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By Fritz Metzinger | September 26, 2012During Virginia’s abysmal 56-20 defeat to Georgia Tech Sept. 15, many fans witnessed a phenomenon they had likely never seen before.
During Virginia’s abysmal 56-20 defeat to Georgia Tech Sept. 15, many fans witnessed a phenomenon they had likely never seen before.
As the 2012 MLB regular season draws to a close and the hunt for October intensifies, both new and familiar faces are taking over the national spotlight.
Victories have rarely come easily for the Virginia men’s soccer team this season, and Tuesday night was no different.
It wasn’t official. It wasn’t a game or a scrimmage or even a practice. Just the guys getting together to play some soccer on a tranquil summer afternoon in 2011 before the team’s grueling preseason began.
The No. 7 Virginia field hockey team swept through Boston this weekend, defeating No. 22 Boston College Friday and No.
Week four of the college football season was an important one, as many teams began conference play. Gone for the most part were the tune-up games against depleted FCS squads.
The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams both placed third against a loaded field at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational Saturday, setting the tone for the season’s biggest races which still lie ahead. The No.
The Virginia volleyball team dropped both its matches this weekend, falling 3-0 to Miami and 3-1 to No.
The Virginia men’s soccer team had its four match unbeaten streak snapped Friday night in a closely contested 1-0 loss to No.
The No. 5 Virginia women’s soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to 10 games with a 1-0 win against ACC foe Clemson in South Carolina Sunday. The Cavaliers (9-1-1, 2-0-1 ACC) once again controlled possession for most of the game in another stellar offensive showing.
The Virginia football team fell to 2-2 with a second straight blowout road loss in a 27-7 thrashing by No. 17 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. The Cavaliers’ (2-2, 0-1 ACC) offense committed four turnovers and failed to reach the red zone until the second half while the team’s defense struggled to slow junior quarterback Casey Pachall and the talented TCU offense.
The No. 7 Virginia field hockey will travel north to the Boston area this weekend to face two ranked opponents in the span of three days.
The Virginia volleyball team dives headfirst into its conference schedule this weekend, as it hosts Miami and No.
Perhaps the 2012-2013 season will finally be the one when the Virginia men’s tennis team earns its elusive NCAA championship.
The Virginia football team travels to Fort Worth this Saturday in hopes of upsetting No. 17 TCU in front of a national audience.
The Virginia men’s soccer team visits Chapel Hill Friday to clash with No. 8 North Carolina for the team’s first official away game of the season.
The Virginia cross country program is not playing around. Shedding a history of inviting local teams to Charlottesville for a low-key regular season tune-up meet, the Cavaliers will instead host their most marquee field in recent memory Saturday.
The No. 5 Virginia women’s soccer team heads to South Carolina this weekend for a Sunday matchup with ACC foe Clemson.
Virginia self-reported the rules violations that prompted the NCAA to declare men’s soccer player Ari Dimas ineligible for the remainder of the 2012 season. In a Sept. 19 letter to the NCAA obtained by The Cavalier Daily, Athletic Director Craig Littlepage said Virginia coaches learned of the violation Sept. 10 after coaching staff at an undisclosed school inquired about Dimas’ eligibility.
The Virginia football team’s defense spent an exhausting week preparing for the intricacies of Georgia Tech’s triple-option offense in the lead up to Saturday’s 56-20 loss in Atlanta.