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Virginia reaches 2011-12 Chick-fil-A Bowl, "Big Dance"

By Daniel Weltz | May 7, 2013

Neither the Virginia football team or basketball team roared out of the gate, but by the end of two whirlwind seasons, both found themselves playing on a stage that at one point seemed unattainable. London’s second season culminated in a New Year’s Eve matchup in front of 72,919 fans at the Georgia Dome in the Chick-fil-A bowl. Bennett, meanwhile, led Virginia to the Big Dance for the first time since 2007 while winning 22 games overall — the most in 29 years.

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Consistent baseball continue dominance under O'Connor

May 7, 2013

If there were one word to describe coach Brian O’Connor’s tenure at the helm of the Virginia baseball team, it would be “consistent.” In just 10 seasons in Charlottesville, O’Connor has lifted the Cavaliers from irrelevancy to national prominence, and his success has been almost unparalleled by any other program around the country. The 2013 campaign has been no different for Cavaliers.

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Soccer captures 2009 NCAA title with PK win

May 7, 2013

Just more than three months after dropping a preseason game against a mid-tier CAA opponent, No. 2 Virginia ousted No. 1 Akron in a penalty shootout to claim the program’s sixth NCAA national championship and first under longtime coach George Gelnovatch. The title marked the first of the four varsity national championships Virginia has acquired since the Class of 2013’s arrival and highlighted the 2009-10 athletics season.

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MLax: ACC Championship bid falls short

By Zack Bartee | April 28, 2013

The Virginia men’s lacrosse team entered last weekend’s ACC Championship needing a pair of wins to finish above .500 and be eligible for an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament. And though the team managed to notch its first ACC win of the season Friday, its upset bid ran out of gas midway through Sunday’s championship game against North Carolina, effectively ending a difficult season for the Cavaliers.

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No. 5 Virginia drops weekend series against Hokies

By Michael Eilbacher | April 28, 2013

After a stunning performance against Florida State last weekend, the No. 5 Virginia baseball team came out unusually flat against Virginia Tech this weekend, dropping two of three games for just their second ACC series loss of the season. The Cavaliers picked up a 15-6 win Friday, but were swept in the Saturday doubleheader, 5-3 and 11-6.

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Virginia ponders postseason fate

By Zack Bartee | April 25, 2013

For only the second time in his 21-year career at Virginia and for the first season since 2004, coach Dom Starsia leads his squad to the ACC Tournament needing to win out in order to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

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Reflective Evans considers career

By Ashley Robertson | April 25, 2013

As the final seconds ticked away from Virginia’s NIT quarterfinal game, coach Tony Bennett wrapped Jontel Evans in a hug.

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Dominant Cavs defy expectations

By Michael Eilbacher | April 25, 2013

Tuesday night felt like a microcosm of the Virginia baseball season — an overpowering performance fueled by timely offense, shutdown pitching and fundamental defense.

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No. 5 baseball tops James Madison, 16-8

By Daniel Weltz | April 24, 2013

Since Brian O’Connor became head coach at Virginia in 2004, the phrase “in-state rival” has become an oxymoron.

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Tradition never graduates

By Ian Rappaport | April 24, 2013

When I picked up my one of my first few copies of the Cavalier Daily upon arriving on Grounds in 2010, it seemed like an innocuous act.

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Softball takes doubleheader from Liberty

By Peter Nance | April 24, 2013

The Virginia softball team bounced back from a rough weekend by sweeping Liberty in a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon. The 7-3 and 7-6 wins give the team some momentum heading into their final regular season series against Virginia Tech.

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No. 2 men's tennis heads to postseason

By Kerry Mitchell | April 24, 2013

Now with 103 straight conference victories, the team heads to the ACC Tournament in Cary, NC. The Cavaliers (21-0, 8-0 ACC) have won the tournament eight times since head coach Brian Boland’s arrival. After completing yet another phenomenal season, this weekend could very well mark the ninth title of the Boland era.

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No. 19 Women's lacrosse faces Blue Devils

By Matthew Morris | April 24, 2013

Thursday afternoon in Chapel Hill, Virginia (8-8, 1-4 ACC) will play Duke (11-4, 2-3 ACC) for a second time, this time in the ACC Tournament’s first round. The winner will face No. 1 Maryland, the tournament’s top seed, in Friday’s semifinal.

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Freshman trio brings success for women's tennis

By Ryan Taylor | April 24, 2013

In a year in which the No. 13 Virginia women’s tennis team broke school records, toppled the nations top-ranked team and threatens to make a deep run in the postseason, it heavily relied upon three new faces.

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No. 5 baseball rolls past Richmond

By Michael Eilbacher | April 23, 2013

Tuesday night, sophomores provided offensive power early and a young bullpen shut down its opponents late — essentially, an ideal outing for the No. 5 Virginia baseball team.

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Legend's career draws to a close

By Peter Nance | April 23, 2013

With the 2013 season nearing its end, the Virginia softball team prepares to bid farewell to a legend.

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Team captains, team chemistry

By Cody Snyder | April 23, 2013

With the end of the semester just a few weeks away, spring athletic teams are wrapping up their respective seasons and wistfully eyeing the summer that is just around the corner.

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A box full of newspapers

By Ashley Robertson | April 23, 2013

NIT quarterfinal games rarely assume any enduring meaning, but Virginia’s loss to Iowa left me with a pervasive sense of sadness. After the game, I heard underclassmen repeatedly reassure themselves to “Just wait until next year.” But for those of us who will be gone next year, that sentiment is somewhat bittersweet. My second and third year, I covered the basketball team for this paper and watched every game from the press area.

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Women's club polo, basketball win titles

By Fritz Metzinger | April 22, 2013

Throughout the entire 2012-13 sports season, none of Virginia’s 25 varsity programs have captured a national championship, but within an eight-day span, two of the school’s club teams did the trick. After the women’s polo team ousted Cornell for its second straight national championship April 13, the women’s basketball club survived a mercurial affair with Penn State to claim the national crown this past Sunday. Held in Brookshire, Texas, the USPA National Intercollegiate Polo Championship pitted Virginia against the nemesis Big Red in the final.

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Cavaliers aim to uphold rich history

By Matthew Morris | April 22, 2013

The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inducted five men as its inaugural class in 1957. In fact, in each of the Hall’s first 35 years of existence, only men joined the sport’s most cherished institution.