Would somebody please wake me up? This had to have been only a nightmare. In the real world, there is no way that Virginia could lose at home to a middle-of-the-pack MAC team like Western Michigan. But this situation, however, is what we've come to at this school in the sixth year of the Al Groh era.
When Jameel Sewell's last-ditch fourth-down scramble was stopped just yards short of a first down in Saturday's 17-10 loss, the Cavaliers' immediate and long-term future both moved squarely under the microscope. On paper, Virginia (1-2, 0-0 ACC) dominated the Broncos in terms of total yards (258 to 179), number of first downs (13 to 9), and third-down conversions (5-14 to 3-14). None of these statistical advantages was significant in changing the result of the game, though. "Western Michigan knew exactly what kind of game they had to play, which was play a good, sound, solid game, see if Virginia would do enough to help them win," coach Al Groh said.
A loss was clearly not the result the Virginia volleyball team (7-3) was looking for when they traveled to Virginia Tech (7-3) Friday night to open the ACC season.
Today I've got a deal for everyone out there. This is one of those you-didn't-hear-it-from-me deals, so let's just keep it between us. What if I said you and your friends could play a pickup game on the floor of the JPJ any day of the week for $14?
In the past few years, Virginia and Virginia Tech have become more intense rivals in nearly every sport, including volleyball.
After a confidence-shaking 1-0 loss to Seton Hall Sunday, the No. 21 Virginia women's soccer team looks to regain momentum Friday night versus a University of Vermont Catamounts squad boasting only one win thus far this season.
Normally, Virginia's narrow 13-12 escape over Wyoming last weekend would be reason enough for the Cavaliers not to overlook tomorrow's opponent, Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference.
The stands at Klöckner Stadium are becoming more and more crowded as the men's soccer season rolls on, and for good reason.
After a week of rest, the Cavaliers head into a weekend where they will face two different types of opponents.
All is not well in HooVille, but I don't get it. We won. We evened up the record. We've righted the ship.
While some people have built one program up to the elite level, Bruce Arena has done it three times. Arena, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., came to Charlottesville in 1978 after serving as an assistant lacrosse coach at Cornell University.
The injuring of one of this season's captains, senior wide receiver Deyon Williams, left a crucial void to be filled on the Virginia football team.
To watch junior Katie Oakes play, one would think every play was the final play of the NCAA Championship.
After sneaking away with its first victory of the season, the Virginia football program has found itself amidst a quarterback controversy.
A decent but unspectacular start to the season last week. I nailed the Notre Dame and LSU games, totally botched the Florida State and UNC picks and pushed the OU game.
After Virginia's narrow win over Wyoming Saturday, a good friend of mine said that every year, he has to have a "DTR-type" conversation with the team in the home opener to figure out the status of their relationship over the course of the season. A "DTR," for clarification, stands for a discussion "defining the relationship," often occurring after a couple has been "hanging out" for a while. The dominant individual in the relationship will usually tease the other participant along, avoiding the DTR or minimizing the discussion. The "lower hand in the relationship" tries to force a decision on the status of the relationship, though often puts the DTR off in favor of "waiting it out" until the other individual is ready. Such has been my experience with the Virginia football team. I have never been able to define my relationship with Cavalier football.
With just 26 seconds left in regulation, senior midfielder Ian Holder saved Virginia from potentially one of its most embarrassing losses of the season.
On the shelf to right of my desk sits what I like to think is a decent DVD collection -- seasons of "Sopranos," "West Wing" and "Seinfeld," along with movies such as "Hoosiers," "Robin Hood" and "Shawshank Redemption." However, also on that shelf are some "VHS" tapes.
After nine seasons at the helm of the men's soccer program, Virginia coach George Gelnovatch has molded his program into a perennial powerhouse.
Last weekend, the Virginia volleyball team (7-2) finished 2-1 at the Michigan/Pepsi Challenge, at Cliff Kean Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.
