If you make your way toward Blacksburg, you might come across a sound that typically whizzes through the frozen forests of southwestern Virginia around this time of year.
[caption id="attachment_40914" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="sWith his game-high four goals, junior attackman Chris Bocklet spearheaded a Cavalier offense that dominated the Dragons in the fourth quarter.
[caption id="attachment_40912" align="alignleft" width="158" caption="Despite freshman guard Ataira Franklin's 10 points in 32 minutes, Virginia's two-game winning streak came to a screeching halt against Boston College.
The No. 7 Virginia women's lacrosse team lost to No. 12 Loyola 15-8 in the season-opener for both teams in Baltimore, Md.
Wrestling: The Cavaliers cruised to a 38-7 road victory against George Mason Thursday as the team won eight of 10 bouts and tied a program record with its 18th dual win this season. Baseball: Junior pitcher Danny Hultzen starred on the mound and at the plate during Friday night's season-opening 6-4 win against Alabama-Birmingham by throwing 6.2 innings of one-run ball and knocking in two runs at the plate. Softball: The Virginia softball team (6-3) opened the East Carolina Pirate Classic by splitting a Friday doubleheader.
[caption id="attachment_40844" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior attackman Chris Bocklet paced Virginia with 53 goals last season, the teams' highest total since 1996.
[caption id="attachment_40842" align="alignleft" width="186" caption="Freshman forward Akil Mitchell has assumed more minutes in place of injured senior forward Will Sherrill.
[caption id="attachment_40837" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Junior catcher John Hicks will fill one of Virginia's numerous empty starting positions, replacing the graduated Franco Valdes as the team's everyday catcher.
[caption id="attachment_40839" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Charlie Finnigan led the team in scoring last year, tallying 34 goals.
For the first time in 17 years, the No.
After posting a 3-1 record in its first tournament of the season, the Virginia softball team travels to Greenville, N.C.
[caption id="attachment_40748" align="alignleft" width="148" caption="Senior guard Mustapha Farrakhan tallied 11 points on 4-for-14 shooting from the field yesterday evening.
Tony Bennett's men held the ACC's most potent offense to a paltry 56 points - 28 points below Duke's average.
[caption id="attachment_40745" align="alignleft" width="267" caption="Sophomore Stephen Doty earned ACC Wrestler of the Week honors after recording three wins last week.
When Super Bowl Sunday rolled around a little less than two weeks ago, I did what many of you probably did - I went to a Super Bowl party.
The No. 11 Virginia women's swimming and diving team hopes to earn its fourth-straight conference title at the ACC Championship meet in Atlanta, Ga., this week. The senior members of the Cavaliers' women's squad have won the ACC Championship every season since they arrived on Grounds in the fall of 2007.
[caption id="attachment_40600" align="alignleft" width="191" caption="Virginia freshman Alex Domijan, the No.
[caption id="attachment_40582" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Redshirt junior guard Sammy Zeglinski has bounced back from injury earlier this season to lead the depleted Cavaliers in their recent conference contests.
When man began competing in sports, he also began using the ancient system of numbers to evaluate himself and his competitors.
As the final seconds of last year's ACC Tournament game between Virginia and Duke ticked away, I was jubilant, delighted and - dare I say - ecstatic.
