The Virginia field hockey team earned a much-needed win in impressive fashion yesterday by defeating UC Davis 8-1 in Spring City, Pa. Sophomore forward Elly Buckley opened the scoring during the second minute.
[caption id="attachment_46616" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore forward Brian Span ranks second on the team with 10 points, 24 shots and 840 minutes played.
[caption id="attachment_46613" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior forward Lauren Alwine is tied for second on the squad with four assists.
[caption id="attachment_46610" align="alignleft" width="289" caption="Senior outside hitter Tess Udall has totaled 117 digs and 10 assists in 42 sets so far this year for the Cavaliers.
If ever you find yourself perusing the Virginia volleyball roster, you may feel compelled to do a double take and wonder whether or not the Virginia athletic department staff made a mistake. One would quickly realize that more players hail from California - some 2,000 miles away from Charlottesville - than call Virginia their home state. During the past several seasons, the Golden State has produced more Virginia volleyballers than any other state east of the Grand Canyon, and Californians now compose nearly half of third-year coach Lee Maes' three recruiting classes. "California is one of the premier states that has a huge, huge area for talented volleyball players," Maes explained.
Those of you who are like us sportswriters - i.e. would rather read every recent sports article than that book your professor just assigned - may have noticed an interesting item that is about to come up for auction during the next few weeks.
[caption id="attachment_46574" align="alignleft" width="174" caption="Senior midfielder Alex Jahnle has appeared in each of the Cavaliers' 12 games and is currently tied for third on the team in assists.
I waited until the very last minute to begin this column. I wanted to watch as much postseason baseball as possible before I delved into the topic.
[caption id=“attachment_46474” align=“alignleft” width=“300” caption=“Sophomore quarterback Michael Rocco has started all five of Virginia’s games this season, compiling two passing touchdowns, two rushing scores, seven interceptions and a team-best 63.1 completion percentage.
[caption id="attachment_46469" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Virginia women's golf coach Kim Lewellen earned LPGA T&CP National Coach of the Year honors Monday.
With the relationship between the NBA owners and Players Association looking more and more like a rap feud between Soulja Boy and Ice-T, the likelihood of an NBA season this year is dwindling by the day.
[caption id="attachment_46395" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Morgane Gay recorded the best finish of any Cavalier at the Paul Short Invitational with a 10th-place showing in the women's six-kilometer event.
Wait, what's that you say - you missed it? Most likely the greatest single night of regular season baseball in our lifetime and you missed it?
[caption id="attachment_46400" align="alignleft" width="262" caption="The Virginia volleyball team has not won a match since Sept.
[caption id="attachment_46287" align="alignleft" width="206" caption="After receiving a dish from sophomore midfielder Brian Span, freshman forward Ryan Zinkhan rocketed a shot past Clemson's goalkeeper to tally his first career goal during the 16th minute of Friday's triumph.
The NCAA has stripped away national titles, repossessed Heisman trophies and vacated wins. It has slapped schools with sanctions for recruiting violations, academic misconduct and even handed down the "Death Penalty" to Southern Methodist University during the 1987 season.
[caption id="attachment_46282" align="alignleft" width="269" caption="Freshman forward Rachel Sumfest, who currently ranks third on the team in scoring, notched her fourth goal of the season against Maryland Friday.
The No. 7 Virginia women's soccer team fell against No. 6 Wake Forest yesterday afternoon, losing 2-0 in the final game of its four-game road trip.
[caption id="attachment_46292" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Junior Perry Jones used his shifty feet and small stature to burn the Idaho defense for a career-high 110 yards on 21 carries out of the backfield.
[caption id="attachment_46223" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman quarterback David Watford nearly overcame a late 11-point deficit against Southern Miss, finishing with 103 all-purpose yards, a passing touchdown and a two-point conversion after replacing injured sophomore Michael Rocco.
