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Nothing little about this man

By Jeremy Root | October 31, 2006

I had the lucky opportunity to speak with Athletics Director Craig Littlepage last week. As the big shot, head honcho of Virginia sports conversed with me for a few minutes and took a genuine interest in my life as a fourth-year College student, I began to appreciate just what a remarkable man Mr. Littlepage is and the remarkable success he has achieved. An examination of Littlepage's decisions since he was promoted to athletic director in August 2001 reveals that almost each of his moves has reaped huge dividends while transforming Cavalier programs from the ACC's basement to top national contenders. One of his first splashes was to tap Brian Boland to head the men's tennis team.

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Bakare Soumare finds home with Virginia

By Ben Gibson | October 31, 2006

The Virginia men's soccer team rolls into the ACC tournament after a tough loss to Wake Forest at home but still hold high hopes of postseason glory. "I just can't wait to get back onto the field and get another 'W' and hopefully win the national championship," senior goalie Ryan Burke said. For one Virginia player in particular, however, this chance has been a long time coming. Freshman defender Bakare Soumare has had a difficult road to this stage in his career.

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Cavaliers exceed expectations for a

By Zach Rowen | October 31, 2006

After a mediocre first three seasons, seniors Kat Blair, Biffy Cornelison, Mia Link, Lindsay O'Bannon, Erin Hayes and Alyssa Curmaci may have thought that a winning record, a top-10 rank in the nation and a potential berth in the NCAA tournament would be somewhat unrealistic.

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Cavs pull off late win over Wolfpack

By Eric Kolenich | October 30, 2006

The Cavaliers (4-5, 3-2 ACC) rallied late to defeat N.C. State (3-5, 2-3 ACC), Saturday, 14-7. Virginia picked up its first touchdown late in the first quarter, with an eight-play drive that started from Virginia's own 25-yard line.

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"Legion of Lars"

By Kyle O'Connor | October 30, 2006

We, the Virginia basketball fans, in order to form a more perfect universe, establish crew cuts, encourage facemask-wearing, provide for the common defense of the paint, promote the generous use of elbows and secure the blessings of victory to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the one and only "Legion of Lars." Article One, Section One. The Legion was formed for one reason and one reason alone: to glorify the human steamroller (and lay-up master) that is sophomore forward Laurynas "Lars" Mikalauskas.

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Virginia men and women both finish third in ACC's

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 30, 2006

Even though Virginia got the best of N.C. State on the gridiron, the cross county course would be a totally different story. The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams placed third at the ACC championships, which took place on Virginia's home course at Panorama Farms. While this is the highest place for the Virginia women's cross country team since 2002 and the fifth straight year the Virginia men's cross country team finished in the top three, the third-place results did not completely please Virginia coach Jason Dunn. "I think I would have been much more satisfied if we were in the top two," Dunn said.

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Cavs head to tobacco road

By Bailey Stephens | October 27, 2006

Tipping off the second half of the ACC schedule, Virginia Volleyball heads down to North Carolina this weekend for back-to-back matches against North Carolina and N.C.

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New conditioning program provides boost

By Clayton O'Toole | October 26, 2006

Part three of this five-part series leading up to Virginia's first game Nov. 12 will offer a look at how a new addition to the strength and conditioning staff has impacted Virginia's entire offseason program. Strength and conditioning coach Shaun Brown was one of head coach Dave Leitao's less-publicized hires since arriving in Charlottesville in 2005 -- less publicized, but certainly not less qualified. Brown came to Charlottesville following eight years as a head strength coach in the NBA, six years with the Boston Celtics and two years with the Toronto Raptors.

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Libero position has provided stability

By Aaron Perryman | October 26, 2006

After two big wins over the weekend against Georgia Tech and Clemson, the Cavalier volleyball team finds itself sitting in fourth place in the ACC at 8-4 in the conference and 15-6 overall. Virginia coach Melissa Shelton has attributed some of their success this year to the skilled playing at the libero position, shared this year by junior Melissa Caldwell and sophomore Beth Shelton. According to Melissa Shelton, the two have shared the position this season mainly because of injuries suffered by Caldwell. Caldwell "sprained her ankle before the Virginia Tech game, and she was sick at the Michigan tournament," Shelton said. Shelton stated that whoever has the better week of practice will play in the games.

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