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Virginia beats Troy St. in ho-hum game

Just when Virginia coach Al Groh began to lament his team's lack of takeaways this season, his Cavaliers responded, forcing three turnovers in Saturday's 24-0 shutout of Troy State. "That's an area of focus for us and we got three today," Groh said.


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Virginia faces Flames after ACC defeat

The No. 25 Virginia men's soccer teamis looking to rebound from a conference defeat when they host visiting Liberty tonight at Klöckner Stadium.The Cavaliers' lost a hard-fought contest at the hands of Duke a week ago in Durham, causing their three-game winning streak to come to a halt. Just 3:39 into the match, Virginia (7-6-0, 3-2-0 ACC) scored the first goal when freshman midfielder Drew Harrison put the ball in the back right corner of Duke's net.


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Volleyball completes season sweep over Duke

The Virginia volleyball team defeated the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday evening 3-0 (30-24, 30-19, 30-13). This victory marked the first season sweep over Duke since 1999 and moves the Cavaliers to 20-5, 4-5 ACC, while the Blue Devils drop to 7-14, 3-6.


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Youth eight crew finishes first at Head of the Charles

The Virgnia women's rowing team had a strong showing at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston Sunday with the youth eight crew finishing first, the championship four crew finishing fifth and the championship eight crew finishing 11th in the competition. The youth eight crew came in with a time of 17:06.988 to emerge victorious over a field of 55 crews.


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Stadium atmosphere, Cav Man aid success

Think back to the last Virginia football game you attended at Scott Stadium. But don't think about the final score, the missed calls or the big plays; instead, remember the atmosphere -- the sights and sounds of experiencing a college football game. Well, to have a successful college football experience, there are a lot more people involved besides the football team here at Virginia.


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Prenationals produce mixed results

A misstep in the middle of a cross country race can cost a runner a second or two. But when a team has a misstep, it can mean a season. The men's cross country entered Pre-nationals at the University of Northern Iowa last weekend ranked No.


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Cavaliers dominate Liberty, win 6-0

By Becky Piedel Cavalier Daily Staff Writer The Virginia women's soccer team outshot Liberty University 29-to-3 last night en route to a 6-0 victory at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers hit the scoreboard first 23:28 into the first half on a Shannon Foley corner kick.


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Rivalries

As any sports fan or participant would attest, the only thing worse than losing is losing to your most hated enemy, your archrival.


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Tennis finds success in second tourney

Mariko Fritz-Krockow is a junior transfer from UCLA and a member of the women's tennis team. She provided the Cavalier Daily with her notes from this past weekend's Old Point Invitational held at Old Dominion University. Thursday October 16, 2003 Our second tournament is under way.

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