[caption id="attachment_47211" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior forward Will Bates has carried the Virginia offense all season.
Baseball America ranked Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor's recruiting class the eighth best in the country yesterday. The Cavaliers lost 11 members from last season's team, including All-American pitcher Danny Hultzen, catcher John Hicks and third baseman Steven Proscia.
[caption id="attachment_47123" align="alignleft" width="279" caption="In just her first season donning blue and orange, freshman midfielder Olivia Brannon has started all 16 of Virginia's games and currently ranks third on the team in terms of minutes played.
[caption id="attachment_47121" align="alignleft" width="166" caption="Sophomore back Lane Smith and the rest of the Cavalier backline will be pitted against a rival that has outscored its opponents 17-1 during its last three games.
[caption id="attachment_47119" align="alignleft" width="278" caption="Senior outside hitter and captain Simone Asque notched a season-high 23 kills during the Cavaliers' 3-1 victory against N.C.
Virginia football senior cornerback Chase Minnifield nabbed a spot as a top-10 finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award yesterday as a result of his continued excellence both on and off the gridiron.
[caption id="attachment_47023" align="alignleft" width="248" caption="Former team manager and walk-on senior holder Jacob Hodges imitated Georgia Tech junior quarterback Tevin Washington's offensive style during bye-week preparation.
I did not go to last Saturday's football game against Georgia Tech. In all honesty, I do not go to any U.Va.
[caption id="attachment_47020" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Senior defender Hunter Jumper broke a scoreless tie in the 63rd minute, netting a free kick for his first goal of the season.
[caption id="attachment_47018" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Jarmere Jenkins captured the singles title during last year's ITA Atlantic Regional and has won twice this year.
[caption id="attachment_46953" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="After his squad fell behind 3-0 against Wake Forest Friday, junior Will Bates tallied three second-half goals to earn his second hat-trick of the season.
"Saved by the bell." "We're out of cookies." "Roll with the punches." "Matthew, we need to talk." These are all phrases I don't like to hear.
[caption id="attachment_46950" align="alignleft" width="273" caption="In front of 10,195 Tar Heel fans, freshman libero Sydney Shelton contrbiuted a season-high 17 digs Friday before adding 15 more against the Wolfpack a day later.
[caption id="attachment_46948" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore Chris Foley secured a third-place finish at Panorama Farms.
The Virginia field hockey team earned a much-needed victory last night as it downed in-state rival William & Mary 4-3 in Williamsburg. The Cavaliers (7-10, 0-3 ACC) struck early as sophomore forward Elly Buckley broke through just five minutes into the game with her team-leading 14th goal of the season. Buckley added another to her total during the 19th minute, giving the Cavaliers a 2-0 edge.
[caption id="attachment_46879" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Fans stormed the field Saturday after the Cavaliers toppled No.
Perry Jones said he looked down, looked up and suddenly saw "20,000 people on the field." "I actually didn't even think they were going to come out," the running back said.
[caption id="attachment_46876" align="alignleft" width="161" caption="Senior forward Lauren Alwine set up the Cavaliers' second score with a give-and-go.
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.
