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The Virginia women?s soccer team won at Maryland last night 3-2 after taking an early lead.Virginia went ahead two goals in the early minutes of the game with scores from senior defender Nikki Krzysik and freshman forward Lauren Alwine, but the Cavaliers allowed the Terrapins to battle back and tie the game at 2-2 shortly after halftime.The rest of regulation remained scoreless until the two teams headed into overtime.


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Some explaining to do

Hey coach, can we at least get a hint? Perhaps a small clue about what you?ve been slipping into their protein shakes?Because right now nobody has any idea what has changed since Sept.


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Players prepare for Iowa, Penn St. without Selenski

The Virginia field hockey team will hit the road this weekend, traveling to University Park, Pa. to take on Iowa and Penn State.These non-conference foes will be a change of pace for the Cavaliers (10-3, 1-1 ACC) as they make their second road trip to battle ranked opponents.


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U.Va. faces ACC foes UNC, NCSU

Through early conference losses, Virginia volleyball players and coaches said while the losses were disappointing, they were not going to dwell on them but would instead focus on improving.


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Hokies test Cavs

?It?s our biggest game of the season. I think it?s a tremendous rivalry.?When Virginia coach Steve Swanson speaks of a ?tremendous rivalry,? one school unequivocally stands out from the rest: Virginia Tech.The No.


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All in the family

Meet John and Eric Thornton: two brothers, two varsity football players at Virginia.The similarities between them are apparent.


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Littlepage plans new U.Va. facility

At a meeting of the University?s Board of Visitors last week, Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage proposed plans for a new indoor athletics facility for the use of outdoor University varsity teams.?We have a need for indoor space for those teams which are ?field teams,?? Littlepage said at the meeting, adding that ?in the current climate that we are dealing with, in the case of inclement weather,? practices often must be cancelled.Littlepage noted that the facility would be climate-controlled and would include a turf field.?compiled by Paul Montana


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Virginia continues dominance in night games

Is there something to be said for outside circumstances determining the outcome of football games? Saturday?s victory against Maryland demonstrated a complete turnaround from past weeks, leaving some Cavalier fans wondering how their team could have improved so quickly.

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Latest Podcast

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.