[caption id="attachment_36678" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Junior defender Greg Monaco was a key part of a defense that helped guide Virginia to a 13-0-1 run after last year's 1-1 tie against Liberty.
It was a game whose outcome came down to "a matter of inches," as coach George Gelnovatch said. By the end of it, No.
[caption id="attachment_36511" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior goalkeeper Diego Restrepo has posted five shutouts on the season and ranks third in the ACC with a 0.55 goals against average.
[caption id="attachment_36387" align="alignleft" width="222" caption="Freshman forward Brian Span scored the second goal of the game for the Cavaliers Tuesday night against Longwood.
[caption id="attachment_36334" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Junior forward Brian Ownby notched his second goal on the season during the Cavaliers' 2-0 victory against American last Tuesday.
[caption id="attachment_36280" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore midfielder Ari Dimas scored in the 88th minute Saturday to secure Virginia's victory against Clemson.
The Cavaliers head to Clemson tomorrow night looking to avenge one of their three losses in 2009 as they search for their first ACC victory this season. Nearly a year ago, the then-unranked Tigers traveled to a rainy Kl
[caption id="attachment_35946" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt junior midfielder Jimmy Simpson was called for one of the eight yellow cards handed out Saturday.
[caption id="attachment_35870" align="alignleft" width="259" caption="Junior defender Mike Volk forms part of a defense that has surrendered just one goal at home so far this season.
The Cavaliers return to Kl
[caption id="attachment_35632" align="alignleft" width="218" caption="Sophomore midfielder Sean Hiller scored his second career goal Saturday.
Following its 12th Jefferson Cup title, the Virginia volleyball team ended its West Coast weekend excursion with a disappointing 0-3 record. Going 25-19, 25-20, 27-25, the Cavaliers were handed their second loss on the season by No.
[caption id="attachment_35548" align="alignleft" width="177" caption="Junior defender Greg Monaco will look to avenge last season's loss to Duke Saturday as the Cavaliers travel to Durham, N.C.
[caption id="attachment_35295" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt junior midfielder Jimmy Simpson scored off a header delivered by sophomore midfielder Ari Dimas.
[caption id="attachment_35248" align="alignleft" width="271" caption="Sophomore forward Will Bates led Virginia with 12 goals last season.
What did winning the national championship mean for you? It was an awesome feeling as a senior to go out with my boys.
Virginia remained undefeated in its preseason Saturday night as it came from behind on the road to beat George Mason 2-1 for its third straight victory. The Patriots went up 1-0 on a Parker Walton goal in the 29th minute.
In 2009, the Cavaliers left the preseason winless. Saturday evening, they look to complete a perfect run through the 2010 preseason, when they will travel to Fairfax, Va.
Kicking off the new season as the defending national champions, the Cavaliers are now enjoying their highest official expectations since the 2002 season - ranking only behind the Akron Zips, last year's NCAA runner-up. And despite losing several important starters - including Tony Tchani and Neil Barlow, the team's second- and third-most prolific point winners - the Virginia squad seems to share these high expectations. "Defending national champions have a swagger," coach George Gelnovatch said, adding that the team's motivation to play hard has not abated, regardless of the NCAA title to its name.
[caption id="attachment_32433" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore midfielder Tony Tchani, an integral part of the Cavaliers' national title squad, declared for the Major League Soccer draft and was selected second overall by the New York Red Bulls.
