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Women's Lacrosse tops Richmond 19-6

By Robert Elder | February 19, 2014

After suffering two disappointing losses to ranked opponents in No. 4 Northwestern and No. 6 Loyola Maryland, the No. 9 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (1-2) notched its first win of the season against Richmond (1-2) Wednesday night, dominating 18-9. Despite giving up 19 turnovers, most of which came early in the game, Virginia displayed an overall solid performance that pleased coach Julie Meyers.

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Baseball hammers William & Mary 17-2

February 19, 2014

The Virginia baseball team steamrolled William & Mary, 17-2, Tuesday evening in Williamsburg, V.A. for its third straight win since a loss to Kentucky on opening day. The No. 1 Cavaliers matched their highest run total from last season while working over the Tribe pitchers for 19 hits in 43 at-bats.

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Cavaliers host No. 11 Tar Heels in ACC clash

By Chanhong Luu | February 19, 2014

The Virginia women’s basketball team attempts to hold onto its winning record this Thursday as it takes on ACC powerhouse No. 11 North Carolina at home.

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No. 14 Virginia escapes Blacksburg with 57-53 win

By Michael Eilbacher | February 18, 2014

With less than four minutes to go in its Tuesday night road game against Virginia Tech, the No. 14 Virginia men’s basketball team trailed 46-42 and was staring down an embarrassing defeat to its hated rival.

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Virginia Women Prepare for ACC Championships

By Robert Elder | February 18, 2014

Virginia will look to further cement itself as the conference’s top team this week, as the Cavaliers will compete in the ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C.

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Stephanie Ross hired as new volleyball assistant

February 18, 2014

The Virginia volleyball team and head coach Dennis Hohenshelt announced today that Stephanie Ross has been brought on as a new assistant coach, replacing Steve Mussie who left recently to fill the same role at Penn State.

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#GoACC Basketball Power Rankings: Week 16

By Zack Bartee | February 18, 2014

It was quite a week for the ACC. The outgoing conference pariahs known as the Dirty Terps came about as close as you can to upsetting the Blue Devils, Maryland’s hated rivals and the darlings of the ACC, at Cameron Indoor.

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The ones who left

By Sean McGoey | February 17, 2014

Harris and Mitchell are the last two standing out of Tony Bennett’s second recruiting class at Virginia, which arrived in Charlottesville with six — yes, six — members of varying levels of esteem. For your weekly history lesson, I’ll give you an idea of who those other four players were and where they are now.

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No. 12 wrestling team closes season, dominates George Mason

By Matthew Wurzburger | February 17, 2014

No. 12 Virginia wrestling ended its 2013-14 regular season by dismantling George Mason, with the Cavaliers (18-3, 5-1 ACC) winning nine of the afternoon’s 10 matches against the Patriots (6-11, 0-2 EWL) en route to a 34-3 victory.

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Women's golf opens spring season at Florida State match-up

By Zack Bartee | February 17, 2014

The No. 30 women’s golf team kicked off the spring season with a fourth-place finish at the Florida State Match-Up Tournament. After opening the event in fifth place following a 10-over 298 Friday, the team shot 8-over and 6-over Saturday and Sunday, respectively, to post a weekend total of 24-over at 888 strokes.

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Freshmen lead Virginia track and field to successful weekend

By Matthew Wurzburger | February 17, 2014

Virginia track & field competed in three different events across the nation this weekend. The Cavaliers took yet another long stride toward next week’s ACC Championships, setting two school records and three freshmen records along the way.

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Cavaliers fall in ITA National Tournament

By Krishna Korupolu | February 17, 2014

Sunday in the ITA National Tournament held in Houston, Texas, the No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team lost its first match since May 2012. Looking to capture their sixth ITA Team Championship, the Cavaliers fell short against No. 5 Ohio State 4-3 in the semi-finals of the ITA tournament. It was the Cavaliers’ eighth consecutive appearance in the semi-finals of the tournament.

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Pink-clad women's basketball defeats Virginia Tech, 80-64

By Matthew Morris | February 16, 2014

The Cavaliers repelled a second-half Hokie (11-14, 1-11 ACC) comeback to win 80-64, the team’s 16th consecutive victory against in-state rival Virginia Tech.

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No. 6 Baseball drops season-opener, rebounds with two straight wins

By Matthew Morris | February 16, 2014

The No. 6 Virginia baseball team opened its 2014 season this weekend, competing in the Hughes Bros. Challenge at North Carolina Wilmington’s Brooks Field. The Cavaliers lost to Kentucky Friday afternoon, 8-3, but rebounded to take decisive wins against Virginia Military Institute and their hosts, the Seahawks.

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No. 6 Women's lacrosse drops home-opener vs. No. 9 Loyola, 16-12

By Robert Elder | February 16, 2014

On a frigid Saturday afternoon that saw gusts of wind reaching 30 miles per hour, No. 6 Virginia fell to No. 9 Loyola, 16-12. The Greyhounds exploded for 13 goals in the second half to overcome a two-goal halftime deficit.

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No. 7 Men’s lacrosse edges Drexel, remains undefeated

By Ryan Taylor | February 16, 2014

The seventh-ranked Virginia men’s lacrosse team eked out an 11-10 victory against Drexel Sunday in Philadelphia, spoiling the Dragons’ season-opener. The win improves Virginia’s record to 3-0 on the season, with all three games decided by one goal.

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Virginia teams win 20 events, impress at Cavalier Invitational

By Robert Elder | February 16, 2014

The Virginia swimming and diving teams ended a largely successful regular season Saturday night with an emotional meet that brought out the best of the whole team — even those who didn’t swim.

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Women's tennis' comeback bid falls short against No. 16 Alabama

By Kristen Cauley | February 16, 2014

The No. 10 Virginia women’s tennis team suffered its second loss of the season Saturday when the team’s comeback bid against No. 16 Alabama fell short, 4-3, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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No. 17 Virginia beats Clemson, 63-58

By Michael Eilbacher | February 15, 2014

The No. 17 Virginia men’s basketball team escaped with a 63-58 win on the road against Clemson Saturday.

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Weekend Previews: Feb. 14-16

By Cavalier Daily Staff | February 13, 2014

Extensive previews for Virginia baseball, men’s basketball and women’s lacrosse events this weekend ran in Friday’s edition of The Cavalier Daily and remain available online.