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Seniors provide needed leadership

The Virginia field hockey team began its 2004 season with just three seniors on its roster. Yet, game after game, this trio of Cavalier elder stateswomen has created an output far greater than expected.


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Virginia earns ninth consecutive victory

On another cool, damp night at Klöckner Stadium, the No. 7 Virginia men's soccer team (14-2-0) remained on fire as they extended their current winning streak to nine games with a convincing 4-1 victory over in-state rival, No.


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Tennis players reach semifinals at Penn

Both the men's and women's tennis squads competed earlier this week at the ITA Regional Tennis Championships held at the University of Pennsylvania. Virginia's Rylan Rizza reached the semifinals of the men's singles bracket, after two wins in straight sets.


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The Hoos sell out

Last weekend I went to North Carolina and visited ESPN's College Gameday set where the show was filming on location before the Miami at N.C.


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Receivers do the dirty work

While most football teams rely heavily on the pass-catching ability and game-breaking speed of their wide receivers, those skills seem to be superfluous requirements to play the position for the Cavaliers. Against Duke, the hands of starting receivers Deyon Williams and Michael McGrew were far more likely to be found grappling with the shoulder pads of a Duke defensive back than they were to be reaching for the pigskin being tossed their way.


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Hammond starts for Cavs after nearly fatal accident

Entering her third year as a member of the Cavaliers, forward Kelly Hammond looked prime for a historic season. As a sophomore, Hammond led Virginia in points (30), goals (12) and game-winning goals (6). She was a first-team All-ACC member as well as a second-team All-American.


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Virginia takes two-game win streak to Terps

As the regular season races closer to conclusion, the Virginia volleyball team finds itself in a position to control its own destiny. With two wins this past weekend, the Cavaliers (15-7, 5-5 ACC) have pulled themselves out of the bottom third of the ACC.

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