The No. 13 Virginia men took the basketball court Saturday against No. 20 Missouri with the hopes of keeping their undefeated non-conference record unblemished.
Here's an age-old nugget of sports wisdom: "Offense sells tickets, but defense wins games." In their 85-72 victory over No.
In a heated ACC competition Saturday, Virginia's swimming and diving teams split with North Carolina.
The Virginia women's basketball team (12-5, 4-1) will host a tough conference matchup with No. 5 Duke tonight at University Hall at 7:30.
When they learned the University hired Al Groh to replace George Welsh as coach of the Virginia football team, the Cavalier players' reactions ranged from "somewhat surprised" to "shocked." After hearing of Groh's hiring - either while watching the Dolphins-Colts NFL playoff game or ESPN - several players said they did not realize Groh was strongly being considered for the position. "I had been following everything," junior placekicker David Greene said.
The ACC's finest swimming rivalry takes center stage tomorrow when the Virginia swimming and diving teams square off against North Carolina at 1 p.m.
In a sloppily played game, the Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Richmond Spiders 83-76 last night in University Hall. Led by Schuye LaRue's 21 points and 18 rebounds, the Cavaliers were able to overcome 31 turnovers and poor defensive play and pull out the victory. Following another slow start, No.
Days after Missouri hired him to be its men's basketball coach, Quin Snyder strolled into Glenda Rush's house in Kansas City, Mo., to recruit her son Kareem.
The Virginia women's basketball team has the skill needed for success and the Top-25 ranking to back it up, yet the Cavaliers have failed to find the teamwork or leadership required to reach their potential. Sure, the team squeaked out an 83-76 win last night over the Richmond Spiders, but no one would have known it from talking to the sullen Debbie Ryan following the victory. "We just aren't playing consistently within a game now," Coach Ryan said.
Even 27 points from sophomore forward Schuye LaRue were not enough to save the Cavalier women's basketball team from defeat at the hands of No.
I used to watch the 1989 New York Giants' defense brutalize opposing offenses. I recoiled at Lawrence Taylor's incoherent yet nonetheless intimidating rants, cowered at the spine-cracking spear Leonard Marshall delivered between Joe Montana's shoulder blades and thought to myself: "Who unleashed these monsters?
If Tuesday's game against Florida State wasn't a must-win for the Virginia men's basketball team, it came pretty close. The No.
Just when you thought it might flourish, the Virginia men's basketball team tumbled. And just when you thought they were about to fall apart, they reunited and bounced back. Tuesday night's convincing 89-71 victory over Florida State ended a disastrous slump that almost sent the No.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened the second half of their seasons with solid victories at ACC rival N.C.
When Al Groh called Virginia Director of Athletics Terry Holland to accept the Cavalier coaching job, it took only one word - "Wahoowah!" - to let Holland know he had the man who would replace George Welsh at the helm of the Cav program. Groh spent 13 of the last 14 years coaching in the NFL but stepped down as head coach of the New York Jets after one season to return to his alma mater. "There's been a lot of elation and excitement about coming back to Charlottesville," Groh said of the city that has become his family's adopted home. Groh, 56, graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce in 1967 after earning four letters as a defensive end and lettering in lacrosse.
When George Welsh announced Dec. 11 his intention to step down as Virginia football coach at the end of the season, the rumors already had begun to swirl.
Once again, the NCAA quarterfinals became the graveyard of another talented Virginia men's soccer team. The Cavaliers threw away their national title hopes in a frustrating 3-0 defeat to Creighton Saturday.
The No. 24 Virginia women's basketball team relied heavily on its bench Sunday to pull out a 78-67 win over Old Dominion. After the Lady Monarchs made their first eight shots and ran out to an early six-point lead, Cav coach Debbie Ryan changed her game plan.
The Virginia wrestling team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 26-13 victory over Binghamton in the Cavs' home opener at Memorial Gymnasium Friday.
