Volleyball ready to regroup with start of ACC play
By Alec Dougherty | September 19, 2016The Virginia volleyball team went winless its second-straight tournament, dropping all three of its matches at the Baylor Classic.
The Virginia volleyball team went winless its second-straight tournament, dropping all three of its matches at the Baylor Classic.
In the team’s ACC opener under the Friday night lights, the No. 5 Virginia women’s soccer team impressed in defeating No. 17 Virginia Tech, 2-0.
The No. 17 Virginia men’s soccer team found itself in deep trouble heading into halftime in Saturday’s ACC matchup against No. 6 Clemson.
For the fourth weekend in a row, the Virginia field hockey team won one game and lost the other.
Instead of taking a shot in the end zone on third and goal from the five-yard line, junior quarterback Kurt Benkert surveyed the left side before tucking the football and running.
While Saturday’s loss brought Virginia to 0-3, this particular defeat against Connecticut was much different than the other two. This one felt like the all too familiar heartbreaking losses of previous Cavalier football teams.
The No. 21 Virginia men’s golf team will look to continue its strong start to the 2016-2017 season this week at the two-day Inverness Invitational tournament in Toledo, OH.
Klöckner Stadium will surely be packed for this massive game with implications that could set the tone for the entire ACC.
After a disappointing 0-3 weekend at the Bluegrass Battle, the Virginia volleyball team (3-6) hopes to right the ship in its final weekend of tournament play at the Baylor Classic.
The Cavaliers have a quick turnaround as they prepare to host their first conference matchup of the season with No. 6 Clemson visiting Charlottesville this weekend.
On Wednesday, however, the Cavaliers were able to execute their gameplan and extend their winning streak against the Rams with a dominating 3-0 win.
I began what has become my Tuesday morning ritual — filling out my picks for the Cavalier Daily Sports Editors’ weekly college football predictions. I made my way down the rows. Clemson, Miami, Alabama — all teams that I had no trouble choosing to win their games.
Virginia, ranked No. 19 on Golfweek.com, expects to contend for a third-consecutive ACC championship.
Whenever football season rolls around, a majority of Virginia students seem to neglect the successes of other Cavaliers sports teams. This year, one particularly successful team is being overshadowed by the beginning of the Mendenhall Era — women’s soccer.
The No. 11 Cavaliers (3-3, 0-1 ACC) have had a mixed start to the season despite huge early expectations. Virginia got back on track this past Monday with a 2-1 win against Liberty.
As the Cavaliers turn to their week three matchup with Connecticut, here is the Cavalier Daily Sports staff’s breakdown of the matchup that could get Virginia into the win column for the first time in 2016.
If anyone on Virginia understands the fact that the football season is a process, it is Benkert.
Whether watching top running back Royce Freeman dance around Virginia defenders, or Olympic hurdler Devon Allen mimic his track triumphs in an end-zone celebration, Cavalier fans could see Oregon’s notorious athleticism clear as day.
Mendenhall’s offense literally put the team on its back this weekend against the Pac-12 power that is the Oregon Ducks.
With basketball season just under two months away, the Atlantic Coast Conference released Virginia’s 2016-17 schedule.