Having climbed back to eighth in the nation after two straight wins, the Virginia men's soccer team faces nationally-ranked Virginia Commonwealth at 7 p.m.
Led by a record-breaking performance from senior middle blocker Deanna Zwarich, the Cavalier women's volleyball team ended a four-match losing streak by squeezing out a three-hour 3-2 win against Duke. The Cavs (5-6, 1-0 ACC) had to rally to take the last two games after the Blue Devils (9-4, 0-1) grabbed a 2-1 lead. "We started out well and then relaxed a little bit in the second and third games," Zwarich said.
I know most of you Wahoos are kidding - or at least I hope you are - when you brand Ed Moses a loser because he is not bringing an individual gold home from Sydney.
After a freshman season in which he tied for the team lead with 28 receptions, wide receiver Billy McMullen had every reason to expect a breakout year this season.
The Virginia men's golf team was in the lead through 36 holes of play at the Coca-Cola Tennessee Tournament of Champions, but Louisiana State grabbed the lead in yesterday's final round, relegating the Cavs to second. The Cavaliers shot an eight-under par 856, while the Tigers won with a 13-under 851. Cav senior Cameron Yancey led the field in individual competition before yesterday's round, but he finished in sixth with a four-under 212.
Intimidating. That's what you think when you see a field hockey goalkeeper. It's the loads of padding she wears that make her appear twice as big.
Historians will tell you the original Renaissance man was Leonardo da Vinci. If not Leo, then Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson are next in line. But the historians are woefully wrong.
The No. 7 Virginia field hockey team fell 3-1 to No. 2 North Carolina Sunday afternoon at Chapel Hill's East Henry Stadium. After just six minutes, the Tar Heels (6-1) had two goals.
While looking ahead to Saturday's game against Clemson, Virginia football coach George Welsh also took time to reflect on his team's performance against Duke yesterday. Welsh heaped praise on senior quarterback Dan Ellis, who threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns Saturday, both season highs. "He's making quicker decisions," Welsh said.
DURHAM, N.C.-Late in the second quarter against Duke Saturday, the Virginia football team was looking for a boost.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--Three days after his teammate Sheldon Barnes came off the bench to beat Northeastern with three goals, Ryan Gibbs decided it was his turn to shine. Gibbs, a sophomore reserve forward, entered the No.
DURHAM, N.C.-After a year handing off to Thomas Jones, quarterback Dan Ellis expects opposing defenses to devote an exorbitant amount of energy to stopping the Virginia running game.
Early yesterday morning, U.S. swimmer Ed Moses was half a world away, applying the finishing strokes to a performance that earned him an Olympic silver medal in the men's 100-meter breaststroke. Moses, a third-year College student who swam for the Cavaliers for two seasons, finished in 1 minute, 0.73 seconds, only 27 hundredths of a second behind Italy's Domenico Fioravanti.
Virginia women's soccer coach Steve Swanson surely wasn't satisfied with the result of his homecoming. Stanford 3 - Virginia 1 Cavalier Daily Box Score   Despite outshooting No.
After posting successful seasons in the spring, Virginia tennis players Brian Vahaly and Huntley Montgomery earned national collegiate preseason rankings for the 2000-01 season. Vahaly is ranked third in the nation for singles and Montgomery is 27th.
After dropping from third to 14th in the national rankings, the Virginia men's soccer team travels to Winston-Salem to open ACC play against No.
I'll just come out and say it: The Summer Olympics are boring. Boring like "Antiques Roadshow" on PBS.
Last year's game against the Duke football team ended in a shocking 24-17 loss for Virginia. The Blue Devils scored on a trick play to tie the game with six seconds left and went on to beat the Cavaliers in overtime.
Virginia wrestling coach Lenny Bernstein announced yesterday that former Cavalier standout Jim Harshaw will join his coaching staff as an assistant.
Virginia will be well represented in swimming events at the Sydney Olympic Games. The opening ceremonies are Friday. Two current and two ex-Cavalier swimmers will represent their nations in Sydney.
