2001 University graduate, was selected to represent the United States in the April 7 Seoul Women's Ekiden race in Seoul, South Korea. Coons ran the third fastest six kilometer leg of the Seoul Ekiden, helping the United States finish seventh while the Russian and Japanese teams took first and second place, respectively. "My trip to Seoul was a wonderful and memorable experience," Coons said.
The Virginia women's club gymnastics team ended its season with an 11th place finish in the NAIGC National Championships, where 27 women's teams and 260 women competed at Ohio State last weekend.
The No. 3 Virginia and No. 19 George Mason women's lacrosse teams may play in the same state, but they are coming from completely different directions heading into today's matchup. The Cavaliers (11-2, 3-0 ACC) have won six straight games, including four wins in a row over opponents ranked in the top 20.
