Volleyball falls to Duke, bounces back against Louisville
By Chanhong Luu | October 6, 2014The Virginia volleyball team split two home games against ACC rivals, Duke and Louisville, this weekend.
The Virginia volleyball team split two home games against ACC rivals, Duke and Louisville, this weekend.
Though the Cavaliers did not score a point after the break and ceded 16 to the Panthers, Virginia toughed out a 24-19 victory before 43,307 fans on one of the chilliest nights this fall.
A brief look at Virginia men's soccer, field hockey, and men's cross country's weekend matchups.
The Virginia volleyball team looks to remain unbeaten in the ACC this weekend as they welcome Duke and Louisville to Memorial Gym.The Cavaliers (9-6, 2-0) got back on the winning track last weekend against Clemson and Wake Forest after losing six of seven games over the previous two weeks. Virginia had its best offensive performance of the season against Wake Forest, recording a .383 hitting percentage.
After a challenging road trip in which the fourth-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team lost its first game of the season, the Cavaliers hit the road once again this weekend to take on yet another difficult opponent, the No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish.Virginia (10-1-0, 2-1-0 ACC) experienced a long period of success to begin the year, starting 10-0-0 and outlasting all other teams to remain as the final unbeaten/untied team in the nation.
This Saturday evening, when the Virginia football team (3-2, 1-0 ACC) takes on Pittsburgh (3-2, 1-0 ACC), Scott Stadium will be the place to be. Following a third-quarter coast to victory over non-conference opponent Kent State, Virginia recognizes that a win Saturday versus an ACC coastal division foe would be an even bigger step in the right direction.
Senior outside hitter Tori Janowski has a chance to leave the University one of the school’s best volleyball players in the past decade — but her aim isn’t to climb the ranks with impressive statistics. It’s to lead the Cavaliers to their first NCAA tournament appearance in over 10 years.
The No. 12 Virginia men’s golf team finished in sixth place Tuesday at inaugural the Primland Collegiate Invitational.
Darius Madison brought his team back from the brink with a dramatic equalizer in the 88th minute, then scored the golden goal in overtime.
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The Cavaliers captured the title in both the men’s eight-kilometer and women’s six-kilometer races in the first weekend where points towards at-large bids to the NCAA Championship accrue.
With “P4HG” (Play for Hannah Graham) written on their legs, the Virginia volleyball team picked up two wins against Clemson and Wake Forest this past weekend to open ACC play in the group’s first home matches since Sept. 6.
The Virginia men’s soccer team lost its second-straight match Saturday when the No. 2 Cavaliers (4-3-1, 1-1-1 ACC) fell against No. 18 Syracuse (8-1-0, 2-1-0 ACC), 1-0.
The second-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team traveled to fifth-ranked Florida State Sunday, ultimately losing a hard-fought match, 1-0.
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team moved to 3-0 in the ACC Friday night with a tough-fought 3-1 win against No. 10 Syracuse. The Cavaliers followed up the performance Sunday with an 8-0 victory against winless Vermont, extending their winning streak to eight games.
A week ago, I wrote that this Virginia team could shake things up in the ACC if the Cavaliers ever put a complete game together. On Saturday, they did just that.
The Virginia football team slammed Kent State, 45-13, Saturday at Scott Stadium in its final non-conference game of 2014, surpassing last year’s two-win total after just five weeks of play.
On a day when unfavorable weather shrouded Charlottesville in dark skies and misty rain, Virginia and Wake Forest battled under the lights at Klöckner Stadium.
A look ahead at this weekend’s biggest sporting events.