KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Virginia offense righted its ship Saturday at Western Michigan, sailing to an easy 59-16 win over the Broncos.
After scoring only five times in its first four games, Virginia was able to get its offensive groove back this weekend. The No.
The Virginia volleyball team (11-0) extended its perfect record Saturday with a 3-1 (25-30, 30-17, 30-23, 30-27) victory over Kentucky to win the Kentucky Conference Challenge at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington. This marks the third consecutive tournament the Cavaliers have won in 2003, and moves their record to 11-0, the best start in program history. Senior libero Whitney Ashcraft was named MVP of the tournament, recording a match-high 23 defensive saves against Kentucky and setting the school record with 42 digs against Syracuse in the second game of the tournament. Senior outside hitter Paige Davis and junior middle Alexis Geocaris were named to the all-tournament team.
The Virginia field hockey team (4-1) defeated Virginia Commonwealth, 2-1, Friday night in Richmond thanks to high shots and a strong defensive effort. Both Cavalier goals laced the upper netting of the cage, as Katie Nicholson chipped a ball from just inside the circle for Virginia's first goal and Allie Flynn tipped in a Juli Bojanic free hit to break a 1-1 tie late in the game.
The Virginia football team looks to bounce back from last week's loss to South Carolina when they take the field against Western Michigan tomorrow at 2 p.m.
The Virginia men's soccer team returns to Klöckner Stadium tomorrow against Wake Forest for their first home game in two weeks. The Cavaliers' game against Wake will open the in-conference season for both teams and kickoff a two-week home stint. Virginia (1-3) has yet to win at home this season, going 0-2 in Charlottesville, including a loss to Seton Hall and an overtime defeat to Saint Louis. The Cavaliers' lone win on the season came last Friday against American University during the Maryland Soccer Classic.
The nine current athletic directors in the ACC met in Greensboro, N.C. to discuss schedule plans in basketball and football for the 11-team conference when it expands in 2004.
The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams open their season tomorrow with the Lou Onesty Invitational.
The University of Virginia women's soccer team is in the middle of a crucial stretch in its season.
The men's golf team recently finished in fifth place at the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate Invitational with several strong showings by young Virginia athletes.
Gillian Hatch knows she doesn't have the physical capabilities of a great soccer player. She knows that her competition is almost always faster and stronger than her.
Virginia is coming off an appalling 31-7 loss to South Carolina last weekend, but the Western Michigan football team still faces a rigorous test this Saturday when the Cavaliers visit Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich. This will be the first meeting between Virginia (1-1, 1-0 ACC) and WMU (1-1) squads and it is the Broncos' Centennial Game.
Klöckner Stadium will be home to the United States Women's Soccer National Team for a series of training sessions.
At the start of the season, one of the biggest games on the ACC schedule was the matchup between NC State and Ohio State.
After playing a pair of games on the road last weekend, the Cavaliers returned home to shutout non-conference foe Longwood, 5-0. Virginia got off to a slow start, allowing several penalty corners and leaving open holes in the defense. "In the first half, we came out sluggish and Longwood definitely capitalized on that," senior Katie Jo Gerfen said.
Virginia came away with a victory against in-state foe Virginia Tech last night after four hard-fought sets (30-19, 30-26, 27-30, 30-25), improving their record to 8-0, their best start since 1996.
Did you notice? The birth of a new team took place right here at Virginia last weekend, but most of us were too busy cursing Jefferson Pilot Sports and the whole state of South Carolina to even take note.
No. 10 Florida State will enter Saturday's game against Georgia Tech with new faces in the backfield.The Seminoles lost halfbacks Leon Washington and Lorenzo Booker in their opening two games.
Throughout his career at Virginia, Alvin Pearman always has had good hands. During his freshman year, he used those hands to scoop a Billy McMullen lateral out of the dirt and placed the "hook and ladder" in Virginia football history.
Maurice Clarett was charged yesterday with misdemeanor falsification. Clarett claimed that more than $10,000 was stolen from his car in late April.
