Matmen begin season with trio of bouts
By Ben Gomez | November 4, 2010[caption id="attachment_37894" align="alignleft" width="263" caption="Senior Chris Henrich enters the season riding a 16-match winning streak against ACC foes.
[caption id="attachment_37894" align="alignleft" width="263" caption="Senior Chris Henrich enters the season riding a 16-match winning streak against ACC foes.
[caption id="attachment_37892" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski finished regular season play leading the Cavaliers in points, shots and goals scored.
Rick Reilly is wrong. For years, I worshipped the very paper Reilly wrote on. In fact, I used to tape his columns to my bedroom wall because Reilly is an eloquent, socially conscious, witty journalist - essentially everything I want to be.
The No. 5 Virginia women's soccer team fell to No. 18 Boston College in the ACC quarterfinals at WakeMed Soccer Park last night by a score of 1-0.
As the leaves and the temperature begin to fall in earnest this week, and parents descend on Charlottesville for Family Weekend, the athletic department thought it would be a good idea not to schedule a home football game.
[caption id="attachment_37823" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Senior linebacker Darnell Carter has 32 tackles and two sacks this season, making him the team's fifth leading tackler.
Last fall, whenever the men's soccer team took to the pitch, Kl
[caption id="attachment_37820" align="alignleft" width="284" caption="Sophomore forward Will Bates scored two goals and assisted on another last night against Campbell.
[caption id="attachment_37818" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Heading into the ACC Tournament, sophomore midfielder Erica Hollenberg scored three goals during her last three games.
[caption id="attachment_37775" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior All-American Emil Heineking won his second consecutive conference title, becoming just the ninth individual to accomplish this feat during the event's 57-year history.
[caption id="attachment_37772" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Matt McLean placed second in the 50 and 100 free behind fellow senior Scot Robison.
Some people have all the luck. Exempli gratia: Last week, my mom - who still calls the Chicago Blackhawks' captain "Jonathan Toes" - got to touch the Stanley Cup.
[caption id="attachment_37769" align="alignleft" width="272" caption="Senior goalkeeper Diego Restrepo allowed two goals for the second time in his career Friday against Maryland.
Three of the Virginia women's rowing team's five Varsity Eight crews finished in the top five at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J.
[caption id="attachment_37714" align="alignleft" width="123" caption="Junior cornerback Chase Minnifield had two interceptions Saturday, totaling six this season.
The kid in the plaid shirt saw an opening. With nothing but daylight ahead, he sprinted toward midfield to congratulate the guys in orange on their completely unanticipated win.
[caption id="attachment_37711" align="alignleft" width="226" caption="Sophomore forward Will Bates returned from his injury Friday night, playing 76 minutes and taking three shots.
[caption id="attachment_37708" align="alignleft" width="159" caption="Junior outside hitter Simone Asque had 20 kills against No.
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team (15-2, 3-2 ACC) ended its regular season on a high note Saturday with a 2-1 win against No.
The Virginia women's soccer team (13-3-2, 7-2-1 ACC) ended its regular season at Clemson yesterday, defeating the Tigers 6-0 for the team's 10th shutout on the season. The Cavaliers had three goals on the scoreboard by the 17th minute of the game - two goals from senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly and one goal from sophomore midfielder Erica Hollenberg within a three-minute span. The attack later added three more goals in garbage time.