#GoACC Power Rankings: Week 9
By Zack Bartee | October 22, 2014A definitive ranking of ACC teams nine weeks into the season.
A definitive ranking of ACC teams nine weeks into the season.
As a University student committed to the Honor Code and a longtime Cavalier sports fan who has seen her fair share of player dismissals, it seems odd to me that Winston would continue playing despite his troubled past and the new allegations against him.
The Virginia women’s rowing team again dominated their collegiate competition at the 50th Annual Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston this weekend, earning the title of top collegiate crew in the Championship Eights for the fourth consecutive year.
In its final event of the fall season, the No. 20 Virginia men’s golf team placed second at the U.S. Collegiate Championship in Alpharetta, Georgia. Sophomore Derek Bard and senior Denny McCarthy finished first and second, respectively, at the event.
The Virginia volleyball team took a 23-22 lead in the third set against Duke Friday night, but it was too little too late as the No. 21 Blue Devils (15-4, 7-1 ACC) secured three straight points to take the set and match (25-14, 25-18, 25-23) for their 10th straight win.
The Virginia football team fell 20-13 to Duke Saturday, as the Blue Devils scored with just more than seven minutes remaining to knock off the Cavaliers.
The No. 10 Virginia men’s soccer team continued its woes against Clemson Friday night, as the Cavaliers dropped their third consecutive match against the Tigers, 2-1.
With the 2014 regular season winding down and engrossed in the ACC stretch run, the third-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team (14-1, 6-1 ACC) traveled to Kentucky for its first-ever matchup with new ACC foe Louisville (6-7-2, 2-3-2 ACC).Coming off back-to-back six-goal performances against Boston College and NC State, the Cavaliers were brimming with confidence as they took on the Cardinals, who have struggled thus far in conference play, winning just two of seven ACC games in their inaugural season.
The No. 6 Virginia field hockey played its final two home games of the regular season Friday evening against Liberty (9-6, 3-0), followed by a Sunday afternoon matchup against No.
A look at this weekend's upcoming games in women's rowing, cross country and field hockey.
After losing to ACC perennial powerhouse Duke two weekends ago at home, the Virginia volleyball team has another chance to upset the No.
Virginia is preparing for its next conference test, as it will travel to face Clemson (6-6, 3-2 ACC) on Friday night. While the Cavaliers have not defeated the Tigers since 2010 – they suffered 2-0 defeats in both 2012 and 2013 – Virginia plans on finally breaking the streak this year.
On Sunday, the Cavaliers (13-1, 5-1 ACC) have the opportunity to extend this impressive run when they travel to Louisville (6-6-2, 2-2-2 ACC) in the first matchup between the two squads as well as Virginia’s first-ever trip to the state of Kentucky. While this is a new opponent for the ACC powerhouse, the team is embracing this as just another obstacle to overcome and use as motivation to improve.
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Coming off the first of two bye weeks this season, the Virginia football team faces Duke in a major Coastal division battle Saturday in Durham, N.C. The week off arrived at a great time for the Cavaliers, letting players heal and the team prepare heading into the middle of the conference schedule.
The fourth-ranked Virginia Cavaliers (13-1, 5-1 ACC) did something very impressive this weekend in their matchup with North Carolina State (2-10-2, 0-6 ACC) as they tallied six goals for the second game in a row in ACC play for the first time since 2008.
This weekend, the No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers (11-4, 4-1 ACC) faced off against Richmond (8-6) and No. 17 Wake Forest (9-5, 2-2 ACC).
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In a move that should have come awhile ago, Florida State was demoted from No. 1 to No. 2 in both the media and coaches polls — because no #GoACC team we’ve seen this year should ever be ranked No. 1 overall, at least on the basis of football performance.
Over the weekend, sophomore Lauren Diaz-Yi of the Virginia women’s golf team took first place among all individuals at the Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.