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Virginia sophomore Luke Anderson finished sixth in the finals of the 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA swimming championships in Athens, Ga.


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Swimming heads to NCAAs

After months of extensive training, intense competition and a successful 9-1 regular season that culminated in a second-place finish at the ACC Championships, ten members of the Virginia women


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Cavaliers lose late to in-state rival VCU

RICHMOND, Va. - It was deja vu. Exactly one month before, on Feb. 27, a visiting Virginia Commonwealth University baseball team used a five-run fifth inning to break open a close game and beat Virginia, 13-7. Yesterday, VCU (17-10) used a five-run sixth inning to snap a 1-1 tie and secure a 6-1 victory over the visiting Cavaliers at The Diamond. Trying to extend a three-game winning streak after sweeping Duke last weekend, Virginia (15-10) opened the game's scoring in the top of the fourth inning.


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Rojas receives ACC player of the week honor Virginia softball player Ruby Rojas was named the ACC player of the week for her performance in the 2002 Hoo's Who tournament last weekend.


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Virginia looks for revenge against Rams

While it is undeniable that ACC play always poses a challenge, it has grown clear that in-state play is key to keeping the season moving for the Virginia baseball team (15-9). The Cavaliers are coming off a triumphant weekend on the road in which they swept a three game series at Duke (6-4, 8-3 and 9-5), but they will resume play in the Old Dominion this afternoon, taking on another local foe when they face Virginia Commonwealth University (15-10) in Richmond.


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Christmas named ACC Player of the Week Virginia attackman John Christmas was named ACC Player of the Week for his play against Johns Hopkins Saturday. Christmas, a freshman from Ardmore, Pa., was instrumental in the Cavaliers' 12-6 victory over the No.


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Streaking Cavs set their sights on UMBC

The Virginia women's lacrosse team is riding high following Saturday's upset of No. 3 North Carolina, but the Cavaliers must return to earth and back to the playing field today in a matchup that pits them against struggling University of Maryland-Baltimore County. With their victory over Carolina, the Cavaliers (6-2, 2-0 ACC) verified their No.


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Club Sports Roundup

Over Spring Break, the Virginia club croquet team sent four doubles teams to compete in all four divisions in the United States Croquet Association's National Club Teams, held in Palm Beach, Fla. In the championship flight, second-years Jacques Fournier and Zach Rawling won the tournament title, defeating former champions in both the semi-final and final rounds.


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Virginia hopes to recover from conference losses

The Virginia men's tennis team will attempt to jump back on the winning track this afternoon when they travel to Richmond to take on the Spiders at the University of Richmond Tennis Complex at 2:30 p.m. The Cavaliers will look to rebound from a tough weekend during which Virginia dropped contests against No.


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Indieheads is one of many Contracted Independent Organizations at the University dedicated to music, though it stands out to students for many reasons. Indieheads President Brian Tafazoli describes his experience and involvement in Indieheads over the years, as well as the impact that the organization has had on his personal and musical development.