[caption id="attachment_31041" align="alignleft" width="289" caption="Senior forward Traci Ragukas, who has managed 19 points this season, notched three shots and two goals in Virginia's blowout victory against Longwood Tuesday.
North Carolina is the Brazil of women's soccer. The team has won 19 national championships in the past 27 years and is the only team in the ACC to have earned a national title. The Cavaliers, reeling from a series of disappointing games, will face the Tar Heels this weekend in what has become a conference grudge match between the two schools.
[caption id="attachment_30982" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Safety Brandon Woods has tallied six solo tackles as a starter in the Cavaliers' recent victories against North Carolina and Indiana.
Roger Godell is doing a pretty decent job as the commissioner of the NFL but he can't do it forever.
[caption id="attachment_30979" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Virginia crew team placed fourth overall at last May's NCAA Championships in Cherry Hill, N.J.
[caption id="attachment_30977" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="Sophomore Brian Ownby scored for the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_30956" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates managed a team-leading seven shots in last night's two overtime match against Liberty.
[caption id="attachment_30954" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="After finishing second with a time of 18:15 in 5K and fifth with a time of 21:27 in 6K, junior Stephanie Garcia will be a Cavalier to watch during Friday's meet.
Coaches' polls, BCS rankings, draft prospects, recruiting classes, strength of schedule, conference rankings, Heisman prospects, stat categories ... The list of regularly published football rankings is a long one. All right, football fans, I give up.
It is not easy for the Virginia women's soccer team to maintain a positive attitude when the season is not going as well as it had hoped. The Cavaliers (6-4-3, 1-3-1 ACC) have experienced a frustrating start to ACC conference play this season, including two overtime matches against conference rivals No.
Basic Information: Year: Junior Sport: Soccer Position: Midfielder Stats: Named to pre-season Herman Trophy watch list in 2009.
[caption id="attachment_30915" align="alignleft" width="209" caption="Virginia forward Chris Agorsor scored his second goal of the season in the Cavaliers' most recent win against Longwood last week.
[caption id="attachment_30912" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Senior tackle Will Barker, along with the rest of the Cavaliers' offensive line, has contributed to the team's recent turnaround following its disappointing 0-3 start.
Happy Tuesday, everyone. That was a nice win this weekend, right? A 40-point blowout of a team with a winning record?
Although the Virginia volleyball team may be struggling to find consistency in execution, focus and effort, one aspect of the program that will never falter is Memorial Gymnasium. The Cavaliers played on their beloved home court from 1979 until 1998, when renovations began because of a hefty $1.5 million donation.
[caption id="attachment_30870" align="alignleft" width="211" caption="Vic Hall"]
Flash back to Sept. 12. No papers. No midterms. Maybe a fallen horseman here or there, but on the whole, life was good. Except for that 30-0 fourth quarter deficit Virginia faced against TCU.
[caption id="attachment_30867" align="alignleft" width="237" caption="Junior Kaitlyn Hiltz scored her first goal of the season against Cornell in a Saturday match that preceded the ACC showdown against Wake Forest.
[caption id="attachment_30863" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore outside hitter Simone Asque totaled 22 kills in the two weekend matches.
