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Field hockey falls to Northwestern

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 13, 2005

Virginia's Katie Phillips scored twice for the Cavalier women's field hockey team in a 4-3 losing effort against Northwestern Sunday The aggressive Virginia offense outshot the Wildcats 25-15 and took more short corners (11-10). Despite the offense's superiority, the score remained tied at the end of regulation. After one scoreless overtime period in which the Cavs again outshot the Wildcats (6-5), Northwestern's Ellen Schlafly scored off a rebound in the 94th minute, ending the hard-fought contest at 4-3.

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Gary Forbes abandons ship

By Chad Gallagher | September 13, 2005

Every time fans leave a game early, my dad always asks, "Why do people stay at a viewing of the Titanic, even when they know the ship is still going to sink?" I could not help but reflect upon my Dad's wisdom in relation to the University of Virginia basketball program. The last three years at this fine University, I jumped onboard Virginia's version of the Titanic, which we will call the SS March Madness.

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Forbes transferring from University

By Adrian Vigil | September 12, 2005

Swingman Gary Forbes, expected to be a starter this year for Virginia, will leave the University and transfer to a school closer to his hometown of Brooklyn, N.Y., the Athletic Department announced Friday. "I just wanted to go somewhere close to home," Forbes said.

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Harrison, Lindner pace Cavs to team title sweep

By James Wagner | September 12, 2005

There were no brooms being used to clean up opponents from the course. On Saturday, however, both the Cavalier men's and women's first-place times did all the sweeping at the Virginia-hosted Lou Onesty Invitational. "I was thrilled with both groups," Virginia coach Jason Dunn said.

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Virginia looks to defend home pride

By Martin Barna | September 9, 2005

When the runners on the men's and women's cross country teams toe the line in Saturday's Lou Onesty Invitational, they may view the season's first race as a tune-up for bigger meets later in the season.

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Team seeks to boost firepower in Ohio

By Sahara Muradi | September 8, 2005

When leaving the G. Rollie White Coliseum in College Station, Texas last weekend, the Virginia volleyball team had little to regret about its matches in the Texas A&M Tournament. Although the 1-2 record they brought back to Charlottesville with them says otherwise, the Cavaliers and coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton were satisfied with the team's overall performance.

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Traitors in our midst: putting pride up for sale

By Sean McLernon | September 8, 2005

With over 24 hours left in his online auction, you would have to think this eBay user was pretty happy about the way things were going. Selling two student guest tickets to the Cavaliers' final regular season home game, prized tickets against hated rival Virginia Tech that have a face value of $50 apiece, this Virginia student had received 13 different bids for the passes to the sold-out game, the highest standing at $275.

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Wing Chun: the other martial art

By Megan McDonald | September 8, 2005

The Wing Chun club team at the University practices a unique form of Chinese martial arts distinctive from the type commonly seen on TV or in the latest Jackie Chan movie. "Wing Chun emphasizes ideas and not techniques, the main ideas [being] simplicity, efficiency and effectiveness," instructor John Chang said. Chang, who lives in Richmond, drives to Charlottesville once a week to teach the 20-person group.

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Transfer aids Virginia

By Robert Amanfu | September 7, 2005

Replacing influential players after a successful season can be a difficult trick to pull off. Just ask Al Groh and his new linebacking corps. The Virginia men's soccer team, like its gridiron counterparts, also has had to deal with the loss of key players on defense.

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