The air was crisp, the smell of the free pizza offered by the Virginia athletic department wafted through the stands and the sounds of the fight song rang through the season-high crowd of 388 on a perfect afternoon for a field hockey contest at the Turf Field.
Following an impressive victory against N.C. State Friday night, the Virginia volleyball team came out focused and energized from the first ball and dominated its match Sunday afternoon against North Carolina. The Cavaliers (12-7, 7-3 ACC) used a strong, balanced attack to defeat the Tar Heels (8-10, 4-5 ACC) three games to none, marking the first time this season that North Carolina had been swept.
Clemson upset No. 4 Virginia 2-1 Friday in South Carolina, breaking the Cavaliers' seven-game win streak. In its first ACC loss of the season, Virginia (7-2-2, 1-1-2 ACC) had 16 shots on the game, but Clemson (5-7-2, 1-1-2 ACC) had 9 saves.
Virginia women's volleyball coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton will look to win her 100th ACC contest tonight against N.C.
Only a small number of Virginia fans probably circled Oct. 13 as a big game for the Cavaliers when the 2007 football schedule came out.
The most fearsome opponent is often not the team with the best record, but rather the team with nothing to lose.
In Virginia's 6-1 domination of Radford field hockey Wednesday, the Cavaliers outperformed the Highlanders more than any opponent this season.
This weekend the Cavalier cross country team will split up and hit the road for two different meets: the NCAA Pre-Nationals at Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind.
North Carolina fell victim to the No. 4 Virginia men's soccer team as the Cavaliers captured their first ACC conference win this past weekend with a score of 2-1. "The win definitely means a lot for us," senior Chris Tierney said.
Volleyball falls to VT after two weekend victories The Virginia women's volleyball team had a busy Fall Break, competing in three conference matches for a weekend record of 2-1. The Cavaliers (10-7, 5-3 ACC) opened up last weekend at home with a 3-1 victory against Boston College and a 3-0 shutout of Maryland. Senior Sarah Kirkwood led the charge for the Cavaliers, tallying 46 kills in the two matches, and earning the honor of ACC Player of the Week. The Cavaliers traveled to Blacksburg, Va.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. --Everything that could have gone wrong did. Injuries, turnovers -- the whole lot.
After splitting a pair of games last weekend in Louisville with a 2-1 win against Rutgers and a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime loss to No.
Fall Break: a chance to sleep and rest, or a chance to one-up the competition? The Virginia women's soccer team chose the latter as it used the break to surge forward -- in the rankings and in its record.
Al Groh doesn't like to clump his opponents into categories. He takes each game for what it's worth.
With two no-decision ACC games under its belt, the Virginia men's soccer team is hungry to tally one in the conference win column at the expense of North Carolina. "I always feel confident going in because of the talent this team has," Virginia coach George Gelnovatch said.
After three straight losses in which the Cavaliers (6-5, 0-2 ACC) mustered just one goal while surrendering nine, it was the freshmen who provided the spark that lifted Virginia to a 3-0 victory over California yesterday evening.
This weekend, the Virginia women's volleyball team welcomes to Charlottesville Boston College Friday and Maryland Saturday. Against Boston College, the Cavaliers (8-6, 3-2 ACC) come in leading the all-time series, 5-0.
In Thursday night's double-overtime thriller, the No. 5 Virginia women's soccer team played the No.
The No. 10 Seminoles travel to Charlottesville tonight for an ACC showdown against the Virginia women's soccer team.
On a roster loaded with talent, players can easily get lost in the shuffle. As an underclassman on the women's golf team, sophomore Whitney Neuhauser doesn't get much press, but she has nevertheless made her mark on the program. Growing up in Charlottesville, Neuhauser grew up eating, sleeping and drinking Virginia athletics, as her mother, Susan, graduated from the Education School and her older sister, Jodi, rowed for the Cavaliers.
