The No. 25 Virginia men's golf team dominated the field at the Gary Koch Intercollegiate in Tampa, Fla., this past weekend, finishing nine strokes ahead of runner-up Auburn. Junior Ben Kohles led the Cavaliers with the fourth individual title of his career, posting rounds of 5-under 67, 7-under 65 and 3-over 75 during the two-day tournament.
[caption id="attachment_36590" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia junior defensive end Zane Parr and sophomore linebacker Ausar Walcott bring down Florida State junior running back Jermaine Thomas.
Everything was going great. Thousands of white-clad fans yelled happily at their beloved Cavaliers, who were zipping from one end of the field to the other with the ease of fleet-footed cheetahs bounding across the African savannah.
It was a game whose outcome came down to "a matter of inches," as coach George Gelnovatch said. By the end of it, No.
The Virginia volleyball team lost a highly contested 4-1 match Friday night against Georgia Tech before earning its first conference win Sunday afternoon against Clemson in five sets. The Cavaliers (7-8, 1-4 ACC) began Friday night with a strong effort, winning the first set 25-19.
It wasn't all disappointment for Virginia fans this weekend - or at least those who showed up at Kl
[caption id="attachment_36516" align="alignleft" width="274" caption="Senior cornerback Ras-I Dowling was not listed on yesterday's injury report and is expected to play a significant amount of time tomorrow against Florida State.
[caption id="attachment_36513" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder and All-American Michelle Vittese ranks fourth on the team in goals with four.
[caption id="attachment_36511" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior goalkeeper Diego Restrepo has posted five shutouts on the season and ranks third in the ACC with a 0.55 goals against average.
Amid torrential downpour in College Park, the No. 6 Virginia women's soccer team suffered its first ACC loss on the season last night, falling 3-2 to No.
After two losses in Florida last weekend, the Virginia volleyball team returns to Memorial Gymnasium in search of its first conference win. Fortunately for the Cavaliers, Georgia Tech and Clemson are also coming off winless weekends, as both fell to Wake Forest and Duke.
[caption id="attachment_36438" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="Freshman defender Chloe Pendlebury has played in each of Virginia's nine games this season, starting in eight.
[caption id="attachment_36436" align="alignleft" width="191" caption="Senior midfielder Colleen Flanagan scored the game-winning goal in Virginia's 3-2 overtime victory against Maryland in 2008.
LeBron James tweeted, "Wow what a game!! Auburn vs. Clemson. Being a kicker has to be the worst job in sports." LeBron was referencing the Clemson kicker who missed a 31-yard field goal in overtime, cementing the Tigers' 27-24 loss Sept.
[caption id="attachment_36433" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior Steve Finley is competing in cross country for the first time since 2008.
[caption id="attachment_36387" align="alignleft" width="222" caption="Freshman forward Brian Span scored the second goal of the game for the Cavaliers Tuesday night against Longwood.
Last week, in these very pages, my colleague Will Van Wazer lied to you. Despite all evidence to the contrary, Will argued that college football is superior to its professional brethren.
It's nearly 5 a.m. Do you know where your kids are? New York Jets coach Rex Ryan might not be able to answer this question with a 'yes' - and he might just cuss you out for asking.
The No. 20 Virginia men's golf team opened its season in impressive fashion, finishing 10th at the Ping-Golfweek Fall Preview.
[caption id="attachment_36334" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Junior forward Brian Ownby notched his second goal on the season during the Cavaliers' 2-0 victory against American last Tuesday.
