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Virginia splashes into national spotlight

By Lindsay Means | March 21, 2001

Six Virginia women swimmers combined their efforts to lead the Cavaliers to a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships last weekend at the Nassua County Aquatic Center in East Meadow, N.Y. Freshmen Amy Baly and Carlie Dykehouse, sophomores Cara Lane and Mirjana Bosevska, junior Megan Roesch and senior Megan Iffland all qualified to represent the Cavaliers at the NCAAs and took home 10 top 16 event awards and 92 points. Lane put in the most spectacular and prosperous performances for the Cavaliers.

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Final losses aside, Virginia men's

By Jim Reedy | March 21, 2001

You weren't the only one praying in front of the television five days ago. At approximately 2:30 Friday afternoon, I slid off the couch and onto my knees, palms pressed together in what turned out to be a vain attempt to will the Virginia men's basketball team past 12th-seeded Gonzaga and into the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Dan Dickau and the Zags sent the Cavaliers to a season-ending third consecutive loss, but the lasting image of Virginia's 2000-01 season need not be its 0-for-March finish.

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NCAA 101: Eight lessons learned from the first two rounds of the tournament

By Jed Williams | March 20, 2001

Students of the staggered screen, pupils of the pick-and-roll: Gather'round. Last week I presented you with an assignment: Camp out in front of the big screen, fight your way through 48 games worth of utter NCAA madness and report back with your findings. In the time-honored tradition of sending the 16 sweetest clubs onward in search of the college hardwood holy grail, I've condensed our laundry list of observations down to not 16 (that wouldn't fit) but eight noteworthy memories and moments.

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Cavs battle early inexperience

By Ginny Min | March 8, 2001

Tennis is often considered a warm weather sport. But despite chilly winds and 40-degree weather, the Virginia men's and women's tennis teams have been playing since early February. The men's team kicked off its 2001 spring season Feb.

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Women's lacrosse squashes ODU

By Chris Yeung | March 8, 2001

The Virginia women's lacrosse team spoiled Old Dominion's home opener with a 14-9 win last night. After the Lady Monarchs (0-1) grabbed an early 2-0 lead, the Cavaliers (3-0) responded with seven unanswered goals to take a 7-2 lead early in the second half.

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Cavaliers ready for ACC Tournament

By Ginny Min | March 8, 2001

Spring Break is just around the corner, but for the men's basketball teams in the ACC, the next four days are anything but a vacation. The 48th annual ACC Tournament kicks off tonight at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, when Florida State and Clemson, the eighth and ninth seeds, respectively, meet in the first round.

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Sampson looks back on fantastic era

By David Semler | March 7, 2001

The No. 12 Virginia men's basketball team begins postseason play Firday in the ACC Tournament. For the first time since the 1996-97 season - after which the Cavaliers struggled for even the easiest ACC win - the team is likely to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The turnaround is remarkable, but it is no match for Virginia's rise to national dominance just two decades ago.

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Hall receives ACC award for defense

By Alex Roosenburg and Kate Lipper | March 7, 2001

The ACC announced its 2001 All-ACC Defensive Team yesterday. Its members are Virginia junior forward Adam Hall, Maryland's Juan Dixon, Brendan Haywood of North Carolina, Georgia Tech's Alvin Jones and Shane Battier of Duke. Hall finished Virginia's regular season with 82 defensive rebounds and averaged 5.4 rebounds.

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Hand erases doubts with senior season

By Chip Knighton | March 6, 2001

Few athletes have gone through as much turmoil as point guard Donald Hand. Over the course of his Virginia career, the senior from Paterson, N.J., played for two different coaches, watched the player he was brought in with depart and filled several roles for the men's basketball team.

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Baseball set for in-state showdown

By Paul Crane | March 6, 2001

The Virginia baseball team will pack its umbrellas and travel to Norfolk today to face in-state rival Old Dominion. After inclement weather forced the cancellation of Sunday's game against Seton Hall, Virginia (7-4) will make its second road trip of the year to face the Monarchs (3-11) at Bud Metheny Complex. "We went on the road and played well at both spots, at VCU and at Liberty," Virginia coach Dennis Womack said.

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