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Cavs look to turn table on Duke after last season

By Martin Barna | October 14, 2005

Ten months may have passed since the Virginia men's soccer squad last faced the Duke Blue Devils, but many of the team's veteran players remember last year's NCAA quarterfinal match as though it was yesterday. Despite handing the Blue Devils two losses earlier in the season, the Cavalier defense could not suppress an explosive Duke attack that netted two first-half goals and held on for a 3-0 victory in front of nearly 4,200 shocked fans at Klöckner Stadium.

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Pride, dominance at stake against Virginia Tech

By Zach Rowen | October 13, 2005

Even though Virginia Tech is the biggest foe for most Virginia athletic teams, the women's soccer team has yet to build a storied rivalry with the Hokies.

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At halfway mark, time for retrospection

By Barney Breen-Portnoy | October 13, 2005

With the Cavaliers having reached the midpoint of their conference schedule, now is an excellent time to assess and reflect upon Virginia's season thus far.

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Players, coaches, fans remember '95 upset

By Eric Kolenich | October 13, 2005

As the University of Virginia football team lines up against No. 4 Florida State Saturday, another game will be fresh on the minds of many players, coaches and fans. This year's match against FSU marks the 10-year anniversary of Virginia's greatest football victory -- Nov.

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Moving on from the dirtiest exaggeration in sportswriting history

By Sean McLernon | October 13, 2005

Brad Butler is everywhere. The once-anonymous offensive lineman became the talk of sports pundits across the country this week thanks to his late chop block on Mathias Kiwanuka's injured right leg.

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Cavs train Terriers, earn ninth victory

By Sam Dreiman | October 13, 2005

The No.4-ranked Virginia men's soccer team improved its record to 9-1-2 after last night's 2-1 victory against St.

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Fresher playoffs with Yankees, Red Sox on vacation

By Mickey Cloud | October 12, 2005

Aaaahhh. Smell that? Smells good, doesn't it? Smells clean. Feels clean. Feels new. What is it?

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Cavaliers built for long-term success

By Barney Breen-Portnoy | October 12, 2005

When glancing at Virginia's roster, the youth of the team is quite striking. The roster features nine freshmen and only two seniors: Joe Vide and Gifford Okatah-Boi.

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Virginia finds field hockey gold mine in Lititz, Penn.

By Matt Boucher | October 12, 2005

With three of the girls on the Virginia roster hailing from Lititz, Pa., the small town in central Pennsylvania has found a real niche in the Virginia field hockey program. Seniors Sarah Miller and Dana Anderson welcomed the third Lititz resident to the team, Lucy Meyers, this fall. All three graduated from Warwick High School, where Virginia head coach Jess Wilk was visiting on a recruiting trip yesterday. But even before Miller and Anderson arrived on Grounds, Katie Jo Gerfen set the precedent for all future Virginia bound Lititz-ites.

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Basketball teams host fan fest

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 12, 2005

Hoos Hoop Madness, the first opportunity U.Va. fans will have to see the men and women's basketball teams, will be held at University Hall this Friday, Oct.

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Chop-blocks: legal if not late

By Bayless Parsley | October 12, 2005

In a reaction to the maelstrom of national media attention currently surrounding the Virginia football program, Cavalier left tackle Brad Butler has been suspended for the upcoming game against Florida State.

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Baseball team rediscovers success of past

By James Wagner | October 12, 2005

Club sports are supposed to be stress and commitment-free activities. Winning is just a result of good fun and skill, not the ever-consuming "championship or bust" mentality of professional athletes. So, when the Virginia club baseball team won its conference title, it was both exciting and surprising. "Winning the ACC Tournament was definitely a shot in the arm," senior pitcher Robert Cox said.

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Women's golf ranked No. 12

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 12, 2005

The University of Virginia Women's golf team has moved up eight spots and is now ranked 12th nationally.

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Cavs wish for future league

By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins | October 11, 2005

Looking around at the split Nationals/D.C. United posters pasted up on the walls at RFK Stadium, it's easy to forget that just two years ago the stadium was home to another team.

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Fourth quarter causes headaches for Cavs

By Ernie Washington | October 11, 2005

An increasing trend in football is for players to hold up four fingers before the fourth quarter to symbolize that it is crunch time and time to get to work.

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Senior captain supports Virginia from sidelines

By Sahara Muradi | October 11, 2005

Beaming with positive energy, senior co-captain Kristin Chaney can be found on the sidelines cheering on the volleyball team after suffering several injuries in the past few weeks. Chaney, known to be a versatile player for the Cavaliers, has an impressive career despite her multiple torn ligaments. In her first year of wearing the orange and blue, Chaney was a starting setter for 12 matches and achieved career highs in both assists and digs.

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Cure for a losing skid

By Chad Gallagher | October 11, 2005

Luckily, I have previous experience with huge letdowns. If we go back in time approximately one year ago, there was a momentous disaster in the form of a presidential election.

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Former coach serves many roles

By James Wagner | October 11, 2005

In the fall of 2006, when the doors of the new John Paul Jones Arena open to welcome its first Virginia basketball game, few students will be aware of the people behind its creation.

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Cavaliers make statement against Quakers in 2-1 win

By Matt Boucher | October 10, 2005

Saturday's game with the University of Pennsylvania offered Virginia one of its final chances to make a statement in the non-conference schedule.

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Cavaliers split games against UNC, Clemson

By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins | October 10, 2005

The knot of players outside the goal when North Carolina put the game-winner in the back of the net was so complicated it took the announcer almost five minutes after the game to sort out what had happened.