Elijah Saunders helps Virginia hold off American

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Elijah Saunders finished with 21 points and eight rebounds to lead host Virginia to a 63-58 victory over American University on Sunday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va.

The Cavaliers (7-5) won their nonconference finale and handed the upset-minded Eagles (6-6) their second consecutive loss and second against an Atlantic Coast Conference foe this season.

Virginia, in its first sea