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By Aaron Bernstein | November 19, 2009[caption id="attachment_32101" align="alignleft" width="228" caption="Sophomore forward Chelsea Shine scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against USC Upstate.
[caption id="attachment_32101" align="alignleft" width="228" caption="Sophomore forward Chelsea Shine scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against USC Upstate.
[caption id="attachment_32065" align="alignleft" width="182" caption="Senior guard Monica Wright led Virginia with 31 points against Manhattan Sunday, shooting 12-14 from the field.
I feel like there's been a lot more talk during the last couple years about football coaches refusing to go for a first down on fourth down and electing to punt instead.
There is 2:08 remaining in regulation, and your offense is on the field leading by six points. It's fourth-and-2 on your own 28-yard line.
[caption id="attachment_32061" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Matt McLean was named ACC Performer and Men's Division I Swimmer of the Week after the men's 165-125 win against Kentucky.
[caption id="attachment_32031" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="After scoring 14 points in Virginia's season-opening victory against Longwood Friday, sophomore guard Sammy Zeglinski managed only two points on 1-for-4 shooting from the field in the Cavaliers' 66-49 loss against South Florida last night.
The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams faced their toughest challenges of the season Saturday, competing in the Southeast Regional Championships in Louisville, Ky. With only the top two teams automatically qualifying for nationals, the season was on the line for both squads.
Unless you have some combination of the powers of teleportation and time travel, chances are you missed at least some parts of the monumental games and competitions this past weekend. And that's a shame - Friday, Saturday and Sunday were one of the most remarkable weekends in recent Virginia sports history. Here's an hour-by-crazy-hour account of those incredible three days for those of us who don't drive DeLoreans. Friday, 5 p.m.: At University Park, Pa., the unranked women's soccer team takes on St.
[caption id="attachment_32027" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior outside hitter Lauren Dickson was one of three Cavaliers honored before the squad's final home match of the year.
Let's assume for a second you asked the BCS to embrace a playoff-style tournament to decide college football's champion, and your request was rejected emphatically.
[caption id="attachment_31994" align="alignleft" width="238" caption="Sophomore midfielder Paige Selenski boosted Virginia to its third-ever NCAA semifinal appearance Sunday with her game-winning goal in overtime against Michigan State.
[caption id="attachment_31992" align="alignleft" width="203" caption="Sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg's 23 points helped the Cavaliers to a season-opening win against Longwood Friday.
There's only so much you can take away from Friday's season opener against Longwood, but game one of the Tony Bennett era certainly presented some of the new coach's principles that will be put to the test against better competition in the near future. I've heard concerns that Bennett's defense-first approach will translate into dull, low-scoring games, with the offense primarily operating in half-court sets.
[caption id="attachment_31989" align="alignleft" width="234" caption="Rashawn Jackson ran for 61 yards in the Cavaliers' 14-10 loss against Boston College.
[caption id="attachment_31987" align="alignleft" width="236" caption="Coach Debbie Ryan earned her 700th career win when the Cavaliers topped UMBC on Friday.
The No. 6 Virginia men's soccer team defeated No. 20 N.C. State 1-0 to win the ACC Tournament Sunday in Cary, N.C, grabbing the ACC's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore defender Hunter Jumper whipped a cross into the box to senior midfielder Jordan Evans, who flicked a header to freshman forward Will Bates.
PDF, 3.1 MB The Cavalier Daily's annual preview of Virginia basketball comes to the online edition!
The Cavalier Daily's own Jack Bird, Nick Eilerson and Dan Stalcup break down the Virginia basketball team's chances of success in the 2009-10 season in this edition of Sports Talk.
[caption id="attachment_31904" align="alignleft" width="188" caption="Sophomore Paige Selenski was named to the ACC All- Tournament team after scoring two goals in the squad's first-round victory against Duke.
[caption id="attachment_31902" align="alignleft" width="206" caption="Senior fullback Rashawn Jackson leads the team in rushing yards this season, recording 366 yards on 64 carries, good for an average of 5.6 yards per rush.