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Virginia seeks tournament-caliber win

The Virginia women's basketball team will escape the cold weather this weekend in Charlottesville as they travel south to take on a red hot Florida State Seminole team Sunday afternoon. The Cavaliers have now played 19 games this year but still lack that signature win to impress the NCAA committee. Their victory against No.


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Cavaliers' toughest foe yet travels into town

Following last weekend's intense Atlantic Coast Conference match-ups, the Virginia men's and women's swimming and diveing team will face the Big East's Pittsburgh Panthers Sunday afternoon. For the past 20 to 30 years, the Panthers have been the number one or two team in the Big East, and historically, Pittsburgh has been ranked among the top 25 nationally.


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For Cavaliers, double threat travels into Charlottesville

After shutting out William and Mary 7-0 Wednesday, the Virginia men's tennis team will get a much tougher challenge this weekend when they face off against two ranked opponents. Notre Dame will get the first shot at the Cavaliers tonight, coming to Charlottesville ranked 13th and hoping to upset the No.


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Role-Reversal in AFC

I had to laugh Sunday night and during the preceding week when all the Patriot-haters came out of the woodwork to root vehemently against a team many had seen just a few times during the entire year.


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Cavaliers fall to Virginia Tech on late basket

By Ben Gibson Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The Virginia women's basketball team went 59:58 without trailing their state rival Virginia Tech. Unfortunately for Virginia, that was two seconds too short. Hokie guard Kirby Copeland drove to the basket in the waning seconds, missing a lay-up that a wide open Brittany Cook was able to corral and lay in with 1.4 seconds left, sealing the 60-58 heartbreaker. It was the Hokies' first and only lead of the game, and after sophomore Lyndra Littles attempted a miracle three after the buzzer sounded, the crowd of 4,132 could only watch in disbelief as the Cavaliers squandered a 14-point lead. "When the clock hit triple zeroes was the first time I thought we were going to lose the game," junior guard Sharnée Zoll said.


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Wrestling with the duties of a starter

Wrestling is one of the few sports in which there are no substitutions. If you're one of the lucky 10 in the starting lineup, you're on the mat -- if you're not in the lineup, well, it's a whole different story. For the 10 starters, their weeks are composed of watching everything they eat to ensure they make weight on game day.


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Cavaliers will face stiff competition in '07

By Campbell Grant Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The Virginia men's tennis team starts off the regular 2007 season this week, and the players have trained for long hours this off-season to prepare for what looks to be a promising year. "I think we've definitely put in a lot of work," junior Treat Huey said.


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Youth movement takes over for Virginia

By Ryan Franklin Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Just like every other season, the Virginia women's tennis team faces a rigorous schedule this upcoming season against the powerhouse that is the ACC. The difference this season is that the women will be competing with a very young team composed largely of freshman players as well as one transfer.

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