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Amid celebration, dark side of victory impossible to forget

By Sean McLernon | October 20, 2005

As a third-year Nursing student, Holly Roach has seen her fair share of blood and guts. But nothing prepared her for what she witnessed Saturday night at Scott Stadium. Seconds after Virginia quarterback Marques Hagans took a knee on second down and let the clock wind down to 0:00, the Cavalier faithful did what they were supposed to do; they stormed the field to celebrate the victory. From my view up in the press box, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

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Virginia Baseball Hosts Annual Orange-Blue World Series

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 19, 2005

From Oct. 19 to 21, the Virginia baseball team will host the "Orange vs. Blue World Series" to conclude its fall practice sessions.

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A night for the ages and it's a whole new ball game

By Mickey Cloud | October 19, 2005

I gotta hand it to the football team. I had never publicly voiced my concerns following the two brutal road losses, but privately, I was already out.

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Win filled with Prince's

By Walker Freer | October 19, 2005

There was a magician present Saturday night at Scott Stadium -- and his name wasn't Marques Hagans.

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Cavs look to clinch ACC title with win

By Barney Breen-Portnoy | October 19, 2005

The stakes are clear for the No. 2 Virginia men's soccer team as it travels to College Park for tonight's game against Maryland. A win over the No.

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National ranking brings attention to young Cavs

By James Wagner | October 19, 2005

In its third season in existence, the Virginia women's golf team has never been ranked this high.

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Cavaliers' Ferguson Named Semifinalist for Lombardi Award

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 19, 2005

Senior tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson was named a semifinalist yesterday for the Lombardi Award, given to the nation's finest lineman. The All-ACC and All-American lineman from Freeport, N.Y.

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Coach incorporates her playing experience

By Zach Rowen | October 19, 2005

Even though it has been just six seasons since Jessica Wilk accepted the head coaching position at Virginia, she already has accumulated a long list of what most would consider a career's worth of coaching highlights.

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Cavs enter difficult stretch

By Ernie Washington | October 18, 2005

Things are looking bright for the Virginia women's volleyball team. After performing the sunshine state sweep -- defeating Miami 3-1 Friday and Florida State 3-1 Saturday --the Cavaliers boosted their overall record to 12-6, and 7-2 in conference play. More impressive, however, is the team's winning streak.

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Clutch turnovers key win for Cavaliers

By Chris Marsh | October 18, 2005

The Virginia defense was not about to let Marques Hagans' superhuman performance go to waste Saturday, and it proved it with the game on the line. Even with Virginia's stellar play in the first 59 minutes, one crucial minute remained.

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Crippen earns weekly honor

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 18, 2005

Virginia swimmer Fran Crippen was named ACC Men's Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week yesterday.

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Assistant coaches serve many roles

By Sahara Muradi | October 18, 2005

While they receive much less publicity and are not as recognizable as head coach Steve Swanson, women's soccer assistant coaches Maren Rojas and Hershey Strosberg also play key roles in every Cavalier victory. "To me, we're a unified staff.

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Boland, O'Conner receive contract extensions

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 18, 2005

Two Virginia coaches received contract extensions Monday, Athletic Director Craig Littlepage announced.

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Cav Man reveals all in exclusive interview

By Chad Gallagher | October 18, 2005

Last spring, Athletic Director Craig Littlepage had to make a career-defining decision. Growing cries were mounting from an unenthused basketball fan base, while the members of Team Cavalier were dwindling rapidly.

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Cavs fall to Florida in season-opening meet

By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins | October 17, 2005

The Florida Gators adapted to Virginia waters just fine last Friday as they faced the Cavaliers in the opening meet of the season for both teams.

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Shocking the world only gets better with time

By Walker Freer | October 17, 2005

As Wali Lundy made his way through the throngs of reporters gathered in the underbelly of Scott Stadium late Saturday night, he repeated one phrase, "We shocked the world, we shocked the world." The world might have been shocked by Virginia's 26-21 win over No.

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'Dadgum' Cavs down FSU

By Kyle O'Connor | October 17, 2005

Saturday night, 63,000 fans witnessed what was truly a game for the ages. In one of the most memorable Virginia football upsets of all time, the Cavaliers defeated No.

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Tar Heels stomp Cavaliers at home

By Matt Boucher | October 17, 2005

When junior forward Lindsay O'Bannon scored early in the second half to draw Virginia within one goal of North Carolina, it looked as if the Cavaliers had a chance to pull off a major upset.

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Virginia cross-country strong at Pre-NCAA meet

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 17, 2005

The Virginia men's cross-country team, ranked 29th in the nation, upset four higher-ranked teams Saturday to finish in sixth place at the NCAA Pre-Nationals held at Terre Haute, Ind. The Cavalier men were led by Jan Foerster, who finished 34th overall with a time of 24:23.

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Virginia squeaks past rival Duke in NCAA rematch

By Barney Breen-Portnoy | October 17, 2005

As Sunday's game entered the final minutes of regulation, it looked as if the Virginia men's soccer team was going to have to play its third overtime contest in four games.