Senior goalie Ryan Burke was not ready to celebrate after his Virginia men's soccer team came back in the second half to defeat the California Golden Bears, 2-1, to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Virginia had reached the quarterfinals in 2004 before being humbled by the Duke Blue Devils, 3-1.
BLACKSBURG -- Like Borat Sagdiyev, I have been the itinerant traveler this fall as I have covered all 12 of Virginia's football games.
After a come from behind victory last weekend against No. 10 Arizona, the University of Virginia men's basketball team is looking for another win at home Sunday against Morgan State. Trailing Arizona most of the game, Virginia was able to pull out a win with clutch-shooting down the stretch.
The Virginia Cavaliers volleyball team dropped their match last night to the Duke Blue Devils, 3-0.
After finishing fourth at the Southeast regional race last weekend and receiving at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament, the men's and women's cross country teams are off this weekend to race in Terre Haute, Ind.
Virginia wrestling travels to Chapel Hill, N.C. this weekend to compete in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
After a long and grueling regular season and a disappointingly short run in the ACC Tournament, the No.
After a 92-72 win over Old Dominion Sunday, the Cavaliers will look to move to 3-0 tonight against Marquette.
A win over Texas A&M tonight would not only give the Virginia women's soccer team an NCAA quarterfinal birth for the second year in a row but also its third straight win over a top-ten team in the last week. "The playoff mentality is the same this year," senior goalkeeper Christina de Vries said.
Saturday at Scott Stadium, the Cavaliers (4-6, 3-3 ACC) host the Miami Hurricanes (5-5, 2-4 ACC). The game will be chock-full of emotion as a number of seniors, including Marcus Hamilton, Jason Snelling, Tony Franklin, Deyon Williams and Fontel Mines, will play in their last home game. "There will be a lot of different emotions going through me," Hamilton, a safety, said.
The Virginia and Bucknell men's soccer teams had never played each other in the history of their programs. After last night, the Bison will not be asking for a rematch any time soon. With former U.S.
Virginia's upset win over Arizona was a fantastic way to open up the season. However, Sunday night's game was more than just opening night for the Cavaliers; it was also a debut for the John Paul Jones Arena, the Cavaliers' new home.
At the University, many club teams serve as an outlet for students who wish to pursue their love of a sport, but perhaps not to the extent a commitment to a Division I varsity team would require.
After stealing a thrilling match on the road last weekend from ACC foe Florida State, the Virginia volleyball team returns home Thursday night to face the only team keeping them from winning the ACC title.
While most students head home for Thanksgiving this weekend, the men's swimming and diving team will travel to the University of Tennessee to face the No.
My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. I have yet to find a better combination than friends and family, food and football, fun and the fall.
I'm not sure what's more exciting; the fact that we're only 2.5-point underdogs to Miami Saturday or that the gametime is noon, leaving us all ample time to get home and catch the Ohio State-Michigan game. Considering all that has happened in Miami this year, the small line is not entirely unexpected.
It's been nearly two weeks since the Virginia men's soccer team has played a game. After a heartbreaking loss to Wake Forest in penalty kicks, the Cavaliers received the good news that they would have one of the top-four spots in the NCAA Tournament, giving them a first-round bye and home field advantage until a potential semifinal berth in St.
I have a few questions about the student entry process for men's basketball games at the John Paul Jones Arena.
Following the Cavalier women's basketball team's 92-72 victory over Old Dominion, coach Debbie Ryan was surprised to hear the announcement that the women's locker room at John Paul Jones Arena will be named "The Debbie Ryan Locker Room." "I'm still emotional about that," Ryan said, "My mom couldn't be here today, and I had no idea why she was so upset.
