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Four Cavaliers Selected in MLB Draft

By Jeremy Williams | June 13, 2002

While the annual Major League Baseball draft usually is not a big spectacle for most sports fans across the country - unlike its sports brethren the NFL and NBA - it was a very important time for several players on Virginia's baseball team. On June 4 and 5, when baseball held its annual 50 round first-year player's draft, four Virginia team members received a call that some young men only dream about. Junior Robert Word was the first Cavalier to realize that dream, when he was picked in the 10th round - 293rd player overall - by the Florida Marlins.

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Sports in Brief

June 13, 2002

The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association named four members of the Virginia women's first varsity eight crew to the All-South Region team for their accomplishments during the spring.

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Season ends in tough double OT loss to champion Orangemen

By Jeremy Williams | June 13, 2002

They couldn't believe their eyes. In what felt like a punch to the gut, the Virginia men's Lacrosse team stood speechless and watched as the Syracuse Orangemen celebrated their 12-11 win in double overtime of the NCAA tournament semifinal. In less than 20 minutes, the Cavaliers went from a feeling of elation, to complete and utter shock, as Syracuse reserve midfielder Tom Hardy shook off Virginia defender Nick Russo behind the goal, and jumped out front to fire a bouncing shot past goalie Tillman Johnson into the left side of the goal. The crowd of 23,123, most of which were Orangemen fans who traveled to nearby Piscataway, N.J., went into a frenzied roar, leaving the Cavaliers to wonder what went wrong. "I felt so bad for my team," Virginia coach Dom Starsia said.

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Former Virginia star wins NBA Coach of the Year

By Jeremy Williams | June 13, 2002

Former University basketball star Rick Carlisle was named the National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year last month, after leading his Detroit Pistons to the playoffs and a Central Division title in his first year as head coach. The former Cavalier standout got off to a hot start at 14-6, before losing 13 of 16 games, which left many people wondering if the decision by General Manager Joe Dumars to hire him was the correct one.

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Caldwell leaves for Tennessee

By Jonathan Evans | June 13, 2002

A return trip to the NCAA tournament for the Virginia women's basketball team will have to come without one of the coaches that has graced the Cavalier sidelines for the past three seasons.

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All Virginia boats contribute to third-place finish

By Jason Wise | May 17, 2002

The Virginia women's crew team took third place at the Eastern Sprints on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J.

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Cavaliers prepare to face Cornell in NCAA opener

By Joe Lemire | May 17, 2002

The preseason goal of the 2002 Virginia lacrosse team was to send exceptional seniors Conor Gill and Mark Koontz out in style with a return to national prominence by making a run at the national championship.

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Cavs bow out of NCAA tournament with UNC loss

By Jonny Schwab | May 17, 2002

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - If the drama in the ACC Tournament did not prove that Virginia was in the premiere women's lacrosse conference in the country, last Sunday's 14-13 overtime loss to North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament sure did. Seeking revenge from its loss in Charlottesville on March 23, the No.

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Mathis announces intent to transfer

By Chip Knighton | May 17, 2002

Men's basketball coach Pete Gillen announced Wednesday that sophomore J.C. Mathis has asked for and will receive his immediate release from the Virginia program. While Mathis' future plans have not yet been announced, his departure marks the Virginia program's second transfer from Gillen's 2000-01 recruiting class.

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ACC tournament losses to Tar Heels end Virginia season

By Kate Lipper | May 17, 2002

At the start of the 2002 season, the outlook for the Virginia softball team appeared bright. Having lost only one player from the previous year, the Cavaliers returned with a well-balanced squad of seasoned players and fresh talent and a lineup that could produce scoring binges as well as deliver formidable defense.

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Cavs finish seasons, look to future

By Jeremy Williams | May 17, 2002

A season full of ups and downs ended in a difficult fashion for Virginia men's and women's tennis, as both teams bowed out of the ACC tournament early, taking away a chance for postseason play. In seasons that produced both exciting wins and disappointing losses, both squads walked away believing that the future is bright for the Virginia tennis programs. In Virginia head coach Brian Boland's first full year at the helm of the men's program, progress was stressed from day one, especially after the loss of four seniors made success in the ACC seem difficult. Even with two freshmen pushed into the lineup, the Cavaliers played with heart and progressed in a way that Boland believes will set up terrific teams in years to come. "I am really proud of the way this team has played all season," Boland said.

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Cavs face fierce foe in No. 10 Yellow Jackets

By J.D. Mo | April 26, 2002

The Virginia baseball team will hope to build upon its two-game winning streak when the Cavaliers open a three-game series on the road against No.

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Virginia heads north for Penn State

By Arsalan Tavakoli | April 26, 2002

There were only two minutes left, two minutes of good defense, two minutes to the ACC Championship, two minutes until the No.

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Sports in brief

April 26, 2002

Virginia attackman John Christmas has been added as one of three "Players to Watch" on the list for the second annual Tewaaraton Trophy, the most prestigious award in college lacrosse.

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Cavaliers host Terriers in regatta

By Jason Wise | April 26, 2002

The Virginia women's rowing team, which is ranked No. 1 in the NCAA South Division, is coming off a perfect showing at ACC championships last weekend winning both first varsity races and both second varsity races, as well as winning the first varisty four.

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Leader Cangemi leaves mark

April 26, 2002

A prized veteran on the Virginia women's lacrosse team, midfielder Molly Cangemi has not forgotten how to have fun and enjoy life while putting her heart into the sport.

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Virginia explodes to beat Loyola

By Jonny Schwab | April 25, 2002

For only the third time this season, the Virginia women's lacrosse team found itself trying to bounce back from a tough loss, after falling to Maryland in the first round of the ACC Tournament last Friday.

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Sports in Brief

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 25, 2002

Women's basketball honors own The Cavaliers held their 19th annual Women's Basketball Awards Banquet at the Omni Hotel on Tuesday. Senior guard Telisha Quarles was named both Cavalier of the Year and Best Offensive Player.

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Cavaliers drop one, win second over JMU

By Ehren Foley | April 25, 2002

After a disappointing 3-2 loss in the opening game of their doubleheader against James Madison (23-17), the Virginia softball team (44-18) bounced back and trounced the Dukes 9-1 in the teams' second match.

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Remembering shining Virginia sports moments

By Chris Yeung | April 25, 2002

Enough with the romanticization, myth-making and heartless criticism. Let me tell you how I really feel. I've watched Virginia athletics through the eyes of a fan, a writer and a critic over the past four years.