Field hockey tops Deacons in top-10 bout
October 26, 2009[caption id="attachment_31248" align="alignleft" width="259" caption="Sophomore midfielder Michelle Vittese scored a goal in Virginia's 2-0 win against No.
[caption id="attachment_31248" align="alignleft" width="259" caption="Sophomore midfielder Michelle Vittese scored a goal in Virginia's 2-0 win against No.
Virginia completed its North Carolina road trip this weekend, topping Duke 1-0 in a Saturday match at Durham and drawing Wake Forest 0-0 in a Sunday match at Winston-Salem. The win against Duke allowed the Cavaliers to break their bad luck on the road; it was Virginia's first win of the season away from home. "There were some bits and pieces in the second half that we can learn from, but the biggest thing for us tonight was to come down here and get three points and that's what we did," said coach Steve Swanson according to a University press release, referring to the ACC's standings point system in which a win is worth three points and a tie is worth one.
[caption id="attachment_31228" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore wide receiver Kris Burd leads the team with 18 catches and 251 receiving yards.
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team travels Saturday to Winston-Salem, N.C. to take on No. 5 Wake Forest for the second time after overcoming the Demon Deacons earlier in the season in overtime, 3-2. The previous game against Wake Forest (10-4, 1-2 ACC) was the first time in the last 14 games between the two schools that Virginia (14-2, 1-2 ACC) emerged victorious.
[caption id="attachment_31225" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior goal keeper Diego Rostrepo has anchored the Cavalier defense, which ranks ninth in the nation in goals against average.
Hoping to turn its season around after a two-loss weekend, the Virginia women's volleyball team travels this weekend to College Park, Md.
Facing Duke on the road last night, Virginia ended a four-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory against the Blue Devils.
[caption id="attachment_31183" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore Lindsey Hardenbergh, pictured, and freshman Erin Vierra won the doubles at the Kentucky Invitational, which concluded Oct.
Be glad you attend the "Harvard of the South," Wahoos. It's already snowing in Boston. And I'm not talking about a light snow.
At one of last fall's football games, the Virginia women's rowing team was honored at halftime. The Cavaliers had just won their ninth consecutive ACC Championship and placed fifth at the NCAA Championships, finishing in the top five for the eighth time in 11 years at the NCAAs. I was covering the football team for The Cavalier Daily at the time.
[caption id="attachment_31136" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates scored the opening goal against Howard in the 16th minute and added an assist to sophomore midfielder Tony Tchani in the 55th minute.
[caption id="attachment_31134" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore kicker Robert Randolph leads Virginia with 33 points and has converted all nine of his field goal attempts this season, including two last week against Maryland.
If you follow Virginia football somewhat closely, chances are you've heard of "Grohtober" and are familiar with its meaning.
In a recap column titled "Next man up" that ran Monday, Andrew Seidman succeeded in telling you what the Virginia-Maryland football game at College Park, Md.
[caption id="attachment_31096" align="alignleft" width="192" caption="Senior Neil Barlow leads the Cavaliers with 10 points this season, having notched four goals and two assists.
[caption id="attachment_31093" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Christine Olson, one of 21 freshmen on Virginia's roster, swept the breastroke events in the Cavaliers' season opener against Florida.
What is an NFL coach to tell his players when they lose a game 59-0? "Well, at least they didn't score 60," is one way of looking at it.
After an unfulfilling run at the ITA All-American Championships last week in Tulsa, Okla., the Virginia men's tennis team hopes for a better showing as it prepares to take the court at the ITA Atlantic Regional this weekend at Old Dominion University in Virginia Beach. When Virginia left Charlottesville for Tulsa last week, the Cavaliers held high hopes of capturing their first-ever ITA All-American title.
[caption id="attachment_31076" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Starting in place of injured running back Mikell Simpson, senior Rashawn Jackson ran for 90 yards and a touchdown in Virginia's third straight victory.