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March 20, 2002

Virginia goalie Tillman Johnson was named ACC player of the week after leading the men's lacrosse team to two victories last week. Johnson, a sophomore from Annapolis, Md., began the week with a 10-save performance in the Cavaliers' 7-5 victory over Notre Dame last Tuesday, holding the Fighting Irish to their lowest scoring output of the year. Johnson followed that performance with a 13-save game against Towson in the Cavaliers' 13-8 victory Sunday.

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Kent State revels in Sweet Sixteen berth

By Sam Le | March 20, 2002

The best story in college basketball right now cannot be found in Durham, N.C., or College Park, Md. Instead it's on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in Kent, Ohio.

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Virginia prepares for Richmond matchup

By Jeremy Williams | March 20, 2002

Coming off one of the biggest wins in the history of the women's tennis program, the Cavaliers are set to go up against the Richmond Spiders in a midseason non-conference matchup today at the Snyder Tennis Center at 2 p.m. Virginia coach Phil Rogers picked up his first win against the Seminoles in his 19 years with the Cavaliers.

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Cavaliers gear up for streaking Dukes

By Greg Stern | March 20, 2002

The Virginia baseball team takes on James Madison at 3 p.m. today at the U.Va. Baseball Field following the mixed results of a 2-6 stretch over Spring Break. The Cavaliers (12-9, 1-2 ACC) are coming off a 1-2 showing against No.

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Club Sports Roundup

March 19, 2002

The Cavaliers will compete this Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Mad Bowl in the first round of Division 1 Nationals. For more information their Web site at http://scs.student.virginia.edu/~wrugbuva Four members of the Virginia club swimming team will travel to participate in UPenn's second annual Spring Invitational this weekend.

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Hawkeyes overcome Virginia

By Joe Lemire | March 19, 2002

STORRS, CT - After being picked to finish eighth in the ACC, the Virginia women's basketball team earned the eighth seed in the Mideast region of the NCAA tournament.

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Cavaliers look strong against tough competition

By Kate Lipper | March 19, 2002

Thousands of Virginia undergraduates last week made the annual exodus from Charlottesville to warmer climates for various Spring Break celebrations.

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Floundering Cavs are put out of their misery

By Jonathan Evans | March 19, 2002

Well, at least it's all over now. The debacle that was the Virginia men's basketball season ended last Wednesday evening with a 74-67 loss to the Gamecocks of South Carolina, the finale of a forgettable season for the Cavaliers.

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Gamecocks put Virginia to rest

By Jeremy Williams | March 19, 2002

A season short of expectations came to an end last Wednesday as the Virginia men's basketball team squandered a nine-point lead in the second half en route to a 74-67 loss to South Carolina in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament. Virginia was ranked as high as fourth in the nation this season, but their NCAA tournament hopes came crashing down in March as the Cavaliers lost 10 of their last 13 games. The Cavaliers were 14-2 Jan.

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Cavaliers send two to NCAA indoors

By Jason Wise | March 19, 2002

Juniors Eliese Mitchell and Kiamesha Otey of Virginia's track and field team made their mark in the NCAA indoor championships March 9 and 10 to close out the indoor season.

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Sports in Brief

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 7, 2002

Teamer earns ACC rookie of the year award Virginia freshman forward Brandi Teamer was named the 2002 rookie of the year yesterday by the Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association.

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Virginia wrestlers eye ACC titles

By J.D. Moss | March 7, 2002

The Virginia wrestling team will look to build upon a dominant performance in the American Quad Meet on Feb.

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Koshansky leads Cavaliers in win

By Kathleen Thornton | March 7, 2002

Although the Radford baseball team (4-5) displayed its hunger to win, the Highlanders fell to Virginia (10-3) yesterday afternoon in an important in-state contest with a final score of 5-1. "Radford is always tough," Virginia senior Dan Street said.

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Cavs must show heart on defense to make NCAAs

By Chris Yeung | March 7, 2002

While the rest of us bake in the warm beachfront sun, enjoy European vacations and relax in familiar household surroundings, the men's basketball team will be fighting to extend their season deep into March, well after our Spring Break has ended.

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Virginia prepares for hungry Wolfpack

By Jeremy Williams | March 7, 2002

When the Virginia men's basketball team travels to Charlotte, N.C., this weekend, they will attempt to achieve a feat that has not been accomplished by a Cavalier squad in nearly seven years: win a post-season game.

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Virginia surges to victory over Monarchs

By Chris Glasser | March 7, 2002

Sprinting out of the gates with three goals in the first three minutes, the No. 8 Virginia women's lacrosse team sped its way to a 16-4 romp of No.

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Virginia swim team on verge of elite company

By Chip Knighton | March 6, 2002

Last weekend, a Virginia men's sports team pulled off a monumental achievement. They did something that few Cavalier teams have ever done in the past.

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Virginia set to take on in-state rival ODU

By Greg Stern | March 6, 2002

The Virginia women's lacrosse team faces Old Dominion today at 4 p.m. at Kl

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Cavs hope to rebound against Radford

By Kathleen Thornton | March 6, 2002

One of the state's smaller baseball programs will take on the much larger Virginia club today, when the Cavaliers face Radford at the U.Va.

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Sports in brief

March 6, 2002

Virginia juniors Kiamesha Otey and Eliese Mitchell will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend to compete in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field championships.