The most fearsome opponent is often not the team with the best record, but rather the team with nothing to lose.
In Virginia's 6-1 domination of Radford field hockey Wednesday, the Cavaliers outperformed the Highlanders more than any opponent this season.
This weekend the Cavalier cross country team will split up and hit the road for two different meets: the NCAA Pre-Nationals at Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind.
North Carolina fell victim to the No. 4 Virginia men's soccer team as the Cavaliers captured their first ACC conference win this past weekend with a score of 2-1. "The win definitely means a lot for us," senior Chris Tierney said.
Volleyball falls to VT after two weekend victories The Virginia women's volleyball team had a busy Fall Break, competing in three conference matches for a weekend record of 2-1. The Cavaliers (10-7, 5-3 ACC) opened up last weekend at home with a 3-1 victory against Boston College and a 3-0 shutout of Maryland. Senior Sarah Kirkwood led the charge for the Cavaliers, tallying 46 kills in the two matches, and earning the honor of ACC Player of the Week. The Cavaliers traveled to Blacksburg, Va.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. --Everything that could have gone wrong did. Injuries, turnovers -- the whole lot.
After splitting a pair of games last weekend in Louisville with a 2-1 win against Rutgers and a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime loss to No.
Fall Break: a chance to sleep and rest, or a chance to one-up the competition? The Virginia women's soccer team chose the latter as it used the break to surge forward -- in the rankings and in its record.
Al Groh doesn't like to clump his opponents into categories. He takes each game for what it's worth.
With two no-decision ACC games under its belt, the Virginia men's soccer team is hungry to tally one in the conference win column at the expense of North Carolina. "I always feel confident going in because of the talent this team has," Virginia coach George Gelnovatch said.
After three straight losses in which the Cavaliers (6-5, 0-2 ACC) mustered just one goal while surrendering nine, it was the freshmen who provided the spark that lifted Virginia to a 3-0 victory over California yesterday evening.
This weekend, the Virginia women's volleyball team welcomes to Charlottesville Boston College Friday and Maryland Saturday. Against Boston College, the Cavaliers (8-6, 3-2 ACC) come in leading the all-time series, 5-0.
In Thursday night's double-overtime thriller, the No. 5 Virginia women's soccer team played the No.
The No. 10 Seminoles travel to Charlottesville tonight for an ACC showdown against the Virginia women's soccer team.
On a roster loaded with talent, players can easily get lost in the shuffle. As an underclassman on the women's golf team, sophomore Whitney Neuhauser doesn't get much press, but she has nevertheless made her mark on the program. Growing up in Charlottesville, Neuhauser grew up eating, sleeping and drinking Virginia athletics, as her mother, Susan, graduated from the Education School and her older sister, Jodi, rowed for the Cavaliers.
The game was almost a week ago, but it's still fresh in my mind. The men's soccer game against Virginia Tech was one for the ages, and though it ended in a disappointing tie, it gave the record crowd of 7,906 exciting action all the way to the final minute. Before you start asking me how a bunch of guys kicking a ball could be that entertaining, first ask yourself if you have actually given college soccer a chance.
After three consecutive losses in the last two weeks, the Cavaliers face the prospect of dipping below .500 for the first time in field hockey coach Michele Madison's two-year reign at Virginia as the team battles California tonight at the Turf Field. Putting scores aside, Virginia (5-5, 0-2 ACC) has statistically performed handsomely in its last three losses.
The best defense is a good offense. While the cliché may hold true for some, the Virginia men's soccer team would rather rely on defenders and midfieldsmen junior Matt Poole, senior Zola Short, senior Matt Williams, sophomore Neil Barlow and sophomore goalkeeper Mike Giallombardo than put all its eggs in the offensive basket. Including an exhibition game, the Cavalier back line has already posted six shut outs this season and has held the opposition to a cumulative goals scored average of just 0.95.
The Cavalier tennis team will send three players through to the second round of the qualifying draw of the Men's ITA All-American Championships at the University of Tulsa Monday.
Back in the 16th century, Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León spent years searching for the "fountain of youth," a legendary spring that could make old men young again and turn back the hands of time.
