While some of us were at Halloween parties and fancy dinners on our parents' tabs this weekend, others of us sat in the rain at Klöckner Stadium Friday and went to bars Saturday to watch Virginia's men's soccer and football games.
Despite dropping a close game to N.C. State Saturday, the Cavaliers can find a silver lining in the performance of freshman cornerback Ras-I Dowling. Dowling, whose first name is pronounced "rahs-eye," has seen many things go well for him this season.
Hundreds of fans braved the rain Friday for a glimpse of a celebrity and Virginia football hero. The line wrapped down the stairs from the second floor of the University Bookstore, out the door and to the parking garage, full of fans waiting to meet the legendary Tiki Barber. Barber made the trip to his alma mater to autograph copies of his new book "Tiki: My Life in the Game and Beyond." For Barber, the visit comes almost one year after his 2006 appearance, when Barber and his brother Ronde Barber donated $1 million dollars to the Capital Campaign. "I always love to come back to this area of the country and visit close to my hometown in Roanoke, a place where I grew up and became a man and learned about being socially responsible," Barber said.
In Virginia's season finale Saturday, the Cavaliers picked up their first ACC win of the season against No.
With 1:24 left in the game, it was a normal day at work for the Cavaliers. They started at their own 16 yard line, down 29-24.
The Virginia men's cross country team had a great day at Saturday's ACC Championships meet, outlasting N.C.
RALEIGH, N.C.-- Just like the sun set following the 4:30 p.m. kickoff at N.C. State Saturday, the sun also set on the Cavaliers' seven-game win streak as the Wolfpack defeated Virginia 29-24. The final go-ahead score for N.C.
It took 108 minutes, but Duke defeated the Virginia men's soccer team 2-1 Friday night. Although the Blue Devils have not lived up to expectations so far this season, their perseverance reminded everyone at Klöckner Stadium why they were ranked first in the national preseason polls. "Any loss hurts now," Virginia coach George Gelnovatch said.
"At this time of the year, it's not about what you're record is," Virginia coach Al Groh said. Simple as that.
After a one-week layoff following a 3-0 loss to No. 3 Wake Forest, Virginia field hockey, which fell out of the rankings for the first time this season in Tuesday's STX/NFHCA poll, has one final chance to pick up a win in conference play Saturday against No.
Not even the current dreary weather of Charlottesville can dampen the spirits of the Virginia women's soccer team.
This weekend the Virginia women's volleyball team begins a stretch of 10 conference games that will determine its postseason fate.
Coming off of Tuesday night's shutout victory that included a hat trick by forward Yannick Reyering, the Virginia men's soccer team faces ACC foe Duke tonight at Klöckner Stadium. Having lost to Boston College a week ago, Tuesday night's success against Liberty has put the Cavaliers (9-3-2, 1-2-2 ACC) back on track to secure their next ACC victory. Boston College, boasting a 5-0 conference record and 15 points, and Wake Forest, 4-1 overall with 13 points, currently lead the ACC.
The next challenge for the Cavalier cross country teams comes at the ACC Championships, to be held this Saturday in Charlottesville.
Should the Turtle be feared? Well, this year, yes and no. The No. 3 Virginia women's soccer team will face the Terrapins tonight at Klöckner Stadium at 7 p.m.
Junior Yannick Reyering's hat trick Tuesday night was his first as a Cavalier. Scoring three goals to lift the Virginia men's soccer team to a 3-0 victory against Liberty, the 23-year-old German native captured a spot on Virginia's top 10 list for career goals. With 12 goals this season, Reyering leads the ACC in goals and points, and his 38 career goals place him ninth in school history.
As we wrap up the Major League Baseball playoffs with the World Series, there are so many things to discuss.
Virginia's field hockey roster of 17 this season includes eight freshmen, most of whom are midfielders and forwards.
The question was a simple one: When did you reach your athletic peak? Any age, any sport, any memory.
A college football player knows he is receiving national attention when he appears on ESPN's College GameDay, the Saturday morning program featuring analysis of the day's college football games and stories focusing on breakout players or emotional anecdotes.
