Virginia wrestling had a season for the ages last year, tallying 18 wins, only one shy of the program high set in 2011-12. But head coach Steve Garland’s team is not content with being very good or even great — a Garland team strives for excellence.
The Virginia volleyball team hits the road this weekend, looking to continue its two-game winning streak against Clemson and Louisville.
After a three-game road trip spanning eight days in which the Virginia women’s soccer team went undefeated, the Cavaliers return home for their final game of the season this Saturday.
The Cavaliers will kick off the part of the year with real implications — the post-season — this Friday, with the ACC Championships also to be held at Panorama Farms. There, the Virginia men and women, both ranked No. 13 nationally, will battle with conference foes for ACC supremacy.
The Cavaliers (4-4, 2-2 ACC) have veered onto the rocky path of 2012 and 2013 and face an uphill climb to reach a bowl game, let alone contend for the Coastal Division title. The most direct challenge will come this weekend, however, on the road against ACC opponent Georgia Tech (6-2, 3-2 ACC).
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The Virginia field hockey team concluded its regular season Sunday afternoon at Boston University, falling to the Terriers by a 2-1 margin at New Balance Field.
This weekend in its final event of the fall, the No. 16 Virginia women’s golf team placed fifth in the 18-team field at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The Varsity A boat captured second place, finishing less than a second behind first-place Brown with a time of 14:26.465.
Despite putting forth its most aggressive offensive effort of the season, the No. 22 Virginia men’s soccer team found itself on the losing end Friday in the program’s senior night match against ACC-rival Wake Forest.
In the third installment of this season’s Commonwealth Clash, the third-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team traveled down the road to Blacksburg for a matchup with archrival Virginia Tech.
With Saturday’s head-scratching loss to North Carolina, the Virginia football team fell to 4-4 on the year. Our team this year is obviously much better than last year’s edition, but the Cavaliers still have several enormous flaws which could keep them from reaching bowl eligibility.
The Virginia volleyball team won two tough five-setters this past weekend against ACC foes NC State and Notre Dame. With the wins, the Cavaliers improved to 8-1 at home.
Virginia (4-4, 2-2 ACC) played the role of front-runner from the opening minutes of the first quarter in its Homecomings game, but most of the season-high 45,200 fans in attendance ultimately departed the stadium with a bitter taste in their mouths.
The Skinny on weekend competition for Virginia’s field hockey, men’s soccer, men’s swim and dive, and women’s golf teams.
Looking to bounce back from a loss to No. 21 Duke last Friday, the Virginia volleyball team returns to Charlottesville this Homecomings weekend to continue its ACC schedule with matches against North Carolina State and Notre Dame.
Coach Tony Bennett and his players touched on last season's success, discovering a new identity for 2014, injury concerns, the development of freshmen, offseason conditioning and more. Here are seven key takeaways based on what they had to say.
After starting the season with 10 consecutive wins, the No. 3 Virginia women’s soccer team dropped its first game to No. 2 Florida State on Sept. 28. Now nearly a month ago and since then the Cavaliers have started a new win streak, notching four straight victories against ACC opponents.
Returning from Boston late on Sunday night after finishing as the top collegiate boat at the Head of the Charles for the fourth consecutive year, the Virginia women’s rowing team had already moved on, shifting focus to the next races, this upcoming weekend in Princeton and beyond. Though the Cavaliers were proud of their accomplishment, the girls know that the Charles was just a starting point for the season.
Driving back to Charlottesville after a tough defeat at Duke last Saturday night, Ross Burbank watched pieces of North Carolina’s 48-43 comeback win against Georgia Tech.The junior center’s attention was divided. The Tar Heels and Yellow Jackets were scoring in bunches, and the game was exciting, to be sure — but he was also watching “Gladiator.”
