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Cavaliers lose late to in-state rival VCU

RICHMOND, Va. - It was deja vu. Exactly one month before, on Feb. 27, a visiting Virginia Commonwealth University baseball team used a five-run fifth inning to break open a close game and beat Virginia, 13-7. Yesterday, VCU (17-10) used a five-run sixth inning to snap a 1-1 tie and secure a 6-1 victory over the visiting Cavaliers at The Diamond. Trying to extend a three-game winning streak after sweeping Duke last weekend, Virginia (15-10) opened the game's scoring in the top of the fourth inning.

New season, same old New York dominance

This weekend, baseball fans will make pilgrimages to the hallowed grounds of Wrigley, Shea and even the stadium formerly known as Enron to watch the boys of summer start their regular season.

Eager Virginia squad kicks off spring practice

Last spring, the Virginia football team started spring practice with the nervous anticipation of an entirely new coaching staff.

Sports in brief

Rojas receives ACC player of the week honor Virginia softball player Ruby Rojas was named the ACC player of the week for her performance in the 2002 Hoo's Who tournament last weekend.

Cavaliers look for win against experienced Brown

The Virginia men's tennis team has struggled against teams that have been in the International Collegiate Association's tennis rankings this season.

Star-crossed career leaves Womack hoping

With the country's attention focused on the Final Four and the ACC's own Maryland Terrapins, many college sports stories tend to slip through the cracks.

Virginia looks for revenge against Rams

While it is undeniable that ACC play always poses a challenge, it has grown clear that in-state play is key to keeping the season moving for the Virginia baseball team (15-9). The Cavaliers are coming off a triumphant weekend on the road in which they swept a three game series at Duke (6-4, 8-3 and 9-5), but they will resume play in the Old Dominion this afternoon, taking on another local foe when they face Virginia Commonwealth University (15-10) in Richmond.

Sports in Brief

Christmas named ACC Player of the Week Virginia attackman John Christmas was named ACC Player of the Week for his play against Johns Hopkins Saturday. Christmas, a freshman from Ardmore, Pa., was instrumental in the Cavaliers' 12-6 victory over the No.

Quick start helps Cavaliers defeat UMBC

Amid yesterday's foggy conditions, the Virginia women's lacrosse team managed to avoid the rain in defeating the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 14-8.

Streaking Cavs set their sights on UMBC

The Virginia women's lacrosse team is riding high following Saturday's upset of No. 3 North Carolina, but the Cavaliers must return to earth and back to the playing field today in a matchup that pits them against struggling University of Maryland-Baltimore County. With their victory over Carolina, the Cavaliers (6-2, 2-0 ACC) verified their No.

Club Sports Roundup

Over Spring Break, the Virginia club croquet team sent four doubles teams to compete in all four divisions in the United States Croquet Association's National Club Teams, held in Palm Beach, Fla. In the championship flight, second-years Jacques Fournier and Zach Rawling won the tournament title, defeating former champions in both the semi-final and final rounds.

Time to relax and reflect on March Madness

Finally, we can breathe. I've been watching college basketball non-stop, it seems, for the past two weeks.

Virginia hopes to recover from conference losses

The Virginia men's tennis team will attempt to jump back on the winning track this afternoon when they travel to Richmond to take on the Spiders at the University of Richmond Tennis Complex at 2:30 p.m. The Cavaliers will look to rebound from a tough weekend during which Virginia dropped contests against No.

Cavs score big upset over No. 3 Tar Heels

The Virginia women's lacrosse team surprised North Carolina, but not itself, on Saturday afternoon.

Cavaliers rout top-ranked Hopkins

Virginia men's lacrosse coach Dom Starsia predicted that Saturday's game between No. 1 Johns Hopkins and host No.

ACC foes Wake Forest, Duke breeze by Virginia

It was a rough weekend for the Virginia men's tennis team as they went up against two of the better teams in the ACC and country.

Virginia dominates singles matches, cruises to easy home victory over Spiders

Virginia sweeps 2002 Hoo's Who Tournament

This weekend, the Virginia softball team continued to dominate its home field play, completing their Hoo's Who Tournament with a first place finish and a perfect 6-0 record against Drexel, Wright State and Penn State.

Cavaliers serve up 6-1 victory over in-state rival Richmond

The women's tennis team downed the Richmond Spiders with ease Saturday afternoon. The team showed persistence on a sunny but windy afternoon.

Softball plays host to Hoo's Who Tournament this weekend

Following Tuesday's rainout of its doubleheader against Virginia Tech, the Virginia softball team returns to action this weekend when it hosts the Hoo's Who Tournament at the Park.