The hallmark of a great team is its ability to defend. This season, the Virginia women's soccer team is beginning to establish itself as a premier team as a result of its excellent defensive play.
Since Virginia coach Michele Madison arrived to the athletic department as field hockey head coach last season, the program has soared from the basement of the ACC to a top-20 team nationally.
So, Virginia football is 4-1. We even got some votes in the AP Poll. National championship, here we come!
The ball soared off the foot of Chris Gould. Up 20-0 in the first quarter, the Virginia coverage team raced downfield on the kickoff.
Virginia's offense exploded for 27 first-quarter points and put away Pittsburgh with two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Cavaliers steamrolled the Panthers 44-14 Saturday night in front of 60,888 fans -- the largest crowd of the season at Scott Stadium.
Women's Soccer -- No. 4 Cavaliers draw tie with No. 23 Wake Forest The Cavaliers and Terrapins went toe to toe Sunday and finished with a 0-0 tie in Winston-Salem N.C.
What is green and white all over and starts in 79 days? It's the 2007 College Football Bowl Season, and Virginia's blowout this weekend may be proof the team might just be on its way.
The Virginia men's soccer team played the Virginia Tech Hokies to a 1-1 tie Friday night at Klöckner Stadium in front of a crowd of 7,906 fans.
The heartbreak was so poignant, it could be seen anywhere, on a national television broadcast or behind the face mask of a football helmet.
The Virginia women's volleyball team heads south this weekend to take on Georgia Tech and Clemson in its toughest conference road trip of the season. Virginia (7-5, 2-1 ACC) will take on Georgia Tech (8-4, 2-0 ACC) Friday night then travel to Clemson (9-2, 2-0 ACC) to face off against the Tigers on Saturday. The Cavaliers are coming off of a disappointing loss to Miami at home last weekend and a tough week in the classroom as well as on the court. "I think it's a good week for us to be away," Virginia coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton said.
Last weekend, in nearly identical fashion to last year's "Boston Massacre," Virginia took on Boston College and Boston University on back-to-back days, and came up short both times.
Two years ago, then-freshman Patrick Nyarko led the Virginia Tech Hokies to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Virginia men's soccer team at Klöckner Stadium.
The Virginia women's soccer team is embarking on an important road trip this weekend. After traveling to Durham, N.C.
Following a series of tough non-conference games, the Virginia women's soccer team begins ACC play this evening, taking on Duke in Durham N.C. Prominent opponents such as Santa Clara, Stanford, West Virginia, William & Mary and Colorado have provided Virginia's preparation for play in what is arguably the most competitive conference in women's college soccer.
Hidden in the second multipurpose room in Slaughter Gym is one of the University's most unique organizations: the tae kwon do club. Tae kwon do is the national sport of Korea, where it was developed as a military tactic so soldiers could continue to fight hand-to-hand when their weapons were knocked out of their hands.
The Virginia men's soccer team played its conference opener this past weekend, fighting to a draw with N.C.
Each sport has its share of odd rules. Like in the NFL, why isn't spiking the ball considered intentional grounding?
The Virginia field hockey roster is not a tremendously diverse group. All but four players hail from Virginia and Pennsylvania, and two of those four expand the geographical spectrum only as far as Ohio and Massachusetts.
When it comes to soccer fans, I like mine loud and scarved. A shot of European aggression never hurts either. Last October, 50 of the rowdiest, most bloodthirsty soccer fans Charlottesville has to offer piled on a bus and set out for Virginia Tech Soccer Stadium in Blacksburg.
The Virginia women's soccer team is off to a strong start this season with convincing victories against quality teams West Virginia, Colorado and Arizona, earning the Cavaliers a spot in the national top 10.
