Virginia cross country opened its season with the UVa Duals at Panorama Farms on Friday. Both the men’s and women’s teams rested their starters for this early-year four-kilometer race, which allowed some young up-and-comers the chance to shine.
The Cavaliers defeated Illinois-Chicago 3-1 (25-20, 24-26, 25-18, 25-23) on the first night of the tournament and returned to the court on Saturday to beat Eastern Michigan 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-22) and Marshall 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 28-26).
The third-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team is a team seemingly on a mission, easily dispensing of opponents and controlling play as they remained undefeated over the weekend with a 4-0 win Friday night against in-state rival Richmond and a 5-0 romp Sunday afternoon against Villanova.
The Virginia men’s soccer team started the 2013 season by losing three of its first four matches. When they took the field Friday night, though, the Cavaliers were determined to start the 2014 season off with a win against visiting Old Dominion.
In a game defined by staunch defenses, the first-half benching of sophomore quarterback Grayson Lambert and the emergence of sophomore backup Matt Johns, Virginia showed it can play with the country’s best teams—but certainly not beat them if its offense is sloppy.
On a day that was supposed to be a starting point in the Heisman campaign for UCLA junior quarterback Brett Hundley, the real story was created by a name no one expected to hear: Matt Johns.
Third-ranked Virginia women’s soccer hit the ground running this season, picking up right where the team left off last year. This weekend, the Cavaliers look to continue their strong play when they play host to Richmond in the second game of the team’s season-opening, three-game home stand.
The No. 6 Virginia field hockey team opens its season Friday afternoon with high expectations, a wealth of talent and an unusually young team.
While the 2013 season was one of the strongest in the history of Virginia cross country, it was only a piece of a larger puzzle. This season, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams return deeper and more experienced — and appear poised for another successful year.
Coming off a disappointing 2-10 season, the Virginia football team has much room for an improvement heading into the 2014 campaign. The Cavaliers hope that a slew of returning skill position players will give the offense a much-needed spark to earn the program its first winning season since coach Mike London’s inaugural year.
By most statistical measures, the Virginia defense was no better than mediocre in 2013, when the team surrendered 399 points in 12 games to post the 98th best scoring defense in college football.
The 125th season of Virginia football kicks off Saturday against No. 7 UCLA, a Pac-12 powerhouse and the winner of the 2013 Hyundai Sun Bowl against Virginia Tech.
Fans can learn a great deal by listening to preseason prognostications. Why, just last year I learned never to trust preseason prognosticators!
Virginia junior Danielle Collins continued her impressive individual run Tuesday in a solid outing against the No.
In just two years as head coach, Dennis Hohenshelt has turned the Virginia volleyball program around; last season was the first time since 2008 the squad finished with a winning record.
After two strong preseason wins against Michigan State and VCU, the Virginia women’s soccer team opened its regular season campaign with a thoroughly dominant 3-0 win against the Marshall Thundering Herd (0-0-1) in the first-ever matchup between the two teams.
Coach George Gelnovatch does not want his team to lose sight of the smaller steps necessary for eventual postseason success.
Given last season’s banner success for Virginia Athletics, the University is buzzing with anticipation for the fall season. Fall sports will begin in just a few days and though new faces are sure to make an impact on the Cavalier community, many Virginia squads will look to returning stars to lead them to victory.
The leaves are changing, the students are returning, and the corner is draped in Cavalier orange and blue. Though many things change from year to year, one thing has stayed the same for Cavalier fans: a continuously successful women’s soccer team.
Whit Mayberry was pitching on June 7, 2014: the day he was chosen to play baseball for a living. His Cavaliers were embroiled in an NCAA Super Regional game with Maryland.
