[caption id="attachment_46574" align="alignleft" width="174" caption="Senior midfielder Alex Jahnle has appeared in each of the Cavaliers' 12 games and is currently tied for third on the team in assists.
[caption id="attachment_46282" align="alignleft" width="269" caption="Freshman forward Rachel Sumfest, who currently ranks third on the team in scoring, notched her fourth goal of the season against Maryland Friday.
[caption id="attachment_46219" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Sophomore forward Elly Buckley leads the Cavaliers with seven goals, four assists and 24 shots on goal.
[caption id="attachment_45914" align="alignleft" width="267" caption="Freshman midfielder Kelsey LeBlanc scored the first of Virginia's goals against Boston College for her second goal of the season.
[caption id="attachment_45864" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore midfielder Elly Buckley leads Virginia with five goals, 13 points and 26 shots this season.
[caption id="attachment_45608" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior back Phoebe Willis hails from a family which has seen 17 of its members come and go from Grounds during the last 150 years.
The No. 18 Virginia field hockey team continued its worst season start in more than a decade after a disappointing weekend in Evanston, Ill.
For most of Michele Madison's tenure as Virginia's field hockey coach, the results have been impressive.
Following a disappointing 3-0 shutout loss against Michigan State Saturday, the Virginia field hockey team received positive news Tuesday as it was announced that senior midfielders Paige Selenski and Michelle Vittese would participate in the upcoming Pan American Games for Team USA. The qualifier tournament, which will be held Oct.
The No. 7 Virginia field hockey team lost its third game of the regular season this past weekend, marking its worst start since 2005.
After slipping from their top-three preseason ranking, The No. 7 Virginia field hockey team heads to Oxford, Ohio this weekend for matches against Miami and Michigan State. Virginia goes into the weekend after a needed 3-0 shutout Wednesday at James Madison, during which a more cohesive Cavaliers team controlled almost all aspects of the game and held the Dukes to a 13-3 shot deficit.
The No. 7 Virginia field hockey team defeated James Madison last night with a 3-0 road victory behind a trio of goals from three different players. The Cavaliers (3-2) dominated defensively during much of the first half, holding the Dukes (1-3) to zero shots and penalty corner.
[caption id="attachment_44968" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Carissa Vittese increased her season scoring total to five points after preventing the shutout with a 64th minute goal against Old Dominion.
[caption id="attachment_44917" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior forward Britt Knouse notched the Cavaliers' lone goal during their 4-1 loss against Old Dominion Sunday.
[caption id="attachment_44706" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore defensive back Chloe Pendlebury, who led the ACC with four defensive saves in 2010, wishes to see a greater level of team-wide focus.
The Virginia field hockey team opened its season at home with a bittersweet opening weekend. Friday evening, the Cavaliers defeated Virginia Commonwealth, 8-1, before falling to Penn State Sunday in a disappointing 3-0 loss. "They know how they can play when we run the system, and what happens if you don't run the system," coach Michele Madison said. The No.
[caption id="attachment_44451" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior midfielder Rachel Jennings hopes to build on a successful 2010 season in which she contributed one goal and two assists in a defensive role.
[caption id="attachment_38663" align="alignleft" width="266" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored three goals Saturday, becoming the ninth player ever to do so in the tournament semifinals or finals.
[caption id="attachment_38607" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Elly Buckley played a big role in the Cavaliers' opening round games, scoring two goals against both Princeton and Michigan State.
Just a year ago, the immediate celebration that followed Virginia's 3-2 overtime home victory against Michigan State - a victory that clinched the emerging program's first Final Four trip in 11 seasons - lasted more than a half-hour. After a 4-2 victory against No.
