[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.
[caption id="attachment_45606" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior middle blocker Jessica O'Shoney registered 27 total kills to lead the Cavaliers during their two-game slate in Blacksburg this past weekend.
[caption id="attachment_45376" align="alignleft" width="262" caption="Entering this weekend's slate against the Hokies and the Huskies, junior settle Beth Wildermuth is averaging 9.97 assists per set.
[caption id="attachment_45251" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="Sophomore libero Emily Rottman registered 47 digs throughout the three-day Ohio Volleyball Tournament this past weekend.
[caption id="attachment_45083" align="alignleft" width="291" caption="Entering the Ohio Volleyball Tournament, senior outside hitter Simone Asque leads the team with 69 kills.
It was an emotional night as the Virginia volleyball team took the court Friday evening against top-ranked California, a team which had yet to drop a set all year.
With a solid performance at last weekend's Marriott Cavalier Classic already under its belt, the Virginia volleyball team gears up to host another tournament at Memorial Gym this weekend.
[caption id="attachment_44488" align="alignleft" width="156" caption="Junior middle blocker Jessica O'Shoney picked up right where she left off last season - when she totaled 250 kills - as she finished the three-game weekend with 29 kills, good for second-most on the team.
