[caption id="attachment_30607" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="Midfielder Jimmy Simpson saw scoring chances against Clemson, but failed to convert as Virginia fell.
[caption id="attachment_30604" align="alignleft" width="211" caption="Virginia coach George Gelnovatch has led the Cavaliers to the NCAAs in all 13 of his years at the helm, extending Virginia's streak to 27 straight.
[caption id="attachment_30602" align="alignleft" width="261" caption="Sophomore midfielder Inga St
[caption id="attachment_30600" align="alignleft" width="298" caption="Senior midfielder Jess Rostedt scored the Cavaliers' backbreaking second goal against Clemson in Sunday's victory at home, Virginia's first ACC win.
[caption id="attachment_30558" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia senior Michael Shabaz will team with No.
[caption id="attachment_30555" align="alignleft" width="218" caption="Sophomore midfielder Paige Selenski, who has started all eight games this season, leads the team in shots and points.
Though I'm sure you've all been absorbed in the Kasparov-Karpov chess rematch in Spain these past few days, I'd like to talk about a less-followed sport: primetime football. It's rare that any Dallas game lives up to the hype that surrounds it, but the Cowboys-Giants game was a fast-paced thriller.
[caption id="attachment_30552" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior forward Chase Neinken, who has appeared in five games, has taken four shots but has no goals.
Jack Bird, Dan Stalcup and Nick Eilerson break down the football program's ailments at Scott Stadium and look to the future - not to mention a much more successful Virginia men's soccer team...
[caption id="attachment_30507" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="Senior outside hitter Tara Hester has seen playing time in 19 sets so far this season.
[caption id="attachment_30504" align="alignleft" width="211" caption="Sophomore Chantel Jones is fourth in the ACC in both goals against average and save percentage.
For University students, midterms are about two weeks away. But Virginia athletics run on a different schedule, with the fall season starting a couple weeks before the academic semester starts, and ending a couple weeks before the academic semester ends. So, I find this an ideal time to give each of the fall sports midterm grades.
[caption id="attachment_30501" align="alignleft" width="184" caption="Senior guard Monica Wright has piled up preseason honors.
[caption id="attachment_30483" align="alignleft" width="211" caption="Sophomore midfielder Tony Tchani gave Virginia a 1-0 lead in the 6th minute with his third goal of the season.
[caption id="attachment_30454" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Neil Barlow. Photo by Bennett Sorbo."]
Wow, what a dismal weekend of football for me. My two favorite teams - the Dallas Cowboys and, of course, the Cavaliers - lost by a combined five points.
Hoo wants to be a Hokie? That question was raised multiple times last year during the days of Leitao-led wandering in the desert.
[caption id="attachment_30450" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman midfielder Tara Puffenberger scored three goals and added one assist in Virginia's two games last week against William and Mary and Michigan State.
[caption id="attachment_30441" align="alignleft" width="229" caption="Although forward Chris Agorsor failed to score during the Cavaliers' 1-0 upset of Wake Forest Friday, the freshman wreaked offensive havoc by getting off three shots in the conference road victory.
