Players rack up accolades
By Ben Gomez | September 15, 2010[caption id="attachment_35734" align="alignleft" width="218" caption="Senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly scored three goals this weekend.
[caption id="attachment_35734" align="alignleft" width="218" caption="Senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly scored three goals this weekend.
[caption id="attachment_35692" align="alignleft" width="181" caption="Fifth-year senior Stephanie Garcia placed first in the team's opening meet and was named Co-ACC Performer of the Week.
Last weekend, all was right in the college football world. With Marc Verica doing his best Matt Schaub imitation and Keith Payne running train on Richmond's defensive front seven, the Cavaliers crushed the Spiders in an inspiring first game.
The Cavaliers return to Kl
[caption id="attachment_35687" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Phillipe Oudshoorn won the orange singles draw in three sets at the U.Va.
[caption id="attachment_35641" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Senior tight end Joe Torchia led the Cavaliers in receiving against No.
The Cavaliers appeared to be walking into a California wildfire Saturday. A sea of red and yellow engulfed the na
[caption id="attachment_35636" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Caroline Miller scored against Texas and Boston University this weekend, helping the Cavaliers win against both teams with a combined score of 7-0.
[caption id="attachment_35632" align="alignleft" width="218" caption="Sophomore midfielder Sean Hiller scored his second career goal Saturday.
Following its 12th Jefferson Cup title, the Virginia volleyball team ended its West Coast weekend excursion with a disappointing 0-3 record. Going 25-19, 25-20, 27-25, the Cavaliers were handed their second loss on the season by No.
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team continued its season with weekend wins against No. 12 Ohio State and No.
[caption id="attachment_35550" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Senior quarterback Marc Verica will look to exploit a young Trojan secondary after an impressive 283-yard, one-touchdown performance against Richmond.
[caption id="attachment_35548" align="alignleft" width="177" caption="Junior defender Greg Monaco will look to avenge last season's loss to Duke Saturday as the Cavaliers travel to Durham, N.C.
[caption id="attachment_35546" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Junior goalkeeper Chantel Jones has given up only one goal this season, boasting a 0.17 goals against average.
The third-ranked Virginia field hockey team travels to Norfolk, Va. this weekend to face No. 12 Ohio State Saturday and No.
After incurring its first loss of the season last weekend, the Virginia volleyball team travels to the West Coast for a three-game stint in California against multiple ranked teams. "For us to be able to be one of the best teams in the nation, our goal is to play some of the best teams in the country," coach Lee Maes said. The Cavaliers fell to George Washington Saturday in five sets, losing the fifth 15-9 after dominating the third and fourth, 25-10 and 25-12. "I feel like our loss Saturday really had to attribute to our mentality and how we approached the match," junior outside hitter Simone Asque said. Maes chalked up the loss to inexperience - typical for a young team that had compiled a series of wins. Asque, named to the Jefferson Cup All-Tournament Team, likely will lead the Cavaliers as they attempt to take down three top-25 teams. "I know that we expect to play well - but can we play well over the course of three days, every single point?
When I awoke last Thursday morning to a new friend request and a message from Kim Kastuk, someone I didn't know, I did what most people would do - engage in a little light stalking.
Steve Spurrier has a message for you: Coaches know more about their teams than you do. More specifically, he has a message for South Carolina's "The State" columnist Ron Morris.
[caption id="attachment_35502" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Virginia cross country team will open its season at the Lou Onesty Open tomorrow.
[caption id="attachment_35458" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior cornerback Chase Minnifield played his first career game against USC in place of an injured Ras-I Dowling in 2008.