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Young, old work to create dynasty

By Joey Mancini | February 18, 2004

They are at it again. Whereas most Virginia students returned to their second semesters focused on classes and social life, the Virginia men's lacrosse team returned to Charlottesville with a loftier goal -- to win a second consecutive NCAA championship. Spring practice opened with the resumption of classes a little over a month ago, yet this year's lacrosse squad has been together since August preparing to defend their title.

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Littlepage says win total alone will not determine Gillen's coaching fate

By Clayton O'Toole | February 18, 2004

Filling in for traveling head basketball coach Pete Gillen on the Cavalier Call-In radio show, Athletic Director Craig Littlepage fielded question after question regarding the coach's uncertain future. Adamantly denying that Gillen's job status will be determined solely by wins and losses, Littlepage stressed other factors in his decision such as recruiting effectiveness, retention of student-athletes and player graduation rates. Gillen has compiled a 99-74 record over the past six seasons at Virginia.

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Freshman continuesdistance tradition Alive

By Jeremy Root | February 18, 2004

First it was Amy Baly, then it was Rachael Burke, and now, Kimi Kelly. The Virginia women's swimming team has maintained their elite distance program with top recruits each offseason, and this year has been no different. Kelly, a freshman from Mount Vernon, N.Y., has been nothing short of amazing as she follows in the wake of her older peers, senior captain Amy Baly and sophomore Rachael Burke, last year's ACC Rookie of the Year. Kelly, who swims the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle and the 200-yard butterfly, has the opportunity to place at all three events at the conference tournament this week in Charlottesville. "We believe that Kimi Kelly should be in the mix for a win," Virginia coach Mark Bernardino said.

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Club team captain plays rugby abroad

By Eric Ast | February 17, 2004

The biggest secret on Grounds is not Coach Groh's pre-preseason favorite for starting quarterback, it's not Virginia wrestler Scott Moore's invincibility on the mat and it's not even the mysterious reasoning behind Pete Gillen's offensive schemes.

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A-Rod frenzy good for Yankees, game of baseball

By Paul Crane | February 17, 2004

Despite a weekend that included the Daytona 500, the NBA All-Star game and a plethora of exciting college basketball match-ups, the talk of the sports world was the blockbuster trade between Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. After Bud "the Nutty Professor" Selig gave his stamp of approval from the Commissioner's Office yesterday, reigning American Leauge MVP Alex Rodriguez officially became the next hall-of-famer to don the famous pinstripes.

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No. 33 Virginia women's tennis defeats Princeton

By Joey Mancini | February 16, 2004

The Cavalier women's tennis team traveled to Princeton Saturday and defeated the Tigers 6-1. The victory was the fifth straight for Virginia, including two straight wins against Ivy League schools after last weekend's triumph over Brown. In the singles matches, No.

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Virginia wrestling splits weekend matches

By Joey Mancini | February 16, 2004

The Cavalier wresting team narrowly defeated N.C. State but lost to Duke later Saturday night in two dual meets held in Raleigh and Durham. Facing the Wolfpack, Virginia won 22-21 as a team after 133-pound Steve Hromada prevailed 7-6 in the final seconds over N.C.

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Cavs falter late, lose to Pack

By Elizabeth Newell | February 16, 2004

The Virginia women's basketball team allowed a 12-point lead over N.C. State Sunday to cause Cavalier complacency, which, in turn, led to a 72-67 Wolfpack win at University Hall. Led by junior forwards Jocelyn Logan-Friend and LaTonya Blue, the Cavaliers went on a 16-2 run to go up by 12 points with 11 minutes to go in the second half. Virginia (12-12, 5-7 ACC) was unable to sustain their energy after a media timeout interrupted their run. "After that timeout it just felt like they had the momentum and they hadn't even done anything to get it," senior guard Anna Prillaman said.

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