At least we have basketball. [caption id="attachment_31580" align="alignleft" width="172" caption="Sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg, last year's ACC Rookie of the Year, is one of many reasons Cavalier fans should look forward to basketball season.
[caption id="attachment_31578" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Freshman Will Bates was tabbed the TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week last week after scoring in four straight games for the Cavaliers.
[caption id="attachment_31516" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cavalier Player of the game: Sophomore defensive back Chase Minnifield, who intercepted Duke quarterback Thaddeus Lewis in the end zone.
With 5:36 remaining and holding a 17-12 lead in Saturday's game against Duke, everything was on the line for Virginia - its slim chance of winning the Coastal Division of the ACC, its bowl prospects and whatever was left of coach Al Groh's job security. Two minutes and 14 seconds later, the door on Groh's coffin was nailed shut - or so the mass exodus of fans amid a one-possession game would suggest. "We put a lot into this - put everything we got into it," Groh said.
[caption id="attachment_31512" align="alignleft" width="190" caption="Though the Cavaliers bid farewell to senior Lauren Elstein, the team still has its postseason ahead of it.
[caption id="attachment_31510" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Lauren Alwine scored the second goal against Miami.
[caption id="attachment_31508" align="alignleft" width="204" caption="Senior libero Brittani Rendina led Virginia with 34 digs against Miami - the second-highest match total of her career.
[caption id="attachment_31463" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia senior captain Chris Cook will likely see more action at cornerback tomorrow against Duke than he did against the ACC's top rushing team last week.
[caption id="attachment_31461" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates may be the catalyst behind the Cavaliers' offensive resurgence, scoring five of his team-leading six goals in the past four games.
[caption id="attachment_31459" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore outside hitter Simone Asque was named ACC Player of the Week after matching her career-high 27 kills while adding a season-best 16 digs against Boston College last weekend.
[caption id="attachment_31457" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior All-American Emil Heineking will lead the No.
[caption id="attachment_31422" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Junior Kim Kastuk, starting goalkeeper for Virginia, has proved stalwart as the Cavaliers have maintained a No.
[caption id="attachment_31419" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Amory Davis has performed well thus far this season.
The day after the Virginia football team was clobbered by Georgia Tech, I made the trip to Greensboro, N.C.
When I sit back and think, I am always amazed about the role sports plays in our lives. Admittedly, some people are more affected by them than others, but sports have captured our attention for centuries. Since the days of the first Olympiad in 776 BCE - when the competition brought about an Olympic-truce between nations - sports have influenced our lives to an incalculable degree. There is 24-hour coverage of sports, thanks to networks like ESPN.
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team was forced to cancel its contest versus Radford University, scheduled for 5 p.m.
[caption id="attachment_31387" align="alignleft" width="217" caption="Senior Jennifer Stevens leads the women's tennis squad this year.
[caption id="attachment_31385" align="alignleft" width="222" caption="Sophomore midfielder Paige Selenski is a leading force on the team.
As a diehard football fan, I was eager to skip Virginia's game against Georgia Tech this past weekend.
I was at the library Monday night on the edge of my seat, nervously fidgeting with my sweaty hands. Had homework become really exciting all of a sudden?
