Wow, what a dismal weekend of football for me. My two favorite teams - the Dallas Cowboys and, of course, the Cavaliers - lost by a combined five points.
Hoo wants to be a Hokie? That question was raised multiple times last year during the days of Leitao-led wandering in the desert.
[caption id="attachment_30450" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman midfielder Tara Puffenberger scored three goals and added one assist in Virginia's two games last week against William and Mary and Michigan State.
[caption id="attachment_30441" align="alignleft" width="229" caption="Although forward Chris Agorsor failed to score during the Cavaliers' 1-0 upset of Wake Forest Friday, the freshman wreaked offensive havoc by getting off three shots in the conference road victory.
[caption id="attachment_30437" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior Emil Heineking captured the individual title at the Lou Onesty Invitational this weekend in meet-record time.
I didn't want to talk about Virginia football today. It's a tired story. Three games, three losses. What more is there to say? Well, unfortunately, there is a lot more to say, even if you only talk about this weekend's collapse at Southern Miss.
[caption id="attachment_30435" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore Lindsey Hardenbergh won the Flight A singles' draw at the U.Va.
[caption id="attachment_30387" align="alignleft" width="238" caption="Senior quarterback Jameel Sewell threw for a career high 312 yards while freshman running back Dominique Wallace ran for a team high 35 yards.
[caption id="attachment_30387" align="alignleft" width="238" caption="Senior quarterback Jameel Sewell threw for a career high 312 yards while freshman running back Dominique Wallace ran for a team high 35 yards.
With this past week free of matchups and its ACC schedule just around the corner, the Virginia women's soccer team was hoping to use the extra rest time to build momentum against American in its third straight home game.
[caption id="attachment_30383" align="alignleft" width="292" caption="Freshman midfielder Tara Puffenberger was responsible for two of the Cavaliers' three goals in the squad's 3-0 victory against Michigan State.
The No. 20 Virginia men's soccer team knocked off No. 2 Wake Forest 1-0 in Winston Salem, N.C. Friday night for its first ACC win of the season. [caption id="attachment_30381" align="alignleft" width="252" caption="Midfielder Neil Barlow had a hand in Virginia's upset against Wake Forest Friday as the senior found junior defender Mike Volk on a corner kick.
[caption id="attachment_30378" align="alignleft" width="232" caption="Virginia freshman middle hitter Tobi Farrar's seven kills were not enough against Villanova, as the Cavaliers fell in straight sets to the Wildcats Saturday.
Cavalier Daily Sports writers Jack Bird, Dan Stalcup and Nick Eilerson break down this week's matchup against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
[caption id="attachment_30343" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior tailback Mikell Simpson has only run the ball 13 times for 64 yards this season.
[caption id="attachment_30341" align="alignleft" width="233" caption="Sophomore defender Shawn Barry anchors the Cavalier backline.
After playing a solid game Sunday against Seton Hall, Virginia will enjoy the longest break from competition it has had since the season's first game. "I think this week has been very good so far and will be good in terms of trying to get better as a team and having the opportunity to do that," Virginia coach Steve Swanson said.
Coming off a momentous weekend in Nebraska, the Virginia volleyball team returns to Memorial Gym to start the two-day Marriott Cavalier Invitational, which will feature Albany, Villanova and in-state rival Virginia Tech. At the Ameritas Players Challenge in Lincoln, Neb.
[caption id="attachment_30337" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="The men's cross country team raced to victory last season, winning an ACC title.
[caption id="attachment_30322" align="alignleft" width="222" caption="Junior Sanam Singh is "always doing something productive," Virginia coach Brian Boland said.
