Sunday afternoon in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the dogwoods, elms and oaks further transformed into their brilliant hues, Virginia women’s soccer showed there is also beauty in consistency.
In Newton, Massachusetts Friday, common logic abandoned the 10th-ranked Virginia men’s soccer team. The Cavaliers struggled with the artificial turf at Newton Campus Field and ceded the game’s first score just 34 minutes in.
A week after defeating Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh completed the commonwealth sweep, taking down the Cavaliers 26-19 Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field.
Thursday night under the lights, No. 3 Virginia women’s soccer overcame a series of unfortunate events from the 11th to 15th minutes against No.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for volleyball and field hockey.
Both Virginia golf teams are back in action this weekend, with the men heading to Johnson City, Tenn. for the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate and the women traveling south to Chapel Hill, N.C. for the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational.
The Cavaliers (7-1-2, 2-1-1 ACC) will take on the Eagles (7-3-1, 2-2-0 ACC) after narrowly fending off Louisville and Portland earlier this month.
Now that the system of rainstorms, which spun through the Southeast in recent days, has finally cleared out, the Virginia women’s soccer team can compete again.
The bye week gave London’s team an opportunity to regroup for its first conference matchup of the season, which comes this weekend on the road against the Pittsburgh Panthers.
Resilience and breakout. These are the two words that best encompass the 11th-ranked Virginia men’s soccer team’s two weekend victories over fall reading days.
This is not your grandfather’s or even your father’s Yankees team, but there is a chance that this adversity can inspire this ragtag bunch to protect the House that Steinbrenner Built and move on to the Divisional Series against their AL East rival Blue Jays.
Back at Memorial Gymnasium after three weekends on the road, the Virginia volleyball team defeated ACC rivals Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech Friday and Saturday night in Charlottesville.
Many of the places the Cavaliers rank high are certainly impressive, but there are also some categories where leading the pack is not exactly desirable.
The Skinny on weekend matchups for women’s soccer, women’s tennis and field hockey.
Louisville is led by freshman forward Tate Schmitt, who has burst on to the collegiate scene and currently leads the ACC in goals, with six.
Bausback and Virginia (9-4, 1-1 ACC) battle conference rivals Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech this weekend, tussling with the Panthers at 7 p.m. Friday and the Hokies 24 hours later.
Are you better off now than you were four years ago? We’ll get to that answer in a little bit.
Entering the conference portion of the 2015 season the Cavaliers’ offense has been excellent, dismal and all points between.
The 2014 rendition of the Cavalier defense was one of the best in the ACC in almost every category. But fast forward to 2015, and the Virginia defense cannot be trusted to stop the run against FCS opponent William & Mary, much less carry the team.
The Virginia volleyball team opened up ACC play with a rare victory over Duke and a loss against Wake Forest Friday and Saturday night in Durham and Winston-Salem, N.C.
