If my psychology professor were to diagnose U.Va. football with one personality type, I'm sure he would describe the team as collectively "Type A": risk-takers who seek the thrill that comes from living life on the edge.
The odds were stacked against Virginia. Quarterback Jameel Sewell's fumble during the first quarter probably cost the Cavaliers at least a field goal.
One game after another, Virginia finds itself in painstakingly close contests. And one game after another, it seems as if Virginia pulls a win out of nowhere. Saturday's affair was no different as No.
Even with daylight-saving time taking effect, it took the Georgia Tech volleyball team one game to wake up Sunday afternoon in Memorial Gymnasium where it defeated Virginia three games to two. "Georgia Tech is a good team," Virginia coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton said.
Virginia's men's basketball team scored seven unanswered points at the outset of its exhibition game against Carson-Newman and never looked back, as the Cavaliers blew the Eagles out of John Paul Jones Arena 124-65. Virginia dominated Carson-Newman on both ends of the floor.
The date - Sept. 1, 2007. The score - Wyoming 23, Virginia 3. Sure seems like a long time ago.
Intensity -- the magic word for the Virginia men's soccer team as it takes on Maryland Saturday night.
No. 19 Virginia defeated ACC Tournament host No. 14 Boston College yesterday in the first round of the ACC Tournament in a 3-2 overtime win, advancing them to the Tournament semifinals.
After a four-match road trip, the Virginia women's volleyball team returns home for a crucial two-game series against ACC frontrunner Clemson tonight and third place Georgia Tech Sunday afternoon. The Cavaliers (14-9, 9-5 ACC) went 2-2 during their four games away from Memorial Gymnasium, registering 3-1 victories over Wake Forest and Miami while taking two tough five-game defeats at the hands of Florida State and ACC powerhouse Duke. The 24th-ranked Tigers (20-2, 13-0 ACC), on the other hand, come to Charlottesville on a 17-match winning streak, including a 3-0 victory over Virginia in September.
Coming off a dazzling 5-3 upset of Duke Saturday, No. 19 Virginia begins postseason play today in the first round of the ACC Tournament as the Cavaliers take on the tournament's host, No.
A disappointing fourth-quarter upset and broken winning streak may not be the most important thing on the minds of those connected to the Virginia football program -- at least it shouldn't be.
The Cavalier men's cross country team was a huge success at the ACC Championships last weekend, winning the meet and earning Virginia a No.
In light of Virginia football's loss at N.C. State Saturday, let's look back to Sept. 1, aka. GMG (Groh Must Go) Day.
On an already star-studded Cavalier men's tennis team, yet another standout distinguished himself last week.
The Virginia club soccer team is back from this weekend's National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Regionals in Tuscaloosa, Ala., where it tied two matches and an opponent forfeited in the last.
The No. 14 Virginia men's soccer team's senior class improved its overall record to 57-18-7 last night with a 4-0 win against Mercer. The shut-out victory, on the heels of last Friday's unsettling 2-1 overtime loss to Duke, is exactly how the Cavaliers had hoped to finish up their five-game homestand before closing out the regular season on the road. "Any time you get a win you are happy, but the energy level and the execution and the togetherness tonight reminded me of the beginning of this season," Virginia coach George Gelnovatch said.
For Virginia wrestling, the future is here. With a roster filled out by a consensus top-10 recruiting class in coach Steve Garland's second season, the Cavaliers look to push themselves into the nation's elite.
Field Hockey: Kaars Sijpesteijn receives additional honors Junior Inge Kaars Sijpesteijn, a 2006 First Team All-American, was honored again this week as ACC Player of the Week.
For nearly a third of the Virginia men's soccer team, tonight's match against Mercer could be their last appearance at home in the Cavalier uniform. Eight seniors will be honored tonight before Virginia's last regular season home game, including goalkeeper Kyle Rudzinski, defensemen Zola Short and Matt Williams, midfielders Chris Tierney, Jeremy Barlow, Will Hall and Dane Murphy and forward Matt Ayotte. Although technically listed as a junior, Yannick Reyering will also be recognized this evening, as this is his final year of NCAA eligibility. For these veteran members, however, defeating Mercer (6-10-0) is about much more than securing a victory on senior night: It is a step toward getting Virginia (9-4-2, 1-3-2 ACC) out of what players and coaches alike have described as a "funk." "The senior night stuff is all great, and it is nice to be honored in that way," Tierney said.
As we enter the new basketball season, we are now secure in our knowledge that Sean Singletary will remain with us for one more year.
