Just as they have done all season long, the Cavaliers spent a nippy Saturday after noon in Boston fighting, scrapping, clobbering and pounding.
[caption id="attachment_38663" align="alignleft" width="266" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored three goals Saturday, becoming the ninth player ever to do so in the tournament semifinals or finals.
[caption id="attachment_38661" align="alignleft" width="241" caption="Senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly scored the first of Virginia's two second-half goals in the contest.
The Virginia women's basketball team came back from a 16-point deficit late in the first half to secure a 74-63 victory against Longwood yesterday at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers started off the game cold, shooting just 8-for-35 in the first half.
Entering the EA Sports Maui Invitational, which starts today, the Cavaliers are decidedly underdogs.
The Virginia men's and women's swim and dive teams welcome Big Ten foes Indiana and Penn State to Charlottesville this weekend for a two-day meet.
The Virginia volleyball team will close out its season on the road beginning this weekend against Wake Forest and Duke. The Cavaliers (13-14, 7-10 ACC) are coming off a two-loss weekend during which they dropped matches against Clemson, 3-1, and Georgia Tech, 3-0. Facing Clemson Friday night, Virginia took the first set but was unable to overcome a strong surge by the Tigers. "One of the things that you have to take into consideration in competitive sports is the fact that when someone loses, especially when they are hosting the match, they're going to compete, and they're going to find ways to get better," Virginia coach Lee Maes said. During the Georgia Tech match, the Cavaliers came close in two sets but were unable to win the critical points to close them out. "With Georgia Tech, I think there was a lack of focus at specific times, and on defense I think some people weren't focused," sophomore setter Rachel Gray said.
[caption id="attachment_38609" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior wide receiver Dontrelle Inman followed up his record-breaking performance against Duke with six receptions against Maryland last Saturday.
[caption id="attachment_38607" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Elly Buckley played a big role in the Cavaliers' opening round games, scoring two goals against both Princeton and Michigan State.
[caption id="attachment_38604" align="alignleft" width="208" caption="Redshirt junior Ryan Collins finished seventh at the NCAA Southeast Regional after finishing runner-up to senior Emil Heineking at the ACC Championships.
The Virginia women's basketball team fell to No. 4 Tennessee 85-73 yesterday evening in Knoxville, Tenn. The Cavaliers went into halftime only trailing 39-41 but committed 13 turnovers during the second half as the Lady Volunteers broke away toward a 12-point victory. Junior guard Ariana Moorer led the way for the Cavaliers with 24 points and six assists in 34 minutes.
Three years ago, Michael Vick was sitting in prison, making 12 cents an hour and stuck helplessly behind bars as his life fell apart. Monday night, he electrified the country with a football performance for the ages.
[caption id="attachment_38532" align="alignleft" width="197" caption="Sophomore guard Jontel Evans recorded the first double-digit scoring game of his career against USC Upstate with 10 points.
With most fall sports entering into the postseason and winter sports just starting up, there are too many interesting athletic events going on across Grounds to write about just one. So, here's your first-ever edition of the Cavalier Roundup: six teams, 700 words and one killer headache from enjoying $5 dollar night at Three just a bit too much. Football Though probably clich
[caption id="attachment_38529" align="alignleft" width="178" caption="Senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly ranks second on the team in goals, assists and points.
The Virginia women's basketball team will take on Tennessee tonight in Knoxville with the hopes of winning its first game against a power conference school. The Cavaliers (2-0) last defeated the Lady Volunteers in 2008, when they shocked then-No.
Did you know that for a little more than half a million dollars, you could own a piece of sports history?
[caption id="attachment_38438" align="alignleft" width="182" caption="Junior Jacob Hodges was the team's student manager for the 2009 campaign.
[caption id="attachment_38436" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Reigning ACC Champion redshirt sophomore Mike Salopek recorded two victories during the weekend against The Citadel and Edinboro.
For those of you who thought baseball season ended a few weeks ago with the Giants bringing the first World Series title to San Francisco, you couldn't be further from the truth.
