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Select five perform well, teams struggle

By Chris Glasser | April 21, 2004

How would you describe Virginia's performance at last weekend's ACC outdoor championships in Chapel Hill -- a moral victory, a domination of the competition, a humbling middle-of-the-pack finish? In the end, it proves to be a matter of perspective. For Will Christian, McGavock Dunbar, Kellen Blassingame, David Sullivan and Inge Jorgensen, the weekend was an unquestioned success. Christian finished first in the 5,000-meter run and second in the 10,000-meter, setting two personal records along the way.

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Scheisman awaits NFL draft, chance to realize dream

By Joe Lemire | April 21, 2004

Sandwiched between two nostalgic fourth years writing their final sports columns this week, this comparatively baby-faced writer instead presents a hopeful look forward to the professional career of Matt Schaub.

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Jensen resigns post as assistant basketball coach

By Sean McLernon | April 21, 2004

Rod Jensen, hired as a defensive specialist before the 2002-03 season, resigned from his position on the Virginia men's basketball staff.

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Byars to leave Cavs after two years, wants to play closer to home

By Clayton O'Toole | April 21, 2004

Head basketball coach Pete Gillen announced in a press release yesterday that sophomore guard/forward Derrick Byars is leaving the program.

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Cavaliers steal win from Spartans

By Eric Ast | April 21, 2004

The Virginia baseball team has been rolling over opponents during the month of April and Tuesday night was no exception.

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A year makes all the difference in the world

By Jeremy Root | April 21, 2004

The Cavaliers' 8-3 thrashing over Norfolk State last night only confirmed what I learned as soon as I started following the baseball team -- this team is one of, if not the best at Virginia. When I was making my decision to come to Virginia, I remember hearing about how the great the football games were.

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Virginia women's lacrosse takes down Virginia Tech

By Sean McLernon | April 21, 2004

The Hokies scored four of the game's first five goals to gain an early lead over the favored Cavaliers, but Virginia pulled away in the second half to win a 20-13 shootout in Blacksburg. Attacker Amy Appelt scored a game-high six goals for No.

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Workhorse pitcher crucial for Virginia, does without fame

By Bayless Parsley | April 20, 2004

There's a team over at the Klockner Stadium complex that is having its best season in school history.

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Virginia men's golf finishes eighth in ACC Tourney, O'Connell leads Cavs

By Elizabeth Newell | April 20, 2004

The Virginia men's golf team finished eighth in the ACC Tournament held last weekend in New London, N.C.

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Pitching key to big victory

By Adrian Vigil | April 20, 2004

Winning teams build momentum after big wins. The Virginia (30-23, 2-4 ACC) softball team has already taken care of winning the big game, beating No.

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Virginia men's basketball assistant coach Rod Jensen resigns his post

By Elizabeth Newell | April 20, 2004

Rod Jensen has resigned his post as assistant coach of the Virginia men's basketball team to pursue other professional opportunities.

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Women's tennis team falls to Duke in first round of ACC tournament

By Elizabeth Newell | April 20, 2004

No. 54 ranked Virginia women's tennis team was knocked out of the ACC tournament quarterfinals by Duke in a 4-0 match last Friday in Raleigh, N.C.

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Women's golf finishes seventh in first-ever ACC tournament appearance

By Elizabeth Newell | April 20, 2004

The Virginia women's golf team finished seventh in its first-ever ACC Tournament appearance in Clemmons, N.C.

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Sophomore Ward erupts as offensive standout for Cavs

By Joey Mancini | April 20, 2004

When his career at Virginia is complete, sophomore Matt Ward will probably look back at the 2004 season as his breakout year -- the year he jumped from just another name in a long lineup of scorers to the most reliable shooter in the Cavalier offense.

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Highlighting four years of memories in last hurrah

By Paul Crane | April 20, 2004

After more than three years and 125 articles and columns, today marks the last time you will be subjected to the mug shot located just above these words.

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Virginia tops Duke, earns first ACC win

By Joey Mancini | April 19, 2004

Virginia held on to a slim shot at an NCAA tournament berth Saturday, defeating No. 13 Duke, 13-4, at Klockner Stadium.

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Virginia earns first-ever ACC championship title in Raleigh

By Elizabeth Newell | April 19, 2004

After two days of rallying under the scorching North Carolina sun, freshman Marko Miklo led the Cavaliers to their first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship with a third-set victory over his Clemson opponent. Miklo's win came after a back and forth match in which he won the first set 6-1 but was crushed 1-6 in the second after struggling with an injury. "I was just focusing on my knee which felt a little bit bad," Miklo said.

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Track team takes home two gold medals from ACC's

By Bayless Parsley | April 19, 2004

Two Virginia Cavaliers took home gold medals from the 2004 ACC Track and Field Championships, held in Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Cavs sweep Terps on road

By Jeremy Root | April 19, 2004

It was a classic pitcher's duel between Virginia's Joe Koshasnky and Maryland's Kevin Hart in game three of the squads' weekend series.

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Cavaliers knock off No. 2 FSU in bottom of seventh inning thriller

By Clayton O'Toole | April 19, 2004

It was impossible -- the game was over, finished, done with. With Virginia down by three runs to No.