She has played on junior national teams and won the Missouri Player of the Year award in high school, but at the start of this season Becky Sauerbrunn still didn't know exactly what to expect from college competition.
The Virginia field hockey team defeated in-state opponent Radford University (3-9) last night, 4-0, and moved to 19-0 all-time against the Highlanders. The victory snaps a five-game losing streak for the No.
In Clemson's 21-7 loss to Maryland last week, one of very few assets was receiver Derrick Hamilton.
Second-ranked Miami will battle No. 5 Florida State in Tallahassee this Saturday. Both teams are struggling to maintain their undefeated records. Miami will face their rival after squeaking by with a 22-20 victory against West Virginia last weekend in a game that cost them their best offensive player.
Sophomore tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson earned ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors for his performance in Saturday's game against UNC.
The Virginia volleyball team (17-4, 1-4 ACC) demonstrated a great deal of heart and effort in game three, but their slow start proved to be too much to overcome, as they fell to ACC rival North Carolina (13-5, 4-1) 3-0last night.
When the University of Virginia field hockey team hosts Radford (3-7) Wednesday, the Cavaliers' season may be on the line.
After a dramatic finish Monday night, the Red Sox dropped the A's by a 4-3 score in Game 5 and advanced to the ALCS to face bitter rival NY Yankees.
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Sophomore midfielder Sarah Huffman's one-timer to the far post broke a scoreless tie in the 82nd minute to give No.
Since February 2002, Virginia fans have waited to see linebackers Ahmad Brooks and Kai Parham line up side-by-side in the Cavalier defensive backfield.
From one Cavalier to another, let me offer you some advice: If you want to be in on the most happening gathering of Virginia sports fans around, you'll need three things: A computer, a sense of humor and a grain of salt.
The Virginia women's volleyball team will face North Carolina today at 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Gym.
Is there anything more exciting than some good preseason hockey? Okay, I admit that was a sarcastic comment made in jest, but there has been one story that has created quite a storm this past week -- the controversy surrounding Rush Limbaugh's statements about Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb on ESPN's NFL Countdown. Last Sunday, Limbaugh made the following comment: "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL.
The Virginia Cavaliers have won three games in a row and have gained much of their success offensively on the ground.
The No. 4 Virginia women's soccer team looks for their eighth straight win tonight against the James Madison Bulldogs when the two squads face off in Harrisonburg, Va.
Virginia men's soccer coach George Gelnovatch knows how important it is for his team to get an early lead.
Finishing with an overall score of 929 (+65), the Virginia men's golf team took ninth place in the Franklin Street Partners Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C. Host North Carolina narrowly escaped with the title, shooting an 875 overall, with Georgia State taking second with 879, only four strokes behind North Carolina. Senior Jeremy Luce, shooting a 230 (+14) overall, led Virginia in the tournament with sophomores Brad Tilley and Craig Cook-Stevenson shooting 234, being tied for 32nd, following Luce.
Riding the arm of Matt Schaub and the legs of Wali Lundy, the Virginia Cavaliers (4-1, 3-0 ACC) walked over a struggling UNC team (0-5, 0-3), 38-13, Saturday at Chapel Hill. Despite taking the early advantage off a field goal from senior kicker Dan Orner, UNC could not overcome the play of its defense -- rated the worst in the nation -- and eventually crumbled from the pressure of the Cavaliers' offensive attack.
I am no sidewalk psychic, but I saw the future of Virginia football Saturday at North Carolina. And that future wasn't in the right arm of Matt Schaub, who looked confident and sharp in the pocket, completing 19-of-22 attempts with no picks.
In Lexington, Kentucky, the Virginia's women's golf team finished in seventh place, after shooting a 326 (+38) in the final round, at the Wildcat Fall Invitational.
