I wrote the first draft of this column Saturday night, with the sight of the Florida State Seminoles intercepting multiple Virginia passes still fresh in my mind.
[caption id="attachment_36738" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Freshman forward Elly Buckley currently leads the team with six assists on the season and is second on the team in points, having scored 20 in her 10 games for Virginia.
[caption id="attachment_36736" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The sand courts currently being built on Nameless Field will provide a new training method for the volleyball program.
Just as it was for generations of Americans before me, some of the most cherished moments of my childhood were spent at a ballpark.
[caption id="attachment_36683" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt junior center Anthony Mihota filled in for two-year starter Jack Shields after he graduated in the spring.
What a difference a year makes. The 2009-10 NHL season ended on a goal by Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane, whose overtime score closed out the Philadelphia Flyers in six games and saw the Hawks hoist the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1961.
[caption id="attachment_36680" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior All-American Emil Heineking, center, made his season debut this past weekend at the Brooks-Paul Short Run Invitational after sitting out for nine months because of injury.
[caption id="attachment_36678" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Junior defender Greg Monaco was a key part of a defense that helped guide Virginia to a 13-0-1 run after last year's 1-1 tie against Liberty.
The No. 25 Virginia men's golf team dominated the field at the Gary Koch Intercollegiate in Tampa, Fla., this past weekend, finishing nine strokes ahead of runner-up Auburn. Junior Ben Kohles led the Cavaliers with the fourth individual title of his career, posting rounds of 5-under 67, 7-under 65 and 3-over 75 during the two-day tournament.
[caption id="attachment_36590" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia junior defensive end Zane Parr and sophomore linebacker Ausar Walcott bring down Florida State junior running back Jermaine Thomas.
Everything was going great. Thousands of white-clad fans yelled happily at their beloved Cavaliers, who were zipping from one end of the field to the other with the ease of fleet-footed cheetahs bounding across the African savannah.
It was a game whose outcome came down to "a matter of inches," as coach George Gelnovatch said. By the end of it, No.
The Virginia volleyball team lost a highly contested 4-1 match Friday night against Georgia Tech before earning its first conference win Sunday afternoon against Clemson in five sets. The Cavaliers (7-8, 1-4 ACC) began Friday night with a strong effort, winning the first set 25-19.
It wasn't all disappointment for Virginia fans this weekend - or at least those who showed up at Kl
[caption id="attachment_36516" align="alignleft" width="274" caption="Senior cornerback Ras-I Dowling was not listed on yesterday's injury report and is expected to play a significant amount of time tomorrow against Florida State.
[caption id="attachment_36513" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder and All-American Michelle Vittese ranks fourth on the team in goals with four.
[caption id="attachment_36511" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior goalkeeper Diego Restrepo has posted five shutouts on the season and ranks third in the ACC with a 0.55 goals against average.
Amid torrential downpour in College Park, the No. 6 Virginia women's soccer team suffered its first ACC loss on the season last night, falling 3-2 to No.
After two losses in Florida last weekend, the Virginia volleyball team returns to Memorial Gymnasium in search of its first conference win. Fortunately for the Cavaliers, Georgia Tech and Clemson are also coming off winless weekends, as both fell to Wake Forest and Duke.
[caption id="attachment_36438" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="Freshman defender Chloe Pendlebury has played in each of Virginia's nine games this season, starting in eight.
