Cavaliers earn first ACC victory
By Stacy Kruczkowski | November 1, 2010[caption id="attachment_37714" align="alignleft" width="123" caption="Junior cornerback Chase Minnifield had two interceptions Saturday, totaling six this season.
[caption id="attachment_37714" align="alignleft" width="123" caption="Junior cornerback Chase Minnifield had two interceptions Saturday, totaling six this season.
The kid in the plaid shirt saw an opening. With nothing but daylight ahead, he sprinted toward midfield to congratulate the guys in orange on their completely unanticipated win.
[caption id="attachment_37711" align="alignleft" width="226" caption="Sophomore forward Will Bates returned from his injury Friday night, playing 76 minutes and taking three shots.
[caption id="attachment_37708" align="alignleft" width="159" caption="Junior outside hitter Simone Asque had 20 kills against No.
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team (15-2, 3-2 ACC) ended its regular season on a high note Saturday with a 2-1 win against No.
The Virginia women's soccer team (13-3-2, 7-2-1 ACC) ended its regular season at Clemson yesterday, defeating the Tigers 6-0 for the team's 10th shutout on the season. The Cavaliers had three goals on the scoreboard by the 17th minute of the game - two goals from senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly and one goal from sophomore midfielder Erica Hollenberg within a three-minute span. The attack later added three more goals in garbage time.
[caption id="attachment_37687" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Keith Payne rushed for 69 yards on 13 carries against Eastern Michigan last weekend.
[caption id="attachment_37685" align="alignleft" width="193" caption="Junior midfielder Brian Ownby leads the Cavaliers in goals scored with seven and has started all 14 games this season.
It is rare that a keeper scores a goal for her own side, but N.C. State goalkeeper Kim Kern did just that last night against the Cavaliers, airmailing a free kick into the goal from midfield less than four minutes into the game.
[caption id="attachment_37682" align="alignleft" width="273" caption="Junior midfielder Rachel Jennings will face her sister Tara Saturday for the fourth time in her career Saturday.
The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams will kick off their postseasons this weekend at the ACC Championships in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The No.
The Virginia volleyball team begins the back end of conference play this weekend, taking on Miami and Florida State at Memorial Gymnasium. The Cavaliers (10-11, 4-7 ACC) are hoping to turn the tables on the Hurricanes and Seminoles, who both decisively defeated the Cavaliers at their respective home courts in September. When the Cavaliers faced Miami, they boasted three players with double-doubles and five who tallied double-digit digs.
A walk-on who had to claw his way onto the starting squad, Ari Dimas has become an unlikely yet pivotal piece of the men's soccer team's starting 11. Dimas, a sophomore midfielder, has scored only two goals on the year, yet both have been game-winners.
Thank you, Texas Rangers. Two years ago, I argued in my high school senior thesis: "Although Major League Baseball's financial system creates a revenue advantage for teams, lower budget organizations can still contend by employing superior management." Exhibit A to my thesis: the New York Yankees.
[caption id="attachment_37610" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Scot Robison was named to the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_37608" align="alignleft" width="195" caption="Senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly is the team's No.
One of the more interesting subplots in a thoroughly terrible Redskins game Sunday, which consisted of six interceptions, eight fumbles and the best delay of game penalty I've ever seen, was the play of nose tackle Albert Haynesworth. Haynesworth, who was a lightning rod throughout the offseason for missing some Organized Team Activities, dominated the Bears' offensive line.
[caption id="attachment_37558" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Senior back Shelly Edmonds has played in 82 games in her career at Virginia as an integral part of the Cavalier defense, which has succeeded in limiting opponents to one goal per game this season.
I know the English Premier League doesn't get much press coverage around these parts, but a recent development across the pond has left me questioning one of the most basic foundations of sport - one that should never be in doubt. Last week, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney publicly announced his desire to leave the club.
[caption id="attachment_37555" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Junior Ben Kohles led No. 19 Virginia with an individual seventh-place finish this weekend at the U.S.