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Women's volleyball nets tourney success

By Zack Fried | September 4, 2000

Despite having only three seniors, the Virginia women's volleyball team rose above its youth and inexperience to win two of three matches over the weekend, earning them second place in the Jefferson Cup Tournament. The Cavaliers (2-1) defeated Kentucky Saturday, 3-1, and split a pair of matches Friday, taking a 3-1 win over William and Mary before losing to Georgetown, 3-0. Saturday against the Wildcats (1-2), the Cavs won the first two games, 15-13 and 15-8.

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European tour builds team unity

By Ginny Min | September 1, 2000

Official practice for the 2000-01 season may still be months away, but that didn't stop the Virginia men's basketball team from picking up some early preparation at the end of this summer. From Aug.

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Set For Victory

By Zack Fried | September 1, 2000

With only three seniors, two returning starters and no juniors, the Virginia women's volleyball team needs its stellar incoming freshman class to contribute mightily if it is to continue its climb to national prominence. The current Cavalier recruits were ranked as the sixth best class in the nation by Volleyball Magazine, making it Virginia's highest-ranked recruiting class ever.

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Martino snags preseason All-American nod

By Paul Crane | September 1, 2000

Last week Kyle Martino was named a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, college soccer's MVP award. Yesterday, the Virginia sophomore grabbed second team preseason All-American honors from Soccer America magazine. Soccer America also gave the Virginia team a nod, ranking it third in the nation.

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BYU looks to Hooks for offense

By Chip Knighton | August 31, 2000

Maybe Margin Hooks doesn't get it. He has plenty to worry about as the marked man on Brigham Young's struggling offense, but the senior wide receiver is playing it cool. The BYU offense entered the 2000 season with a daunting task.

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Kicking Around Title Dreams

By Chris Yeung | August 31, 2000

Losing only three starters from last season, the No. 16 Virginia women's soccer team seems poised to improve on its third-round exit from the 1999 NCAA Tournament.

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Kicking Around Title Dreams

By Sam Le | August 31, 2000

George Gelnovatch, Virginia men's soccer coach, has learned to choose his words carefully. Don't ask him if the Cavs will win the national championship.

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Wide World of Sports does

By Jim Reedy | August 30, 2000

Not to be a complete carpetbagger or anything, but I have news for all you Southerners out there: Auto racing is not a sport. Judging by the attention NASCAR receives from newspapers around Virginia, the Commonwealth's sports fans would argue that point.

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Pope prays for healthy season this fall

By Ben Beach | August 30, 2000

What do you do when your breakout season is interrupted by a knee injury on the first drive of the opening game? If you're Monsanto Pope, you make yourself stronger and faster than you've ever been. The junior defensive tackle blew out his knee on the sixth play of the season opener against North Carolina last year.

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Cavs aim to shoot down air attacks

By Dave Jamieson | August 28, 2000

Looking back on a season in which Virginia plummeted to the bottom of the conference in pass defense, two culprits emerge: injury and inexperience. One year later, the Cavaliers have healthy legs in the secondary, but the inexperience factor still remains. Having lost starting cornerbacks Dwayne Stukes and Antwan Harris to graduation and strong safety Chris Williams to academic ineligibility, Virginia enters the season with only one returning starter in sophomore free safety Jerton Evans. And with all the concerns and question marks looming over the secondary during the preseason, Cavalier coach George Welsh is as unsure of what to expect as the next person. "We're going in there four deep without much experience," Welsh said.

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Three backs race for starting spot

By Ben Beach | August 28, 2000

In Greek mythology, the Hydra was a serpent-like creature that grew multiple heads if one was severed. This myth might strike a chord with opposing defenses when trying to stop the Virginia running attack of Arlen Harris, Tyree Foreman and Antwoine Womack. Much has been made of this year's backfield and not just because of the loss of Thomas Jones.

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His Own Man

By Ginny Min | August 28, 2000

Experience, confidence and execution. A quarterback needs these three things to excel. And a team needs these from him to win.

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Tackling weak points

By Dave Jamieson | August 28, 2000

When Virginia coach George Welsh vowed to "reinvent the corporation," his moves included shuffling his assistant coaches and moving a wideout to starting cornerback. But if one thing still looks the same, it's a front seven comprised of talented and experienced linebackers and capable defensive tackles who plan on reestablishing the Cavalier run defense among the nation's finest. Virginia returns two starting linebackers, senior captains Byron Thweatt and Yubrenal Isabelle, who will bring a wealth of experience to the defense.

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