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.
The Virginia volleyball team was unable to come out of its third tournament of the season with a win, dropping three straight games at the Bluegrass Battle in Lexington, Ky.
The five outliers who take it upon themselves to call the shots for the defenses of their respective teams are San Diego State’s Rocky Long, Arizona State’s Todd Graham, Vanderbilt’s Derek Mason, Texas Christian’s Gary Patterson and Virginia’s very own Bronco Mendenhall.
The No. 21 Virginia men’s golf team started the season off this past weekend in impressive fashion, finishing first place in a record-breaking performance at the highly competitive Carpet Capital Collegiate tournament.
Saturday was a long, late night in Eugene, Ore., as the Virginia football team saw its second game of the season slip away with a 44-26 loss against No. 24 Oregon.
Friday proved to be another disappointing loss for Virginia, as the No. 11 Cavaliers (2-3, 1-1 ACC) lost to Duke, 3-2, in Durham, N.C. The No. 2 Blue Devils (6-0, 1-0 ACC) have had a strong start to the season.
In the final non-conference match of the season, the Virginia women’s soccer team finally showed they weren’t invincible, as they fell 3-2 at Georgetown Sunday.
The Virginia men’s soccer team traveled to Winston-Salem, N.C. this past weekend to begin conference play, taking on Wake Forest.
"The Skinny" on weekend action for field hockey, volleyball.
Here’s a breakdown of Virginia’s week two road matchup against No. 24 Oregon on Saturday night in Eugene, OR.
Stearns has etched her name into Virginia women’s soccer lore, but it’s unfamiliar, and even uncomfortable, territory for her.
Coming off a commanding 3-1 victory over James Madison, the No. 17 Virginia men’s soccer team will look to continue its undefeated season against ACC rival No. 21 Wake Forest in its second-straight away game this Saturday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.
After a successful past season, in which the Cavaliers made it to the national championships and finished the year ranked 22nd nationally, the team hopes to achieve even more this upcoming season.
Amidst the defensive struggles and offensive blunders, there are a few key things that may go overlooked in assessing last Saturday’s in-state matchup.
