[caption id="attachment_30378" align="alignleft" width="232" caption="Virginia freshman middle hitter Tobi Farrar's seven kills were not enough against Villanova, as the Cavaliers fell in straight sets to the Wildcats Saturday.
Cavalier Daily Sports writers Jack Bird, Dan Stalcup and Nick Eilerson break down this week's matchup against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
[caption id="attachment_30343" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior tailback Mikell Simpson has only run the ball 13 times for 64 yards this season.
[caption id="attachment_30341" align="alignleft" width="233" caption="Sophomore defender Shawn Barry anchors the Cavalier backline.
After playing a solid game Sunday against Seton Hall, Virginia will enjoy the longest break from competition it has had since the season's first game. "I think this week has been very good so far and will be good in terms of trying to get better as a team and having the opportunity to do that," Virginia coach Steve Swanson said.
Coming off a momentous weekend in Nebraska, the Virginia volleyball team returns to Memorial Gym to start the two-day Marriott Cavalier Invitational, which will feature Albany, Villanova and in-state rival Virginia Tech. At the Ameritas Players Challenge in Lincoln, Neb.
[caption id="attachment_30337" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="The men's cross country team raced to victory last season, winning an ACC title.
[caption id="attachment_30322" align="alignleft" width="222" caption="Junior Sanam Singh is "always doing something productive," Virginia coach Brian Boland said.
[caption id="attachment_30320" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sean Singletary, a Virginia guard who graduated in 2008, was the first Cavalier to earn All-America honors since 1983.
[caption id="attachment_30316" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="Rookie sophomore midfielder Inga St
[caption id="attachment_30314" align="alignleft" width="228" caption="Senior Jennifer Stevens finished with a 19-21 record last year.
[caption id="attachment_30264" align="alignleft" width="233" caption="Senior midfielder Neil Barlow delivered the lone goal of the match against Mount Saint Mary's with seven minutes to play in the first half.
[caption id="attachment_30261" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="After playing on offense for the first three years of her career at Virginia, senior Lauren Elstein made the transition to back before the start of the 2009 season.
Most of the sports columns I write deal with trivial matters, but today I want to answer a very serious question I'm sure many of you have been wondering about: If the fictional sport quidditch were real, what would Virginia's best team, composed of current athletes, look like? For the few of you who haven't read a Harry Potter book or seen one of the movie adaptations, here's the run-down: quidditch consists of seven people per team riding on flying broomsticks, trying to outscore the opposing team. Points are awarded when one of three players, called chasers, throws a floating red ball - called a quaffle - through hoops that serve as goals.
For me, it doesn't get much better than NFL Gameday. Waking up late, games all day (and night), eating pizza and the Fox NFL robot.
[caption id="attachment_30234" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior tackle Isaac Cain started his first collegiate game Saturday.
Donning my Tony Romo jersey yesterday morning, I had to be pleased with how Dallas played during its win against Tampa Bay Sunday.
[caption id="attachment_30230" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Senior midfielder Neil Barlow has notched a goal and an assist in three games.
Flash back a few weeks: When I was asked to write an article for The Cavalier Daily's Gridiron special about parity in the ACC, I thought it would be a good chance to defend the conference against the many haters out there.
[caption id="attachment_30164" align="alignleft" width="241" caption="Senior quarterback Jameel Sewell completed just four passes in the first three quarters of Virginia's loss against TCU Saturday.
