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Virginia tops Duke for ACC championship

Virginia senior midfielder Billy Glading is known primarily for his defense, but it will be the memory of his offensive skills which will haunt Duke and North Carolina for a long time to come. Glading scored an overtime goal to lift No.


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Women's club tennis takes pair of wins

Last Saturday and Sunday the Virginia women's club tennis team picked up two wins over in-state foes, traveling to both James Madison and Virginia Tech. Saturday, the Cavaliers were led by wins from seniors Nicole Griglione, Shannon Christensen and Krissie Morris, juniors Sandy McCarthy and Courtenay Evans, sophomore Amanda Moy and freshmen Lucy and Mallori Browne.


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Virginia faulters against in-state foe Virginia Tech

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech starter M.J. Hurley scattered four hits and three runs over seven innings and Hokie designated hitter David McDonald broke open a 3-3 tie with a sixth inning sacrifice groundout as the Hokies downed Virginia 5-3 yesterday afternoon.


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Club karate hosts Shotokan Sensei

Over the weekend, the ISKF Karate Club hosted Sensei Cathy Cline, the highest-ranking woman in the International Shotokan Karate Federation and a four-time ISKF national champion.Sensei Cline, a sixth degree black belt, conducted three clinics in three days.The clinics were attended by club members, as well as students from dojos around the nation. In addition to this weekend's event, Virginia also recently sent four students to the 25th annual ISKF National Karate Championships in Orlando, Fla.


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Club gymnastics competes in National championship tournament

Twelve Virginia gymnasts competed at the National championships held this past weekend in Austin, TX.The Cavaliers placed 12th in a field of 34 teams.The team consisted of freshmen Holly Hillyer, Alina Kostreba, Katie Larsen, Karen Oliver, Christine Pearce, sophomore Shelly Vogan, juniors Sarah Cary, Christine Diffell, Jenny Winger, seniors Jakara Hubbard, Stephanie Stevens, and graduate student Joyce Agati.Both Christine Pearce and Christine Diffell qualified for event finals on beam, with Diffell also qualifying for event finals on vault.


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Virginia pummels Patriots, 15-8

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The sun was setting behind George Mason Stadium yesterday afternoon as the No. 4 Virginia women's lacrosse team handed the Patriots (5-7) their seventh loss of the season, 15-8.


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Virginia falls to Hokies for third straight defeat

As fast as freshman Rylan Rizza's backhand flew passed the baseline, his body hit the ground. Rizza's unforced error in a second set tiebreaker against Saber Kadiri clinched a 7-5, 7-6 victory for Kadiri in the deciding match of yesterday's 4-3 loss to Virginia Tech (18-6). The loss dropped Virginia's record to 20-7 and left a disappointed Rizza lying on the court with his hands on his head. This is the third straight narrow defeat for a Cavalier team that also fell to Clemson and North Carolina, 4-3, in the last week.

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Ahead of Lighting of the Lawn, Riley McNeill and Chelsea Huffman, co-chairs of the Lighting of the Lawn Committee and fourth-year College students, and Peter Mildrew, the president of the Hullabahoos and third-year Commerce student, discuss the festive tradition which brings the community together year after year. From planning the event to preparing performances, McNeil, Huffman and Mildrew elucidate how the light show has historically helped the community heal in the midst of hardship.