The NCAA just doesn't get it. They voted last week to change eligibility requirements, adding yet another rule that will serve only to hurt collegiate athletics in the long run. The NCAA has a new president, Myles Brand, who will take office on Jan.
Club ice hockey sweeps North Carolina The Virginia club ice hockey team pulled off a sweep of North Carolina this weekend.
The Virginia women's crew team made a strong showing against Ohio State, Clemson, North Carolina and William & Mary at the Rivanna Romp Sunday morning in the Cavaliers' last regatta of the fall season. Virginia's varsity eight "A" boat finished in second place with a time of 13 minutes, 40.5 seconds, behind Ohio State's "A" crew (13:39.4), and followed by Clemson's "A" boat, Virginia's "B" boat, Ohio State's "C" boat, Virginia's "C" boat and William & Mary. "I would say it felt strong all the way though," junior captain Jen Reck said.
The luster of the 2002 Virginia football season has begun to wear off. The Cavaliers have dropped two games in a row to fall to 6-4 overall, and 4-2 in the ACC.
Orange squad beats Blue in wrestling exhibition After opening Virginia's annual exhibition match with five individual bout victories, the Orange squad held onto its lead to win the match, 16-7. The Orange squad was led with wins from redshirt freshman Paul Bjorlo, sophomore Will Durkee, freshman Peter Kang, senior Andy DeMartino and freshman Brian Sticca. Virginia takes second at Cavalier Open The Virginia women's cross country team finished secondbehind Georgetown University at the Cavalier Open, held at Panorama Farms on Saturday. Junior Kelly Behan led the team in the 6K race with her 12th place finish in 22:50.40, followed by junior Lauren Chaikin in 16th and sophomore Jessica Ellis in 18th.
After a long season of difficult losses and hard fought victories, Virginia men's soccer had some fun Friday night.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The Virginia football team, known for its anemic first-half performances and second-half comebacks, headed into Saturday's game against Penn State hoping for a stronger start. At first, it appeared the Cavaliers were successful -- they were down only 10-7 at halftime, a mere fraction of the deficits they've faced in the recent weeks.
Despite having only five scholarship players available and starting a walk-on at point guard, the Virginia men's basketball team routed Big Apple Basketball, 84-60, in an exhibition game at University Hall yesterday. The game was close for the first seven minutes, but Virginia used a 17-0 spurt to pull away from Big Apple.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.- The visiting locker room told the story after the Virginia football team's loss to Penn State Saturday.
This weekend, the Virginia football team will face its first challenge from a ranked team since upsetting South Carolina in September.
The Virginia women's crew team will finish their fall races this weekend when they host the Rivanna Romp at the Rivanna Reservoir on Sunday at 9 a.m. Both the Virginia varsity and novice teams are coming off terrific efforts, with the novice team dominating Georgetown at home last weekend. The varsity squad has had plenty of time to prepare for the Romp, as they haven't participated in a race since The Princeton Chase on Oct.
The No. 11 Virginia men's soccer team is looking to end the season in strong fashion tonight as they battle against the Owls of Temple in Klöckner Stadium at 7. Virginia will honor seven of its seniors tonight as they play their final regular season game at home. A win tonight will give the Cavaliers an overall record of 13-5 and cap off a perfect home record of 12 victories. Temple (6-12-1, 3-7-1 A-10) just recently tied Xavier last Sunday and will be looking to step up their play against Virginia by ending their perfection at Klöckner. In a rain-soaked game, the Cavaliers found the back of the net twice and handed Pittsburgh their ninth loss on Tuesday night.
You'd think that such a hard-nosed, street-tough New Yorker would be a cab driver or deli owner -- certainly not a nationally renowned collegiate swimmer.
Demonstrating the talent and depth of the squad, the Virginia women's basktball team, with four benched players, defeated the Hungarian Zala Volan-ZTE 63-48 in last night's exhibition game at U-Hall. The Cavaliers, ranked No.
So it begins. After a wait of what might have seemed like years for the Virginia men's basketball team, it is finally time to shove off last year's late-season collapse and begin anew, as they are set to begin their exhibition season Sunday against Big Apple Basketball. Many spectators will recognize this year's team, since there is a good chance that at least three players who were ineligible for last year's team will be on the court when the season begins Sunday at 3 p.m. After four weeks of banging against teammates in practice, the Cavaliers are ready to put the hurt on opponents for the first time since March, when they ended the season with three straight losses. "It will be good to get back on the floor," coach Pete Gillen said.
Coming off their third place finish at the ACC Championships, the men's and women's cross-country teams are preparing to head to the NCAA regional championships next weekend. Before the regional meet, however, comes the Cavalier Open, which takes place this Saturday in Charlottesville.
Men's golf finishes fifth at Hawaii Fall Classic The Virginia men's golf team, the defending champion of the Hawaii Fall Classic, finished fifth in this year's competition that ended Tuesday. UNLV won the team championship with a seven-under 857, followed by Tennessee with a three-under 861.
When I was younger, my father used to take me to the railroad, and place a penny on the train track.
Defying expectations is something the Virginia women's basketball team is quite familiar with. Picked last year to finish seventh in the ACC, the Cavaliers ended up with a 17-13 overall record (9-7 ACC) and an NCAA tournament berth. This season, the prognosticators have given the Cavaliers more respect.
Considering everything she's done for the team, the U.Va. field hockey program might want to send Jess Coleman a bouquet of roses to thank her.
