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The Cavalier women’s rugby team is a Division I collegiate club team and is the current national runners-up.
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CARON: Women's rugby, undervalued and overlooked

Following the 2015 Women’s World Cup when Team USA brought a FIFA victory home, Mary Pilon wrote a riveting piece for Politico on the gender pay gap in many professional sports — a disparity that reached new heights in the soccer sphere in 2015.


Senior outside hitter lead the Cavaliers with 11 kills in Friday's matchup against No. 12 Florida State, but her efforts were insufficient to secure victory. 
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Volleyball drops two matches at home

Despite the optimism for a big weekend series that mounted in a solid week of practice, the Virginia Volleyball team wasn’t able to pull out a win. The team lost in straight sets to both No. 12 Florida State on Friday and Miami on Saturday.


Senior running back Taquan "Smoke" Mizzell was one of the few bright spots on a rough day for Virginia's offense, as the team totaled just 253 yards from scrimmage. 
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​Offensive struggles continue against Tar Heels

Junior linebacker Micah Kiser snatched the football from North Carolina near midfield, giving junior quarterback Kurt Benkert and his Virginia offense a chance to level the score at 14 with 13:34 left in the third, but the Cavaliers (2-5, 1-2 ACC) faltered on another third down and saw the game get away from them.


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The Organization of Young Filipino Americans is one of many cultural Contracted Independent Organizations at the University, and their mission is to create a supportive community for Filipino students. Danella Romera, the current president of OYFA and fourth-year College student, discusses the importance of OYFA as a cultural organization and how OYFA plans for this year’s Culturefest, an annual multicultural showcase. 

Listen to the episode here.