The struggling Virginia field hockey team found no solace against No. 2 North Carolina Saturday as it lost a tough 7-2 game at the University Hall Turf Field.
The Virginia men's soccer team faced an ultimately insurmountable challenge after falling behind 3-0 Friday night at Wake Forest.
[caption id="attachment_46802" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior offense guard Austin Pasztor anchors a Virginia offensive line which has surrendered just six sacks for 46 lost yards during five games this season.
[caption id="attachment_46800" align="alignleft" width="248" caption="Freshman forward Ryan Zinkhan has scored a goal in each of his three games since moving from right back to his more natural striker position.
[caption id="attachment_46798" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman goalkeeper Jenny Johnstone surrendered two goals and made three saves in both of Virginia's narrow weekend losses.
The No. 8 Virginia women's soccer team picked up its fourth ACC victory of the season when freshman midfielder Morgan Brian scored a golden goal for a 1-0 overtime win at North Carolina State last night. The decisive goal came during the ninth minute of overtime and gave the Cavaliers their third golden goal victory of the season.
[caption id="attachment_46758" align="alignleft" width="166" caption="Coach Mike London believes that the successes of the other teams in the ACC bodes well for Virginia.
OK, that's it - I've finally had enough. It was fun while it lasted, but now I'm officially out. My fantasy is over, and I'm ready to get back to reality. You see, I used to love fantasy sports.
[caption id="attachment_46755" align="alignleft" width="162" caption="Junior forward Caroline Miller nabbed her third ACC Player of the Week honor after talllying a golden goal against the Seminoles last Saturday.
Thoughts while wondering if Sloan actually did hook up with Seth Green on "Entourage": -If they ever make a movie based on the life of Charlie Manuel, the unintelligible assistant coach from "The Waterboy" has to play the lead role.
After collecting its first win of the regular season during Fall Break, the Virginia volleyball team hits the road this weekend to face off against conference foes North Carolina and N.C.
The Virginia field hockey team earned a much-needed win in impressive fashion yesterday by defeating UC Davis 8-1 in Spring City, Pa. Sophomore forward Elly Buckley opened the scoring during the second minute.
[caption id="attachment_46616" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore forward Brian Span ranks second on the team with 10 points, 24 shots and 840 minutes played.
[caption id="attachment_46613" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior forward Lauren Alwine is tied for second on the squad with four assists.
[caption id="attachment_46610" align="alignleft" width="289" caption="Senior outside hitter Tess Udall has totaled 117 digs and 10 assists in 42 sets so far this year for the Cavaliers.
If ever you find yourself perusing the Virginia volleyball roster, you may feel compelled to do a double take and wonder whether or not the Virginia athletic department staff made a mistake. One would quickly realize that more players hail from California - some 2,000 miles away from Charlottesville - than call Virginia their home state. During the past several seasons, the Golden State has produced more Virginia volleyballers than any other state east of the Grand Canyon, and Californians now compose nearly half of third-year coach Lee Maes' three recruiting classes. "California is one of the premier states that has a huge, huge area for talented volleyball players," Maes explained.
Those of you who are like us sportswriters - i.e. would rather read every recent sports article than that book your professor just assigned - may have noticed an interesting item that is about to come up for auction during the next few weeks.
[caption id="attachment_46574" align="alignleft" width="174" caption="Senior midfielder Alex Jahnle has appeared in each of the Cavaliers' 12 games and is currently tied for third on the team in assists.
I waited until the very last minute to begin this column. I wanted to watch as much postseason baseball as possible before I delved into the topic.
[caption id=“attachment_46474” align=“alignleft” width=“300” caption=“Sophomore quarterback Michael Rocco has started all five of Virginia’s games this season, compiling two passing touchdowns, two rushing scores, seven interceptions and a team-best 63.1 completion percentage.
