Virginia (13-2, 1-2 ACC) has received unprecedented contributions from the freshman class. Three freshmen rank in the top four on the team in both goals and points, and five of them have contributed at least one goal or one assist this year, a feat matched only by the senior class.
Near perfect at Virginia, Olsen lacked the championship. On the precipice of superstardom in England, he broke his ankle; mired in one of the most ghastly seasons in MLS history, he conjured up a trophy. Olsen has experienced enough soaring triumphs and needling frustrations to succumb to either narcissism or resentment.
Saturday will mark the 57th and final ACC meeting between the Maryland and Virginia football teams. The two programs have met 77 times dating back to 1919 and were among the eight conference founders in 1953.
The top-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team will face one of its toughest opponents of the season Thursday when No. 5 Notre Dame comes to Charlottesville.
As Jones enters his sophomore season competing for playing time at point guard with sophomore Malcolm Brogdon and freshmen London Perrantes and Devon Hall, he has made it his priority to become a lockdown defender.
Tuesday night in Durham, North Carolina, the No. 23 Virginia men’s soccer team played ACC-rival Duke to a scoreless draw. Graduate student goalkeeper Alex Long and the Blue Devil defense recorded the first shutout of Virginia since Sept. 6, ending the Cavaliers’ streak of games with two or more goals at seven.
Virginia has cemented a tradition of producing dominant offensive tackles for the National Football League. This just makes true freshman right tackle Eric Smith’s start Saturday against Ball State all the more impressive.
Peyton Manning, middle son of football’s First Family, has more accolades than U.Va. has Patagonia fleeces. And, as we learned Saturday, Manning has earned what is SURELY the greatest accomplishment of his career: keynote speaker at the University of Virginia’s 2014 Valedictory Exercises.
Because you can’t spell “elite” without #GoACC, each week we will provide conference-wide football power rankings.
One of the hallmarks of my time here at Virginia has been a general sense of jadedness when it comes to our football program.
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up” That mantra, coined by legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi, encapsulates the mindset that the Virginia football team will try to embrace after a disappointing loss to Ball State.
In the five games leading up to the Virginia men’s soccer team’s match against Pittsburgh, the Cavaliers faced opponents with a combined 20-5-5 pre-match record.
The No. 24 Virginia men’s cross country lined up alongside 26 other elite teams and emerged in eighth place at the Notre Dame Invitational last Friday in South Bend, Ind. The Cavaliers battled not only the field, but their equipment as well.
On the road for the second week in a row, the Virginia volleyball team split a pair of ACC matches this weekend.
The top-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team continued its perfect season Sunday, blanking Clemson 3-0 for its seventh shutout of the season to improve to 6-0 in ACC play for the first time in school history.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team split a pair of games in New York this weekend, falling to No. 5 Syracuse before defeating No. 12 Albany. The Cavaliers allowed five goals in the two games, the most in any two-game stretch all season.
Virginia has been flagged 35 times this season for 278 yards. The team earned 13 of those penalties Saturday, setting them back 93 yards on the field, but far further in actuality.
The Cavaliers won their fourth game in a row and extended their unbeaten run to six games with a virtuoso performance. Virginia scored its most goals in a conference game since 2008 and held the Panthers without a shot on goal to win the first ACC matchup between the two teams.
Defensive miscues and careless penalties gave Ball State (5-1, 2-0 MAC) good field position and the Cardinals took advantage, pulling away in the third quarter as the Cavaliers (2-3, 0-1 ACC) failed to provide many answers. “It was embarrassing,” coach Mike London said.
Previews for all the Virginia teams in action this weekend.
