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By Will Van Wazer | October 15, 2010It was a long 82 minutes for the nervous fans at Kl
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The Virginia volleyball team looks to continue its three-game winning streak as it returns home this weekend to take on ACC foes Duke and Wake Forest. The Cavaliers (9-8, 3-4 ACC), who began 0-4 in the conference, are coming off of two impressive performances last weekend, defeating Boston College 3-1 and sweeping Maryland 3-0.
The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams will return home this weekend to host the Panorama Farms Invitational.
[caption id="attachment_37005" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Sophomore midfielder Tara Puffenberger has scored in two straight games for the Cavaliers, tallying seven goals on the season.
[caption id="attachment_36936" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt senior running back Anthony Allen scored three touchdowns on a career-high 195 yards rushing Saturday.
I hardly recognized him at first. Where was the turtleneck or the sweatshirt? But the body language gave him away like an elderly woman at a David Guetta concert.
It was one strike away from being the best game of my life, but three errors made it the worst. My dad, brother and I stood still in Turner Field, temporarily paralyzed by emotions too bitter to comprehend.
[caption id="attachment_36932" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Will Bates scored two goals against Alabama A&M but left Tuesday's match against JMU after the 29th minute with a bruised knee.
[caption id="attachment_36930" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior midfielder Lindsey Miller nearly scored what would have been a game-winning goal during the 55th minute, but game officials said it did not count.
The Virginia volleyball team traveled north this weekend and came back with two wins against Boston College and Maryland. Friday night, the Cavaliers (9-8.
[caption id="attachment_36880" align="alignleft" width="255" caption="Senior running back Keith Payne and the rest of the Cavalier rushing attack will need to keep the Georgia Tech offense off the field to give Virginia a chance Saturday in Atlanta.
[caption id="attachment_36878" align="alignleft" width="257" caption="Senior forward Meghan Lencyzk scored the game-winning goal against No.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team (10-1, 1-1 ACC) welcomes No. 3 Princeton to Turf Field tonight, pitting two of the nation's top teams against each other. The matchup against the Tigers (8-1, 3-0 Ivy) brings a sense of competitiveness that may not be present with other matches.
As most University students return home to enjoy Fall Break, players on the men's soccer team will be busy with two non-conference games at Kl
[caption id="attachment_36874" align="alignleft" width="159" caption="Sophomore middle hitter Jessica O'Shoney ranked third in the ACC with a .388 attack percentage and sixth with 1.16 blocks per set.
[caption id="attachment_36805" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored her team-leading 16th goal against Longwood last night to put Virginia ahead 1-0.
[caption id="attachment_36799" align="alignleft" width="169" caption="Second-year coach Tony Bennett praised his six freshmen yesterday but said they still need to learn his defense.
Coach Jack Clark lost his job last week. Given the ever-changing carousal of coaches, one man getting fired hardly seems like news.
[caption id="attachment_36791" align="alignleft" width="264" caption="Fifth-year senior Stephanie Garcia won the Lou Onesty Open at Panorama Farms to open her last year, earning ACC Performer of the Week honors.
[caption id="attachment_36741" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder Brian Ownby scored his third goal of the season for the Cavaliers off an Ari Dimas corner in the fifth minute of the game.
