Sophomore Jonathan Villanueva capitalized on two Cavalier set pieces last night to give the Virginia men's soccer team an early 2-0 lead against Florida Atlantic. In the Cavaliers' 4-2 victory, the preseason Soccer America All-American notched one goal and one assist.
A quiet buzz has been following the Virginia women's volleyball team around Grounds this season as the team shatters significant milestones on the way to its fifth-consecutive winning season. Senior outside hitter Sarah Kirkwood has set new Virginia records for career aces, kills and attack attempts; senior libero Melissa Caldwell is now second on Virginia's career digs list; and coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton has more than 100 career ACC match wins. Kirkwood launched the Cavaliers' season with a bang Aug.
Tonight the 19th-ranked women's field hockey team travels to Farmville, Va. to take on Longwood?, a team the Cavaliers have beat in each of the last four years.
In sports, there is no substitute for repetition in games to help athletes hone their skills and adapt to what the team is trying to achieve.
Coming off a loss to Clemson Friday, No. 8-ranked Virginia will face Florida Atlantic tonight, kicking off a five-game homestand. Also on the Cavs' upcoming schedule at home are Boston College, Liberty, Duke and Mercer.
The crowd at Scott Stadium may have been scrambling during Saturday's game against Connecticut to look up player No.
This week I decided I didn't want to write about college football. Virginia being ranked is enough for me -- I don't want to jinx it.
The first sign of a tsunami is often a calm, shallow shore line. Though Cavalier fans might have the placid sense of security associated with a 6-1 record, Virginia is about to be hit by a wave of devastation. The first sign, though noticeable, was of no great calamity.
The Virginia football team seems to thrive living on the edge. Once again Saturday, after battling through injuries, turnovers and penalties, the Cavaliers (6-1) pushed the game to its final minutes before finally pulling out a 17-16 win against previously undefeated Connecticut (5-1). For the second straight week, Virginia found a way to eke out the victory as senior Chris Gould's kick put the Cavaliers ahead with 3:20 left on the clock.
In yet another Sunday afternoon overtime classic, the No. 4 Virginia women's soccer team played No.
In times of hardship, there is a popular saying, "If it weren't for bad luck, we wouldn't have any luck." If anyone can attest, it's the Cavaliers.
The air was crisp, the smell of the free pizza offered by the Virginia athletic department wafted through the stands and the sounds of the fight song rang through the season-high crowd of 388 on a perfect afternoon for a field hockey contest at the Turf Field.
Following an impressive victory against N.C. State Friday night, the Virginia volleyball team came out focused and energized from the first ball and dominated its match Sunday afternoon against North Carolina. The Cavaliers (12-7, 7-3 ACC) used a strong, balanced attack to defeat the Tar Heels (8-10, 4-5 ACC) three games to none, marking the first time this season that North Carolina had been swept.
Clemson upset No. 4 Virginia 2-1 Friday in South Carolina, breaking the Cavaliers' seven-game win streak. In its first ACC loss of the season, Virginia (7-2-2, 1-1-2 ACC) had 16 shots on the game, but Clemson (5-7-2, 1-1-2 ACC) had 9 saves.
Virginia women's volleyball coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton will look to win her 100th ACC contest tonight against N.C.
Only a small number of Virginia fans probably circled Oct. 13 as a big game for the Cavaliers when the 2007 football schedule came out.
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.
