In the middle of the first half last night, Juan Dixon, playing defense for Maryland, reached out with his long, lanky arms, as he has done hundreds of times before, and stole a pass he'd been watching from the very beginning, as he's done so many times before. In a second, the ball was downcourt to Maryland's Chris Wilcox.
After a disappointing 1-3 weekend on the road against Georgia State and ACC rival Georgia Tech, the Virginia softball team (30-13, 0-2 ACC) returns to Charlottesville today, looking to regroup in its doubleheader against Marshall University (10-14, 3-3 Mid-American Conference). Against Georgia State Friday, Virginia began its weekend in Atlanta with a two-game split.
The Virginia men's tennis team was back in Charlottesville on Thursday to continue its busy schedule with a match against Brown.
The unique thing about the college baseball season is the very quick turnarounds between games. The Virginia men's baseball team will experience this aspect of the game firsthand this weekend. Two days after falling to a surging VCU team, the Cavaliers (15-10, 4-2 ACC) will have to turn right back around and host the red-hot North Carolina Tar Heels (17-8, 6-0), who have won 11 straight and sit atop the ACC.
Expect a tough physical and mental game Saturday afternoon when the Virginia women's lacrosse team faces a fresh style of play against Temple at 1 p.m.
After sweeping two regattas already this season, the undefeated Virginia crew team travels to Michigan for the annual ACC/Big Ten Dual tomorrow.
Tomorrow's men's lacrosse matchup between the ACC's top two teams promises excitement as the Cavaliers (5-1, 0-0 ACC) travel to College Park, Md., to take on the Terrapins (6-1, 1-1). The No.
Virginia sophomore Luke Anderson finished sixth in the finals of the 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA swimming championships in Athens, Ga.
After months of extensive training, intense competition and a successful 9-1 regular season that culminated in a second-place finish at the ACC Championships, ten members of the Virginia women
RICHMOND, Va. - It was deja vu. Exactly one month before, on Feb. 27, a visiting Virginia Commonwealth University baseball team used a five-run fifth inning to break open a close game and beat Virginia, 13-7. Yesterday, VCU (17-10) used a five-run sixth inning to snap a 1-1 tie and secure a 6-1 victory over the visiting Cavaliers at The Diamond. Trying to extend a three-game winning streak after sweeping Duke last weekend, Virginia (15-10) opened the game's scoring in the top of the fourth inning.
This weekend, baseball fans will make pilgrimages to the hallowed grounds of Wrigley, Shea and even the stadium formerly known as Enron to watch the boys of summer start their regular season.
Last spring, the Virginia football team started spring practice with the nervous anticipation of an entirely new coaching staff.
Rojas receives ACC player of the week honor Virginia softball player Ruby Rojas was named the ACC player of the week for her performance in the 2002 Hoo's Who tournament last weekend.
The Virginia men's tennis team has struggled against teams that have been in the International Collegiate Association's tennis rankings this season.
With the country's attention focused on the Final Four and the ACC's own Maryland Terrapins, many college sports stories tend to slip through the cracks.
While it is undeniable that ACC play always poses a challenge, it has grown clear that in-state play is key to keeping the season moving for the Virginia baseball team (15-9). The Cavaliers are coming off a triumphant weekend on the road in which they swept a three game series at Duke (6-4, 8-3 and 9-5), but they will resume play in the Old Dominion this afternoon, taking on another local foe when they face Virginia Commonwealth University (15-10) in Richmond.
Christmas named ACC Player of the Week Virginia attackman John Christmas was named ACC Player of the Week for his play against Johns Hopkins Saturday. Christmas, a freshman from Ardmore, Pa., was instrumental in the Cavaliers' 12-6 victory over the No.
Amid yesterday's foggy conditions, the Virginia women's lacrosse team managed to avoid the rain in defeating the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 14-8.
The Virginia women's lacrosse team is riding high following Saturday's upset of No. 3 North Carolina, but the Cavaliers must return to earth and back to the playing field today in a matchup that pits them against struggling University of Maryland-Baltimore County. With their victory over Carolina, the Cavaliers (6-2, 2-0 ACC) verified their No.
Over Spring Break, the Virginia club croquet team sent four doubles teams to compete in all four divisions in the United States Croquet Association's National Club Teams, held in Palm Beach, Fla. In the championship flight, second-years Jacques Fournier and Zach Rawling won the tournament title, defeating former champions in both the semi-final and final rounds.
