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(02/11/15 4:59am)
The No. 2 Virginia men’s basketball looks to continue its two-game winning streak Wednesday when it travels to Raleigh, North Carolina to take on the NC State Wolfpack. The game will be Virginia’s first since Jan. 25 against an unranked opponent.
(02/02/15 3:07pm)
I usually don’t go searching for moral victories when my team suffers a loss, as No. Virginia did last night. All that really counts at the end of the day is the score. So, undoubtedly I was as disappointed as the rest of the University when the Blue Devils mounted an improbable comeback at JPJ to hand the Cavaliers their first loss of the season.
(01/04/15 2:23am)
The No. 3 Virginia men’s basketball team survived its first scare of the season in its ACC opener against the Miami Hurricanes (10-4, 0-1 ACC). Struggling at the line came back to haunt the Cavaliers, who blew an 18 point halftime lead and were forced to play two overtimes to overcome the Hurricanes.
(12/04/14 6:02am)
The No. 7 Virginia men’s basketball kept its perfect record Wednesday night, dispatching the No. 21 Maryland Terrapins by a final score of 76-65. The win marks the Cavaliers’ first victory against a ranked opponent in their 2014-15 campaign.
(12/01/14 5:50am)
I am angry.
(11/24/14 5:07am)
Saturday was a great night to be a Virginia football fan, as the Cavaliers dominated Miami, 30-13. The win moved Mike London to 4-1 against the Hurricanes during his time at Virginia’s helm — a stat that inspired the Wahoo faithful to storm the field for the second time in as many Miami trips to Charlottesville.
(11/13/14 2:16am)
The No. 9 Virginia men’s basketball team returns to the hardwood Friday for the first time since falling to Michigan State in the NCAA tournament. Despite reigning as ACC regular season and tournament champions, the Cavaliers enter the 2014-15 campaign as just the fourth-highest ranked team in the ACC.
(11/09/14 10:05pm)
The Virginia football team dropped its fourth game in a row Saturday with a 34-20 loss to No. 2 Florida State in Tallahassee. The Cavaliers now must win their final two games if they hope to reach bowl eligibility.
(10/27/14 7:30am)
With Saturday’s head-scratching loss to North Carolina, the Virginia football team fell to 4-4 on the year. Our team this year is obviously much better than last year’s edition, but the Cavaliers still have several enormous flaws which could keep them from reaching bowl eligibility.
(10/09/14 12:12am)
We have reached the midpoint in the 2014-15 college football season, and Virginia sits at 4-2. As the team enjoys its bye week, let's take a look at how the various position groups have performed through the first six weeks of the year with our first-ever State of the Hoo-nion Address.
(10/06/14 7:00am)
There is nothing quite like a nighttime football game. Anticipation has more time to build. More fans file into stadiums to be a part of the madness. And the players? Well, the stars shine brightest at night. All of these things were true Saturday when Virginia took on Pittsburgh in its first — and potentially only — night game of the year. Students began to jump on board the white out train, Yik Yak had more football related posts than “OMG I love this school” posts for the first time maybe ever, and attendance broke 40,000 for the first time since opening day, while student attendance surpassed 7,000.And boy did the stars shine. Virginia came out swinging against the Panthers, immediately asserting its dominance. The offense was fluid and the defense flew to the ball, forcing punt after punt after punt. Everyone on the nearly-filled hill loved it. Though we can argue about who the night’s Polaris was — cases could surely be made for sophomore quarterback Matt Johns, who played his first ACC football game as a starter, or even sophomore outside linebacker Max Valles, who led the vicious defensive attack by scoring a touchdown — it is clear that the title of Sirius belongs to senior tailback Kevin Parks. (Note for those of you who didn’t take Prof. Ed Murphy’s ASTR 1210 class: Polaris is the North Star, but Sirius is far and away the brightest star in the Earth’s sky. Sorry for making you learn something in the sports section, but I felt clarification was likely needed for the metaphor to have the impact I wanted. Back to athletic stuff now.)Virginia entered the game with sophomore quarterback Greyson Lambert and Johns leading the team in rushing, despite having a senior 1,000-yard back in the backfield. It was clear from the opening whistle Parks had had enough of being doubted. His first carry was a tough run for a first down right up the middle — and that trend continued all night long. The five-foot-eight, 200-pound senior every bit outperformed his Pittsburgh counterpart sophomore James Conner, who stands six-foot-two and weighs a slight 250 pounds. Conner boasted an impressive stat line coming into Scott Stadium, averaging nearly 160 yards per game through his first five, but left Charlottesville with his Panther tail tucked between his legs, having added just 83 yards to his season total. Parks, on the other hand, absolutely smashed not just his season average, but his career high. The Salisbury, North Carolina, native finished his evening with a modest 169 yards on the ground on just 29 carries. It was an absolutely stellar performance.A stellar performance, by the way, which should have surprised no one. Parks has been playing at an extremely high level since he arrived in Charlottesville in 2010. After redshirting his first year, he has missed just one game for the Cavaliers. In four years, all Parks has done is make the offense better than it could possibly be without him.In 2011, Parks broke the program’s record for most touchdowns by a freshman in a single season — he scored nine, a mark that still stands today. He also led Virginia on the ground against Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, the program’s last bowl appearance.The following season, Parks lead Virginia in rushing with 734 yards and five touchdowns. His 74-yard performance at Duke also pushed him past the 1,000 yard mark for his career, making him just the 41st player in Virginia history to accomplish the feat. It only got better for No. 25, as 2013 saw just how special of a player Parks can be. Though the team as a whole performed at a very low level, going 2-10, Parks had a record-setting season. He rushed for 1,031 yards in the Cavaliers’ 12 games — the first Virginia player to do so since 2004. His year was good enough to finish second in the ACC in rushing yards per game with 85.9 and eighth all-time for Virginia with 2,474 career rushing yards. Through six games this season, Parks has 443 yards and three touchdowns. Some simple math (I know, I’m sorry) will show he is a bit off the pace to break 1,000 yards again — but I wouldn’t bet against him. The senior tends to get better as games and the season wears on, so it is more than possible he will break off a few more hundred-yard games to reach that benchmark.Regardless of what happens the rest of the year, everyone at the University needs to appreciate what Kevin Parks has done during his time here. Saturday was far more the norm than it was an anomaly.Sometimes all it takes are lights to illuminate the things which shine brightest.
(09/29/14 4:46am)
A week ago, I wrote that this Virginia team could shake things up in the ACC if the Cavaliers ever put a complete game together. On Saturday, they did just that.
(09/22/14 2:43am)
Virginia’s offense finally hit its stride Saturday against Brigham Young, putting up 519 yards on a school record of 102 offensive plays. The Cavaliers held the ball for more than 41 minutes and put up 30 points for just the sixth time in the past three years.
(09/09/14 11:50pm)
The Virginia women’s basketball team released its 2014-15 schedule Tuesday. The Cavaliers hope to improve on their 14-17 record from a year ago, during which they failed to make the NCAA Tournament.
(09/07/14 12:22am)
Saturday’s 45-13 trouncing of Richmond brought much needed joy to Scott Stadium for the first time since Sept. 21 last year. The Cavaliers took care of business on both sides of the ball and easily outmatched their in-state foes.
(08/30/14 8:56pm)
On a day that was supposed to be a starting point in the Heisman campaign for UCLA junior quarterback Brett Hundley, the real story was shaped by a player no one expected: Matt Johns.
(08/28/14 1:34am)
Coming off a disappointing 2-10 season, the Virginia football team has significant room for improvement heading into its 2014 campaign. The Cavaliers hope a slew of returning skill position players will give the offense a much-needed spark to earn the program what would be its first winning season since coach Mike London’s second year in Charlottesville.
(08/27/14 4:57am)
Virginia junior Danielle Collins continued her impressive individual run Tuesday in a solid outing against the No. 2 player in the world Simona Halep at the U.S. Open in New York. The St. Petersburg native took the first set in a tiebreaker before falling in 6-1, 6-2 in the final two frames.
(08/05/14 8:06pm)
Here it is, the fourth and final installment in The Cavalier Daily’s newest series, the Midsummers Minute. For this edition, Matt takes a preview of the fall sports season at Virginia. Miss the first three parts? Click here to read about the latest Cavaliers to join professional sports, here to catch up on the summer’s biggest professional sports updates and here for a look at the highlight and lowlights of the summer sports season so far.
(07/30/14 5:23pm)
Now time for the third installment in The Cavalier Daily’s newest series, the Midsummers Minute. For this edition, Matt and Ryan will look at the highlight and lowlights of the summer sports season so far. Miss the first two parts? Click here to read about the latest Cavaliers to join professional sports and here to catch up on the summer’s biggest professional sports updates.