Who to Watch this Spring0

Spring 2007

Sean Doolittle Sean Doolittle Baseball Pitcher/First Baseman Third-year Expectations are mounting for Sean Doolittle. A pitcher and first baseman, he was named ACC Player of the Year in 2006 after going 11-2 on the mound, with a 2.38 earned-run average and 108 strikeouts in 90.2 innings, all while batting .324 with a team-high 57 RBIs. Already this year, he is in the preseason mix for several national pitching and player-of-the-year awards. Those sorts of accolades can translate into pressure to swing for the trees or throw the ball through the catcher’s mitt, but Doolittle insists he’s not feeling the heat as the torch...

Coal Miners’ (Favorite) Son0

Jones establishes scholarship fund for Southwest Virginians

Spring 2007

Reigning Monarch0

Boucek lands WNBA coaching job

Spring 2007

Heartfelt Gesture0

Lacrosse alum’s loss is charity’s gain

Winter 2006

Eight Straight … and Counting0

Men’s swimming aims to keep ACC title streak alive

Winter 2006

The rest of the ACC’s men’s swimming teams may have missed their best chance of ending “The Streak.” Virginia won the ACC championship in February for the eighth straight time, but only after trading the lead back and forth with Florida State on the final day of competition. The final margin of victory—8.5 points—was the Cavaliers’ narrowest since it began the streak in 1999 with a 6.5-point win over the Seminoles. The eight straight ACC titles are the most by a Virginia team in any sport and the conference’s second-longest active streak, behind Duke’s 11 women’s...

World Class0

U.Va. trio helps U.S. rugby to fifth-place World Cup finish

Winter 2006

Virginia Basketball: 2007 Season Preview: The Women0

One year wiser, the women take on demanding schedule

Winter 2006

Fourth-year guard Brenna McGuire Hoos New? Virginia lost only one player to graduation (Tiffany Sardin) and one who opted to transfer after sitting out last season (Lindsay Heyward), but picked up what one recruiting service rated as the 15th-best incoming class in the country. A rundown of the newcomers: Jayna Hartig (6-1 F): Slick-passing post player with range to hit the 3-pointer, she can draw the defense out and exploit the gaps she creates. Paulisha Kellum (5-8 G): Slashing combo guard with the strength to post up her defender, but is coming off a serious knee injury. Aisha Mohammed (6-3...

Virginia Basketball: 2007 Season Preview: The Men0

Recruiting class has Cavalier men primed for return to the NCAA Tournament

Winter 2006

The John Paul Jones Arena House Warming They will be the first class to play for four years in the new John Paul Jones Arena, but the incoming first-year players say it was the people, and not the place, that brought them to Virginia. “To me, the difference maker was the team and the coaches, and the family atmosphere,” says Jamil Tucker. “They’re focused on ‘How can I help you in life?’” Solomon Tat, too, says the coaches were the main attraction. “I really enjoyed being with them—they had so much love for the players. They’re not...