Jason Vigilante, Virginia's cross country and track and field coach, resigned last week in the midst of his third season at the helm. Athletic Director Craig Littlepage thanked Vigilante for his contributions to the program in a statement last week, and expressed his dedication to finding a suitable replacement. The Cavaliers will begin their indoor track and field season Dec.
[caption id="attachment_48516" align="alignleft" width="169" caption="Like most Virginia fans in Scott Stadium, coach Mike London could only stand and watch with a mixture of anger and astonishment as Virginia Tech outplayed the Cavaliers for four quarters.
After Virginia Tech finished pounding his football team into oblivion, Virginia coach Mike London said he told players to feel "disappointed." With the program's first-ever ACC Championship appearance at stake, Virginia picked the wrong time to limp helplessly to a 38-0 beatdown against its rivals.
[caption id="attachment_48513" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt sophomore Jon Fausey drew raucous applause from the 1,652 fans at John Paul Jones Arena and rave reviews from coach Steve Garland after recording a dominating 11-3 major decision win against Virginia Tech.
[caption id="attachment_48511" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia honored its four seniors - outside hitter Simone Asque, middle Hillary Trebels, outside hitter Tess Udall and setter Beth Wildermuth - prior to a disappointing five-set defeat against Virginia Tech.
[caption id="attachment_48456" align="alignleft" width="177" caption="Freshman goalkeeper Spencer LaCivita held Delaware scoreless through regulation and one overtime, but the Cavaliers offense could not muster a goal.
[caption id="attachment_48454" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior tailback Perry Jones has averaged 85.6 yards per game for Virginia on the season.
[caption id="attachment_48452" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Senior guard Sammy Zeglinski has been sidelined with an ankle injury during Virginia's first two games this season.
Virginia women's basketball coach Joanne Boyle paid close attention this week as the all-time winningest coach in Division I history won a hard-fought game on national television - and she was not watching Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.
For at least one week, the Virginia volleyball team is able to talk about more than moral victories or outstanding efforts.
Ralph Sampson, the most decorated men's basketball player in Virginia history, will cap his stellar college career Nov.
[caption id="attachment_48404" align="alignleft" width="170" caption="Sophomore forward Jazmin Pitts went a perfect 6-for-6 from the field Wednesday night against High Point en route to a 13-point performance.
[caption id="attachment_48402" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="During his first two postseason appearances for Virginia, freshman goalkeeper Spencer LaCivita allowed four goals and notched 11 saves between the pipes.
[caption id="attachment_48400" align="alignleft" width="245" caption="Senior David Wren leads an inexperienced unit of Cavalier men, who lost their top-two 2010-11 leaders to graduation.
After another dominant performance last weekend at the Wolfpack Open, the Virginia wrestling team looks to perpetuate its early season success this weekend as it travels to Ithaca, N.Y.
[caption id="attachment_48327" align="alignleft" width="186" caption="Junior guard Jontel Evans easily surpassed his previous career high of 11 points by posting 17 during Virginia's 69-48 victory against Winthrop.
[caption id="attachment_48325" align="alignleft" width="228" caption="Sophomore guard Ataira Franklin ranks third on the team with 18 points through the first two games this season.
For months now, David Stern and his cronies - read: the NBA owners - have maintained, or at the very least alluded, to the idea that if the players agreed to a 50/50 split of basketball-related income, a deal would ultimately get made.
Matt Schaub, a former standout signal caller at Virginia and starting quarterback of the Houston Texans, reportedly will miss the rest of the NFL season with a Lisfranc injury. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Schaub suffered the foot fracture on a quarterback sneak late in the first half of Houston's 37-9 victory against Tampa Bay Sunday.
Sophomore Justin Shane captured the singles title and contributed to the doubles title win for the Virginia men's tennis team at the Lakewood Ranch Clay Court Championship in Bradenton, Fla.
