Three years ago I walked into Scott Stadium and received a giant orange t-shirt. The front read “A New Era of Virginia Football,” an optimistic salute to newly anointed coach Mike London.
A panel of 54 media members pegged Virginia men’s basketball to finish fourth in the revamped ACC Wednesday at the conference’s Operation Basketball media day event in Charlotte.
Both Virginia golf teams were in action over the weekend, as the No. 14 men won the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in Johnson City, Tenn. and the No. 27 women placed 15th at the Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Virginia football’s recent heartbreaking one-point loss to Maryland was compounded when senior defensive tackle Brent Urban went down with a leg injury. The loss of Urban could not have come at a worse time for the Cavaliers, who are reeling after three straight losses.
The top-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team remained the nation’s only unbeaten and untied team with a 2-0 victory against No. 11 Wake Forest Sunday. It was the first time in four attempts that the Cavaliers were able to depart Winston-Salem victorious.
Because you can’t spell “elite” without #GoACC, each week we will provide conference-wide football power rankings.
Series after series, Virginia drove deep into Terrapin territory, but series after series they were forced to settle for field goals. Maryland (5-1, 1-1 ACC) gladly traded touchdowns for field goals, and a late score was enough to squeak by in a 27-26 win.
The No. 5 Virginia field hockey team narrowly edged No. 6 Boston College in Charlottesville Friday night. The game was locked at 0-0 until junior back Kelsey Leblanc scored a golden goal in double overtime.
The No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer team survived its first overtime scare of the season Thursday. The Cavaliers outlasted fifth-ranked Notre Dame 3-2 in double overtime in front of a record crowd of over 2,800 people. “We got record attendance even with it pouring down rain,” junior midfielder Morgan Brian said.
Football What: Virginia (2-3, 0-1 ACC) at Maryland (4-1, 0-1 ACC) Where: College Park, Md. When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. The Skinny: Last week, Maryland entered the top 25 for the first time since ending the 2010 season ranked No.
Virginia (13-2, 1-2 ACC) has received unprecedented contributions from the freshman class. Three freshmen rank in the top four on the team in both goals and points, and five of them have contributed at least one goal or one assist this year, a feat matched only by the senior class.
Near perfect at Virginia, Olsen lacked the championship. On the precipice of superstardom in England, he broke his ankle; mired in one of the most ghastly seasons in MLS history, he conjured up a trophy. Olsen has experienced enough soaring triumphs and needling frustrations to succumb to either narcissism or resentment.
Saturday will mark the 57th and final ACC meeting between the Maryland and Virginia football teams. The two programs have met 77 times dating back to 1919 and were among the eight conference founders in 1953.
The top-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team will face one of its toughest opponents of the season Thursday when No. 5 Notre Dame comes to Charlottesville.
As Jones enters his sophomore season competing for playing time at point guard with sophomore Malcolm Brogdon and freshmen London Perrantes and Devon Hall, he has made it his priority to become a lockdown defender.
Tuesday night in Durham, North Carolina, the No. 23 Virginia men’s soccer team played ACC-rival Duke to a scoreless draw. Graduate student goalkeeper Alex Long and the Blue Devil defense recorded the first shutout of Virginia since Sept. 6, ending the Cavaliers’ streak of games with two or more goals at seven.
Virginia has cemented a tradition of producing dominant offensive tackles for the National Football League. This just makes true freshman right tackle Eric Smith’s start Saturday against Ball State all the more impressive.
Peyton Manning, middle son of football’s First Family, has more accolades than U.Va. has Patagonia fleeces. And, as we learned Saturday, Manning has earned what is SURELY the greatest accomplishment of his career: keynote speaker at the University of Virginia’s 2014 Valedictory Exercises.
Because you can’t spell “elite” without #GoACC, each week we will provide conference-wide football power rankings.
One of the hallmarks of my time here at Virginia has been a general sense of jadedness when it comes to our football program.
