Three weeks ago, freshman linebacker Max Valles was just another name along the Virginia sideline, watching in awe of Oregon’s hypersonic offense. Fast forward to last Saturday and Valles is the Cavaliers’ starting outside linebacker, leading the team with 2.5 sacks against a potent Pittsburgh offense.
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Virginia welcomed Pittsburgh to the ACC with a tale of two teams — the defensive unit and offensive unit.
Transitioning from back from defender to her original position of forward, senior Elly Buckley started her season with the No. 4 Virginia field hockey team with high expectations.
Virginia earned its first ACC win on Saturday in a 2-0 victory against new member Syracuse in the Cavaliers’ fourth conference match of the season.
Saturday was nothing short of a perfect day to run cross country at Panorama Farms. The weather was clear, and the runners responded by putting on a remarkable show for spectators.
With the non-conference slate over, the Virginia volleyball team entered ACC play this weekend. After falling 3-0 on the road against Duke on Friday, the team swept Wake Forest 3-0 in Winston Salem, N.C. on Saturday.
Accustomed to high-scoring affairs, the Cavaliers (11-0-0, 5-0-0 ACC) were held to just one goal against the Terrapins (6-5-0, 2-3-0 ACC), but their defense proved impenetrable as they held on for a 1-0 win, extending their season-opening winning streak to 11 games.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team claimed two road wins over the weekend against No. 16 Wake Forest Friday and Liberty Sunday. Senior forward Elly Buckley scored four of the Cavaliers five goals in the two games.
The Virginia men’s soccer team prevailed at No. 24 Syracuse 2-0 Saturday for its first ACC win of the year. The victory nudged the Cavaliers’ record above .500 for the first time this season and ran their unbeaten streak to four games.
Though a 14-3 conference loss to Pittsburgh is nothing to write home about, a few points — not all bad, surprisingly — stood out in Virginia’s first ACC meeting with Pitt.
Playing outside its home stadium for the first time this season, the Virginia football team looked out of its element Saturday.
For the third week in a row, the top-ranked Virginia women’s soccer needed a comeback to preserve its perfect season.
“The skinny” on Virginia men’s soccer, field hockey and volleyball weekend games.
The No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer team performed brilliantly in its first road trip of the season, illustrating that its 7-0 start was not simply a product of home-field advantage. To stay unbeaten, the Cavaliers will need to prolong their road success when they face ACC nemesis Duke Thursday night.
Early in his tenure as coach, London addressed his inaugural freshman class as a group for the first time. He walked with confidence into the McCue Center, looked each anxious young man in the eye and told them that things would get better.
Rick Carlisle arrived in Charlottesville in 1981, the two constants in his life ripped away from him.
It’s a weekend of firsts for the Virginia football team. For the first time since last Nov. 24, the Cavaliers (2-1, 0-0 ACC) will hit the road Saturday when they travel to Heinz Field to take on Pittsburgh.
Nearly a month has elapsed since the last time the Virginia men and women’s cross country teams laced up their spikes.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team easily defeated James Madison in Wednesday’s midweek matchup in Charlottesville. The 6-1 victory marked the team’s second highest offense output this season thus far.
