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Virginia hosts Richmond at home Sunday

The Virginia women's basketball team plays host to in-state rival Richmond at 2 p.m. Sunday in a game that will carry some extra meaning for the players. "Any in-state game is a game we get up for," senior guard Sharneé Zoll said. The Cavaliers (1-2) lost to the Spiders (1-2) 73-70 last season in a tight matchup in Richmond.


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It just doesn't add up

"Virginia is 102nd in team offense. I'm not sure I've ever seen an 8-2 team do that before," color commentator Bob Davie remarked during ESPN2's telecast of the U.Va.


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Early injuries plague Cavaliers

Coming off an impressive 18-point win in their home debut against Vermont, the Virginia men's basketball team will complete its two-game home stand tonight against Howard. In Sunday's win against Vermont, Virginia (1-0) avoided joining the highly-touted group of Kentucky, USC and Georgia Tech, who all lost their home openers to lesser teams in Gardner-Webb, Mercer and UNC Greensboro, respectively.


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Cavs' success speaks to recruits

The Virginia men's basketball team set a program record by going 16-1 at home in their first season at John Paul Jones Arena and played their way into a share of the regular season conference championship by winning all eight of their conference games at JPJ. Virginia coach Dave Leitao said while last season's success was special, he focused more on the impact such success has on future seasons. "I think it raises everybody's awareness as to who we are," Leitao said.


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Club team wins national title

The Virginia club field hockey team returned last weekend from James Madison with another title in hand: The team won the 2007 National Field Hockey League Championships. Senior Nicole Debien, co-president and forward, said the Cavaliers were part of the league's Elite Eight that went to nationals at JMU.


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Field hockey falls in NCAA Tournament

After winning their last regular-season and first ACC Tournament match to secure an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Virginia field hockey team lost its first-round match to Penn State Saturday 3-2 to end Virginia's season.


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Cavs fall short against G.W.

After a mediocre showing against Longwood Saturday night, the Cavaliers came out and gave it their all last night against a ranked opponent but fell short of a win, losing to No.


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