[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?
[caption id="attachment_31368" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior goalkeeper Diego Restrepo has recorded six shutouts this season after transferring from South Florida.
There are no words to describe the anguish I feel about the condition of the Washington Redskins right now.
[caption id="attachment_31292" align="alignleft" width="236" caption="Junior Rhamel Bratton and the rest of the midfield will be asked to fill a bigger role on offense this year after the team graduated two of its top three scorers.
The most coveted possession in all of baseball is not a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger or even an MVP award.
[caption id="attachment_31254" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Georgia Tech junior linebacker Brad Jefferson hits senior quarterback Jameel Sewell, who struggled during an 18-for-32, 168-yard outing.
It was a day of indiscernible plays, fluctuating weather and lots of mud-sliding. If you had difficulty following the path of the ball, you weren't alone. [caption id="attachment_31252" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Fans at the Virginia-Georgia Tech game coped with precipitation that varied from a drizzle to a downpour.
[caption id="attachment_31250" align="alignleft" width="271" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates scored one of the Cavaliers' goals against the Eagles Sunday.
[caption id="attachment_31248" align="alignleft" width="259" caption="Sophomore midfielder Michelle Vittese scored a goal in Virginia's 2-0 win against No.
Virginia completed its North Carolina road trip this weekend, topping Duke 1-0 in a Saturday match at Durham and drawing Wake Forest 0-0 in a Sunday match at Winston-Salem. The win against Duke allowed the Cavaliers to break their bad luck on the road; it was Virginia's first win of the season away from home. "There were some bits and pieces in the second half that we can learn from, but the biggest thing for us tonight was to come down here and get three points and that's what we did," said coach Steve Swanson according to a University press release, referring to the ACC's standings point system in which a win is worth three points and a tie is worth one.
[caption id="attachment_31228" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore wide receiver Kris Burd leads the team with 18 catches and 251 receiving yards.
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team travels Saturday to Winston-Salem, N.C. to take on No. 5 Wake Forest for the second time after overcoming the Demon Deacons earlier in the season in overtime, 3-2. The previous game against Wake Forest (10-4, 1-2 ACC) was the first time in the last 14 games between the two schools that Virginia (14-2, 1-2 ACC) emerged victorious.
