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Women's soccer advances to third round at NCAAs The Virginia women's soccer team notched a 1-0 victory over fifth-seeded West Virginia yesterday in rainy Morgantown, W.Va.


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Cavs fall to Terps in ACC tournament

CARY, N.C. -- The Virginia men's soccer team knows how to create a slippery situation. In the final moments of yesterday's 3-0 loss to Maryland, however, it became clear that that doesn't always work to the Cavaliers' advantage.


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6-4 Cavaliers to host hungry Wolfpack

Two teams more alike than they are different face off when No. 22 N.C. State comes to Charlottesville tomorrow to play the Cavaliers at noon. Both teams boast a junior quarterback, the first and second-ranked passers in the ACC, both have relied on true freshmen to carry the load on the ground, and both have dropped their last two games after a long win streak. The Wolfpack (9-2, 4-2) come into Scott Stadium following losses to Georgia Tech and Maryland and without their leading rusher freshman T.A.


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Eskandarian named ACC Player of the Year, two others on All-ACC team Virginia fielded three selections for the 2002 All-ACC team with junior forward Alecko Eskandarian leading the way as the conference player of the year and a first-team All-ACC selection.


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Volleyball falls to No. 12 North Carolina on road The Virginia volleyball team dropped a 3-1 (30-27, 30-24, 25-30, 30-24) decision to No.


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Cavalier women gear up for ACC title run

With yesterday's release of the prestigious HOOPS supplement giving the spotlight to ACC men's basketball, I feel the need to do a mini-HOOPS column of my own -- for the women. Over much of last winter, I was fortunate enough to cover Virginia women's basketball for The Cavalier Daily. I had the privilege of tracking a team that not only rose above the eighth-seeded ACC expectations, but also unexpectedly earned an NCAA tournament berth.


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Men's and women's swim and dive teams beat Penn State Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams improved to 3-0 on the season by beating The No.


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NCAA: No Clue on Aiding Athletes

The NCAA just doesn't get it. They voted last week to change eligibility requirements, adding yet another rule that will serve only to hurt collegiate athletics in the long run. The NCAA has a new president, Myles Brand, who will take office on Jan.


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Club ice hockey sweeps North Carolina The Virginia club ice hockey team pulled off a sweep of North Carolina this weekend.


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Host Cavaliers row to second place behind Ohio State at Rivanna Romp

The Virginia women's crew team made a strong showing against Ohio State, Clemson, North Carolina and William & Mary at the Rivanna Romp Sunday morning in the Cavaliers' last regatta of the fall season. Virginia's varsity eight "A" boat finished in second place with a time of 13 minutes, 40.5 seconds, behind Ohio State's "A" crew (13:39.4), and followed by Clemson's "A" boat, Virginia's "B" boat, Ohio State's "C" boat, Virginia's "C" boat and William & Mary. "I would say it felt strong all the way though," junior captain Jen Reck said.


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