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Deacons arrive for ACC tilt

By Ben Beach | March 2, 2000

The Virginia men's basketball team hopes to strengthen its case for an NCAA Tournament bid and prove there's no place like home when Wake Forest comes to University Hall tonight at 7 p.m. After losing 71-64 at Florida State Saturday - and getting "outplayed" by the Seminoles, according to Cavalier Coach Pete Gillen - the Cavs (18-9, 8-6 ACC) should be happy to return to U-Hall, where they are 10-1 this season. "Their only [home] loss was in their Conference opener against Duke," Demon Deacon Coach Dave Odom said.

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Sports leeches to blame for Porter's sad tale

By Jed Williams | March 2, 2000

Chris Porter's story is a sad one. It is a tale of a star basketball player, a destitute mother, a parasitic agent, a screwed up legislating body known as the NCAA and an athletic underground subculture swarming with more roundball pimps than your average red-light district.

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Softball shakes off rough start

By Ashley Stanley | March 2, 2000

While many Virginia students are looking forward to getting out of Charlottesville for Spring Break, the Cavalier softball team is looking forward to coming back to town. As they return home from a slew of rigorous road games to make their home debut in the Cavalier Classic this weekend, the Cavs believe they can still capture the Conference title after reaching the ACC Tournament Finals last year. Though the numbers might not reflect it - after 13 games the squad has a 2-11 record - this year's team is packed with a group of high-powered veterans and six hard-hitting newcomers capable of turning things around. "We're a little disappointed [that] we've started out slow, even though we know we've played some really tough games," Virginia Coach Cheryl Sprangel said.

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Women's lacrosse opens with victory

By Ashley Stanley and Chris Yeung | March 2, 2000

The Cavalier women's lacrosse team opened the season with a 12-4 win at Richmond yesterday. Freshman midfielder Lauren Aumiller registered her first collegiate hat trick and senior midfielder Jamie Haas scored four goals. Virginia (1-0) jumped to a 3-0 lead, but Richmond (0-1) finally answered with 15:29 to play as Jessie Popham scored to cut the lead to two.

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Booming Tribe downs Cavs

By Sam Le | March 1, 2000

WILLIAMSBURG-It wasn't much of a winning streak anyway. After sweeping three games against Bucknell over the weekend, the Virginia baseball team's attempt to continue its victorious ways fell short yesterday as the Cavaliers' fielding and pitching woes resurfaced in a 9-3 loss at William & Mary. The Cavs (3-7-1) committed three errors in a three-run Tribe fifth, meaning only four of the seven runs allowed by junior lefthander Brandon Creswell were earned. William & Mary 9, Virginia 3 Cavalier Daily Box Score &nbsp "We were pretty embarrassed that we didn't play the defense that we wanted to play and we probably didn't throw the ball as well as we wanted to either," Virginia Coach Dennis Womack said. In the bottom of the fifth, with the Tribe (10-2) holding a slim 2-1 margin, the Virginia defense handed William & Mary the runs that would win the game. With one out, Tribe third baseman Stephen Booker reached on an error by Cav second baseman Dan Street.

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Ramirez, Vizzuso earn ACC scholarships

By Joe Abrams | March 1, 2000

Virginia swimmer Austin Ramirez and former Cavalier field hockey superstar Michelle Vizzuso were two of the 16 ACC scholar-athletes to receive a 2000 Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Award yesterday. The award provides a $5,000 scholarship which goes towards the recipient's postgraduate education. Related Links Vi rginia swimming and diving Virginia field hockey U.S.

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ACC coaches push for NCAA invitations

By Jim Reedy | March 1, 2000

As the ACC wraps up one of its more topsy-turvy men's basketball seasons in recent memory, the Conference Tournament bracket is beginning to come together.

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Student Basketball Council should educate players, not fight NCAA

By Tracy Berman | March 1, 2000

Duke's Cameron Crazies are known for toeing the line with their taunts to opposing players. Two years ago, they waved their keys at UCLA players who were driving cars rumored to be purchased for them by alumni.

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Barrier breaking, lamp launching and keg tossing would make Jefferson proud

By John Moorehouse | February 29, 2000

If you're a sports fanatic, it's probably happened to you. You've been up one night, watching the late SportsCenter, and intending to get some work done right after the always-informative "Did You Know?" segment.

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Cavs look to remain hot as Tribe awaits

By Ginny Min | February 29, 2000

After ending a seven-game winless streak with a weekend sweep over Bucknell, the Virginia baseball team hopes to continue its winning ways today against William & Mary in Williamsburg at 3 p.m. Both teams are coming off three-game sweeps.

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Men's tennis knocks off Spartans with ease

By Greg Hallmark | February 29, 2000

The No. 20 Virginia men's tennis team remained undefeated in the spring season, routing Michigan State, 6-1, Sunday at the Boar's Head Sports Club. The Cavaliers (4-0) won five of six singles matches and swept the three doubles competitions.

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Women champs attempt to take momentum into ACCs

By Billy Kynes | February 29, 2000

With a 77-71 victory over Wake Forest Sunday, the Virginia women's basketball team concluded its regular season with its first ACC title since 1996. "I've never won an ACC championship before," quipped freshman forward Schyue LaRue.

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Women's basketball claims title

By Mike Webb | February 28, 2000

As the Virginia women's basketball team celebrated the accomplishments of its three seniors on Senior Day yesterday, a 77-71 victory over Wake Forest gave the Cavs even more reason to rejoice. With yesterday's win, the No.

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Baseball tops Bison to earn first victory

By Jim Reedy | February 28, 2000

It took eight games, but the Virginia baseball team finally got its first win of the season. In fact, the Cavaliers grabbed three of them, bouncing back from Friday's loss at Liberty to sweep a three-game series against Bucknell this weekend at U.Va.

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Former Cav target leads unsuccessful Deacon comeback

By Chip Knighton | February 28, 2000

In 1996, when Virginia women's basketball Coach Debbie Ryan was on the recruiting trail, she went after a guard from Maryland named Alisha Mosley, who wound up choosing Wake Forest.

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Cavalier men swim to second straight crown

By Ginny Min | February 28, 2000

After three days of dominating its competition, the Virginia men's swimming and diving team won its second straight ACC Championship Saturday night.

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Men swimmers start fast at ACCs

By Chris Yeung | February 25, 2000

If the results of Thursday morning's preliminary races at the ACC Swimming and Diving Championship in North Carolina hold water, the No.

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Womack at the bat

By John Moorehouse | February 25, 2000

Dennis Womack didn't plan on this. When he arrived at Virginia, he didn't think about becoming the head baseball coach, and he certainly didn't anticipate staying in Charlottesville for this long.

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Men's basketball travels south for Conference battle against 'Noles

By Scott Clayton | February 25, 2000

Coming off their first road victory over North Carolina since 1981, the well-rested Virginia men's basketball team looks to continue its current scorching status as the squad takes on the Seminoles of Florida State Saturday in Tallahassee. The Cavaliers have been on a roll ever since returning home from a difficult four-game road trip.Since returning to the friendly confines of University Hall, the Cavs (18-8, 8-5 ACC) have played themselves back into a third-place spot in the ACC standings after last Sunday's Carolina victory. Related Links Virginia Men's Basketball Florida State Men's Basketball ACC Men's Basketball Florida State (10-14, 5-8) also has been playing well lately, but the Seminoles hit a bump in the road Wednesday night when the Tar Heels stole a heartbreaker in front of the FSU home crowd.

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Terrapins shell Cavalier women

By Mike Webb | February 25, 2000

COLLEGE PARK, MD-Maryland senior reserve forward Antonieta Gabriel shocked herself and the entire crowd of 2,023 at Cole Field House yesterday night by scorching the nets with 21 points and nine rebounds, leading the Terrapins to a 76-71 upset over the No.