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Men's lacrosse kicks off season against Towson

Virginia men's lacrosse coach Dom Starsia isn't quite sure what to expect from his 2001 squad. After graduating 12 members of last year's ACC championship-winning team, Starsia must rely on new blood to maintain Virginia's reputation as one of the country's elite lacrosse programs. After winning their second consecutive ACC title, the 2000 Cavaliers headed into the NCAA tournament looking to repeat as NCAA champions.


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Women's hoops loses on road to Blue Devils

With one game left in conference play, the Virginia women's basketball team's roller coaster season experienced another low at Cameron Indoor Stadium last night. Virginia lost, 76-53, to Duke (24-3, 12-3 ACC) and remains in fifth place in the ACC. In Blue Devil coach Gail Goestenkors' 200th career victory, Georgia Schweitzer led No.


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High-flying Hall

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... Adam Hall? So he might not be Superman, but the Virginia men's basketball junior guard is as close as you can humanly get.


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Women's lacrosse garners preseaon No. 7 in ranking

InsideLacrosse ranked the Virginia women's lacrosse team No. 7 in its preseason poll. Last season, the Cavaliers advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive time before falling to James Madison, 12-5. Virginia opens its 2001 regular season at William & Mary on Feb.


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ACC teams prepare for final showdown

Following a momentous week of two big ACC wins, the Virginia men's basketball team has a well-deserved eight-day break to regroup before finishing the regular season. With their victories over No.


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Hooville: the good, the bad and the smelly

In years gone by, Roger Mason's three-point dagger to seal a precious, if unspectacular, road triumph at Florida State likely would have spawned one of the following bow-tied, beer-swilling Cavalier responses: "Hooray for us ... So, does Chi Phi have something tonight?" Or, "Yay, we won ... Did Clemons extend its hours of operation to accommodate students who wished to partake of a little Saturday afternoon basketball over cell biology?" Or perhaps, "Is Roger Mason that cute red-headed Hullabahoo you were giving the eye at our semi-formal last weekend?" Now Virginia zealots sing a different tune - one with a melody that was distinctly audible the second Mason's bomb detonated in the bottom of the net: "Let's go tenting." Tenting?


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LaRue carries poor-shooting Cavs to victory

It was perfectly fitting for the Virginia women's basketball team that sophomore center Schuye LaRue had one of her best games of the season and carried the Cavaliers on the same night that she scored the 1,000th point of her career. LaRue scored a career-high 33 points on 15-for-21 shooting and grabbed 18 rebounds as Virginia escaped with a victory against Hampton last night at University Hall. "Schuye had a great game, and if it weren't for her in the first half, I don't know where we would have been," Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said. LaRue, who now has 1,005 career points, became the 18th Cavalier to surpass the 1,000-point barrier.


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Cavaliers torpedo Lady Pirate attack

You could call last night's game exciting. You could call it nerve-wracking. The Virginia women's basketball team would call it too close for comfort. The Cavaliers (17-11, 7-7 ACC) eked out a 75-72 victory against a surprisingly tough Hampton squad last night at University Hall.


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Cavs edge Seminoles at buzzer

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-The Virginia men's basketball team's trouble on the road almost continued Saturday at Florida State in a close game in which the Seminoles outplayed the Cavaliers in almost every aspect offensively. But thanks partly to the heroics of Cavaliers Adam Hall and Roger Mason Jr.


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Baseball easily sweeps Navy in season opener

Thanks to the arm of pitcher Dan Street, who pitched a two-hit shutout through seven innings, the Virginia baseball team (3-0) completed a three-game sweep of Navy (0-3) yesterday. Virginia scored four runs in the first inning off of Navy pitcher Brian Pennell, including RBI singles by shortstop Hunter Wyant, catcher Mark Rueffert, and right fielder Chris Sweet, to put them ahead early. The Cavaliers won both games of Saturday's doubleheader with Navy as well.


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Women's hoops faces Pirates

In a season of infrequent highs and emotional lows, the Virginia women's basketball team will face Hampton in a non-conference matchup at 7:30 tonight in University Hall. The Cavalier women (16-11) are coming off a tough 78-71 loss at Clemson on Thursday.

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