Bridgewater College adds two sports to offerings

Chris Graham

Following the approval of the Board of Trustees on Friday, Bridgewater College will add women’s golf and men’s lacrosse to its roster of NCAA Division III sports teams. Both teams will begin competition in the 2012-2013 academic year. With the addition of these teams, Bridgewater will position itself as one of the premier institutions in…

Longwood drops series finale to UMBC

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Longwood University dropped a 6-1 baseball road decision at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County of the America East Conference Sunday afternoon in Baltimore. The visiting Lancers (21-11) allowed four runs in the first inning against the host Retrievers (4-16) and never recovered en route to a setback in the three-game weekend series finale. Freshman Matt…

#7 'Hoos win women's lax match with Harvard

Chris Graham

Four Cavaliers notched hat tricks for the No. 7 Virginia women’s lacrosse team Sunday afternoon, as the Cavaliers defeated Harvard in a high scoring affair, 19-18. Virginia fought off a late five-goal rally from the Crimson that evened the score at 17, before scoring two of the games final three goals to earn the victory….

VCU runs ends with loss to Butler

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A pair of threes by Shelvin Mack broke open a close game midway through the second half, and Butler held on down the stretch to defeat Virginia Commonwealth 70-62 in the Final Four on Saturday in Houston. Mack’s first three gave Butler a 47-43 lead with 11:16 to go. He made another 1:19 later to…

Rocco shines in UVa. spring game

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Story by Scott German One of Mike London’s objectives for 2011 Virginia spring football practice was the establishment of separation of the four players vying for the starting quarterback position. Michael Rocco and Ross Metheny both saw limited backup duty last season and appeared to have the benefit of game experience while Michael Strauss and…

#1 UVa. rolls past Tech

Chris Graham

Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.) pitched seven shutout innings and David Coleman (Sr., Richmond, Va.) homered and drove in five runs as the top-ranked Virginia baseball team defeated Virginia Tech, 9-3, Saturday afternoon at English Field in Blacksburg. Virginia (27-2, 10-1 ACC) now has won eight straight games and also has clinched its fourth straight…

VCU dominates ODU

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Kyle Haynes allowed one run in eight innings as Virginia Commonwealth University defeated Old Dominion University 13-1 Saturday afternoon in the second game of a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series at The Diamond. The Rams improved to 4-4 in the CAA, 10-15 overall. The Monarchs dropped to 6-5 in league play, 13-15 overall. Haynes scattered…

Longwood takes two from UMBC

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Longwood University swept a baseball doubleheader on the road at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County of the America East Conference Saturday afternoon in Baltimore. The visiting Lancers (21-10) won game one against the host Retrievers (3-16) by a score of 11-0 before winning in game two by a score of 8-4. Senior captain Brant Jones|Richmond…

Maryland stuns #6 UVa. men's lax

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The No. 6 Virginia Cavaliers (7-3, 0-1 ACC) received two goals apiece from Rhamel Bratton and Chris Bocklet, but it wasn’t enough as the No. 10 Maryland Terrapins (7-2, 1-2 ACC) were victorious in front of 10,545 fans on Saturday, 12-7, inside Scott Stadium. The contest was UVa’s first inside the football stadium since 1995….

#7 UVa. women's lax falls at BC

Chris Graham

A slow start plagued the No. 7 Virginia women’s lacrosse team on Saturday afternoon as it dropped a 12-6 contest at No. 19 Boston College. The win marks the first Atlantic Coast Conference victory of the season for the Eagles (6-5, 1-3 ACC) and the first-ever over Virginia. The Cavaliers fall to 6-5 this season…