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Virginia senior forward Mike Scott (Chesapeake, Va.) is a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection for the 2011-12 season and UVa junior guard Jontel Evans (Hampton, Va.) is a member of the ACC’s All-Defensive Team. Members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) selected the teams that were announced on Monday (March 5). Scott, who…
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Snow continues to fall in parts of the Shenandoah Valley leaving some roads in minor to moderate condition of the Shenandoah Valley. Motorists should use extreme caution if driving is necessary. Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews are will continue to plowing and treating roads as long as conditions exist.
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Senior center Assane Sene (Saint-Louis, Senegal) of the Virginia men’s basketball team will not play for the Cavaliers again this season, UVa head coach Tony Bennett announced on Monday (March 5). “Assane remains a member of our team, but even if he is physically able he will not play in games again this season because…
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Second-seeded VCU started fast and held on late to earn its seventh trip in the last 11 years to the title game of Virginia 529 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship with a 74-64 win over No. 3 seed George Mason on Sunday afternoon at the Richmond Coliseum. The Rams scored the first 22 points of the…
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The Virginia baseball team dropped a 5-2 contest to Seton Hall Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field. Virginia scored a pair of runs in the first inning to take the early lead, but the Pirates held UVa scoreless the rest of the way. Virginia starting pitcher Scott Silverstein (Sr., Olney, Md.) tossed 6.0 innings, allowing three…
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Colin Briggs scored three goals and assisted another to help the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (5-0) top the No. 3 Syracuse Orange (2-1) on Sunday evening, 14-10, in front of 5,855 fans inside Klöckner Stadium. UVa now owns a 15-13 record all-time against the Orange and the four-goal win serves as the largest margin of…
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All-ACC First Team Mike Scott, Virginia Tyler Zeller, North Carolina Harrison Barnes, North Carolina John Henson, North Carolina Terrell Stoglin, Maryland Second Team Erick Green, Virginia Tech Austin Rivers, Duke Michael Snaer, Florida State Lorenzo Brown, NC State C.j. Leslie, NC State Third Team Durand Scott, Miami Bernard James, Florida State Seth Curry,…
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Mike Scott really wants to play in an NCAA Tournament. The senior scored a career-high 35 points, including seven in overtime, to lead Virginia to a tough 75-72 win at Maryland in the regular-season finale for both teams. The win improves UVa. to 22-8 overall and 9-7 in the ACC and clinches the fourth seed…
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Junior catcher Bradley Shaban (Midlothian, Va./Cosby) lifted a two-run home run to right to give James Madison the walk-off 7-5 victory and complete a weekend series sweep of Lafayette on Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU improved to 5-5-1 for the season with the sweep and 5-3 on its current 10-game…
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The sixth-ranked Virginia women’s lacrosse team suffered a 14-7 setback at No. 19 Penn State on Sunday (March 4). Freshman Sloan Warren (Philadelphia, Pa.) led the Cavaliers with four goals. With the loss, Virginia’s record dropped to 3-2 overall (0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Penn State improved to 4-1 overall.
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