Cognizant of the daunting challenge of replacing Bernardino, who was the ACC Coach of the Year 31 times during his tenure at Virginia, Busch nevertheless believes he can guide the Virginia program to even loftier heights than his predecessor.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team begins ACC Tournament play Thursday in an 11 a.m. game against No. 7 Duke.
Virginia fans, do you know what the Charlie Brown walk is? If you answered no, you’re probably more familiar with it than you think.
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Entering the Virginia football team’s game against No. 7 Clemson, coach Mike London was tasked with ensuring that his players stepped onto the field with a competitive mindset, even against such a talented team.
Last season’s finish may have been a disappointment for the No. 24 Virginia’s men’s basketball team — they missed the NCAA tournament and lost in the semifinals of the NIT — but for the Cavaliers, it was less the end of a journey than a step in the development of the program. The team lost four players going into the season — two to graduation and two to transfer — but a talented recruiting class and the addition of redshirt sophomores Malcolm Brogdon from injury and Anthony Gill from transfer may ease the absence.
Sometimes a team can do no wrong, and every cog turns at peak efficiency. Like a solar eclipse, these events are rare, but the results can be spectacular.
Despite playing without one of their most important veterans, the Virginia volleyball team scored a pair of five-set matches wins against Georgia Tech and Clemson this weekend.
After a sluggish start in the opening round of the ACC Tournament Sunday at Klöckner Stadium, the No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer team rebounded to roll past Maryland, 6-1.
The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the ACC Championships in Kernersville, N.C Friday, with the No. 10 women claiming second place and the men finishing fourth.
For more than a month and a half, during a dazzling stretch from Sept. 13 to Oct. 29, the Virginia men’s soccer team did not lose a game. Friday night at Klöckner Stadium, North Carolina quietly silenced Virginia’s 11-game unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory.
In an all-to-familiar scene, Virginia was humiliated Saturday on its home turf.
Clemson (8-1, 6-1 ACC) senior quarterback Tajh Boyd led three straight touchdown-scoring drives to end the first half and Virginia (2-7, 0-5 ACC) saw its upset hopes quickly evaporate in a 59-10 loss, its sixth straight.
With its 2-0 shutout of in-state rival No. 5 Virginia Tech, the No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer team became the first team to finish the regular season undefeated and untied since Stanford accomplished the feat in 2009.
Football What: Virginia (2-6, 0-4 ACC) vs. No. 8 Clemson (7-1, 5-1 ACC) Where: Scott Stadium When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. The Skinny: All of Clemson’s offense runs through one man — senior quarterback Tajh Boyd.
What: No. 1 Virginia (18-0-0, 12-0-0 ACC) vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech (14-2-2, 9-2-1 ACC) Where: Klöckner Stadium When: Thursday, 7 p.m. The Skinny: Looking to stay perfect, the No.
The top-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team is in the midst of a historic season that shows no signs of ending.
Tajh Boyd will be facing the Cavaliers for the first time in his career and returning to Scott Stadium for the first time since he visited as a recruit.
Coach Todd Morgan labeling his recruiting class as “this good” might represent a bit of an understatement.
For No. 13 Virginia, the 2013-14 wrestling season kicks off with a quad-meet against Anderson, Gardner-Webb and West Virginia this Saturday in Memorial Gymnasium, giving the matmen their first chance to showcase the fruits of countless hours of practice. Coach Steve Garland is without the services of Jedd Moore, Matt Nelson, Matt Snyder, Mike Salopek and Derek Valenti — all spring 2013 graduates and key contributors to last year’s team. Valenti remains with the program, but he now wears a polo shirt and khakis instead of the familiar singlet.
