When Dave Leitao took control of the Virginia basketball program a year and a half ago, one of his main priorities was to turn around a rapidly drying recruiting pool.
This Saturday's football game marks the University's official homecoming weekend. For the Virginia women's soccer team, however, it was last weekend that marked a much-anticipated homecoming of a different sort -- the return of two key sophomores, Jess Rostdet and Nikki Krzysik. Returning to Charlottesville after a nine-month stint with the U-20 national team, Rostdet and Krzysik took the field Friday night as the Cavaliers took on the Georgia Bulldogs.
I think I can speak for thousands of Virginia fans when I say I am still letting out a sigh of relief that began when Wyoming kicker Aric Goodman's extra-point attempt sailed wide right Saturday evening to give the Cavaliers an unsightly 13-12 overtime win over the Cowboys at Scott Stadium.
The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams began their season over the weekend by hosting the Lou Onesty Invitational. The women placed first out of 11 teams while the men -- whose top seven runners did not run Saturday -- finished second behind Liberty. "I was really pleased with our women's team," coach Jason Dunn said.
With their 1-0 win at Klöckner Stadium yesterday, the Seton Hall Pirates robbed the Virginia Cavaliers of their 11th Nike Soccer Classic title. Yesterday marked the seventh time in 19 years that Virginia was the tournament's runner-up.
Jon Copper can watch "60 Minutes" in 20 minutes. Jon Copper doesnot sleep. He waits. If you ask Jon Copper what time it is, he always says, "Two seconds till." After you ask, "two seconds till what?" he tackles you.
After a demoralizing loss to Pittsburgh last week, Virginia (1-1, 0-0 ACC) squeaked by Wyoming with a 13-12 win Saturday. After several failed attempts to create offense by both sides during regulation, the Cowboys won the overtime coin toss and elected to go on defense first.
Every September the holidays come a little bit early for college football fans. The first games of the year began last Thursday, and Saturday marked the full-scale immersion into arguably the most exciting sport in the country. Since the start of the season is like a holiday in itself, I am going to play Christmas in September and give you my wish list for college football. The regular season in college football is a thing of beauty, so most of my gripes are directed toward the postseason.
The Virginia men's soccer team (4-0-0) has taken care of business at home so far this season, but if they wish to get off to their best start in five years, they will have to do more than that.
Facing off against Radford junior Inge Sijpesteijn scored three goals, leading the Cavaliers to a 5-0 victory over Radford (2-2). Virginia (4-1) entered the game ranked No.
Football is certainly one of the most physical and toughest sports around. Rugby is very similar to football in that they are both physical and hard hitting sports.
So Facebook finally caught up to the rest of the internet and installed a live feed for all activities.
Heading into this weekend's contest against Wyoming, one of Virginia's primary concerns is the play of its offensive line.
I often check my text messages in the morning to see how much of an idiot I was the night before.
Virginia's field hockey team will look to build on their strong game against Old Dominion last weekend when they face off against Radford tonight.
Cornerback Marcus Hamilton summed up the bleak situation best following Virginia's 38-13 loss at Pittsburgh Saturday night. "If what we showed tonight is how Virginia is going to play, then we're in for trouble and a long season," the veteran senior said. For many teams, the season opener is when questions raised during the off-season begin to get answered.
As a fifth-year senior, Kara Frederick's five years in Charlottesville -- as both a Virginia student and a member of the women's soccer team -- marks the longest she has ever remained in one place.
I had been there before, so I didn't think much of my second visit to John Paul Jones (JPJ) arena to watch the Virginia-Pitt football game.
During the fall of last year, many believed the football and men's and women's soccer teams had realistic chances of winning ACC titles.
It took over 88 minutes and five attempts, but sophomore forward Yannick Reyering finally helped the Cavaliers do what no Virginia men's soccer team had done since 1988: defeat the UCLA Bruins.
