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Early advances fade with Sunday loss

By Mickey Cloud | March 21, 2005

All season long, the Virginia softball team has talked about bringing it all together. In a weekend when the Cavaliers finally began to do just that -- pitching, hitting and defending at opportune times -- they still couldn't put together a complete tournament. Virginia hosted the Hoo's Who Tournament, a round-robin-style tournament featuring Bowling Green (7-15), East Carolina (35-8), Rutgers (0-16) and Toledo (14-9), this weekend at The Park.

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First loss highlights weaknesses for Cavs

By Adrian Vigil | March 18, 2005

Most people may assume that as the defending national champions, Virginia would not have much need for improvement. The Cavalier women's lacrosse team (3-1, 1-0 ACC) knows that scenario is simply not the case.

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Virginia returns home to face ACC foe

By Robert Amanfu | March 18, 2005

After rain suspended the match last Sunday against Florida State, the No. 2Virginia men's tennis team will continue its ACC schedule this Sunday afternoon at home against the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech (7-4,1-1 ACC). The suspension came as a bitter disappointment for the Cavaliers, who were relishing the opportunity to renew their rivalry with the Seminoles. "My freshmen year, we went down to FSU and lost in a very tough match," junior Nick Meythaler said.

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The "Other" March Madness

By Sean McLernon | March 18, 2005

If you've watched any ESPN in the past week or so, chances are you've seen promotions for the "other" March Madness: the NCAA women's basketball tournament.

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Cavaliers focus on 'small ball,' stress team play

By Chad Gallagher | March 18, 2005

With U-Hall vacated for the year (by the team and the coach), there has never been a better chance to check out the hidden diamond that is located just across the street.

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Women's Crew ranked sixth in preseason poll

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 18, 2005

The women's crew team was ranked sixth in the nation in the pre-season Varsity Eight Coaches poll.

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Wrestlers fall in first matches at NCAA Championships

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 18, 2005

Senior Paul Bjorlo and freshman Rocco Caponi both fell in their first match in the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships.

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Wet Wahoos use success to look for bigger pond

By James Wagner | March 17, 2005

They are called the Wet Wahoos, and they are often overlooked in the world of swimming in Charlottesville, given the consistency and success of the Virginia men's and women's varsity swimming and diving team.

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Three women to compete in NCAA Tourney

By James Wagner | March 17, 2005

The entire fate of Virginia women's swimming does not rest on the times of three swimmers. Today, however, juniors Rachael Burke and Brielle White and sophomore Jenny Steiner are swimming to prove that the Virginia women can compete with the nation's best at the 2005 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, hosted by Purdue University. Within the last year, two Virginia women's swimming streaks were broken.

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Cavs' homestand offers hope

By Tara Ostrowski | March 17, 2005

Sometimes one game can change an entire season. The Virginia softball team hopes that last Friday's 4-1 victory over Hawaii to close out the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament will mark a turnaround point in a so far challenging year. The last three weeks have been difficult for the softball team.

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Cavaliers ground Eagles with offense

By Chris Marsh | March 17, 2005

Virginia brought its bats Wednesday against Coppin State, routing the Eagles 15-1 at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers' 15 runs marked their largest offensive output of the season.

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After the Gillenium:Top five possible coaches for the next era

By J.D. Moss | March 17, 2005

The Pete Gillen Era is over. Finally. The fiery Irishman still got his golden pot at the end of the rainbow, but the ride turned out to be quite bumpy with just one NCAA bid in seven years. It's a shame that he did not turn in more on-court success, but he's left some valuable pieces for his successor.

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ACC matchup follows wild trip to Texas

By Mike Speight | March 16, 2005

Thanks in large part to the parity surrounding college basketball, March has forever been referred to as "March Madness." However, amidst a disappointing season for the men's basketball team, Cavalier fans have been forced to look elsewhere for their sports fix.

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Sixth-seeded Cavs pack bags for NCAA quest

By Adrian Vigil | March 16, 2005

When the women's NCAA basketball tournament bracket was announced Sunday, many of the decisions made by the selection committee may have caused some people to scratch their heads. Pac-10 champion Stanford was given a two seed despite being the No.

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Post-break surge gives Cavaliers the win

By Joey Mancini | March 16, 2005

Entering last night's contest, the Virginia men's lacrosse team had faced Mount St. Mary's just once before, a 19-8 Cavalier drubbing two years ago in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Despite a shaky offensive performance in the first half of last night's game, Virginia was able to jumpstart in the final 30 minutes to earn its second career victory against the Mount, 11-4. Mount St.

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10 reasons this column is not about Pete Gillen

By Bart Isley | March 16, 2005

I should feel compelled to write about Pete Gillen this week. As a friend of mine put it, "You've got to be hoping Gillen gets fired because that's like, four free columns." I should be chomping at the bit to jump on the bandwagon and rip Pete Gillen on his way out of University Hall -- Or, if I felt so inclined, bemoan the firing of a man who cared about this community as much as any other coach could and yet was the scapegoat for a program problems that transcended its head coach. I won't write about Gillen though, mainly because every other sportswriter in the greater Virginia area wrote about it either yesterday today -- or will in the near future.

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Optimism soars as Cavs return to Big Dance

By Joe Lemire | March 15, 2005

I had never seen such optimism from Virginia basketball players and fans as I did Sunday evening.

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Cavaliers rebound from loss, dominate Spiders

By Adrian Vigil | March 15, 2005

The Virginia women's lacrosse team needed to bounce back from Friday's 9-6 loss to Penn State. The Cavaliers (3-1, 1-0 ACC) were able to do just that with an 11-5 win over Richmond (0-4) Sunday. "It was nice to play again so quickly after Friday night," Virginia coach Julie Myers said.

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Gillen, Cavs bow out

By Becky Piedel | March 15, 2005

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When J.J. Redick has an off day, it usually spells trouble for the depth-deficient Duke Blue Devils. But when Redick's picture-perfect threes took a sour leap from the bottom of the net to the back of the rim Friday night, Lee Melchionni didn't get a whiff of danger, he smelled an opportunity. The junior forward led Duke with 16 points as the eventual champion Blue Devils routed Virginia, 76-64, in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals at the MCI Center in Washington. Redick's line featured 4-17 shooting, including 3-12 from three, but Virginia's backcourt still pounced on the conference's leading scorer, oftentimes leaving Melchionni open on the perimeter. "J.J.

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Gillen Era ends with mixed feelings

By Joey Mancini | March 15, 2005

The Pistol Pete era, or "Gillenium," has officially come to an end, after a series of meetings throughout the past year between Virginia coach Pete Gillen and Athletic Director Craig Littlepage.