“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” Scrawled across the pop-up that welcomed visitors to the USA Rugby website last week, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s famous words emphasized the scene surrounding them: a woman, rugby ball in hand, striving for a “try.” A woman, defying proper decorum, if you accept the ad’s implication.
The No. 5 Virginia field hockey team captured two shutout wins this weekend at the Catamount Field Hockey Classic, keeping its undefeated season intact. The Cavaliers defeated Maine 2-0 Saturday and Vermont 7-0 Sunday.
The Virginia volleyball team competed in the Western Kentucky Invitational this weekend, falling to No. 21 Western Kentucky Friday and to UNLV and Ohio Saturday.
Virginia’s three-goal deficit ultimately proved too much to overcome as its furious late-game rally came up short in a 3-2 loss.
The No. 2 Virginia women’s soccer team gave Syracuse a rude welcome to the ACC Thursday, blanking the Orange 3-0 at Klöckner Stadium.
Men’s Soccer What: Virginia (1-2-0, 0-1-0 ACC) vs. Wake Forest (2-1-0, 1-0-0 ACC) Where: Winston-Salem, N.C. When: Friday, 7 p.m. The skinny: The Virginia men’s soccer team will make a second attempt for its first win of ACC conference play when it faces No.
With No. 32 Kentucky already a chasm ahead of the competition, the No. 16 Virginia women’s team fended off No.
Taquan Mizzell and Quin Blanding, former teammates at Bayside High School in Virginia Beach and the first five-star prospects to commit to the University since 2005, share a secret they believe will drastically alter the trajectory of a college football program.
Tied 1-1 at the end of the second overtime period, the No. 5 Virginia field hockey team’s fate against Richmond seemed up in the air. The Cavaliers had, for the most part, outplayed the Spiders between the goals, but Richmond senior goalkeeper Anna Zarkoski had been nearly flawless thus far.
Few jobs are as prestigious as being a professional sports player. Fewer jobs require the same level of unceasing physical and mental exertion. Two former Virginia stars, basketball player Mike Scott and football player LaRoy Reynolds, are putting in the effort and living the life so many people wish they could have.
Thus far in the young fall season, the No. 2 Virginia women’s soccer team has utterly dominated every team on its schedule.
Though still early in the season, the No. 5 Virginia field hockey team is already shaping up to be an offensive juggernaut and national championship contender. The team will look to carry its recent momentum into a midweek home matchup Wednesday evening against Richmond.
Heralded entering the season for its depth, the ACC has earned praise in the first two weeks instead for the sterling accomplishments of its consensus best three teams.
After winning its first six games, the No. 4 Virginia women’s soccer team could not have opened the season any better. The Cavaliers tallied 25 total goals while only allowing three, as they dominated all six non-conference opponents they faced.
On June 28, 2013, I was on SportsCenter. Or rather, my feet were. My summer internship with the San Francisco Giants’ AA-affiliate and my home team, the Richmond Flying Squirrels, landed me and my awesome pig-chasing shoes a spot on the program’s infamous Not Top 10.
In its first taste of action in 2013, the Virginia men’s golf team found success in Sugar Grove, Ill. with a second place finish at the Northern Intercollegiate. Junior Denny McCarthy paced the Cavaliers with a fourth place individual finish at 2-under.
The No. 7 Virginia field hockey team improved to a perfect 4-0 on the season this past weekend with road wins against Yale and No.
The Virginia volleyball team competed in the Pepperdine Invitational in Malibu, Calif. this weekend, dropping a pair of 3-1 decisions to Colorado State and Pepperdine before posting a 3-2 comeback against UC Santa Barbara to close out the tournament. Although the Cavaliers (4-2) only went 1-2 on the weekend, freshman Haley Kole had something of a coming-out party.
Last season, the Virginia men’s soccer team graduated only two seniors and featured a team that had 18 freshmen and sophomores.
Following the Virginia football team’s blowout loss to Oregon, I was feeling burned out as a sports fan. The rest of my weekend—consisting of running into Virginia basketball players and watching Week 1 NFL action—has me feeling re-energized.
