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An overture to illumination

By Andrew Seidman | March 16, 2010

When the players arrived at John Paul Jones Arena at 10 a.m. March 6 before the 1:30 tip-off of Virginia's regular season finale, they were informed that a season that could not have gone further south had indeed plummeted to a deeper, darker cellar: Second Team All-ACC selection Sylven Landesberg had been suspended for the rest of the season. Not by Athletic Director Craig Littlepage, nor by University student-athlete watchdogs.

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Team opens ACC play with sweep

By Ashley Robertson | March 16, 2010

[caption id="attachment_33673" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman pitcher Melanie Mitchell struck out 11 batters in Virginia's first game against Maryland and pitched a complete game in the second contest, allowing only one run.

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Sophomore guides squad to upset

By Stacy Kruczkowski | March 16, 2010

[caption id="attachment_33671" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="ACC Player of the Week Ainsley Baker scored a career-high five goals in Virginia's victory against the Tar Heels.

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Nielson wins second at Tiger/Wave Classic

By William Hrachovina | March 16, 2010

No. 18 Virginia women's golf team traveled to New Orleans this past weekend to compete in the Tiger/Wave Golf Classic at the English Turn Golf and Country Club.

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Virginia gears up for road matches

By Will Van Wazer | March 5, 2010

The No. 27 Virginia women's tennis team will travel to Huntington, W.Va. Saturday before heading to Richmond next week for matches against No.

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Lacrosse takes on Syracuse in clash of top two squads

By Meryem Karad | March 5, 2010

The No. 2 Cavalier men's lacrosse team will square off against defending national champion No.

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Cavs aim to top surging Maryland in season

By Matt Welsh | March 5, 2010

The snow in Charlottesville may be melting, but the Virginia men's basketball team remains ice cold after a 68-55 loss at Boston College Wednesday stretched its losing streak to a dismal eight games. The Cavaliers (14-14, 5-10 ACC) will hope to turn things around this weekend as they face a Maryland team that throttled Virginia 85-66 at College Park, Md.

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Matmen square off in ACC tourney

By Dean Overdyk | March 5, 2010

Following a two-week break since their last match, the No. 23 Cavaliers look to make a run in this weekend's ACC Tournament in Raleigh, N.C. The ACC's dearth of wrestling programs - only six schools have wrestling teams - will work to Virginia's advantage this weekend, coach Steve Garland said.

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Inexperienced Cavs take on ACC-rival Maryland

By Ben Gomez | March 5, 2010

The No. 9 women's lacrosse team will hit the road for the first time this season to face No. 2 Maryland today and then will travel to No.

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Virginia gears up for weekend games against Dartmouth, Wright State

By Abbey Hendricks | March 5, 2010

The No. 1 Virginia baseball team welcomes Wright State and Dartmouth to Davenport Field this weekend for its second home series of the season.

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After strong season, Cavs begin title run

By Allen Kha | March 4, 2010

[caption id="attachment_33607" align="alignleft" width="196" caption="eensboro for its first matchup of the ACC Championships.

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London calling

By Matt Welsh | March 4, 2010

Passion. Integrity. Humility. Respect. For decades, college football players, coaches and media have used these and other buzzwords to describe the ideal college athlete.

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Tight-knit squad captures crown

By Matt Welsh | March 4, 2010

[caption id="attachment_33603" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Virginia Women's Hockey Club took home first in the DVHL Championships.

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Team competes at VT

By Meryem Karad | March 4, 2010

The men's track and field team took fourth at the ACC Indoor Championships last week at Virginia Tech, while the women took 10th, combining for five titles. During the first day, Virginia swept both the women's and men's distant medley relays.

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Virginia loses eighth straight game

By Andrew Seidman | March 4, 2010

Despite a surprise starting appearance from sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg, the Virginia men's basketball team lost 68-55 yesterday night against Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Earlier this week, coach Tony Bennett said Landesberg had not practiced because of a bruised thigh, which kept him out of Sunday's home loss to Duke.

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Still mired in slump, Cavs aim for late turnaround

By Abbey Hendricks | March 3, 2010

The Virginia men's basketball team travels to Boston College today, seeking its first win since Feb.

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All the Wright stuff

By Dan Stalcup | March 3, 2010

Much has been written and said about All-ACC guard Monica Wright, who played her final home game and whose jersey was retired Sunday, but the most meaningful to me came from her mentor and friend, coach Debbie Ryan. "She's taught everyone here about what character really is," Ryan said.

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The five stages of Wahoo grief

By Aaron Perryman | March 3, 2010

Virginia fans have certainly experienced their fair share of ups and downs with the University's revenue sports.

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After up-and-down start, Virginia seeks consistency

By Ashey Robertson | March 3, 2010

[caption id="attachment_33568" align="alignleft" width="196" caption="During four games this past weekend against George Washington and Notre Dame, senior outfielder Sarah Tacke contributed two RBIs on three hits.

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Team captures third straight title

By Chloe Newschwander | March 2, 2010

[caption id="attachment_33548" align="alignleft" width="211" caption="Junior Scot Robison was named the Most Valuable Swimmer after setting ACC and meet records in the 100- and 200-meter freestyle.