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Volleyball preps for games against Duke, Louisville

By Chanhong Luu | October 1, 2014

The Virginia volleyball team looks to remain unbeaten in the ACC this weekend as they welcome Duke and Louisville to Memorial Gym.The Cavaliers (9-6, 2-0) got back on the winning track last weekend against Clemson and Wake Forest after losing six of seven games over the previous two weeks. Virginia had its best offensive performance of the season against Wake Forest, recording a .383 hitting percentage.

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Virginia seeks bounce back at No. 14 Fighting Irish

By Jacob Hochberger | October 1, 2014

After a challenging road trip in which the fourth-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team lost its first game of the season, the Cavaliers hit the road once again this weekend to take on yet another difficult opponent, the No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish.Virginia (10-1-0, 2-1-0 ACC) experienced a long period of success to begin the year, starting 10-0-0 and outlasting all other teams to remain as the final unbeaten/untied team in the nation.

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Cavaliers face Pittsburgh in ACC clash

By Grant Gossage | October 1, 2014

This Saturday evening, when the Virginia football team (3-2, 1-0 ACC) takes on Pittsburgh (3-2, 1-0 ACC), Scott Stadium will be the place to be. Following a third-quarter coast to victory over non-conference opponent Kent State, Virginia recognizes that a win Saturday versus an ACC coastal division foe would be an even bigger step in the right direction.

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The story of Tori

By Chanhong Luu | October 1, 2014

Senior outside hitter Tori Janowski has a chance to leave the University one of the school’s best volleyball players in the past decade — but her aim isn’t to climb the ranks with impressive statistics. It’s to lead the Cavaliers to their first NCAA tournament appearance in over 10 years.

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No. 12 Virginia men's golf finishes sixth in Primland Collegiate Invitational

By Peter Nance | October 1, 2014

The No. 12 Virginia men’s golf team finished in sixth place Tuesday at inaugural the Primland Collegiate Invitational.

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Cavs clinch overtime victory against James Madison

By Daniel Weltz | October 1, 2014

Darius Madison brought his team back from the brink with a dramatic equalizer in the 88th minute, then scored the golden goal in overtime.

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The midfield maestro

By Nikolas Samaras | September 30, 2014

Welcome to the "better know a legend" series. I would have preferred to call it "better know a 'yung don'", but I'll try to spare you--and the Cavalier Daily editors whom I appreciate deeply--my normally esoteric lexicon.

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Right motives, wrong proposal

By Krishna Korupolu | September 30, 2014

The problem with the proposed system is that compensation would most likely have to be reported as income for the athletes on either the W-2 or Form 1099 as misc. income.

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Cross country races to victory at Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational

By Matthew Wurzburger | September 29, 2014

The Cavaliers captured the title in both the men’s eight-kilometer and women’s six-kilometer races in the first weekend where points towards at-large bids to the NCAA Championship accrue.

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Volleyball defeats Clemson, Wake Forest to open ACC play

By Chanhong Luu | September 29, 2014

With “P4HG” (Play for Hannah Graham) written on their legs, the Virginia volleyball team picked up two wins against Clemson and Wake Forest this past weekend to open ACC play in the group’s first home matches since Sept. 6.

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​Men’s soccer falls at Syracuse, 1-0

By Robert Elder | September 29, 2014

The Virginia men’s soccer team lost its second-straight match Saturday when the No. 2 Cavaliers (4-3-1, 1-1-1 ACC) fell against No. 18 Syracuse (8-1-0, 2-1-0 ACC), 1-0.

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No. 2 Women’s soccer falters against Seminoles

By Jacob Hochberger | September 29, 2014

The second-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team traveled to fifth-ranked Florida State Sunday, ultimately losing a hard-fought match, 1-0.

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​No. 3 Field hockey wins weekend pair

By Matt Comey | September 29, 2014

The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team moved to 3-0 in the ACC Friday night with a tough-fought 3-1 win against No. 10 Syracuse. The Cavaliers followed up the performance Sunday with an 8-0 victory against winless Vermont, extending their winning streak to eight games.

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Spread the love

By Ryan Taylor | September 29, 2014

A week ago, I wrote that this Virginia team could shake things up in the ACC if the Cavaliers ever put a complete game together. On Saturday, they did just that.

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Virginia bests Golden Flashes, 45-13

By Matthew Morris | September 28, 2014

The Virginia football team slammed Kent State, 45-13, Saturday at Scott Stadium in its final non-conference game of 2014, surpassing last year’s two-win total after just five weeks of play.

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​No. 2 Women’s soccer dominates Wake Forest, 5-0

By Jacob Hochberger | September 26, 2014

On a day when unfavorable weather shrouded Charlottesville in dark skies and misty rain, Virginia and Wake Forest battled under the lights at Klöckner Stadium.

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Weekend Previews: Sept. 26-28

By Cavalier Daily Sports Staff | September 25, 2014

A look ahead at this weekend’s biggest sporting events.

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Virginia matches up with Wake Forest in conference battle Thursday evening

By Jacob Hochberger | September 25, 2014

The Cavaliers received a well-deserved break, with four days between ACC matchups heading into Thursday’s game against Wake Forest (3-4-1, 1-0 ACC). Virginia has the opportunity to extend its 16-game ACC regular season winning streak — the fourth longest in conference history and goes back to Oct. 2012.

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Cavaliers look for improvement against visiting Kent State

By Jackson Totty | September 25, 2014

Coming off a tough loss against No. 21 BYU last Saturday in Provo, Utah, the Virginia football team will return home this week to face a slightly less daunting Kent State team. Though the Golden Flashes (0-3, 0-1 MAC) are winless on the season and coming off a 66-0 drubbing by Ohio State, the Cavaliers know better than to overlook this MAC team.

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No. 2 Virginia men's soccer upset by upstart No. 20 Davidson, 2-1

By Robert Elder | September 25, 2014

Merely days after moving up to No. 2 and earning a first place vote in the polls, the Virginia men’s soccer team was dealt their second loss of the season Wednesday night.The Wildcats came out strong, but it was the Cavaliers that led at halftime. However, two second half goals within eight minutes of each other were enough for Davidson (4-0-2, 0-0-0 A-10) to pull a 2-1 upset against Virginia (4-2-1, 1-0-0 ACC).