The Virginia volleyball team looks to continue its three-game winning streak as it returns home this weekend to take on ACC foes Duke and Wake Forest. The Cavaliers (9-8, 3-4 ACC), who began 0-4 in the conference, are coming off of two impressive performances last weekend, defeating Boston College 3-1 and sweeping Maryland 3-0.
The Virginia volleyball team traveled north this weekend and came back with two wins against Boston College and Maryland. Friday night, the Cavaliers (9-8.
[caption id="attachment_36874" align="alignleft" width="159" caption="Sophomore middle hitter Jessica O'Shoney ranked third in the ACC with a .388 attack percentage and sixth with 1.16 blocks per set.
The Virginia volleyball team lost a highly contested 4-1 match Friday night against Georgia Tech before earning its first conference win Sunday afternoon against Clemson in five sets. The Cavaliers (7-8, 1-4 ACC) began Friday night with a strong effort, winning the first set 25-19.
After two losses in Florida last weekend, the Virginia volleyball team returns to Memorial Gymnasium in search of its first conference win. Fortunately for the Cavaliers, Georgia Tech and Clemson are also coming off winless weekends, as both fell to Wake Forest and Duke.
The Virginia volleyball team (6-7, 0-3 ACC) went 0-2 this weekend, dropping matches to No. 13 Florida State and Miami. Friday night, the Cavaliers were swept by the Seminoles, who improved their ACC record to 2-0.
[caption id="attachment_36221" align="alignleft" width="120" caption=" Ever-competitive junior outside hitter Simone Asque leads the team with 162 kills this season.
[caption id="attachment_35943" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman outside hitter McKenzie Adams led Virginia with 14 kills against Virginia Tech.
After four straight losses, the Virginia volleyball team hopes to rebound this weekend as it returns home to host the Marriott Cavalier Classic. The Cavaliers (5-4) are coming off a West Coast trip that handed them three losses in three days.
After incurring its first loss of the season last weekend, the Virginia volleyball team travels to the West Coast for a three-game stint in California against multiple ranked teams. "For us to be able to be one of the best teams in the nation, our goal is to play some of the best teams in the country," coach Lee Maes said. The Cavaliers fell to George Washington Saturday in five sets, losing the fifth 15-9 after dominating the third and fourth, 25-10 and 25-12. "I feel like our loss Saturday really had to attribute to our mentality and how we approached the match," junior outside hitter Simone Asque said. Maes chalked up the loss to inexperience - typical for a young team that had compiled a series of wins. Asque, named to the Jefferson Cup All-Tournament Team, likely will lead the Cavaliers as they attempt to take down three top-25 teams. "I know that we expect to play well - but can we play well over the course of three days, every single point?
The Virginia volleyball team's five-game win streak - its best season start since 2003 - came to an end Saturday when it could not contain a late fifth-set rally by George Washington in the Holiday Inn Jefferson Cup. Although the Cavaliers (5-1) ultimately won the cup, their last-minute efforts against the Colonials (4-2) came up short, giving them their first loss of the season. "Our team was a little complacent, expecting that it was going to be an easy match," coach Lee Maes said. Saturday's game started off in somewhat unusual fashion for Virginia, which had swept both North Florida (0-6)and Liberty (4-2) Friday.
[caption id="attachment_35241" align="alignleft" width="160" caption="Junior outside hitter Simone Asque notched her first-ever 30-kill game last weekend and was named to the Temple Invitational All-Tournament team.
After bringing in the first nationally ranked recruiting classes in program history - No. 15 in 2009 and an even more impressive No.
The Virginia volleyball team opened its season with a 3-0 sweep at the Temple Invitational in Philadelphia this past weekend. Friday, the Cavaliers beat Valparaiso 3-1 to start the weekend.
The Virginia volleyball team will kick off its season this weekend when the squad travels to Philadelphia to take part in the Temple Invitational.
With more than one-third of the Virginia volleyball lineup new to Grounds, coach Lee Maes has clearly had a busy preseason. "Preseason's been great," Maes said.
[caption id="attachment_32190" align="alignleft" width="207" caption="Senior libero Brittani Rendina will try to support Virginia's defense against the Hokies in Blacksburg on Wednesday.
[caption id="attachment_32027" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior outside hitter Lauren Dickson was one of three Cavaliers honored before the squad's final home match of the year.
[caption id="attachment_31872" align="alignleft" width="213" caption=""I want nothing more than to beat Duke for our seniors," junior defensive specialist A.J.
[caption id="attachment_31508" align="alignleft" width="204" caption="Senior libero Brittani Rendina led Virginia with 34 digs against Miami - the second-highest match total of her career.
