Cavs sweep competition
By Ian Rappaport | October 18, 2011[caption id="attachment_46948" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore Chris Foley secured a third-place finish at Panorama Farms.
[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.
[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.