Virginia's loss to Wake Forest yesterday was devastating. Not so much because it broke a 9-0 winning streak, or because the play that finally won the game was so controversial.
The Virginia women's tennis team won three of the four singles championship flights and won a doubles title in the nine-team Deacon Classic last weekend.
So far this season, the Virginia field hockey team (6-6) has experienced the highs and lows that can be expected from such a young squad.
Somewhere, amid working on hitting, pitching and fielding, the women's club softball team finds time to organize and run multiple intercollegiate tournaments each year. Last weekend, the club softball team hosted an eight-team tournament at The Park.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Everyone knew it had to end sometime, but no one wanted it to end like this. Following a controversial call in the first period of overtime, Wake Forest (7-3-1, 1-2) scored a golden goal in sudden death to hand No.
The Virginia softball team pounded George Washington University yesterday throughout the five played innings, winning 8-0. In the last game of the Cavalier Fall Classic, the Cavaliers pulled ahead by three against the Colonials in the first inning.
The No. 22 Virginia men's soccer team didn't need a Ralph Friedgen pep talk to protect their house Saturday as they won their fifth of five home matches with a 2-1 victory over the Wolfpack of N.C.
Virginia fell to North Carolina Friday, but defeated N.C. State Saturday to finish 1-1 on the road against ACC competition for the second straight weekend.
The No. 13 Virginia field hockey team put forth a valiant effort but looked overmatched yesterday, as it was shut out 5-0 by its rival to the North, the No.
The women's cross country team finished seventh and the men's team placed eighth at Friday's Great American Cross Country Festival in Cary, N.C. Top-team finishers freshman Emily Harrison and senior Cheryl Carr crossed the finish line within a second of each other to place 20th and 21st, respectively, in the women's race. Duke won the meet 56-85 over second place North Carolina.
What is it about rivalry that changes games -- changes teams for that matter? Dictionary.com defines a rival as "one who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor." By that definition, wouldn't every opponent a team played be a rival?
After a solid performance at the William & Mary Fall Classic to open their season, the Virginia Cavaliers will look to continue their strong play this weekend at Wake Forest's Demon Deacon Classic. Last weekend, junior Kristen James and freshman Diana Srebovic reached the semifinals of their flights but fell to the eventual champions.
During each season, a team comes to the point when everything really starts to count. Not that the games before were insignificant, but many of the games ahead are much more important.
All season long, Virginia volleyball coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton has been looking forward to one thing -- the start of ACC play. Shelton's young team got its first taste of ACC action last weekend, splitting matches against Wake Forest and Duke.
Twice this season, the Virginia men's soccer team has responded to adversity and won games following heartbreaking losses.
The No. 14 Virginia women's golf team will participate in its second tournament of the season this weekend. The Rudolph Mason Championship will be held from today to Sunday at the Legends Club Ironhorse Course in Franklin, Tenn.
The men's lacrosse team will have its first scrimmage of the season this Friday in Virginia Beach.
In much the same manner as baseball, soccer can be a game of statistics. Goals, shots, saves, corners, fouls -- these are all stats recorded at every game and used to assess a team's performance. For Virginia, it can be argued that the team's most telling statistic thus far has been offsides penalties, as the Cavaliers have caught their opponents offsides 36 times and have only been caught 22 times themselves.
Try naming an NFL or college long snapper. Just one. Although fanatic football fans may be able to name the long snapper on their favorite team, they probably couldn't name a second. Virginia fans have it easier.
The Virginia men's golf team wrapped up play Tuesday at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate in Nashville, posting a final round score of 294 (+10) and an overall 869 (+17) to finish in an eleventh-place tie with Kansas State. Senior Kevin O'Connell was the top finisher for the Cavaliers.
