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Virginia defeats Brown, 6-1, for fourth straight victory

By Eric Ast | February 9, 2004

Only two days removed from their fourth victory of the season, the Cavaliers started strong in Sunday's match against Brown and carried their early success to a convincing team win. Virginia swept all three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead and went on to win five out of their six singles matches for a 6-1 victory. "We did a good job of keeping our heads together," coach Phil Rogers said.

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For Pete's Sake, It's Not His Fault

By Clayton O'Toole | February 9, 2004

Is it just me, or is the "Fire Pete Gillen" bandwagon filling up rather quickly these days? Between the team's laughable 2-7 conference record, their spiraling RPI rating and diminishing post-season hopes, Saturday afternoon's crowd was not the only group calling for ol' Pete's job. But believe it or not, firing the head coach is not the answer.

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Slow to start, Cavs rebound at Georgetown

By Becky Piedel | February 9, 2004

The Virginia women's basketball team got off to a slow start yesterday, but picked up their play in the second half to win their third straight game, defeating the Georgetown Hoyas, 52-45.

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Cavalier wrestlers survive late Drexel comeback

By Cavalier Daily Staff | February 9, 2004

Facing Drexel University in Philadelphia on Saturday, the Virginia wrestling squad jumped ahead in the middle weight classes to earn a 21-6 lead. The Cavaliers nearly squandered their lead late in the day.

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'Come-From-Behind-Cavaliers' triumph again

By Elizabeth Newell | February 9, 2004

As I watched the Georgetown Hoyas steal the ballover and over from my beloved Cavalier women yesterday, I started to wonder why I wasn't nervous.

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Virginia deflates against Wolfpack

By Jonathan Evans | February 9, 2004

Virginia (12-8, 2-7 ACC) and N.C. State (14-5, 7-2) battled neck and neck for the first 15 minutes of Saturday's game, but one blown opportunity by the Cavaliers turned a tied game into a double-digit deficit as the Wolfpack cruised to a 79-63 win. After an uncontested layup by junior forward Elton Brown rimmed out, N.C.

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Cavs pull away late against Terps

By Becky Piedel | February 6, 2004

Despite having only one more point than turnovers at the half, the Virginia women's basketball team rebounded -- literally -- in the second half to defeat Maryland, 64-51. The Cavaliers (11-10, 5-5 ACC) played a dismal first half, turning the ball over 18 times and shooting less than 35 percent from the field for 19 points.

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Terps pose final ACC roadblock for Cavaliers

By Allie Horan | February 6, 2004

As the dual meet season winds down, the Virginia men's and women's swim teams have one more fish to fry before reaching the ACC championship meet next week. The teams must first face ACC rival Maryland tomorrow in College Park, to finish off the regular season.

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Duke women's 51-game basketball win streak ends at hands of Florida State

By Bayless Parsley | February 6, 2004

The Duke women's basketball team saw its unprecedented run of dominance in the ACC come to a close Wednesday night, courtesy of Florida State.

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Title defense opens with scrimmage

By Joey Mancini | February 6, 2004

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow and eventually not even the Navy could hold down the Virginia men's lacrosse team last night at the U-Hall Turf Field.

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Cavaliers grapple with hectic weekend schedule

By Cavalier Daily Staff | February 6, 2004

By Rachel Brandt Cavalier Daily Senior Writer After hosting a quad meet last Saturday in Memorial Gym, the Virginia wrestling team will return to action in full force tomorrow.

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Virginia women's basketball is a good thing

By Elizabeth Newell | February 6, 2004

Maybe I've been paying too much attention in American Politics 101, but the more I grow to love women's basketball, the more I hear Sabato's voice ringing in my head.

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Cavs look to bounce back against Pack

By Chris Glasser | February 6, 2004

N.C. State is hot. Virginia is not. On Wednesday night, when Virginia fell to Maryland at home, the Wolfpack came back from a 16 point halftime deficit to beat No.

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Virginia recieves letters of intent from 18 recruits

By Matt Trogdon | February 5, 2004

The Virginia football program signed 18 players to letters-of-intent yesterday, marking an end to the 2003-2004 recruiting season.

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Football recruits can't top classes of past two years

By J.D. Moss | February 5, 2004

Imagine this: It is early April and you've just gotten your college acceptance letters. You spend weeks thinking, researching and then make your decision

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Virginia takes aim at Terrapins

By Adrian Vigil | February 5, 2004

TheVirginia women's basketball team will look to get over the .500 mark when they play host to Maryland tonight.

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Terps sneak past Cavaliers, 71

By Clayton O'Toole | February 5, 2004

Virginia lost a back-and-forth battle to the Maryland Terrapins, 71-67, last night at University Hall.

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Virginia one shot away from gritty home win

By Jonathan Evans | February 5, 2004

To say the least, this is a tough one for Virginia to swallow.To call Wednesday evening's matchup with Maryland a big game would be an understatement.

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Barber a perfect fit for graduation ceremony

By Jessica Garrison | February 5, 2004

As if academic achievement, social action and good looks weren't enough, last week brought another stroke of luck to the Class of 2004.

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'Gritty' freshmen, transfers attempting to fill big shoes

By Eric Ast | February 4, 2004

Graceful, elegant and soft. These are words commonly used to describe the game of tennis. The Virginia women's tennis team has not quite conformed to these standards. "This has been a team that's very gritty, very competitive when they're out on the court, a very scrappy team that fights very hard," coach Phil Rogers said.