[caption id="attachment_31670" align="alignleft" width="234" caption="Senior midfielder Max Pomper was the primary force behind the creation of a flag football tournament to remember former teammate Will Barrow.
I'll begin this column with a caveat: Though I regularly lament the apathy of the average Virginia fan, I understand there is a set of Wahoo faithful as devoted and energetic as can be found at any school. There is absolutely no doubt, however, that Virginia football spirit has reached a historical low and seems on the brink of diminishing even further.
[caption id="attachment_31621" align="alignleft" width="238" caption="Senior midfielder Jonathan Villanueva gave Virginia a 1-0 lead near the end of the first half with his first goal this season Tuesday night against American.
[caption id="attachment_31619" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Scott Stadium's renovation in 2000 added 15,000 seats to the Carl Smith Center.
Okay, listen up. Every sports columnist gets to discuss his solution to the BCS mess. Now, it's my turn.
[caption id="attachment_30314" align="alignleft" width="228" caption="Senior Jennifer Stevens has tried to improve her doubles game, which will be put to the test in N.C.
[caption id="attachment_31615" align="alignleft" width="268" caption="Junior midfielder Sinead Farrelly was named ACC Player of the Week after scoring two game-winning goals last weekend.
[caption id="attachment_31583" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior Emil Heineking distanced himself from the competition at the ACC Championships last Saturday, finishing ahead of teammate Ryan Collins to win his first conference title.
"Only a miracle could save the Bears!" Too right was Joe Starkey as he made this remark during the 1982 game between the California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinals. John Elway had just led Stanford from its own 13-yard line into California territory.
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.
