QBs embrace new rotation after thriving vs. NC State
By Daniel Weltz | November 7, 2012As the losses mounted, the smile never faded from the face of gregarious sophomore quarterback Phillip Sims.
As the losses mounted, the smile never faded from the face of gregarious sophomore quarterback Phillip Sims.
The sixth-seeded Virginia men’s soccer team Tuesday earned a 2-2 upset victory against third-seeded Wake Forest on penalty kicks, 5-3, to advance to Friday’s ACC tournament semifinal matchup against No.
After a stunning victory in the ACC tournament, the No. 3 Virginia women’s soccer team sets its sights on the opening round of the NCAA tournament Friday evening. The 64-team field for the tournament was set Monday night, with Virginia (16-4-1, 6-3-1 ACC) securing a No.
The No. 6 Virginia field hockey team enters the final chapter of its season this weekend as it hosts the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament.
Last week’s media buildup to the annually over-glorified LSU-Alabama game restored one of the most asinine premises in all of sports: the idea that a college team could legitimately compete against an NFL team.
The sixth-seeded Virginia men’s soccer team will attempt to avenge its worst loss of the season when the squad visits third-seeded Wake Forest Tuesday for the first round of the ACC Tournament.
The No. 16 Virginia wrestling team swept its season-opening matches against Anderson, Ohio, and UT-Chattanooga, putting on a clinical performance during its Saturday meet. Virginia’s first opponent, Division-II Anderson University, proved no match as the Cavaliers prevailed 37-12.
It’s time for me to fact check myself about this season’s Virginia’s football team. After Georgia Tech manhandled the Cavaliers in a 56-20 third-week loss, I wrote a gloom-and-doom column about the team’s dark direction and detailed how Virginia could lose each remaining game.
With none of its regular varsity runners competing, the Virginia/Panorama Farms Open became a showcase for the team’s middle distance runners.
The No. 8 Virginia women’s soccer team captured its second ACC Championship in team history Sunday with a sublime 4-0 victory against No.
Saturday morning, before the swimming portion of the Virginia swim and dive team’s dual meet against South Carolina, Olympic gold-medalist and former Cavalier Matt McLean swam a 100-yard freestyle time trial.
The No. 6 Virginia field hockey team lost in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament Friday to No. 7 Maryland, 5-1. The Cavaliers (15-5, 4-1 ACC) were stymied on offense throughout the game, firing off just six shots in the entire contest.
The Virginia volleyball team split two ACC matches this weekend, topping Georgia Tech 3-2 before falling to Clemson 3-1. The mixed weekend served as a measuring stick for the Cavaliers’ (8-18, 2-13 ACC) positive progress this year.
The Virginia football team arrived in Raleigh for Saturday’s clash against N.C. State beset by uncertainty at the quarterback position and a chronic inability to force turnovers. A lot sure can change in 60 minutes of football.
The Virginia men’s soccer team came from behind to secure a dramatic 2-1 double overtime victory against North Carolina State Thursday night.
After more than six months away from the mat, the No. 14 Virginia men’s wrestling team returns Saturday to host a season-opening meet against Anderson (S.C), Ohio and Chattanooga.
The Virginia swim & dive team hosts its last home meet until January this weekend, as diving welcomes South Carolina Friday and swimming competes in a dual meet against the Gamecocks Saturday. While Virginia swept its first two opponents easily, South Carolina has floundered against a slate of strong opponents this fall. The Gamecocks’ women’s swimming team is still searching for its season’s first win after losing lopsided contests against No.
The Virginia volleyball team plays conference opponents Georgia Tech and Clemson this weekend in the first half of a four-match home slate. Last weekend, Virginia (7-17, 1-12 ACC) fell in straight sets at No.
Coach Mike London walked onto the podium at the John Paul Jones Arena media room Monday following a mercifully placed bye week and announced that three players would be suspended for violating team rules.
Fresh off a dramatic 1-0 victory against rival No. 8 North Carolina, the No. 10 Virginia women’s soccer team heads to Cary, N.C.