COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Mikell Simpson casually walked into the media tent at Byrd Stadium. It was the first time this season he had been requested for interviews following a game. With a humble demeanor, he slowly walked to the lectern, still wearing his dirt-streaked uniform pants and a black, sleeveless shirt.
After a dominating performance at home last weekend against the lower tier of the ACC, Virginia's volleyball team looks to carry its momentum this weekend into North Carolina as it takes on Wake Forest and Duke. The Cavaliers (12-7, 7-3 ACC) face the Demon Deacons (7-12, 4-6 ACC) tonight at 7 p.m.
As important as the Cavalier's football game against Maryland will be, the biggest game in Virginia sports this weekend will be right here in Charlottesville.
After dispatching Longwood 3-1, it's time for the Cavalier field hockey team to shift its attention to a key ACC matchup.
In the midst of a six-game winning streak and the excitement of a critical win at home against the University of Connecticut last weekend, the Virginia football team will travel to College Park to face Maryland (4-2) Saturday night. Maryland is coming off a bye week and a home win a week before against Georgia Tech, a team the Cavaliers have also defeated. Virginia, 2-1 on the road, will look to its defense to shut down a top-notch Terps offense and running game led by senior running backs Keon Lattimore and Lance Ball.
Peter Lalich had a date with destiny. A true freshman, Lalich was on the verge of taking the helm of the Virginia offense.
In the midst of baseball playoffs and exciting football action, you may have missed the start of the National Hockey League season two weeks ago.
The Virginia men's tennis team is heading down the homestretch of its fall season, starting with the ITA Mideast Region Championships this weekend.
Everyone loves a good rivalry, as long as their favorite team is playing at home. Fortunately, for the Virginia women's soccer team, Virginia's annual rivalry game with Virginia Tech will take place in Charlottesville this year.
Pahk the cah and let's get a beeah at that bah down on the cahnah. That's wheyah the real fans ah! Assuming the earlier paragraph got past the Cavalier Daily editors, you did read it correctly.
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.
