While most other students were in class Tuesday afternoon, the No. 9 Virginia field hockey team was on the field facing Miami (Ohio) in its second home game of the season.
Following its first back-to-back losses since 2011, the No. 6 Virginia field hockey team (2-2) wanted and perhaps needed a win in its home opener against No. 7 Princeton. Fittingly, the Cavaliers dominated Sunday at University Hall Turf Field in a 6-4 victory.
The No. 6 Virginia field hockey team fell 4-3 on the road Thursday afternoon against No. 20 Iowa. Coming on the heels of a 3-0 defeat against No. 8 Penn State on Sunday, the Cavaliers have now lost consecutive regular season games for the first time since 2011.
The Skinny on weekend games for Virginia’s men’s soccer, field hockey, and men’s golf teams. More extensive previews for the football, volleyball and women’s soccer teams are available online and in Thursday’s issue of the Cavalier Daily.
The No. 6 Virginia field hockey team split the season’s first two contests, blowing out William and Mary in Williamsburg on Friday and getting shut out by No. 8 Penn State on Sunday.
The No. 6 Virginia field hockey team opens its season Friday afternoon with high expectations, a wealth of talent and an unusually young team.
The No. 7 Virginia field hockey team fell to No. 10 Massachusetts in overtime Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, ending its season. The Minutewomen did not lead at all during regulation, but they found an equalizer in the final minutes and scored a golden goal in the first overtime period to eliminate the Cavaliers.
The No. 7 Virginia field hockey team will seek redemption at the NCAA Tournament this weekend with a first round battle against No. 10 Massachusetts in Durham, N.C. after ending the regular season with a loss and subsequently faltering in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
The No. 1 women’s soccer team and the No. 4 field hockey team each earned at-large bids to their respective NCAA tournaments.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team was eliminated from the ACC Tournament Thursday morning, falling to Duke 2-1 in the first round. The fifth-seeded Cavaliers (15-5, 3-4 ACC) entered the game on two-weeks rest, and showed some rust in the opening portion of the game.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team begins ACC Tournament play Thursday in an 11 a.m. game against No. 7 Duke.
The No. 5 Virginia field hockey team ended its regular season with a 4-1 loss at No. 1 Maryland this weekend.
The No. 6 Virginia (15-3, 3-2 ACC) field hockey team held on for a 4-3 victory against No. 8 Duke (11-4, 2-2 ACC) Friday night in the Cavaliers’ final home game of the regular season. Following the match, Virginia honored its eight-member senior class, including star senior forward Elly Buckley, who scored three goals in the game.
The No. 5 Virginia field hockey team narrowly edged No. 6 Boston College in Charlottesville Friday night. The game was locked at 0-0 until junior back Kelsey Leblanc scored a golden goal in double overtime.
Football What: Virginia (2-3, 0-1 ACC) at Maryland (4-1, 0-1 ACC) Where: College Park, Md. When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. The Skinny: Last week, Maryland entered the top 25 for the first time since ending the 2010 season ranked No.
Virginia (13-2, 1-2 ACC) has received unprecedented contributions from the freshman class. Three freshmen rank in the top four on the team in both goals and points, and five of them have contributed at least one goal or one assist this year, a feat matched only by the senior class.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team split a pair of games in New York this weekend, falling to No. 5 Syracuse before defeating No. 12 Albany. The Cavaliers allowed five goals in the two games, the most in any two-game stretch all season.
Previews for all the Virginia teams in action this weekend.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team defeated Radford 5-0 in Charlottesville last night for its third consecutive shutout victory. The Highlanders only took one shot in the game, compared the Cavaliers’ 31.
Transitioning from back from defender to her original position of forward, senior Elly Buckley started her season with the No. 4 Virginia field hockey team with high expectations.
