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Win streak on the line as Terps await Cavaliers

By Meryem Karad | October 19, 2007

In the midst of a six-game winning streak and the excitement of a critical win at home against the University of Connecticut last weekend, the Virginia football team will travel to College Park to face Maryland (4-2) Saturday night. Maryland is coming off a bye week and a home win a week before against Georgia Tech, a team the Cavaliers have also defeated. Virginia, 2-1 on the road, will look to its defense to shut down a top-notch Terps offense and running game led by senior running backs Keon Lattimore and Lance Ball.

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Hokies bring strong offense to Klöckner

By Anders Sleight | October 18, 2007

Everyone loves a good rivalry, as long as their favorite team is playing at home. Fortunately, for the Virginia women's soccer team, Virginia's annual rivalry game with Virginia Tech will take place in Charlottesville this year.

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A wicked hardcore fall classic

By Kyle O'Connor | October 17, 2007

Pahk the cah and let's get a beeah at that bah down on the cahnah. That's wheyah the real fans ah! Assuming the earlier paragraph got past the Cavalier Daily editors, you did read it correctly.

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Virginia sends Owls packing

By Megan McDonald | October 17, 2007

Sophomore Jonathan Villanueva capitalized on two Cavalier set pieces last night to give the Virginia men's soccer team an early 2-0 lead against Florida Atlantic. In the Cavaliers' 4-2 victory, the preseason Soccer America All-American notched one goal and one assist.

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Records, milestones create added buzz around season

By Conor Wakeman | October 17, 2007

A quiet buzz has been following the Virginia women's volleyball team around Grounds this season as the team shatters significant milestones on the way to its fifth-consecutive winning season. Senior outside hitter Sarah Kirkwood has set new Virginia records for career aces, kills and attack attempts; senior libero Melissa Caldwell is now second on Virginia's career digs list; and coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton has more than 100 career ACC match wins. Kirkwood launched the Cavaliers' season with a bang Aug.

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Waiting for disaster

By Eric Kolenich | October 15, 2007

The first sign of a tsunami is often a calm, shallow shore line. Though Cavalier fans might have the placid sense of security associated with a 6-1 record, Virginia is about to be hit by a wave of devastation. The first sign, though noticeable, was of no great calamity.

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Cavs turn in ugly duckling performance

By Bailey Stephens | October 15, 2007

The Virginia football team seems to thrive living on the edge. Once again Saturday, after battling through injuries, turnovers and penalties, the Cavaliers (6-1) pushed the game to its final minutes before finally pulling out a 17-16 win against previously undefeated Connecticut (5-1). For the second straight week, Virginia found a way to eke out the victory as senior Chris Gould's kick put the Cavaliers ahead with 3:20 left on the clock.

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Tar Heels shut out Virginia

By Paul Montana | October 15, 2007

The air was crisp, the smell of the free pizza offered by the Virginia athletic department wafted through the stands and the sounds of the fight song rang through the season-high crowd of 388 on a perfect afternoon for a field hockey contest at the Turf Field.

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Momentum builds for Virginia with sweep

By Sean Bielawski | October 15, 2007

Following an impressive victory against N.C. State Friday night, the Virginia volleyball team came out focused and energized from the first ball and dominated its match Sunday afternoon against North Carolina. The Cavaliers (12-7, 7-3 ACC) used a strong, balanced attack to defeat the Tar Heels (8-10, 4-5 ACC) three games to none, marking the first time this season that North Carolina had been swept.

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Men's Soccer:Tigers top Cavaliers

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 15, 2007

Clemson upset No. 4 Virginia 2-1 Friday in South Carolina, breaking the Cavaliers' seven-game win streak. In its first ACC loss of the season, Virginia (7-2-2, 1-1-2 ACC) had 16 shots on the game, but Clemson (5-7-2, 1-1-2 ACC) had 9 saves.

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