When James Madison arrived in Charlottesville Tuesday, the frustration over last season’s nail-biting 2-1 defeat was palpable.
The Virginia Women’s Golf team opened their fall season this past weekend in Charleston, South Carolina, where they placed third at the annual Cougar Classic.
Virginia’s men’s golf team placed fifth in their first tournament of the fall season this past weekend, shooting 32-over par 896 at the Northern Intercollegiate tournament in Sugar Grove, Ill.
The Virginia volleyball team posted a four-set victory over Troy Saturday afternoon at the Crimson-White Tournament in Tuscaloosa, Al. But the win came after a five-set defeat against Saint Louis the night before, and the Cavaliers took another loss Saturday night against Alabama.
The sixth-ranked Virginia field hockey team disposed of its third ranked opponent of the season and took care of business against unranked Miami, OH to improve to 5-0. The Cavaliers traveled to No. 11 Louisville Friday and came out victorious by a score of 4-3, then edged the RedHawks, 1-0, Sunday.
After just three days off following Friday’s game, the Cavaliers (2-0-2, 0-0-1 ACC) host in-state rival James Madison (0-3-1, 0-0 CAA) – a team that was leading at Klöckner stadium last season until an 89th minute Virginia equalizer sent the game to overtime.
In their first ACC matchup of the 2015 season, the fifth-ranked Virginia Cavaliers men’s soccer team battled for 110 minutes in Durham, NC to draw a stingy Duke Blue Devils team in two overtimes and remain unbeaten.
Star U.S. women’s soccer player Morgan Brian cheered on her former Virginia teammates from the bleachers Friday night.
No. 9 Notre Dame dashed the Cavaliers hopes with a go-ahead touchdown with 12 seconds remaining in yet another moral victory game for Virginia.
The Cavaliers had a chance to shock the world Saturday, squaring off against ninth-ranked Notre Dame squad – a team that completely dismantled Texas to the tune of 38-3 a week ago.
The Skinny on this weekend's games for men’s soccer, volleyball, and field hockey
The No. 1 Cavaliers can’t expect Harvard (1-2-1) or Old Dominion (1-4) to roll over this weekend, as both unranked opponents have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
The Virginia’s men and women’s golf teams spring into action this weekend with their season-opening tournaments.
Virginia football opens the gates of Scott Stadium for its 85th season of football at the venue when the Cavaliers (0-1) welcome No. 9 Notre Dame Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
One of the most frustrating things as a Virginia football fan in recent years has been quarterback inconsistency. The turnover at the position, even within games, has been mind-boggling.
It would be a mistake to continue to rely on the NFL, whose bottom line is affected by the number of talented players that it can attract, to properly raise awareness or set standards when it comes to player safety.
If there were any questions remaining about the talent of the Cavaliers’ attack, Tuesday night’s offensive outburst put those to rest.
The No. 9 Virginia field hockey team succeeded on its first road trip of the 2015 season, dispatching Rutgers 5-4 in the Cavaliers first ever trip to Piscataway, N.J. Friday. The team then traveled to Princeton to take on the 15th-ranked Tigers and came out with a 4-3 overtime victory.
Although there were a variety of places where the Cavaliers struggled in their season opener, there were also several positive takeaways.
The second-ranked Virginia men’s soccer team plays the third and final game of its season-opening homestand against George Mason Tuesday night, looking to stay unbeaten before ACC play begins Friday.
