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Virginia looks to go above .500 in ACC

After toppling Florida State, 66-62, on Wednesday, the Virginia women's basketball team (11-8, 4-4 ACC) now sets its sights on Chapel Hill, where it will take on ACC foe North Carolina (14-5, 4-3) on Sunday. "Carolina's a great team, and we are going to have to play very, very well to beat them," Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said.


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Two Cavaliers named All-Americans Two Virginia men's soccer players were named to the 2001 National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas All-America teams.


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Cavs shoot for 5th straight win

The No. 7 Virginia men's basketball has the chance to maintain its recent winning ways against VMI tonight at University Hall. Virginia (13-2, 4-2 ACC) is coming off of a narrow 69-65 win over Georgia Tech on Tuesday, the Cavaliers' first victory in Atlanta in seven years.


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Duke point guard Jason Williams was named ACC player of the week on Tuesday after his outstanding performances against No.


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The ACC released the Virginia football team's 2002 schedule Friday. The Cavaliers will play 12 regular season games, six in Charlottesville and eight against teams that went to bowl games last season. Virginia opens its schedule Aug.


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Murphy's Law, meet the

OK, so I went a little overboard on the Baltimore Ravens pick last week. The Steelers 27-10 victory Sunday showed me two things: 1) The Miami Dolphins team that the Ravens beat the week before was a joke.


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Virginia must execute from the perimeter to bust the zone

F or real estate enthusiasts, the key to a superior sale is acknowl- edged as "Location, location, location." For teams trying to stop the Cavaliers' offense recently, it's been more like "Zone, zone, zone." Because of Virginia players' ability to break down man-to-man defenses with their driving abilities (Chris Williams, Adam Hall, Keith Jenifer) or strong inside game (Travis Watson) opponents have grown fond of playing a zone defense and daring Virginia to shoot the outside shot. In the Cavaliers' two losses this season, they were unable to connect from three-point range against the zone.


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Cavaliers place second in state championships

Just when their backs were flat to the mat, the Virginia wrestling team pulled itself together and escaped an otherwise lackluster season by placing second at the Virginia Intercollegiate State Wrestling Championships Saturday. Virginia Tech beat out the Cavaliers by 15.5 points to claim the state championship.


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Eliese Mitchell broke her own school record in the weight throw with a throw of 61 feet, 7 inches to finish sixth in the Virginia Tech Invitational.


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Cavaliers handle Devils, Heels

The Virginia swimming and diving team made a successful trip down Tobacco Road this weekend, beating Duke Friday night and North Carolina Saturday afternoon.

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