Cavs prep for in-state foe
By Allen Kha | October 18, 2010[caption id="attachment_37052" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman midfielder Katie Robinson scored her first career goal in Saturday's loss against No.
[caption id="attachment_37052" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman midfielder Katie Robinson scored her first career goal in Saturday's loss against No.
[caption id="attachment_37005" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Sophomore midfielder Tara Puffenberger has scored in two straight games for the Cavaliers, tallying seven goals on the season.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team (10-1, 1-1 ACC) welcomes No. 3 Princeton to Turf Field tonight, pitting two of the nation's top teams against each other. The matchup against the Tigers (8-1, 3-0 Ivy) brings a sense of competitiveness that may not be present with other matches.
[caption id="attachment_36805" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored her team-leading 16th goal against Longwood last night to put Virginia ahead 1-0.
[caption id="attachment_36738" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Freshman forward Elly Buckley currently leads the team with six assists on the season and is second on the team in points, having scored 20 in her 10 games for Virginia.
[caption id="attachment_36513" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder and All-American Michelle Vittese ranks fourth on the team in goals with four.
[caption id="attachment_36438" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="Freshman defender Chloe Pendlebury has played in each of Virginia's nine games this season, starting in eight.
[caption id="attachment_36277" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Freshman forward Elly Buckley, who has seven goals this season, led the Cavaliers this weekend with three goals against Boston College and Cornell.
The third-ranked Virginia field hockey squad jelled into a well-oiled machine that ran the table during non-conference play but from today onward, will find itself in a whole new ball game. "Conference play is like a new season," freshman forward Elly Buckley said.
[caption id="attachment_35941" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored two goals during Virginia's 4-0 victory against Lafayette.
[caption id="attachment_35876" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Elly Buckley's overtime goal against Syracuse Sunday propelled the team to a 2-1 victory.
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team continued its season with weekend wins against No. 12 Ohio State and No.
The third-ranked Virginia field hockey team travels to Norfolk, Va. this weekend to face No. 12 Ohio State Saturday and No.
[caption id="attachment_35448" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielders Michelle Vittese and Paige Selenski trained with the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_35335" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored a career-high four goals against No.
The third-ranked Virginia field hockey team opens the home portion of its schedule with a Sunday afternoon clash against in-state foe Old Dominion.
The third-ranked Virginia field hockey team kicked off its season with a 4-0 win against St. Joseph's Saturday and a 3-0 win against No.
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team kicks off its 2010 campaign this weekend with two tough away games in Pennsylvania.
[caption id="attachment_32154" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior midfielder Traci Ragukas, who was named to the 2007 ACC All-Tournament Team, finished out her college career Friday with one goal against North Carolina.
[caption id="attachment_32105" align="alignleft" width="282" caption="Junior goalkeeper Kim Kastuk has recorded eight shutouts this season.