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Virginia faces second round with Deacons

The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team travels Saturday to Winston-Salem, N.C. to take on No. 5 Wake Forest for the second time after overcoming the Demon Deacons earlier in the season in overtime, 3-2. The previous game against Wake Forest (10-4, 1-2 ACC) was the first time in the last 14 games between the two schools that Virginia (14-2, 1-2 ACC) emerged victorious.


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Tar Heels travel to Turf Field Saturday

[caption id="attachment_31041" align="alignleft" width="289" caption="Senior forward Traci Ragukas, who has managed 19 points this season, notched three shots and two goals in Virginia's blowout victory against Longwood Tuesday.


Sports

Puffenberger is Rookie of Week

[caption id="attachment_30450" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman midfielder Tara Puffenberger scored three goals and added one assist in Virginia's two games last week against William and Mary and Michigan State.


	After playing on offense for the first three years of her career at Virginia, senior Lauren Elstein made the transition to back before the start of the 2009 season. Photo by Bennett Sorbo.
Sports

Elstein makes switch to back, leads stout defense

[caption id="attachment_30261" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="After playing on offense for the first three years of her career at Virginia, senior Lauren Elstein made the transition to back before the start of the 2009 season.


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Cavs play Friars Friday to start long road stint

[caption id="attachment_29934" align="alignleft" width="178" caption="Sophomore midfielder Paige Selenski, after leading the team with 19 goals last season, has already tallied one goal, one assist and five shots on goal during her first two games in 2009.


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