The Skinny on weekend competition for Virginia’s field hockey, women’s golf and men’s golf teams.
Preparing for its seventh game in 21 days, a Saturday night ACC matchup with Duke at Klöcker Stadium, the Virginia men’s soccer team (7-3-1, 0-2 ACC) is eager to escape this cruel stretch in its schedule, which – minus several hundred miles of travel – more closely resembles that of high school athletics.
The Virginia women’s volleyball team will play its first two ACC road games this weekend, traveling to take on twelfth-ranked North Carolina on Friday and in-state foe Virginia Tech on Sunday. The Cavaliers (10-7, 3-1) have won three of their first four conference games, including a 3-1 win against Louisville last Saturday, and they’re looking to continue their early success.
Khalek Shepherd’s mother, Monica, knows football well and her oldest son better. So, when Khalek—his little brother, Chaudlier, is a redshirt freshman defensive back at Concord University in Athens, West Virginia—dropped a punt against UCLA in Virginia’s season opener Aug. 30 at Scott Stadium, his mother made sure he heard about it.
We have reached the midpoint in the 2014-15 college football season, and Virginia sits at 4-2 as it enters its bye week. Thus, with no game to preview, we here at Cavalier Daily Sports thought it would be fun to break down various position groups performance through the first six weeks of the year. So with that, members of this fine University, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the State of the Hoo-nion Address.
Fresh off a thrilling 2-1 road win against No. 14 Notre Dame on Sunday, the fourth-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team returns home Thursday looking to extend its school-record 26-game home winning streak.
On a rain-soaked night in George Mason Stadium, the No. 14 Virginia men’s soccer team (7-3-1, 2-1-1 ACC) dealt the Patriots (7-2-2, 0-1-0 Atlantic 10) their second consecutive loss as the Cavaliers battled to a 1-0 victory.
I’d like to start this week by apologizing for a dearth of #GoACC coverage last week, I had a few prior commitments and I hope nobody’s week was not too negatively affected.
While No. 19 Virginia might not be fully rested after defeating Pittsburgh last Saturday, the Cavaliers still feel prepared for their Tuesday night matchup at No. 20 George Mason given the stretch they have already endured.
Two days after knocking off No. 1 North Carolina on the road, the No. 3 Virginia field hockey team fell 4-3 in overtime Sunday afternoon at home against Ohio State.
If an unhealthy addiction is defined as an irrational fixation on something that is objectively not worth the trouble, then tie me to a chair, send in the shrinks and let the intervention begin. I have a problem.
The 14th-ranked Virginia men’s cross country team squared off against an elite field at the Washington Invitational in Seattle, Washington and emerged unscathed in fourth place.
There is nothing quite like a nighttime football game. Anticipation has more time to build. More fans file into stadiums to be a part of the madness. And the players? Well, the stars shine brightest at night.
After being knocked from the top of the ACC standings last weekend, the Cavaliers hit the road to take on 14th-ranked Notre Dame Sunday.
The No. 19 Virginia men’s soccer team defeated ACC rival Pittsburgh Saturday, 3-0. The Cavaliers (6-3-1, 2-1-1 ACC) have now outscored the Panthers (3-4-1, 0-3-1 ACC) 13-0 in the programs’ only four matches.
The Virginia volleyball team split two home games against ACC rivals, Duke and Louisville, this weekend.
Though the Cavaliers did not score a point after the break and ceded 16 to the Panthers, Virginia toughed out a 24-19 victory before 43,307 fans on one of the chilliest nights this fall.
A brief look at Virginia men's soccer, field hockey, and men's cross country's weekend matchups.
The Virginia volleyball team looks to remain unbeaten in the ACC this weekend as they welcome Duke and Louisville to Memorial Gym.The Cavaliers (9-6, 2-0) got back on the winning track last weekend against Clemson and Wake Forest after losing six of seven games over the previous two weeks. Virginia had its best offensive performance of the season against Wake Forest, recording a .383 hitting percentage.
After a challenging road trip in which the fourth-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team lost its first game of the season, the Cavaliers hit the road once again this weekend to take on yet another difficult opponent, the No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish.Virginia (10-1-0, 2-1-0 ACC) experienced a long period of success to begin the year, starting 10-0-0 and outlasting all other teams to remain as the final unbeaten/untied team in the nation.
