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After a long offseason, the No. 17 Virginia men’s soccer team is back, with their season set to kick off this Friday night against No. 21 Coastal Carolina.
As a D.C. native, rooting for a losing team is something I’m used to. Since I really started following Washington sports in middle school, the Redskins have lost five out of their last seven seasons; the Wizards have only had two seasons with winning percentages above .500; and the Nationals and Capitals both consistently fail to perform during the post-season despite stellar regular season play year after year.
High expectations breed high pressure, but there was something calming in coach Steve Swanson’s voice as he looked forward on the coming season. His tone and manner neither exuded arrogance nor placed pressure on his team.
One of the most recognizable names in Major League Soccer, Bruce Arena led Virginia to five National Championships in the late eighties and early nineties.
The Virginia men’s soccer program is universally regarded as one of the greatest Division I soccer programs in the history of college athletics. With seven NCAA titles synonymous to the program and 34 consecutive NCCA Tournament appearances on its resume, the program has unsurprisingly launched many professional careers of both the players and coaches that have graced the Cavalier orange and blue. Currently, several former Cavaliers compete in the professional ranks experiencing success, whether in Major League Soccer or other leagues such as the North American Soccer League.
When all eyes were on Beijing, China during the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Cavaliers sent nine representatives to compete and coach on the grandest athletic stage of them all. Eight years later, the Cavaliers have now doubled that number. Starting Aug. 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 individuals with ties to Virginia – 16 athletes and two coaches – will represent seven different countries in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Here are some highlights of a group of standouts:
Brother-and-sister duo Hunter and ARE Wolfe make up delta blues-rock act Born Crooked. Based in Charlottesville, the pair performs regularly in venues around town. Their next show is July 29 at The Ante Room, on Water Street. Arts & Entertainment chatted with guitarist and singer Hunter about the group’s recent work.
Sometimes lost in the mystique of the basketball team’s recent success is just how good, how consistent and how dominant the Virginia men’s tennis team has been in recent years.
To say that rising-senior swimmer Leah Smith has had a spectacular 2016 would be an understatement.
A team of 28 University students from Assoc. Marketing Prof. Carrie Heilman’s Integrated Marketing Communications Campaigns class took first place in a nationwide advertising competition last week.
Coming into the NCAA Tournament as the nation’s top-ranked team and the presumptive favorite to win the national championship, the Virginia men’s tennis team was brimming with confidence. However, having just lost in the ACC Tournament finals to Wake Forest, the Cavaliers would need to right some inconsistencies if they were to secure a second-straight national title. In the end, the Cavaliers succeeded on all fronts and, in a rematch of last year’s final, defeated Oklahoma, 4-1.
Virginia men’s lacrosse coach Dom Starsia will not return to coach the Cavaliers next season, Inside Lacrosse reported. Athletic director Craig Littlepage will not renew Starsia’s contract, which expires Jan. 2017.
Hi, U.Va., it’s me, Sloan. If you don’t already know me, you’ve probably never heard my name. Now let me tell you why:
The Cavalier Daily sports section looks back at eight graduating athletes who have left a lasting impact on their team and the University athletic community.
It’s no secret that in recent years, transferring in collegiate athletics has grown in popularity. The football team, in particular, has seen its fortunes tied to the transfer market.
Competing fresh off the Virginia Challenge — one of the most nationally competitive outdoor track and field meets of the year — a limited representation of the Virginia outdoor track and field teams competed at the Highlander Invitational at Radford, Va. this past weekend.
The Virginia men’s basketball team was right where it belonged in Chicago, Ill., and a win over No. 10 seed Syracuse is all that separated the No. 1 seed from Houston, Texas and the Final Four.
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The No. 5 seeded Virginia women’s lacrosse team will begin its postseason this Thursday against No. 4 seeded Duke in the quarterfinals of the ACC women’s lacrosse tournament.
After a final ACC loss to No. 14 Duke just two weeks ago, the Virginia lacrosse team was slated to play in the ACC-Brown challenge in Kennesaw, Ga. Now, the challenge aspect of the game, which is taking place as an alternative to the ACC Tournament, comes literally to the Cavaliers (7-7, 0-4 ACC), who will be taking on the No. 2 Bears (12-1, 5-0 Ivy League).