Cavalier starting sophomore quarterback Peter Lalich responded yesterday to allegations of probation violations in a press conference.
To go or not to go? That is the question all football head coaches must ask themselves in fourth-down situations.
Pouring rain from Tropical Storm Hanna did not stop the Virginia cross country team from making an impressive showing in its first race of the season Saturday.The Virginia men won the 8K with a combined team score of 19, leading Duke (36), William & Mary (87), George Mason (108) and Norfolk State (135).The women followed suit in the 5K run with a team score of 18, defeating William & Mary (37), and George Mason (80).The Lou Onesty Invitational marked coach Jason Vigilante?s debut with Virginia; the coach came in only a month earlier to take over the program.?I think the most important thing with our first competition is that we come away closer as a group,? Vigilante said.
There is an eerie feeling about the start of this football season: It you look at last year?s events, a lot matches up.In 2007 and 2008, Virginia lost its season openers in humiliating fashion.
A win is a win, right?Well, if that?s the case, it was a glorious weekend for Virginia football fans, as we were treated to a 16-0 victory against Richmond, no matter how hard the game was to watch.
The Virginia women?s soccer team took its undefeated record on the road for the first time this season this past weekend in the Georgia Nike Invitational.
The Cavalier men?s golf team got its season off to a solid start Sunday, earning seventh place at the Maryland Intercollegiate Golf Tournament.With the Terps hosting, the inaugural tournament was a test of both skill and stamina for the 18 men?s golf teams at the River Marsh Golf Club in Cambridge, Md.
What a difference a week makes. The Virginia men?s soccer team erased its painful memories of its first two games by collecting two victories this weekend.The Cavaliers left Fairfax Friday night with a thrilling 3-2 double-overtime, come-from-behind victory over George Mason and then blew past Hofstra 4-2 Sunday evening at Kl
A week after playing one of the best teams in the country, Virginia stood toe-to-toe with a team Saturday that wasn?t even in its division.
3-0.In case you missed it, this was the score of the Virginia-Richmond game after the first three-plus quarters, before the Cavs blew it open at the end of the fourth to a 16-0 shutout.
If you wanted to see a dominating performance by a Virginia sports team this weekend, University Hall Turf Field was the place to be.
The Virginia volleyball team traveled across the country to play in the Denver Tournament this weekend.
Last Saturday?s thorough 52-7 shellacking by Southern California provided more questions than answers for the Virginia football team.
Redemption can mean deliverance, rescue or, perhaps, what Virginia sports fans will be looking for this weekend.Tonight, the Virginia men?s soccer team will travel to Fairfax, Va.
The Virginia women?s soccer team will begin its away season today, traveling to Athens, Ga. to take on Georgia and Auburn in two games of the Georgia Nike Invitational.
The Virginia women?s field hockey team heads into the weekend 2-0 (0-0 ACC) and ranked No. 11 in the country by the STX/NFHCA Division 1 Coaches Poll.
This Saturday the defending ACC-champion Virginia cross country team will host the Lou Onesty Invitational at Panorama Farms, an early-season event in which the Cavaliers traditionally compete against in-state rivals such as William & Mary and VCU.Virginia will look to open the season with a strong performance by both the men and women at the event, which is scheduled to start at 10 a.m.?This will be the first opportunity for our cross country team to compete,? Virginia coach Jason Vigilante said.
Calling audibles is a part of football. Throughout this entire week, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis have been forced to call a number of them.When news broke that Hurricane Gustav was going to hit New Orleans harder than any middle linebacker, Payton and Loomis made plans to relocate the team to Indianapolis, Ind.
Last season, the Virginia women?s soccer team had one of the best defenses in the country. With a nation-best 0.40 goals allowed per game, the Cavaliers managed to pull off 14 shutouts and allowed only 10 goals all season.
The accomplishments Virginia women?s volleyball coach Lee Maes and his teams achieved while he was the head assistant coach at Nebraska are numerous and impressive: a national championship, three conference championships and 13 All-Americans.Now in his first season as the head coach of the Cavaliers, Maes hopes to bring similar accolades to Virginia.?Our expectation every season is to have the opportunity to compete for the ACC Championship with the goal of also earning an NCAA berth,? Maes said.
