Cavalier senior linebacker Rich Bedesem received his first start of year Saturday afternoon during No.
With just two sails, a tiller and the weight of two humans, imagine racing aboard a 14-foot boat.
Entering her third year as a member of the Cavaliers, forward Kelly Hammond looked prime for a historic season. As a sophomore, Hammond led Virginia in points (30), goals (12) and game-winning goals (6). She was a first-team All-ACC member as well as a second-team All-American.
As the regular season races closer to conclusion, the Virginia volleyball team finds itself in a position to control its own destiny. With two wins this past weekend, the Cavaliers (15-7, 5-5 ACC) have pulled themselves out of the bottom third of the ACC.
University of Florida head football coach Ron Zook will be fired at the season's end, Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley announced on Monday. According to the Gainesville Sun, Foley and University President Bernie Machen met Sunday and decided it was time for Zook to go. The head coached directed the Gators to their first loss to a team with a losing record Saturday, when Florida was defeated by Mississippi State -- a 24.5 point underdog -- 38-31.
It may have been the frigid weather, maybe even the intimidating atmosphere of Klöckner. Whatever it was, Virginia (13-2, 4-1 ACC) would love more of it as they overcame a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 over the Duke Blue Devils (13-3, 3-3 ACC) Saturday night. Midfielder Mike Littlefield became an instant hero when he finished off a Hunter Freeman cross six minutes into overtime, capping an impressive comeback by the Cavaliers and setting off wild celebrations in the stands. In an entertaining game played at a frenetic pace from the start, both teams found it extremely hard to keep possession and saw early opportunities sail wide of the goal.
The No. 20 Virginia women cruised to a 151-125 victory over visiting Miami Friday night in the season opener at the Aquatic and Fitness Center. The score doesn't do justice to the dominating performance turned in by the Cavalier swimmers.
Cavalier midfielder Shannon Foley was poised over a corner kick early in the second half of yesterday's contest with Clemson when teammate Sarah Huffman ran over.
DURHAM, N.C. For those of you who neglected to listen to your beloved Cavaliers on the radio Saturday, you were probably quite pleased when you saw the 37-16 final score.
Yesterday afternoon, a large Virginia crowd ready for an upset welcomed top-ranked Wake Forest to Charlottesville for an in-conference battle.
The Virginia volleyball team picked up two critical conference wins this weekend by beating both Duke and Wake Forest.
DURHAM, N.C. -- Virginia overcame nine penalties for 85 yards and shaky play from quarterback Marques Hagans to knock off Duke, 37-16, thanks to a resurgent ground game.
The Virginia volleyball team looks to climb the ACC standings as they return home to host a pair of conference matches this weekend.
According to No. 4 Virginia's home record, Klöckner Stadium is a great environment to play in. Playing the last two games at home, including Sunday's contest against No.
The Virginia men's soccer team will face off against Duke tomorrow at 7 p.m. The Blue Devils are the third ranked team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, trailing behind the No.
Injuries can ravage a football team's season. And in a collision sport like football, they tend to occur more often than in other big-time college and professional sports such as basketball, soccer and baseball.
Allison Flynn has always been a star for the Virginia field hockey team, an athlete capable of providing numerous transformations to lead her team to victory.
NEW YORK, N.Y. The American League Champion Boston Red Sox. It has a nice ring to it, don't you think? The Sox, of course, could not make it easy on Red Sox Nation, facing the brink of elimination before rallying to do no what no baseball team had ever done before -- overcome a 3-0 series deficit to win a seven-game series.
On a chilly, damp night at Klöckner Stadium, Virginia (13-2) defeated Longwood University (1-13) in overtime on a golden goal by senior Matt Oliver.
When I woke up Sunday morning aghast, recalling the 36-3 thrashing the Cavaliers had received at the hands of Florida State the night before, I started to reflect on the Virginia season to date. I had jumped on the bandwagon, thinking the Cavs could actually go into Doak Campbell Stadium and beat the 'Noles, who had struggled against Syracuse. It seemed as if the Syracuse game merely roused a sleeping giant, rather than expose its flaws.
