While they receive much less publicity and are not as recognizable as head coach Steve Swanson, women's soccer assistant coaches Maren Rojas and Hershey Strosberg also play key roles in every Cavalier victory. "To me, we're a unified staff.
Beaming with positive energy, senior co-captain Kristin Chaney can be found on the sidelines cheering on the volleyball team after suffering several injuries in the past few weeks. Chaney, known to be a versatile player for the Cavaliers, has an impressive career despite her multiple torn ligaments. In her first year of wearing the orange and blue, Chaney was a starting setter for 12 matches and achieved career highs in both assists and digs.
Virginia freshman forward Kelly Quinn scored the first goal in Sunday's win over Richmond. From Dublin, Ohio, Quinn comes to the University of Virginia with an impressive record. Quinn was a three-time NSCAA High School All-American, three-time Gatorade and NSCAA Ohio Player of the Year, a former member of the United States U-17 National Team and member of the Dublin Coffman High School state championship team in 2001 and 2003. These accomplishments, however, are only the beginning for Quinn's developing career. "If you ripped open her chest you'd see an awfully big heart," Virginia coach Steve Swanson said.
When leaving the G. Rollie White Coliseum in College Station, Texas last weekend, the Virginia volleyball team had little to regret about its matches in the Texas A&M Tournament. Although the 1-2 record they brought back to Charlottesville with them says otherwise, the Cavaliers and coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton were satisfied with the team's overall performance.
