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High Shots, Defense Propel Virginia Field Hockey Past VCU

By Becky Piedel | September 15, 2003

The Virginia field hockey team (4-1) defeated Virginia Commonwealth, 2-1, Friday night in Richmond thanks to high shots and a strong defensive effort. Both Cavalier goals laced the upper netting of the cage, as Katie Nicholson chipped a ball from just inside the circle for Virginia's first goal and Allie Flynn tipped in a Juli Bojanic free hit to break a 1-1 tie late in the game.

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Martinez, Cavaliers aim to bounce back against Broncos

By Dennis Mooney | September 12, 2003

The Virginia football team looks to bounce back from last week's loss to South Carolina when they take the field against Western Michigan tomorrow at 2 p.m.

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Struggling Virginia battles No. 2 Wake Forest

By Patrick Mitchell | September 12, 2003

The Virginia men's soccer team returns to Klöckner Stadium tomorrow against Wake Forest for their first home game in two weeks. The Cavaliers' game against Wake will open the in-conference season for both teams and kickoff a two-week home stint. Virginia (1-3) has yet to win at home this season, going 0-2 in Charlottesville, including a loss to Seton Hall and an overtime defeat to Saint Louis. The Cavaliers' lone win on the season came last Friday against American University during the Maryland Soccer Classic.

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ACC Discusses Expansion Plans

By Jeremy Root | September 12, 2003

The nine current athletic directors in the ACC met in Greensboro, N.C. to discuss schedule plans in basketball and football for the 11-team conference when it expands in 2004.

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Cavs launch season with Onesty meet

By Erik Knight | September 12, 2003

The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams open their season tomorrow with the Lou Onesty Invitational.

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Cavaliers take on top tier teams at Klöckner

By Adrian Vigil | September 12, 2003

The University of Virginia women's soccer team is in the middle of a crucial stretch in its season.

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Cavaliers finish fifth

By Mary Burke | September 11, 2003

The men's golf team recently finished in fifth place at the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate Invitational with several strong showings by young Virginia athletes.

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Hatch integral to Virginia backfield

By Sean McLernon | September 11, 2003

Gillian Hatch knows she doesn't have the physical capabilities of a great soccer player. She knows that her competition is almost always faster and stronger than her.

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Jennings key for Western Michigan

By Rachel Brandt | September 11, 2003

Virginia is coming off an appalling 31-7 loss to South Carolina last weekend, but the Western Michigan football team still faces a rigorous test this Saturday when the Cavaliers visit Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich. This will be the first meeting between Virginia (1-1, 1-0 ACC) and WMU (1-1) squads and it is the Broncos' Centennial Game.

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National team players come to Klöckner

By Mary Burke | September 11, 2003

Klöckner Stadium will be home to the United States Women's Soccer National Team for a series of training sessions.

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NC State, Ohio State both look to rebound

By Jason Wise | September 11, 2003

At the start of the season, one of the biggest games on the ACC schedule was the matchup between NC State and Ohio State.

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Cavaliers garner shutout win over visiting Lancers

By Stephanie Maximous | September 11, 2003

After playing a pair of games on the road last weekend, the Cavaliers returned home to shutout non-conference foe Longwood, 5-0. Virginia got off to a slow start, allowing several penalty corners and leaving open holes in the defense. "In the first half, we came out sluggish and Longwood definitely capitalized on that," senior Katie Jo Gerfen said.

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Undefeated Cavaliers top Virginia Tech

By Eric Roper | September 10, 2003

Virginia came away with a victory against in-state foe Virginia Tech last night after four hard-fought sets (30-19, 30-26, 27-30, 30-25), improving their record to 8-0, their best start since 1996.

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New sport is worthy of praise

By Jessica Garrison | September 10, 2003

Did you notice? The birth of a new team took place right here at Virginia last weekend, but most of us were too busy cursing Jefferson Pilot Sports and the whole state of South Carolina to even take note.

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FSU backfield weakened

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 10, 2003

No. 10 Florida State will enter Saturday's game against Georgia Tech with new faces in the backfield.The Seminoles lost halfbacks Leon Washington and Lorenzo Booker in their opening two games.

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Virginia's Pearman not one to shy from challenges

By Matt Trogdon | September 10, 2003

Throughout his career at Virginia, Alvin Pearman always has had good hands. During his freshman year, he used those hands to scoop a Billy McMullen lateral out of the dirt and placed the "hook and ladder" in Virginia football history.

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Misdemeanor charges brought against Clarett

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 10, 2003

Maurice Clarett was charged yesterday with misdemeanor falsification. Clarett claimed that more than $10,000 was stolen from his car in late April.

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US sprinter White faces doping charges

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 10, 2003

US sprinter Kelli White has been accused by the International Association of Athletics Federation of committing a doping offense at last months World Championships.

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Cavaliers bring confidence to match with Longwood

By Mickey Cloud | September 10, 2003

When the Longwood Lancers (0-3) visit Charlottesville tonight at 7 p.m., look for a more confident Virginia field hockey squad to emerge as the Cavaliers look to build on their 2-1 record. Coming off a weekend where Virginia suffered a loss to Princeton Friday, then bounced back to beat Drexel Sunday, confidence proved instrumental in each game.

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Deacons get first National ranking in 10 years

By Sid Parekh | September 9, 2003

After its 38-24 upset of No. 11 N.C. State, the Wake Forest football team appeared in both top-25 polls.