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ACC Tourney begins for No. 3 Virginia

By Ben Gibson | November 1, 2006

The No. 3 Virginia men's soccer team rolls into Germantown, Md. today to try to take home their third ACC championship in four years. Last year, the Cavaliers had an early exit as they were bumped out by the Clemson Tigers in a 4-1 rout, their worst loss of the season. Virginia hopes history does not repeat itself as it takes on the Clemson again in the first round of the ACC Tournament. This year's effort will not be any easier, as the ACC has once again proven to be the toughest conference in the country.

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ACC Tournaments begin tonight for men, women

By Megan McDonald | November 1, 2006

In a conference where only two points separate the second seed from the seventh, the Virginia women's soccer team expects every round of the ACC Tournament to be a dogfight.

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Club field hockey set to host Nationals

By Paul Montana | November 1, 2006

After finishing its season with a 9-3-2 record, the Virginia club field hockey team will look to defend last year's national title when it hosts the upcoming national tournament Nov.

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The Playmaker sounds off on Barber

By Joey Mancini | November 1, 2006

Michael Irvin told me to start Reggie Wayne this weekend on my fantasy football team. I openly called him an "idiot" and kept Wayne on my bench.

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Nothing little about this man

By Jeremy Root | October 31, 2006

I had the lucky opportunity to speak with Athletics Director Craig Littlepage last week. As the big shot, head honcho of Virginia sports conversed with me for a few minutes and took a genuine interest in my life as a fourth-year College student, I began to appreciate just what a remarkable man Mr. Littlepage is and the remarkable success he has achieved. An examination of Littlepage's decisions since he was promoted to athletic director in August 2001 reveals that almost each of his moves has reaped huge dividends while transforming Cavalier programs from the ACC's basement to top national contenders. One of his first splashes was to tap Brian Boland to head the men's tennis team.

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Bakare Soumare finds home with Virginia

By Ben Gibson | October 31, 2006

The Virginia men's soccer team rolls into the ACC tournament after a tough loss to Wake Forest at home but still hold high hopes of postseason glory. "I just can't wait to get back onto the field and get another 'W' and hopefully win the national championship," senior goalie Ryan Burke said. For one Virginia player in particular, however, this chance has been a long time coming. Freshman defender Bakare Soumare has had a difficult road to this stage in his career.

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Cavaliers exceed expectations for a

By Zach Rowen | October 31, 2006

After a mediocre first three seasons, seniors Kat Blair, Biffy Cornelison, Mia Link, Lindsay O'Bannon, Erin Hayes and Alyssa Curmaci may have thought that a winning record, a top-10 rank in the nation and a potential berth in the NCAA tournament would be somewhat unrealistic.

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Big East: a numbers game more fun than sudoku

By Matt Boucher | October 31, 2006

Much like the Rutgers BCS bandwagon, this picks column continues to roll on; another 4-1 set last weekend upped my record to 67 percent winners. And let's talk about Rutgers.

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Virginia falls to 2-1 to No. 3 Wake Forest

By Paul Montana | October 30, 2006

On a rainy Friday night at Klöckner Stadium, No. 2 Virginia and No. 3 Wake Forest played a thrilling match that went right down to the last seconds of the game.

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Cavs pull off late win over Wolfpack

By Eric Kolenich | October 30, 2006

The Cavaliers (4-5, 3-2 ACC) rallied late to defeat N.C. State (3-5, 2-3 ACC), Saturday, 14-7. Virginia picked up its first touchdown late in the first quarter, with an eight-play drive that started from Virginia's own 25-yard line.

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Men take all in quad meet, women take two of three

By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins | October 30, 2006

The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams hosted their first meet of the season this past Friday and Saturday.

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It's not over 'til the fat lady sings

By Barney Breen-Portnoy | October 30, 2006

Do not book that winter break getaway with friends to Florida or the Caribbean just yet. While the odds are still against it, Virginia's win over N.C.

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"Legion of Lars"

By Kyle O'Connor | October 30, 2006

We, the Virginia basketball fans, in order to form a more perfect universe, establish crew cuts, encourage facemask-wearing, provide for the common defense of the paint, promote the generous use of elbows and secure the blessings of victory to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the one and only "Legion of Lars." Article One, Section One. The Legion was formed for one reason and one reason alone: to glorify the human steamroller (and lay-up master) that is sophomore forward Laurynas "Lars" Mikalauskas.

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Virginia men and women both finish third in ACC's

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 30, 2006

Even though Virginia got the best of N.C. State on the gridiron, the cross county course would be a totally different story. The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams placed third at the ACC championships, which took place on Virginia's home course at Panorama Farms. While this is the highest place for the Virginia women's cross country team since 2002 and the fifth straight year the Virginia men's cross country team finished in the top three, the third-place results did not completely please Virginia coach Jason Dunn. "I think I would have been much more satisfied if we were in the top two," Dunn said.

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Virginia braves cold weather to take on hot foe

By Anders Sleight | October 27, 2006

Most of the University seems to be dreading the unavoidable community chill that settles in around this time of year.

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Cavs head to tobacco road

By Bailey Stephens | October 27, 2006

Tipping off the second half of the ACC schedule, Virginia Volleyball heads down to North Carolina this weekend for back-to-back matches against North Carolina and N.C.

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Cavs go abroad for last regular season game

By Zach Rowen | October 27, 2006

No. 10 Virginia will head to Durham this weekend for its final game of the regular season against No.

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N.C. State first of difficult series

By Barney Breen-Portnoy | October 27, 2006

Virginia (3-5, 2-2 ACC) will look to win its second straight conference game as the Cavaliers welcome N.C.

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Cavaliers hope history repeats as they hit the road

By Megan McDonald | October 27, 2006

Saturday, as the Virginia women's soccer team takes on N.C. State in their last regular season game, the team hopes to make history repeat itself.

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Wake visit promptscharged senior day

By Eric Strow | October 27, 2006

Think of the most dramatic possible way to end a regular season before the playoff tournaments begin.