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Youthful squad to return for fall

By Margaret Bonner | April 8, 2008

Virginia wrestling fans can anticipate great things during upcoming seasons from an already impressive young squad. At the center of the Cavaliers' youth movement is freshman Chris Henrich, who was recently named 2008 ACC Freshman of the Year. "I think its been an awesome honor, especially with the recruiting classes that have been brought into the ACC this year," Henrich said.

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Track teams hold meet with Tigers

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 8, 2008

The inaugural Virginia-Missouri Jefferson Dual came down to the wire for both Virginia track teams Saturday, as the women's team edged out Missouri 103-99 and the men's squad narrowly lost 97-105. After trailing Missouri by 19 points, the Virginia women's squad rallied with 10 top finishes, including a first place 4x400m time that sealed the Cavaliers' overall win.

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Last dance

By Zach Rowen | April 7, 2008

Now that your bracket is completely busted and now that you know you have no chance of winning whatever pool you bought into, you can watch tonight's game without the pressure of big-time consequences.

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Men's lax downs UNC in OT

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 7, 2008

The Virginia men's lacrosse team pulled out its third overtime win of the season Saturday, defeating North Carolina 12-11 at Chapel Hill. Down 11-8 with just under 3.5 minutes to play in regulation, the No.

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Aggressive defense hammers BC attack

By Ryan Williams | April 7, 2008

Less than nine minutes into the Virginia women's lacrosse team's final regular-season ACC contest Saturday, senior defender and captain Claire Bordley set the tone, scooping up two ground balls and using her stick to cause a turnover -- the first of Virginia's 18 of the day in a 12-4 win against Boston College.

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Cavs seek rebound win against Heels

By Megan McDonald | April 4, 2008

A week ago today, the Virginia men's lacrosse team was focused on preventing the previous week's huge win against Johns Hopkins from distracting it from the task at hand -- defeating Maryland. Quite unsuccessful against the Terrapins, Virginia (9-1, 0-1 ACC) tallied its first loss of the season and watched as the lacrosse world second-guessed its ability. After falling from No.

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No. 6 Seminoles await Virginia for three-game series

By Dan Stalcup | April 4, 2008

Despite a No. 14 ranking, the Virginia baseball team has sometimes performed erratically. From the Cavaliers' young roster has emerged inconsistency; blowout losses to teams barely mustering a .500 record have been mixed with big wins against nationally ranked conference opponents.

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Mikalauskas to have shoulder surgery today

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 4, 2008

Junior Lars Mikalauskas will undergo surgery on his left shoulder today and will not return to full-contact basketball for five months, according to an athletic department statement. After playing the first nine games in the 2007-08 season, Mikalauskas missed the next 13 games because of a shoulder injury.

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Team preps for unique BC offense

By Ryan Williams | April 4, 2008

"The next couple of days we need to rough our kids up and get them ready for Boston College," Virginia coach Julie Myers said, expressing what seems to be the consensus of the entire women's lacrosse team for this weekend's game.

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Swimmers succeed at NCAAs

By Megan McDonald | April 3, 2008

If after sweeping the 2008 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships the Cavaliers did not think their season could get any better, both the men's and women's teams were wrong. Closing out the 2007-08 season with 15th-place and 20th-place finishes, respectively, at the NCAA Championships, the Cavalier men and women proved they are competitive not just regionally, but also on the national stage. "I am really thrilled for both teams and for the athletes that participated in the meets," Virginia coach Mark Bernardino said.

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Teams split pair of one-run games

By Paul Montana | April 3, 2008

Playing a sub-.500 team in Towson for a two-game, midweek series this week and coming off a convincing three-game sweep of rival Virginia Tech over the weekend, two easy victories seemed to be in order for the Virginia baseball team.

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Zoll, Wright gain recognition

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 3, 2008

Two Virginia women's basketball players were recently recognized for their achievements on the hardwood this season: Senior guard Sharneé Zoll was invited to participate in the WNBA pre-draft camp Friday and Saturday at the University of Tampa, and sophomore guard Monica Wright was selected as an honorable mention to the AP All-America team. Zoll's achievements this year include breaking the all-time ACC career assists record set by Virginia alumna Dawn Staley while leading the Cavaliers to their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2005 against UC Santa Barbara.

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