After three losses last weekend, the Virginia volleyball team will look to bounce back this weekend in the VCU Invitational against Ball State, East Tennessee State University and Virginia Commonwealth University.
The Virginia volleyball team lost all three of its matches against Loyola, Youngstown State and host Northwestern at the Wildcat Challenge in Evanston, Ill. this past weekend after starting the season 6-0 for the first time since 2003.
The Skinny on weekend games for Virginia’s field hockey, volleyball and women’s golf teams. More extensive previews for the football and men’s soccer teams are available online and in Thursday’s issue of the Cavalier Daily. A full preview for the women’s soccer team is also available online.
This past weekend, the Virginia volleyball team beat LIU Brooklyn, Navy and Alabama in the annual Cavalier Classic, bringing Virginia’s record to 6-0 — the program’s best season-starting record since 2003.
The Virginia volleyball team will welcome LIU Brooklyn, Navy and Alabama for the annual Cavalier Classic this weekend, kicking off Virginia’s first home games of the season.
The Cavaliers defeated Illinois-Chicago 3-1 (25-20, 24-26, 25-18, 25-23) on the first night of the tournament and returned to the court on Saturday to beat Eastern Michigan 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-22) and Marshall 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 28-26).
In just two years as head coach, Dennis Hohenshelt has turned the Virginia volleyball program around; last season was the first time since 2008 the squad finished with a winning record.
The Virginia volleyball team and head coach Dennis Hohenshelt announced today that Stephanie Ross has been brought on as a new assistant coach, replacing Steve Mussie who left recently to fill the same role at Penn State.
Extensive previews for Virginia’s games in women’s soccer, field hockey, and men’s and women’s basketball this weekend ran in Thursday’s edition of The Cavalier Daily and remain available online.
Football What: Virginia (2-6, 0-4 ACC) vs. No. 8 Clemson (7-1, 5-1 ACC) Where: Scott Stadium When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. The Skinny: All of Clemson’s offense runs through one man — senior quarterback Tajh Boyd.
With a number of past players in attendance for Homecomings weekend, the Virginia volleyball team defeated conference foe Notre Dame 3-1 Sunday afternoon in Charlottesville.
After the Virginia volleyball team was swept in both of its matches last weekend, coach Dennis Hohenshelt called out his players for their lack of effort. The Cavaliers apparently took his words to heart Wednesday night in a convincing 3-1 victory against Virginia Tech.
Following a weekend that coach Dennis Hohenshelt described as “embarrassing,” the Virginia volleyball team is hoping to bounce back against rival Virginia Tech Wednesday. The Cavaliers were swept twice last weekend, spurring Hohenshelt to challenge them to improve their effort and elevate their play.
Following a pair of shutout losses against North Carolina and N.C. State, coach Dennis Hohenshelt expressed his frustration. “The way they played, I’m embarrassed to say that I’m coaching them because obviously I’m not doing a good job with them to get through to them,” Hohenshelt said.
Football What: Virginia (2-3, 0-1 ACC) at Maryland (4-1, 0-1 ACC) Where: College Park, Md. When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. The Skinny: Last week, Maryland entered the top 25 for the first time since ending the 2010 season ranked No.
On the road for the second week in a row, the Virginia volleyball team split a pair of ACC matches this weekend.
Previews for all the Virginia teams in action this weekend.
An outside hitter-turned-libero, senior Emily Rottman has been one of the only constants on the court for the Cavaliers throughout the past three-plus seasons.
With the non-conference slate over, the Virginia volleyball team entered ACC play this weekend. After falling 3-0 on the road against Duke on Friday, the team swept Wake Forest 3-0 in Winston Salem, N.C. on Saturday.
