The Virginia volleyball team will take the court at Memorial Gymnasium Friday for the first time this season after an offseason of upheaval. Following a 10-20 campaign a year ago that included a dismal 4-16 ACC record, the Cavaliers (1-2, 0-0 ACC) hope to create more change by season’s end, especially in the standings.
Dennis Hohenshelt will replace Lee Maes as head coach of the Virginia volleyball team, Athletic Director Craig Littlepage announced yesterday.
[caption id="attachment_48511" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia honored its four seniors - outside hitter Simone Asque, middle Hillary Trebels, outside hitter Tess Udall and setter Beth Wildermuth - prior to a disappointing five-set defeat against Virginia Tech.
For at least one week, the Virginia volleyball team is able to talk about more than moral victories or outstanding efforts.
[caption id="attachment_48236" align="alignleft" width="261" caption="Senior outside hitter Simone Asque sparked two Cavalier comebacks during the first and third sets of Friday night's matchup against Boston College to propel her squad to a 3-0 sweep of the Eagles.
[caption id="attachment_48037" align="alignleft" width="255" caption="Junior setter Beth Wildermuth currently ranks No.
[caption id="attachment_47907" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman right side hitter Tori Janowski registered a team-high 12 kills and 10 digs during the her squad's 3-1 loss against the Blue Devils Friday night.
[caption id="attachment_47728" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior right side Tobi Farrar, who put forth an impressive effort during Virginia's first match against Wake Forest, currently ranks third on the team in blocks with 34 total stops at the net.
While avoiding the Charlottesville snow in Florida, the Virginia volleyball team nevertheless slipped in its two weekend matches against Miami and Florida State. Friday against the Hurricanes (19-3, 10-3 ACC), the Cavaliers (8-15, 2-11 ACC) failed to reach 20 points in any set and were swept 3-0 in Coral Gables.
After dropping two home contests 1-3 to Clemson and Georgia Tech, the Virginia volleyball team begins a four-match road trip starting this weekend against ACC foes Miami and No.
[caption id="attachment_47259" align="alignleft" width="259" caption="Sophomore Emily Rottman moved from libero to outside hitter during the team's two matches and finished with 12 total kills.
[caption id="attachment_47119" align="alignleft" width="278" caption="Senior outside hitter and captain Simone Asque notched a season-high 23 kills during the Cavaliers' 3-1 victory against N.C.
[caption id="attachment_46950" align="alignleft" width="273" caption="In front of 10,195 Tar Heel fans, freshman libero Sydney Shelton contrbiuted a season-high 17 digs Friday before adding 15 more against the Wolfpack a day later.
After collecting its first win of the regular season during Fall Break, the Virginia volleyball team hits the road this weekend to face off against conference foes North Carolina and N.C.
[caption id="attachment_46610" align="alignleft" width="289" caption="Senior outside hitter Tess Udall has totaled 117 digs and 10 assists in 42 sets so far this year for the Cavaliers.
If ever you find yourself perusing the Virginia volleyball roster, you may feel compelled to do a double take and wonder whether or not the Virginia athletic department staff made a mistake. One would quickly realize that more players hail from California - some 2,000 miles away from Charlottesville - than call Virginia their home state. During the past several seasons, the Golden State has produced more Virginia volleyballers than any other state east of the Grand Canyon, and Californians now compose nearly half of third-year coach Lee Maes' three recruiting classes. "California is one of the premier states that has a huge, huge area for talented volleyball players," Maes explained.
[caption id="attachment_46400" align="alignleft" width="262" caption="The Virginia volleyball team has not won a match since Sept.
[caption id="attachment_46140" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia coach Lee Maes addressed his players' recent struggles during an atypical post-game meeting last weekend.
[caption id="attachment_45979" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman right side hitter Tori Janowski paced Virginia with 10 kills against Miami Sunday after tallying eight against Florida State Friday.
[caption id="attachment_45777" align="alignleft" width="255" caption="Junior setter Beth Wildermuth leads Virginia with 389 assists this season.
