CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-The Virginia women's soccer team is a resilient bunch. The Cavaliers have dethroned champions and fallen to unranked cupcakes, but they have not been fazed by any of it.
Prior to last night's men's basketball game, when the Cavaliers dominated the Australian All-Stars 97-67, everyone knew this year's Virginia squad was going to be better than last year's.
The Virginia women's soccer team went 0-3 against its top ACC rivals and lost three of its last four regular season games.
After finishing up the regular season Sunday with an overtime victory against Duke, the Virginia field hockey team will meet up with the Blue Devils again this evening in the opening round of the ACC Tournament. The No.
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As a speedy but raw freshman, all Kelly Campbell wanted was a chance to contribute. Now, as a sage sophomore, he sets his sights on bigger and better things: A 1,000 yard receiving season, a national championship for Georgia Tech and a couple of steak biscuits from Mrs. Winter's Restaurant.
With No. 7 Georgia Tech rambling into town this weekend and looking to wreak havoc on the Virginia defensive unit, many Cavs are feeling the pressure to perform at their peak.
The sports world lost another great Monday afternoon, and this one hit me close to home. Walter Payton wasn't as big as Jim Brown.
Frankly, there is just too much going on along the sports scene to focus on one thing this week.
After leading the field hockey team to an upset victory over No. 10 Duke in their final regular season game Sunday, Cav midfielder Jessica Coleman was named ACC Player of the Week.
A few weeks ago a column on the sports page addressed the changing nature and behavior of sports fans.
After all their complaints and criticisms about his performance, Virginia football fans finally saw what the squad was like without Dan Ellis. Florida State battered third-year Ellis like a piñata at a 10-year-old's birthday party, culminating in a hit on the final play of the half as he released the ball.
It's out of the frying pan and into the proverbial fire for the Cavaliers this week as they attempt to move past the loss to No.
Momentum is a tricky thing in football. At one point, it seems as if you can do no wrong. The holes in the line keep opening up.
In his eight starts under center, Dan Ellis never experienced a half quite as memorable as the opening stanza against top ranked Florida State Saturday.
Cavalier first-year Cara Lane won three events in her first collegiate meet to aid the 11th-ranked Virginia women's swimming and diving team to a 145.5-97.5 victory at Clemson Saturday.
Perhaps it was only appropriate that the Virginia women's soccer team, playing its final regular season game on Halloween afternoon, needed less than 50 minutes to suck the life from the Tennessee Lady Volunteers yesterday at Klöckner Stadium. Four minutes into the second half, the No.
The Frank Camp Chapter of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation announced Wednesday that Georgia Tech quarterback Joe Hamilton is one of five finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
On paper, the Cavaliers stand little chance against No. 1 Florida State tomorrow night at Scott Stadium.
