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Lalich, Sewell aim to keep opponents off-balance

By Aaron Perryman | September 12, 2007

After Virginia football coach Al Groh recently stated that he wants to use both sophomore Jameel Sewell and freshman Peter Lalich in a two-quarterback rotation system for the rest of the season, Cavalier fans may have visions of Chris Leak and Tim Tebow dancing in their heads. The system that worked so well for the Florida Gators last season and produced a national championship has been cited often among Virginia's players and coaches. "Florida benefited last year having Tim Tebow and Chris Leak," senior offensive guard Ian-Yates Cunningham said.

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Lewellen brings new perspective

By Conor Wakeman | September 12, 2007

Kim Lewellen, who assumed the role of Virginia women's golf coach in July, is no stranger to success and celebrity. Lewellen, however, will have some fairly big shoes to fill, as former Virginia women's golf coach Jan Mann's career included NCAA Regional Championship berths the last three years and a 13th-place finish at the 2005 NCAA Championships.

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Freed hired as softball assistant coach

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 12, 2007

Virginia softball coach Eileen Schmidt has filled the last position on her coaching staff: Olympic gold medalist Amanda Freed is the team's new assistant coach.

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Comeback Cav returns to field

By Anders Sleight | September 11, 2007

Nothing can derail an athlete's career as quickly as an injury. Take, for example, the incident suffered by Buffalo Bills' tight end Kevin Everett this past weekend.

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Cristman finds MLS success

By Megan McDonald | September 11, 2007

Virginia men's soccer alum Adam Cristman gives hope to all Cavalier fans still disappointed that Washington Nationals' third-baseman Ryan Zimmerman did not garner the title Rookie of the Year last fall.

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Another tainted baseball moment

By Eric Strow | September 11, 2007

A fellow Cav Daily sports writer wrote a few weeks ago about how Rick Ankiel's recent home runs mean more to the sports world than Barry Bonds' record-breaking shots.

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SPORTSIN BRIEF

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 11, 2007

Santi named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week Virginia tight end Tom Santi was named ACC offensive lineman of the week yesterday after his offensive role in Saturday's 24-13 win over Duke.

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Football: Second half drive lifts Cavaliers

By Aaron Perryman | September 10, 2007

Despite an inconsistent offense and three bad snaps from freshman long snapper Danny Aiken, Virginia drove 82 yards in the third quarter to secure a 24-13 win against Duke Saturday at Scott Stadium. "We were better than we were last week, but not as good as we need to be for next week," Virginia coach Al Groh said.

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A system that works -- for now

By Eric Kolenich | September 10, 2007

Repeat after me: There is no quarterback controversy. Whether in politics, gossip or football, there's nothing better than a good fight.

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Virginia vs. Duke: clash for the title

By Jenna Casey | September 10, 2007

Unless you've been hiding under a basaltic igneous rock, stranded on some remote island off the coast of Costa Rica the past few weeks, you're probably familiar with the 50 Cent/Kanye West album-release challenge.

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Cross Country:Two Cavaliers finish first in Onesty Invitational

By JP Stroman | September 10, 2007

The Virginia cross-country teams turned in strong early-season performances at the Lou Onesty Invitational Saturday at Panorama Farms. The men's team finished second overall as Duke edged out the Cavs 35-55, though Virginia sophomore Andy Biladeau claimed the individual title by 12 seconds against High Point junior Tamas Kovacs.

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Standout games for Krzysik result in ACC Player of the Week honors

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 6, 2007

Announced by conference officials Monday, Virginia women's soccer junior midfielder Nikki Krzysik earned the first ACC Player of the Week honors of her career after stellar performances in two matches last weekend.

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Challenges await Virginia

By Anders Sleight | September 6, 2007

California is known for its sunshine, movie stars and ... competitive soccer. The Virginia women's soccer team will get a firsthand taste of West Coast soccer as it travels to California to take on take on two nationally recognized programs in this weekend's Santa Clara adidas Classic.

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Cavaliers head west to face tough non-conference foes

By Ryan Franklin | September 6, 2007

The Virginia volleyball team will finish off the non-conference portion of its schedule this weekend when the Cavaliers head to San Diego to face Oklahoma, San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

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College football addicts anonymous

By Kevin Zdancewicz | September 6, 2007

Hi, my name is Kevin, and I am a college football addict. I'm watching college football as I write this; I am probably thinking about college football as you read this.

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Lefty starts getting it right

By Kyle O'Connor | September 5, 2007

I'm not sure if you noticed, but Monday was a cold, cold day in Charlottesville. I'm talking stick-your-tongue-to-a-mailbox, make-snowballs-between-class freezing.

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Field hockey team heads north for Sheraton Catamount Classic

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 5, 2007

This weekend the 14th-ranked Cavaliers travel to Vermont for the first time in school history to take on the New Hampshire Wildcats and the Vermont Catamounts in the Sheraton Catamount Classic. Virginia comes into the weekend with a 1-2 record after a defeat at the hands of the ninth-ranked Old Dominion Monarchs this past Sunday. After leading the team in scoring last season, sophomore midfielder Traci Ragukas will look to help the Cavaliers topple the Wildcats and Catamounts this weekend.

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Week one done -- who needs therapy?

By Ernie Washington | September 5, 2007

I am sure you all will read plenty of these types of articles in the coming weeks. I'm almost certain you have read one of these by now.

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Recruitment turns Cavs around

By Conor Wakeman | September 5, 2007

Coming into the 2007 NCAA women's field hockey season, the Atlantic Coast Conference has a stranglehold on the nation's finest talent.

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Virginia relies on Giallombardo as last line of defense

By Megan McDonald | September 5, 2007

Even though he considers himself no more or less important than any other member of the Virginia men's soccer team, Mike Giallombardo's green jersey makes it impossible for him to blend in with the rest of the Cavaliers.