The Cavaliers hope to ride the wave of Saturday's overtime upset of Maryland as they prepare for a first-round ACC Tournament matchup with N.C.
(This is part three in a three-part daily series on the Virginia men's basketball program under Coach Pete Gillen.) As they kick off the ACC Tournament tomorrow night against N.C.
HARRISONBURG-Playing in the beautiful March weather at Long Field/Mauck Stadium yesterday, the Virginia baseball team fell to a scorching James Madison squad that used a strong combination of speed and pitching to down the Cavs, 14-6. The win was the Dukes' fifth straight.
It only took three minutes before the Lady Monarchs realized they were in over their heads. After holding the Virginia women's lacrosse team scoreless for the first two and a half minutes, Old Dominion gave up a pair of lightning-quick goals, the first blows in a 15-6 Cavalier victory yesterday at Klöckner Stadium. Seniors Jamie Haas and Amy Fromal led the No.
Having won seven of its last nine games, the Virginia baseball team will look to continue its recent hot streak on the road at James Madison today at 3 p.m. Beginning the season with six losses and a tie, the Cavaliers appeared to be reverting to the disappointing habits of last season, when they finished with a 21-35 record. But the Cavs (7-8-1) have not looked back since winning their first game Feb.
Virginia guard Donald Hand and forward Chris Williams were named to the All-ACC men's basketball second team yesterday, and center Travis Watson earned Honorable Mention honors. Hand won 12 first team votes from the 103 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association and was eighth overall in the voting.
After opening the season with a pair of wins, the Virginia women's lacrosse team faces Top 25 opponent Old Dominion at 4 p.m.
(This is part two in a three-part daily series on the Virginia men's basketball program under Coach Pete Gillen.) Some things are worth the wait. When Virginia men's basketball Coach Terry Holland left Charlottesville in 1990 to become the athletic director at Davidson, Xavier head man Pete Gillen was a candidate to replace him at the helm of the Cavalier program. Gillen interviewed with Jim Copeland, Virginia's athletic director at the time, but soon withdrew his name from consideration, deciding that he wanted to keep his family in Cincinnati for the time being. "I was tremendously impressed with the Virginia job," said Gillen, who was interviewed at the Pittsburgh airport and never visited Grounds.
It's hard to believe the ACC regular season is now behind us and the 2000 ACC Tournament kicks off tomorrow night in Charlotte.
Forecasting the 64 teams that will comprise the NCAA Tournament field is always a tricky proposition.
(This is part one in a three-part daily series on the Virginia men's basketball program under Coach Pete Gillen.) This time two years ago, the Virginia men's basketball team was putting the finishing touches on an uninspired 3-13 ACC record and was about to lose its only two reliable scorers: Curtis Staples, the all-time NCAA leader in three-pointers, and Norman Nolan, the team's leading scorer and rebounder.
Ryan Kalamaya's single with two outs in the ninth inning scored Eric Christensen with the winning run as the Cavalier baseball team edged Virginia Commonwealth 8-7 in Richmond. The Cavs (7-8-1) led 4-0 after three innings, but VCU cut the lead to one in the bottom of the third.
Duke's Mike Krzyzewski usually ends up with it. Clemson's beleaguered Larry Shyatt may never get it.
The No. 3 Virginia women's lacrosse team walked into Klöckner Stadium Saturday afternoon with high hopes, high spirits and high expectations.
GREENSBORO, N.C.-The Virginia women's basketball team has played a number of excruciatingly close games against North Carolina and suffered their share of demoralizing defeats, but this one may have been the most heartbreaking of all. As luck would have it, the top-seeded Cavaliers (23-8, 13-4) were matched in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament with fifth-seeded Carolina, a team that bested the Cavs last month in overtime and has had Virginia's number through the years. Yesterday, with a spot in the ACC final up for grabs, the Heels (18-11, 9-8 ACC) worked their giant-killing magic once again, beating the No.
This weekend the Virginia softball team picked up four wins and plenty of confidence. The Cavaliers won four straight games en route to capturing the Cavalier Classic, winning off the five-team tournament with an 8-0 shutout of Wright State yesterday afternoon at The Park. Virginia (6-11) had won just two of 13 games going into the tournament.
A 45-minute roller coaster of a game ended in elation for the Virginia men's basketball team Saturday night at University Hall as the Cavaliers came from behind to force overtime and earn a stunning 89-87 win against No.
GREENSBORO, N.C.-After a dismal performance against Clemson in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament Saturday, North Carolina guard Nikki Teasley needed something to spark her for the next game against Virginia.
As Virginia senior Willie Dersch stood atop the University Hall scorer's table late Saturday night looking out over a throng of jubilant Cavalier fans basking in an 89-87 overtime win against No.
The Virginia men's tennis team faced one of its toughest tests of the season but managed to pull out a 4-2 victory over Ohio State yesterday with some timely singles victories. The day began inauspiciously for the No.
