General Faculty Council met Wednesday to discuss complaints from administrative and professional faculty members. Photo by Iram Shaikh.

The General Faculty Council, which represents non-tenured track faculty and staff, convened Wednesday to discuss the Faculty Senate Task Force report on non-tenure track faculty (NTTF), and the status of policies affecting administration and professional faculty.

The Faculty Senate Task Force on NTTF released its final report this past summer after first meeting in early 2008, Council Member Peter Norton said.

“It’s a very substantial document in what it calls for,” he said. “It’s not binding policy, but that should not lead anybody to dismiss it because it is known to be the stated position of the provost that these practices be followed.”

The report outlines the policies for NTTF, offering guidelines that will address problems the academic side of the GFC has raised and presenting solutions, Norton said. One of these is that departments should never exclude NTTF from department business, he said.

“There are a couple of very specific exceptions,” Norton said, As a general matter, being non-tenure track does not make you less of a citizen of your department.”

Many departments informally exclude NTTF from voting or serving as a candidate for the Faculty Senate, which is inconsistent with their bylaws, Norton said. They would also form committees with only tenured people on them, he said.

Additionally, “some departments are into the practice of routinely dismissing non-tenure track people,” and replacing them with new hires, Norton said, characterizing this as unacceptable. “Permanent needs should be met with permanent people,” he said.

History department Chair Brian Owensby said this practice does not occur in his department, noting that the replacement of “one adjunct faculty member by another adjunct faculty member” to avoid hiring fails to make sense.

“That’s just not something we do,” he said.

Still, University Provost Arthur Garson said the General Faculty Council has heard a number of complaints about the issue, and so he has “taken their document and the Senate’s document to the deans, and the deans are taking this very seriously.”

The GFC would like to track how the report is being disseminated, if at all, Chair Richard Patterson said.

“I think that this thing is settled enough that it’s appropriate for us to act if deans don’t,” Norton said.

He also advocated forming school-level versions of the GFC. Norton said he had established a “non-demanding committee” within the engineering school, which had helped to raise the administration’s awareness regarding NTTF issues.

“That can help make this document mean something,” he said.

Norton said the report addresses every issue he has ever received from an academic NTTF.

“Part of me doesn’t believe this is real,” he said. “Am I going to wake up from a dream?”

The report does not address the issues facing non-academic NTTF, or administrative and professional (A&P) faculty, Norton said. A committee for A&P faculty was formed, but “the exact fate of that is not clear to me,” he said.

Council member Ellen Ramsey said the University has meanwhile focused on creating a staff category for employees, becoming increasingly less interested in administrative and professional issues.
“A&P people have been telling me, too, ‘What about us?’” Norton added.

Susan Carkeek, vice president and chief human resources officer, said the plan for the staff category was actually designed to address the concerns of A&P faculty, with their input.

“I think the new University staff system is pretty responsive to their needs,” she said. “We designed it with [the A&P faculty] in mind, and they were involved, and I think it has a lot of benefit … I think it addresses their concern.”

Carkeek said not all A&P faculty have been given the option to switch into the University staff category, but — in general — those whose work is more administrative in nature have.

Librarians are the largest group that has not been given the option, Carkeek said. This is because the library system provides its own performance evaluation and career development, which, along with evaluation compensation, were the major concerns of administrative A&P faculty, she said. Librarians retained their status as faculty to remain competitive with peer institutions, Carkeek said, which all designate librarians as faculty. She added that University librarians presented data and research to “make a very compelling case to retain their faculty delegation.”

Ramsey’s perception, however, differed.

“I think the exception to the opportunity to switch was kind of an afterthought in a lot of cases,” she said, “So it’s probably reasonable at this point … to say ‘Hey, we’re still here,’” adding that the policies should be reviewed and updated.

Norton agreed that because there were certain employees unable to switch designations, there should be a sweeping policy, and suggested that “the same process that got the academic side rolling could be initiated with the provost on the A&P side.”

The GFC formed a subcommittee to take the issue to the provost.

During the meeting the council also discussed difficulties identifying and contacting all general faculty members, because the status of lecturers can vary from semester to semester, Paterson said.

Additionally, the GFC decided to write a letter to the presidential search committee, laying out members’ issues and concerns.

“Writing such a letter is a daunting proposition,” Norton said. “But it would be a way to make the GFC more visible and to step forward as a participant, saying, ‘We have opinions on this.’”

Madison House was founded by University students to provide aid to the residents of Nelson County after Hurricane Camille hit in 1969. Now, the organization supports 19 different volunteer programs. Photo by Nadia Minai.

Madison House, the University’s largest student volunteer center, will host a reception today marking its 40th anniversary.

In the organization’s 40 years on Grounds, more than 20,000 individuals have volunteered, giving an estimated 3 million hours of community service to the Charlottesville and Albemarle County communities.

During the fall of 1969, when Hurricane Camille hit Nelson County, Va., a group of University students decided to provide much needed support to the county’s residents. Their small volunteer initiative encouraged them to make community service a more consistent part of their lives and a greater part of student life at the University. The students decided to found Madison House during the 1969-70 school year with four original programs, Interim Executive Director Elizabeth Bass said.

Today, the organization houses 19 different programs that work to support a variety of causes and help senior citizens, children, animals and the homeless.

“Students can find whatever they are looking for in Madison House,” Bass said. “It doesn’t have to be the same thing to every person. 40 years of history gives students this opportunity.”

Last academic year, Madison House worked with 3,500 volunteers who served on a weekly basis for some portion of the year, providing a total of more than 100,000 hours of volunteer work, Bass said.

“Being able to address community needs and student interests is how Madison House has grown,” she said.

Over the years, Madison House has garnered both local and national attention. In 1990, it was named one of the “Points of Light” by the Office of National Service at the White House, an award given to service organizations meeting critical need in their communities, Bass said. In the past five years, the organization has been named, along with four other University programs, as part of the Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes outstanding volunteer work in colleges and universities.

And, like many other organizations at the University, it prides itself on being a mostly student-run organization.

“Ever since the founding days, we have always consistently had student leadership as one of the main components,” Bass said.

Last year there were 205 program directors, all students. Only five professional staff members work at Madison House, she noted.

Many students said they find the time spent working with Madison House to be rewarding, claiming that the volunteer hours enhance their overall University experiences.

“Working with Madison House teaches service learning and a commitment to service not just while we’re students, but throughout the rest of our lives,” said Marnie Coons, student co-chair of the board of directors for Madison House. “I have gained so much more from working at Madison House than I think I could possibly give.”

Today’s reception will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. in Mad Bowl, weather permitting.

Though Virginia’s economy has already suffered during the recent recession, at least one expert suspects the worst is yet to come.

In the most recent issue of the Virginia News Letter, published by the University’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, James Regimbal Jr. wrote that Virginia’s budget is a “train wreck waiting to happen.” Regimbal, who heads the Richmond consulting firm Fiscal Activities, sharply criticized the commonwealth’s reliance on its reserve funds, known as “rainy day funds,” to protect its budget from major cuts.

“The reserves are gone,” Regimbal said, noting that continued state-level funding cuts can only continue for so long before officials will be forced to face a much more dire situation.

Gov. Tim Kaine spokesperson Gordon Hickey, however, disagreed with Regimbal’s theory.

“The rainy day budget is for these types of situations,” he said.

This dependence on the state’s rainy day funds, though, could worsen Virginia’s economic situation, Regimbal said, noting that the commonwealth needs to sort out its priorities. Virginia’s government needs to “determine whether or not Virginia’s tax structure and rates are adequate to sustain a high quality public education, public safety, health and welfare, and transportation system that Virginians have come to expect,” he said.

If state officials fail to do so, the implications for Virginia’s budget are grave, Regimbal said.

“Virginia’s government is going to continue to get smaller, and even core programs are going to be reduced further,” he said, adding that state colleges and universities will most likely face further budget cuts. This year and last year especially, University and other higher education officials — well aware of the state legislature’s history of decreasing support — have warned of similar reductions in funding and have taken proactive steps to address foreseeable problems, slashing some programs and enacting hiring freezes. Moreover, leaders like President John T. Casteen, III. have repeatedly noted that the University is actively seeking to become an almost entirely privately funded institution to counteract the dearth of government-backed monies.

Considering these factors, Isaac Wood, assistant communications director at the University Center for Politics and a former Cavalier Daily Opinion columnist, mostly agreed with Regimbal’s assessment.

“Politicians and political observers agree that Virginia has been in a budgetary mess,” he said.

Wood added, though, that he believes the commonwealth is most likely in a better position financially than some states that have been hit even harder by the recession, like California.

Nevertheless, Wood said, legislators need to take action soon to address the state’s financial future.

“The equation is soberingly simple,” he said, noting that the commonwealth must either cut its spending or raise taxes to avoid even greater shortfalls.

A Media General poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research during the past several weeks found that 49 percent of Virginians are against President Obama’s health care plan, and that 80 percent fear that a public health care program would raise their taxes.

The data, released Tuesday in newspapers across the state, was collected through 625 telephone interviews with registered voters who said they planned to cast their vote Nov. 3. The results of the poll, according to reports, have a statistical error margin of 4 percentage points.

The poll’s results might shed light on commonwealth residents’ views about legislators’ latest hot-button issue. Obama has advocated a government-run insurance program, noting that he wants to prevent private companies from capping lifetime benefits and denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions. According to a 2008 U.S. Census Bureau report, as many as 47 million Americans are uninsured, and Democratic leaders have claimed Obama’s plan could reduce this number to the benefit of many citizens in need of medical attention.

With 49 percent of Virginians surveyed against the proposal, though, Virginia GOP officials claim the plan does not have wide support — even after Virginia “went blue” in 2008 — and underscores potential problems with changes to the country’s current health care structure.

“Virginians know that government run health care would be a disaster,” Virginia GOP spokesperson Tim Murtaugh said.

Independent experts, though, cautioned against taking any survey without a grain of salt. Isaac Wood, assistant communications director for the University’s Center for Politics and a former Cavalier Daily Opinion columnist, said poll results — especially those about health care — can be deceiving.

“The results depend on how the survey questions are phrased,” he said. “It’s nearly impossible to generalize the American public’s view on health care.”

Moreover, without a final version of the Democrats’ health care bill available to the public, Wood said it would be difficult to gauge residents’ support of it. What is clear, however, is that Americans care deeply about this potentially divisive issue.

With this in mind, law-makers’ present focus should be on what Americans want in the health care bill, “not whether they’re against this or that generality,” said Jessica Smith, communications director for Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va.

Citing a letter written by Webb and a group of other senators, Smith said there is a movement among members of Congress calling for more transparency and public involvement in the reform process. Webb wishes for the bill’s complete text and budget to be posted online three days before the Senate’s first vote and again before its final vote, Smith added.

“We believe the American public’s participation in this process is critical to our overall success of creating a bill that lowers health care costs and offers access to quality and affordable health care for all Americans,” Webb’s letter stated.

To create a bill that will earn the support of both legislators and the public, however, health care reform discussions will require bipartisan action, Virginia Democratic Party spokesperson Allison Jaslow said.

“Most Virginians agree that the status quo is unsustainable, and the need for real health insurance reform is urgent,” she said. “While there are differing opinions on the best way to fix our current health care system, we hope that Congress can work together and pass bi-partisan reform this year.”

The very bipartisan action desired by Democratic leaders has the potential to backfire, however, Wood said, as cooperation between both sides may mean very little — or even no — health care reform.’

“Many liberals aren’t going to go for anything less than fully public [health care,]” he explained “and there are more than a few conservatives that won’t vote for anything that includes a public option.”

Despite receiving stimulus money for transportation improvement, the Virginia State Department of Transportation had to cut an additional $134 million from this year’s transportation budget because of the recession, VDOT Chief Engineer Malcolm T. Kerley said.

The commonwealth’s September revenue update mandated the commonwealth cut nearly $800 million in transportation spending during the next six years, a decrease which required $134 million be cut from this year’s budget by December.

“We are not sure right now of exactly how we will make this cut but previously [when we’ve made cuts] we have looked across the board to decrease spending,” VDOT Chief of Communications Jeff Caldwell said.

To accommodate budget cuts in each of the past several years, Caldwell said, the department has cut 800 highway projects, reduced motorist’s services — including closing certain rest areas and decreasing the frequency in cutting roadside grass — in addition to internally restructuring the department by shutting down some offices and laying off 1,000 employees.

Although it provides funding, the stimulus package legislation does not allow the transportation money to be used to help recover the department’s budget deficit, Caldwell added.

“The money has been allocated as outlined in the stimulus legislation to go towards structurally deficient bridges, pavement improvement, highway capacity improvements, and rail improvements,” he said.

Nearly two-thirds of Virginia’s transportation revenues are tied to fuel purchases and auto-sales, both of which have declined, VDOT Chief Financial Officer Reta Busher said in a presentation Wednesday.

“Gasoline consumption is down largely due to high unemployment rates and reduced consumer spending,” she said, noting that an increase in the gas tax could significantly reduce the need for budget cuts.

The potential gas tax increase, however, has become a heated point of debate in the 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election.

Virginia GOP spokesperson Tim Murtaugh expressed concern about such a tax, which he said would “most greatly affect the very people who can afford it least.”

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, meanwhile, has yet to detail his plan to address the commmonwealth’s transportation woes, apart from stating his intent to most likely support a tax increase.

On the other hand, Murtaugh said, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell has taken a firm stance against the gas tax increase. Instead, McDonnell plans to get funding from “12 separate funding mechanisms that will get long-needed projects underway and provide $1.4 billion annually in new revenue for transportation, without raising taxes.”

Part of McDonnell’s funding plan includes privatizing Virginia’s Alcoholic Beverage Control stores, issuing $3 billion in available bonds for transportation, supporting the future bond issuance of $1 billion for highly congested areas, and possible future revenue from off-shore drilling,” McDonnell spokesperson Crystal Cameron said.

Junior cornerback Ras-I Dowling was named ACC defensive player of the week last week after his best game of the season, in which he notched nine tackles, a forced fumble and one interception. Photo by Jason O. Watson.

Virginia’s football season has been a tale of two teams.

The team that upset North Carolina two weeks ago was not the same one that suffered a season opening loss to Football Championship Subdivision William & Mary. The team that annihilated Indiana 47-7 last week looked dramatically different from the team TCU destroyed 30-14 in week two.

As the Cavaliers (2-3, 1-0 ACC) head to Maryland (2-4, 1-1 ACC), they hope the better of those two teams shows up for Saturday’s conference matchup.

“It’s a tremendous rivalry,” senior fullback Rashawn Jackson said. “Our guys, we take it personally; their guys, I’m sure they take it personally. It’s just good ACC football.”

Although last week’s 47-point performance showcased Virginia’s offense, the Cavalier defense has proven crucial to the team’s recent success. In the past two games, the unit has limited opponents’ scoring opportunities and forced five turnovers total.

The defense’s turnaround can partly be attributed to the improved play of junior cornerback Ras-I Dowling. After struggling early in the season to find consistency, Dowling tortured the Indiana offense last Saturday. His forced fumble, interception and nine tackles earned him the honor of being named ACC Defensive Back of the Week.

Dowling faces a tough test Saturday against Terrapin wide receiver Torrey Smith. Virginia coach Al Groh recognized that the sophomore will pose a threat to his secondary.

“Torrey Smith, he’s one of the really exciting dynamic players in the Atlantic Coast Conference” Groh said. “He’s one of those versatile players of which we speak. He has run reverses, he’s caught the ball, he’s returned kicks, he does a variety of things.”

Smith leads the country with 236.7 all-purpose yards per game.

When asked about the duel between Dowling and Smith, Groh’s analysis was simple: “That will be a good match-up.”

Virginia may lack a receiver of Smith’s caliber, but the team’s emerging wide-outs have aided the squad’s recent success. Senior Vic Hall has been impressive in his transition to wide receiver, scoring a touchdown against Indiana. Sophomore wide receiver Kris Burd also has caught the coach’s eye.

“Clearly Kris Burd is making some plays for us,” Groh said, “He … has done it here now three games in a row so he would be deserving of going into that ‘emerging receiver’ category.”

In addition to an improved passing attack, Virginia’s running game has flourished during the winning streak. Last week, senior running back Mikell Simpson burned the Indiana defense for four touchdowns and 168 all-purpose yards.

If that was not Simpson’s career game, his 2007 performance at College Park arguably was. Simpson eviscerated Maryland with 271 yards and two touchdowns, breaking out to lead the “Cardiac Cavaliers” to victory. Dowling recalled Simpson’s Marlyand performance as “one of the best performances [he’s] seen in a while.”

Simpson’s rebirth in last week’s game could be shortlived, however, as he left the Indiana game with a neck injury.

If Simpson cannot play, Virginia will rely on Jackson at fullback and redshirt freshman running back Torrey Mack. The two have combined this year for only 161 yards and no touchdowns. Jackson’s slow start, though, may have stemmed from a knee injury suffered earlier in the season, and the rookie Mack is quickly progressing.

Mack is “gonna be ready,” Jackson said. “He’s been practicing like a big time player, hopefully that’ll carry over into the game and it usually does.”

No matter who is in the backfield, Virginia fans might find solace in the fact that the Maryland defense has allowed an average of 36 points per game this season. The Terrapins lost seven defensive starters from a unit that ranked 10th in the ACC last year and yielded 42 points in last week’s loss to Wake Forest.

Still, the Cavaliers are not taking their opponent lightly.

“That’s a good team over there,” Jackson said.

Moroever, as bitter Clemson fans can attest, Maryland has a track record of recording the upset. The slightly favored Cavaliers are riding momentum, but the Terrapins may have extra incentive. Last season, Maryland was on a roll before suffering a humiliating 31-0 loss to underdog Virginia.

As Jackson learned from his knee injury, “nothing is promised on the football field. You go out there and you practice and you play, and anything can happen at any given moment.”

After a disappointing tie with Liberty at home Tuesday, the No. 11 Virginia men’s soccer team resumes ACC play tomorrow looking to secure a win against the unranked Hokies in Blacksburg.

“Now moving back into league play, one win puts us right back in the middle of the pack and in good shape,” Virginia coach George Gelnovatch said.

Amid a four-game losing streak, Virginia Tech (3-7-2, 2-2 ACC) recently suffered a defeat to No. 1  Akron in a 0-2 shutout on the Hokies’ home turf. The Hokies have fallen to four of the five ranked teams they have played this season, including No. 3 Wake Forest, which Virginia (7-3-1, 1-3 ACC) upset in Salem, N.C. in mid-September.

Although both teams have each accumulated 13 goals this season, Tech has managed to net 37 points on 134 shots, whereas Virginia has taken 165 shots but has netted only 34 points. Virginia’s most recent game against Liberty, in which the Cavaliers outshot the Flames 29-5, reflects that scoring inefficiency that has plagued them all season.

“Some games are like that in soccer,” freshman forward Will Bates said. “You can outshoot a team and still lose or tie.”

Scoring woes aside, the Cavaliers appear more versatile offensively and retain a deeper roster than the Hokies. Sixteen different Cavaliers have taken shots this season — seven have found the back of the net. Midfielders senior Neil Barlow and sophomore Tony Tchani lead the pack with three goals apiece followed by Bates and sophomore forward Chris Agorsor, who have each netted two.

For the Hokies, junior midfielder Clarke Bentley, who has totaled three goals and two assists, pilots the attack. Bentley is assisted by junior defender James Shupp, who has secured two goals, and sophomore forward Emmanuel Akogyeram, who has netted three goals.

Defensively, Virginia also seems to have the upper hand, as the Hokies have allowed 21 goals compared to Virginia’s six. Senior goalkeeper Brendan Dunn has recorded 42 saves in 921 minutes for a save percentage of 0.724, while Virginia’s junior goalkeeper Diego Restrepo has a 0.769 save percentage with 20 saves in 1026 minutes of play.

Six of the Cavaliers’ matches have been decided in overtime. Although Virginia has often dominated and out-shot its opponents during many of these games, its inability to convert shots has proved frustrating.

“I do feel like this year we’ve had to work for every single bounce, every single goal, every single win,” Gelnovatch said, “We’ve had to work our back sides off for everything. And I hope that we’re better for it in the end.”

Hoping to improve its disappointing conference record, the Virginia women’s volleyball team hosts Clemson and Georgia Tech in Charlottesville this weekend, rounding out a four-game homestand at Memorial Gym.

As inconsistent play haunts Virginia (7-11, 2-5 ACC), playing at its home court will hopefully give the team momentum.

“It’s actually unreal the amount of adversity our team’s had to deal with this year,” senior defensive specialist Brittani Rendina said. “The rest of the season isn’t predetermined, and we still have a lot to work for.”

Virginia still has to face some of the conference’s stiffest competition. Clemson (13-5, 4-3 ACC) is stacked with two strong offensive players: freshmen middle hitters Alexa Rand and Sandra Adeleye. Senior outside hitter Lia Proctor, meanwhile, averages 3.63 kills per setting, good enough for second-best in the conference. Rand leads the conference in blocks — averaging 1.44 per set — and also on defense, the Tigers feature senior libero Didem Ege, who averages nearly 5 digs per set.

The Cavaliers, who have recently struggled on defense, will alter their strategy and adjust their line-up to counter Clemson’s prolific offense.

“The first line of defense is blocking,” Virginia coach Lee Maes said. “We’re trying to review and be a little more technically proficient with what we do with our blocking.”

Georgia Tech (12-5, 6-1 ACC) will also challenge the Cavaliers. The Yellow Jackets are tied for first in the conference with Duke and Florida State, having defeated No. 17 Florida State in five sets Oct. 2.

Junior setter Mary Ashley Tippins leads the conference in assists. Although Georgia Tech does not boast any one outstanding hitter, it ranks second in the league for kills. Virginia should be especially cautious of both sophomore outside hitter Bailey Hunter and sophomore middle hitter Asia Stawicka.

Against both opponents, Virginia will look to tweak internal factors such as effort, attitude, focus and communication — competitive aspects, Maes said, which start with each individual player.

“I think number one it starts with them focusing on the controllables because that’s something [for which] they have to take some responsibility,” Maes said.

The two-match weekend kicks off Friday when Virginia takes on Clemson at 7 p.m. Twenty-four hours later, the Cavaliers will face Georgia Tech.

Senior forward Traci Ragukas, who has managed 19 points this season, notched three shots and two goals in Virginia’s blowout victory against Longwood Tuesday. Photo by Bennett Sorbo.

The No. 3 Virginia women’s field hockey team will take on its second top-five opponent Saturday as it hosts No. 2 North Carolina at the University Hall Turf Field.

Virginia (14-1, 1-1 ACC) defeated then-No. 4 Wake Forest last weekend 3-2 in overtime and manhandled Longwood on Tuesday, 7-0. Sophomore midfielder Paige Selenski recorded her second career hat trick against the Lancers, and senior forward Traci Ragukas added two scores.

“Coming from behind against Wake was really good preparation for us,” Ragukas said. “We were really able to step it up and show that we don’t give up.”

The undefeated Tar Heels (13-0, 3-0 ACC) pose more of a threat than Longwood, having posted 10 shutouts and allowing only three goals this season. North Carolina is coming off a 2-1 win against No. 14 Duke — its closest margin of victory all season. Tuesday, senior goalkeeper Brianna O’Donnell was named ACC Player of the Week for her performances against Duke and Boston College, in which she recorded nine saves while only allowing one goal. O’Donnell has played the last nine games for the Tar Heels after starting goalkeeper, junior Jackie Kintzer, suffered an injury.

Kintzer was the starting goalkeeper for the 2009 Junior World Cup team this past summer, and the Tar Heels — like the Cavaliers — have several other players with international experience. Joining Kintzer on the United States team were freshman midfielder Kelsey Kolojejchick and junior midfielder Katelyn Falgowski. Kolojejchick and Falgowski have heavily contributed to the Tar Heels’ success thus far, totaling a combined 19 goals and 25 assists.

With O’Donnell in the opposite net, the Cavaliers will have to make the most of their opportunities, as the Tar Heels lead the nation with a 0.23 goals against average.

“Playing big ACC teams like Wake, Maryland or UNC, you have to have a lot in your pocket to beat them,” coach Michele Madison said.

Virginia has struggled this season converting on short corners. Against Longwood, the Cavaliers were able to convert only one of 11 penalty corners.

“We need to really prepare, with our corners, attack and just make them give the ball up in the back,” sophomore midfielder Michelle Vittese said.

Such improvements could bolster an already impressive Virginia squad. The Cavaliers hold the advantage of playing at home — where the team is undefeated this season — and have outscored opponents by wide margins. Sophomore midfielder Paige Selenski, who is tied for the ACC scoring lead with 19 goals, heads Virginia’s potent offense. Like the Tar Heels, Virginia boasts a talented defense as well, having recorded nine shutouts thus far.

With a meager 2-10 record in their last 12 games against North Carolina, the high-powered Cavaliers will look to reverse their fortunes Saturday.