[caption id="attachment_47731" align="alignleft" width="187" caption="Defender Hunter Jumper is one of five senior Cavaliers who will be honored for their contributions prior to tonight's match.
The Virginia field hockey team faces a must-win situation this afternoon against fierce rival Duke in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.
[caption id="attachment_47728" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior right side Tobi Farrar, who put forth an impressive effort during Virginia's first match against Wake Forest, currently ranks third on the team in blocks with 34 total stops at the net.
Two Virginia athletes gained recognition yesterday for their on-field contributions to their respective teams.
[caption id="attachment_47668" align="alignleft" width="158" caption="Coach Tony Bennett improved to 31-30 at Virginia after compiling a 16-14 record last season.
Basketball never stops. Well, at least that's what the people at Nike are attempting to convince us of with their new line of commercials.
Defensive end Chris Long headlined a strong Week Eight NFL performances by three former Virginia football players as he recorded three sacks to help the St.
[caption id="attachment_47664" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Senior Emily Fraser will represent Virginia when she travels to Flushing Meadows tomorrow for the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships.
The Virginia field hockey team enjoyed its second success in the past three days when freshman goalkeeper Jenny Johnstone earned ACC Co-Player of the Week honors yesterday. Johnstone backstopped the Cavaliers (8-11, 1-4 ACC) to a stunning 3-2 penalty strokes victory against No.
[caption id="attachment_47619" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt junior Matt Snyder headlines the corps of eight starters that Virginia will return this season.
Let me begin by saying what we're all thinking and paraphrase one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century: screw it, dude, let's go bowling. That's right, Cavalier fans.
[caption id="attachment_47616" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore Rachel Naurath paced the Cavalier women in their 159-124 win against Navy with three individual first-place finishes.
[caption id="attachment_47614" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Fifth-year senior Mark Amirault took the podium at last weekend's ACC Championship with a team-best third-place finish in the 8k race.
A week after collecting a Championship Eight victory at the prestigious Head of the Charles event, the Virginia women's rowing team secured two wins at the Princeton Chase Sunday. In the premier Varsity Eight race, Virginia's top boat crossed the finish line at the 14:35.17 to down all other competition, including a talented hosting Princeton unit which claimed second place.
[caption id="attachment_47539" align="alignleft" width="162" caption="Sophomore forward Brian Span helped Virginia avoid a shutout when he converted from the spot during the 70th minute, but the Cavaliers could not find a second-half equalizer against the Eagles.
[caption id="attachment_47537" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Sophomore defender Molly Menchel broke the deadlock against No.
[caption id="attachment_47534" align="alignleft" width="152" caption="Freshman goalkeeper Jenny Johnstone recorded a career-high 14 saves to stymie the potent Blue Devil offense en route to her seventh win this season.
While avoiding the Charlottesville snow in Florida, the Virginia volleyball team nevertheless slipped in its two weekend matches against Miami and Florida State. Friday against the Hurricanes (19-3, 10-3 ACC), the Cavaliers (8-15, 2-11 ACC) failed to reach 20 points in any set and were swept 3-0 in Coral Gables.
[caption id="attachment_47522" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior tailback Perry Jones totaled 67 yards rushing, 87 yards receiving and 37 yards passing with two touchdowns against Miami.
[caption id="attachment_47520" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Morgan Brian scored both Virginia goals during the team's 2-0 Senior Night triumph.
