While they have had home victories over nationally-ranked, ACC rivals Wake Forest and North Carolina, Virginia men's soccer has failed to create the same type of success on the road.
During the first 60 minutes of yesterday's game against No. 1 North Carolina, No. 5 Virginia was able to keep the game tied against a bigger, stronger and faster Tar Heel team that controlled the possession and the tempo for the entire match. But a pair of brilliant offensive sequences from UNC midway through the second half quickly changed that, as North Carolina (17-0, 6-0 ACC) grabbed a two-goal lead and defeated the Cavaliers (12-3-2, 3-2-1), 3-1, to move to 27-0-0 all-time against Virginia. "We're unhappy with a loss," Virginia coach Steve Swanson said.
Although her Tar Heel team was fresh off a decisive victory over Virginia just minutes before, senior defender and recent World Cup veteran Cat Reddick had losing on her mind. "I take losses harder than a lot of people do," Reddick said.
Anticlimactic is the best single word I can come up with to describe Saturday's game. Of course there is both good and bad news about this -- namely that since fans didn't need to stay at Scott Stadium for the second half, they got a good two-hour head start on Saturday night's partying -- or homework.
The defending NCAA champion Auburn University men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept a double-dual meet over Virginia and the Penn State Nittany Lions Friday and Saturday at the Aquatic and Fitness Center. The Tiger men defeated Virginia, 214-137, and Penn State, 270-81, while the Cavaliers notched a 243-110 victory over the Nittany Lions.
The Virginia men's soccer team defeated the Liberty Flames Friday night at Klöckner Stadium to maintain their undefeated status in the all-time series with Liberty and bring their season record to 8-6.
Just when Virginia coach Al Groh began to lament his team's lack of takeaways this season, his Cavaliers responded, forcing three turnovers in Saturday's 24-0 shutout of Troy State. "That's an area of focus for us and we got three today," Groh said.
The Virginia field hockey team will be on the road for the first time in nearly a month this Sunday when they travel to Winston-Salem to take on No.
The No. 5 Virginia women's soccer team faces its biggest challenge of the year Sunday afternoon when it takes on No.
Coming off a heart-breaking loss this past Saturday to Florida State, Virginia will look for a big win in tomorrow's homecoming game against Troy State.
The No. 25 Virginia men's soccer teamis looking to rebound from a conference defeat when they host visiting Liberty tonight at Klöckner Stadium.The Cavaliers' lost a hard-fought contest at the hands of Duke a week ago in Durham, causing their three-game winning streak to come to a halt. Just 3:39 into the match, Virginia (7-6-0, 3-2-0 ACC) scored the first goal when freshman midfielder Drew Harrison put the ball in the back right corner of Duke's net.
"Go!" "'Hoos!" "Go!" "'Hoos!" In Scott Stadium, the chant rains down on opposing teams between every play and through every time out.
I'm a huge fan of the new LED displays that surround the stadium rim at Scott Stadium now, especially the part where the camera pans up the player's body to focus on his eyes.
The Virginia volleyball team defeated the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday evening 3-0 (30-24, 30-19, 30-13). This victory marked the first season sweep over Duke since 1999 and moves the Cavaliers to 20-5, 4-5 ACC, while the Blue Devils drop to 7-14, 3-6.
The Virgnia women's rowing team had a strong showing at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston Sunday with the youth eight crew finishing first, the championship four crew finishing fifth and the championship eight crew finishing 11th in the competition. The youth eight crew came in with a time of 17:06.988 to emerge victorious over a field of 55 crews.
Think back to the last Virginia football game you attended at Scott Stadium. But don't think about the final score, the missed calls or the big plays; instead, remember the atmosphere -- the sights and sounds of experiencing a college football game. Well, to have a successful college football experience, there are a lot more people involved besides the football team here at Virginia.
For the third year in a row, Maryland and Georgia Tech will face each other in a Thursday night ESPN game, as both teams put their longest winning streaks of the season on the line in Atlanta tonight.
When Troy State visits the Virginia football team in Charlottesville this weekend, junior tailback DeWhitt Betterson will be looking for his third one-hundred-yard rushing game in four weeks.
A misstep in the middle of a cross country race can cost a runner a second or two. But when a team has a misstep, it can mean a season. The men's cross country entered Pre-nationals at the University of Northern Iowa last weekend ranked No.
