“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for football, men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey and volleyball.
Like a former president of ours once said, “It’s not what your football team can do for you, it’s what you can do for your football team.” Well, something like that.
After the Virginia volleyball team was swept in both of its matches last weekend, coach Dennis Hohenshelt called out his players for their lack of effort. The Cavaliers apparently took his words to heart Wednesday night in a convincing 3-1 victory against Virginia Tech.
The Virginia women’s soccer roster is loaded with high-caliber talent, but the team’s unparalleled success is a product of more than just elite skill. Behind the scenes, coach Steve Swanson has helped pull the strings as Virginia marches ever-closer to the first perfect regular season slate in program history, and perhaps, the team’s first NCAA title.
The Virginia defense, working below-decks, has been integral to the season-long voyage, allowing just 1.15 goals per game and holding opponents to one goal or fewer in seven of its last nine games.
In the midst of a four-game losing streak, increased attention is perhaps not what the Virginia football team wants. But with their Saturday game against Georgia Tech falling during Homecomings, the Cavaliers will have to attempt to right the ship in front of expectant alumni.
Last season, junior tight end Jake McGee emerged as a star and fan favorite with acrobatic and game winning catches. As that season progressed, it became apparent that his production was imperative to Virginia’s success.
Week in and week out, our team treats us to the same performance, and we sportswriters treat you, the audience, to the same coverage. The season is not even over, but it looks to be — what a surprise, more of the same.
Following a weekend that coach Dennis Hohenshelt described as “embarrassing,” the Virginia volleyball team is hoping to bounce back against rival Virginia Tech Wednesday. The Cavaliers were swept twice last weekend, spurring Hohenshelt to challenge them to improve their effort and elevate their play.
Because you can’t spell “elite” without #GoACC, each week we will provide conference-wide football power rankings.
The last two games have been trying for fans of the Virginia football team, but the losses may have weighed heavier on the players.
In their last action of the fall season, the No. 12 Virginia men’s golf team turned in one of their strongest performances, finishing in fourth place at the U.S.
The No. 17 Virginia women’s cross country team entered into a showdown with the nation’s best at Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.
It was the best of teams, it was the worst of teams. We had everything before us, we had nothing before us. I’m not sure if Charles Dickens was trying to warn Virginia football fans about the trying times they would face in his — slightly paraphrased — opening line of “A Tale of Two Cities,” but the immortal words seem to fit the situation quite well.
The No. 6 Virginia (15-3, 3-2 ACC) field hockey team held on for a 4-3 victory against No. 8 Duke (11-4, 2-2 ACC) Friday night in the Cavaliers’ final home game of the regular season. Following the match, Virginia honored its eight-member senior class, including star senior forward Elly Buckley, who scored three goals in the game.
The No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer team concluded its final road trip of the season with a convincing win against No 4 North Carolina Sunday, recording its 10th shutout of the season en route to a 2-0 victory that tied the squad for best start in program history.
Following a pair of shutout losses against North Carolina and N.C. State, coach Dennis Hohenshelt expressed his frustration. “The way they played, I’m embarrassed to say that I’m coaching them because obviously I’m not doing a good job with them to get through to them,” Hohenshelt said.
Despite outshooting Virginia Tech, 37-2, Virginia walked off Thompson Field with a 1-1 draw, a result only made possible when junior midfielder Eric Bird scored a game-tying goal with 34 seconds remaining in regulation. The No. 19 Cavaliers (6-3-4, 2-2-4 ACC) extended their undefeated streak to nine games, but failed once more to earn a win against a moderately imposing ACC opponent.
Leading 22-0 against a talented Blue Devil team, the players might have thought that maybe, at last, they had found their stride. But as with each of the previous three weeks, whatever hope Virginia (2-5, 0-3 ACC) had would prove to be short-lived. Duke (5-2, 1-2 ACC) scored just before halftime, and after the break the wheels fell off.
The No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer team continued its winning ways Thursday when it steamrolled N.C.
