Close games like this are not only decided by how well a team shoots, or by how effective a team breaks a press, but by which team wants it the most. Last night, Virginia freshman guard LaTonya Blue wanted it more than anyone. The game was tied with under a minute left and Blue had the ball in her hands at the top of the key.
After soundly beating a ranked Penn State team, the Virginia swimming and diving team will look to continue its success when it hosts the nine-team Cavalier Invitational today through Saturday at the Aquatic & Fitness Center. On Nov.
Former VSAF executive director passes away Thomas Davenport, who was the executive director of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation from 1958 to 1988, suffered a heart attack and died Monday.
"It's just going to be a slugfest," Virginia women's basketball coach Debbie Ryan said of tonight's game against in-state foe Virginia Tech at 7:30 at University Hall. Although the season has just barely begun and March is still a long way off, the Cavaliers (3-2) do not plan on taking this non-conference game lightly.
RICHMOND - With 15:04 left in the second half and the Virginia men's basketball team leading Michigan State 31-28, a game that had been played on a floor more suited for ice hockey was postponed indefinitely due to condensation on the court.
Happy Valley has had more than its share of emotional stories this season: coach Joe Paterno's monumental 324th win, Adam Taliferro's miraculous recovery and the Nittany Lions, who have pulled themselves out of an 0-4 slump and now stand 5-5.
For the Virginia women's soccer team, there is a new Lindsay in town. Two-time ACC player of the year Lori Lindsey has been the heart of this Cavalier squad for the past four years, but this season someone else has emerged as the Cavaliers' top offensive threat.
The Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association announced the football all-ACC team yesterday. Cavaliers' wide receiver Billy McMullen was the only Virginia player to be named to the first team. McMullen has caught a school-record 80 passes for 1,019 yards and 12 touchdowns so far this season and leads the ACC in every receiving category.
If there is one thing that is unchanging on the offensive line at Virginia, it would have to be fifth-year senior Evan Routzahn.
To whom it may concern (i.e., football players and fans): We MUST beat Penn State on Saturday. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it. I held my tongue on the subject of Virginia football all year figuring that a new coach and a fairly young team needed room to grow.
Let the real season begin. The Virginia men's basketball team faces the first true test of its 2001-02 campaign as it faces No.
The Virginia women's basketball team opened a six-game homestand last night with a 76-51 win over Howard.
Virginia Director of Athletics Craig Littlepage announced yesterday that Jane Miller has been promoted to senior associate director of athletics for programs at the University.
The Virginia women's basketball team lost a lot when Schuye LaRue left the program after her standout sophomore campaign.
According to Virginia coach Al Groh, the Virginia football team (4-7) must remain focused when it plays Penn State (5-5) on Saturday.
RICHMOND It is very unlikely that Virginia women's basketball coach Debbie Ryan envisioned her 2001-02 Cavaliers roster to be in its current state. Virginia's roster features only one senior, Telisha Quarles, and is without last year's leading scorer and rebounder, Schyue LaRue.
The Virginia women's cross country team capped a dream season yesterday by finishing ninth in the NCAA championship meet at Furman University in Greenville, S.C.
After an uneven regular season in which a seven-match losing streak gave way to marked improvements, the Virginia volleyball team entered last weekend's ACC tournament looking to make a run for postseason glory. Entering as the eighth seed, the Cavaliers (8-18) got off to a quick start on Thursday night, sweeping ninth-seeded N.C.
RICHMOND - Virginia women's basketball rolled into the Robins Center last night with hopes of improving its season record to 2-0, but found an aggressive Richmond team gunning for its first-ever win against the Cavaliers.
Virginia men's basketball coach Pete Gillen announced yesterday that forward/guard Maurice Young has left the Cavaliers.
