After nearly two weeks on the road, the No. 9 Virginia field hockey team returns to familiar blue turf Saturday to host Miami of Ohio. “It’s definitely better playing at home,” junior midfielder Carissa Vittese said.
The Virginia volleyball team takes part in the Marriott Cavalier Classic this weekend, battling Virginia Tech and Liberty for in-state supremacy. The Cavaliers (4-5, 0-0 ACC) come off a trip to Richmond last weekend, when they squared off with Virginia Commonwealth, Georgetown and Appalachian State.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday that it will add Notre Dame to its conference, a coveted program among colleges continually shifting conferences.
The Virginia football team opens its ACC slate in Atlanta against rival Georgia Tech Saturday hoping for a more complete performance than the shaky 17-16 victory the team scraped last week against Penn State. In their two victories this season, the Cavaliers (2-0, 0-0 ACC) have cruised past coach Mike London’s former team, Richmond, and escaped by the narrowest of margins against Penn State courtesy of a last-second miss by Nittany Lion kicker Sam Ficken.
Success is self-perpetuating. At least that’s what the Virginia men’s soccer team — currently on a two-game winning streak — is hoping as it approaches Friday night’s home showdown against No.
In the midst of an impressive streak, the No. 5 Virginia women’s soccer team starts ACC play this week with matches against N.C.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday that it will add Notre Dame, a coveted program among college’s continually shifting conferences. The Fighting Irish will become the ACC’s 15th member in all sports except football and will play five football games against ACC opponents each season.
Before he became known simply as “The Kid,” sophomore tight end Jake McGee had a decision to make.
The Virginia men’s soccer team won in unusual fashion Tuesday night, as the Cavaliers finally secured a win without one of the down-to-the-wire results that have become the team’s signature. After each of the team’s first four contests were decided by a lone goal — including two that went into overtime — the Cavaliers (3-2-0, 1-0-0 ACC) coasted to a home victory, defeating Mount St.
As the NCAA commercials tell us, most collegiate athletes turn pro “in something other than sports.” Although that statement is certainly true, Virginia has produced its share of athletes among the professional ranks.
The No. 9 Virginia field hockey team handed William & Mary its first loss of the season Tuesday night, defeating the Tribe 2-0 on the road.
The Virginia men’s soccer team continues its six-game homestand Tuesday night as it welcomes Mount St.
The No. 6 Virginia field hockey team continues its road stint Tuesday night as it faces unbeaten William & Mary at Williamsburg.
“Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat.” I am not a Latin scholar, and I doubt most of you are either, but we all know that phrase.
The Virginia women’s volleyball team lost its first two matches at the Virginia Commonwealth University Invitational this weekend before closing the tournament with a win against Appalachian State.
Two Virginia football players earned weekly ACC accolades Monday after helping the Cavaliers muster a 17-16 win against Penn State.
The No. 7 Virginia women’s soccer team made a strong statement this weekend by dominating both of its opponents to close out its non-conference schedule on an impressive roll.
Even if your only connection to sports journalism is through Twitter, chances are that you are well aware of that rule.
The Cavaliers (2-2, 1-0 ACC) were in control for the majority of the contest but could not find the breakthrough goal for nearly 60 minutes. In the 58th minute, Virginia finally earned the go-ahead goal after sophomore Eric Bird found classmate Chris Somerville behind the Blue Devil (1-3, 0-1 ACC) defense on the left wing.
Nobody got his money’s worth from this highly hyped Penn State showdown. What we got instead is far more valuable: a genuine human drama that reinforced everything we truly love about college football.
