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Hoyas face Cavs with upset in mind

Dorothy was right, there is no place like home. After three games on the road, the No. 3 Virginia women's lacrosse team (11-2, 3-1 ACC) ends the season with three straight home games. After winning the first game convincingly against rival Virginia Tech March 15, the Cavaliers will put their four-game winning streak on the line as they host the No.


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Cavs discuss draft, questions that follow

With the third overall pick in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, the Seattle Mariners select... For three University of Virginia baseball players, June 7, 2005 will determine the future of their baseball opportunities.


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Questions replace hype as Spring Game nears

Two frames adorn the wall outside Al Groh's office at the McCue Center. Both are newspaper pages from the day Virginia Tech beat Virginia in 2004, ending the Cavaliers' chances to win a share of the ACC title.


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Prospects ponder decision to turn pro

This weekend, ESPN and ESPN 2 will feature 16 hours of live coverage of the 2005 NFL Draft. A parade of NFL and college football analysts will break down the draft to its smallest minutiae. In early June, however, there will be no such round-the-clock coverage of the professional baseball draft.


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Cavs come back with much-needed win

Following the programs worst loss in 47 years, a 17-2 loss at Duke Saturday, the Virginia men's lacrosse team bounced back Sunday to defeat Denver 9-6 at Klöckner Stadium. Paced by three goals from junior midfielder Matt Poskay and two from junior attackman Matt Ward, the Cavaliers avenged last season's 9-7 loss at the hands of the Pioneers -- although it wasn't easy by any means. Denver struck first when a third Matt, Matt Brown, faked out Virginia goalie Kip Turner for the goal and the lead. Ward evened the score at one apiece with a goal from the crease.


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Virginia tops Clemson for perfect ACC season

Friday in front of the largest tennis crowd in recent memory at the Snyder Tennis Center, with strong wind gusts blasting across the court, this year's Cavaliers became the first in history to sweep the ACC by dispatching Clemson 5-2.


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After blowout week, Cavs head south

Fresh off three blowout wins earlier this week, the Virginia baseball team heads to Clemson this weekend with an air of newfound confidence and guarded optimism. Virginia (24-11, 5-8 ACC) thrashed visiting Norfolk State Tuesday and swept University of Maryland Eastern Shore in a doubleheader Wednesday.


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Virginia chases revenge, regular season ACC title

As the Virginia men's lacrosse team enters the final weekend of the regular season, it is poised to finally shake off the demons of last year's lackluster campaign. The Cavaliers will complete their regular season with a grueling weekend with two games on back-to-back days.


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Cavaliers look to keep up big-win trend

Athletes and coaches love to talk about rising to the occasion and playing well in the big game. This year the Cavaliers have succeeded in this oft-used sports cliché and seen most of their successes in the big games, particularly those games against ACC rivals, going 5-3 in the conference while posting an 18-24 record overall.

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The Peer Health Education program is made up of students who work to empower their peers to develop healthier habits. Evie Liu, current Outreach Coordinator of PHE and fourth-year college student, discusses the role of PHE in promoting a “community of care” in the student body and expands on the organization’s various initiatives.