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Determined Cavs beat Florida State

By Chip Knighton | February 26, 2001

It may have been senior night for the Virginia women's basketball team, but it was a junior that led the way. Junior guard Telisha Quarles scored 19 points, including 10 in a first-half run that broke the game open, as the Cavaliers (18-12, 8-8 ACC) defeated Florida State (17-10, 9-7) at University Hall, 77-65. The game see-sawed back and forth in its early minutes, with the lead changing hands nine times in the first half.

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Cav lacrosse opens season with victory

By Katie Montgomery | February 26, 2001

The No. 3 Virginia men's lacrosse team rolled to a 12-8 victory against No. 20 Towson in Saturday's home opener at University Hall Turf Field. Freshman goaltender Tillman Johnson notched 12 saves in his first collegiate start. Senior midfielder Hanley Holcomb and sophomore midfielder Billy Glading both contributed three goals to lead the Cavalier offensive attack.

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Men's swimming takes ACC crown

By Monica Nista | February 26, 2001

The Virginia men's swimming and diving team did it again for the third time. The Cavaliers won their third consecutive ACC Championship title this weekend at the Aquatics & Fitness Center. Their final score of 883.5 points is the highest score total in ACC history, breaking the previous record set by North Carolina in 1991 with 852 points. "This weekend was a total team effort," Virginia coach Mark Bernardino said.

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Baseball takes two out of three against Penn State

By Kate Bedingfield | February 26, 2001

On a weekend when most Virginia fans were concentrating on University Hall, the baseball team took two of three games against Penn State across the street at U.Va.

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Seniors end tumultuous regular season with a bang

By Jessica Garrison | February 26, 2001

This season has been quite a ride for the seniors on Debbie Ryan's team, but they ended the regular season roller coaster ride with a win last night. Ryan's starting lineup consisted of five seniors: Katie Tracy, Chalois Lias, Elena Kravchenko, Svetlana Volnaya and Dean'na Mitchelson, an unusual lineup that held its own against a strong Florida State opening. Tracy, a two-sport athlete, played at the Cavaliers' problem spot - point guard - and brought maturity to a position otherwise filled by freshmen Anna Prillaman and Chelsea Whitaker.

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Virginia dives into first day of ACCs

By Katie Jacob | February 23, 2001

The cold temperatures and snow on the ground yesterday did not chill the heated atmosphere at the Aquatic & Fitness Center last night.

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Virginia baseball looks for another winning weekend

By Kate Bedingfield | February 23, 2001

Get your appetite for hot dogs fired up and belt out "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" once or twice for good measure.

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Men's lacrosse kicks off season against Towson

By Katie Montgomery | February 23, 2001

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

By Paul Crane | February 23, 2001

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

By Ginny Min | February 23, 2001

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

By Katie Montgomery | February 22, 2001

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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Cavs look to net road victory against Duke

By Matt Trogdon | February 22, 2001

Fresh off an unexpectedly hard-earned victory Monday night, the Virginia women's basketball team faces a stern test tonight against No.

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In wake of recent deaths, it's time to reevaluate NASCAR

By Michael Gillespie | February 22, 2001

Maybe I'm the not the most qualified person to write this column. I've never seen a NASCAR race in its entirety.

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Men's swimming reaches for repeat

By Hal Snedden | February 22, 2001

The Virginia men's swimming and diving team tackles two major challenges this Thursday at the Aquatics & Fitness Center.

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ACC teams prepare for final showdown

By Ben Keim | February 21, 2001

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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ACC recognizes Cavalier pitcher

By Lindsay Means | February 21, 2001

The ACC awarded Virginia baseball's Dan Street its Pitcher of the Week for his efforts against the U.S.

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Virginia swimmers excel in team effort

By Chris Yeung | February 21, 2001

For the second year in a row, the Virginia women's swimming and diving team came up just short of victory in the ACC Championships.

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As regular season basketball enters final stretch,

By Jim Reedy | February 21, 2001

As I, Virginia fan No. 655,321, sat on my couch and watched the Cavalier men's basketball team struggle to catch up to Florida State Saturday afternoon, a knot began forming in the pit of my stomach.

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Hooville: the good, the bad and the smelly

By Jed Williams | February 20, 2001

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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Mason takes ACC Player of the Week award for Virginia

By Eric Ferguson | February 20, 2001

Roger Mason Jr., Virginia's sophomore shooting guard, garnered ACC Player of the Week honors for his outstanding play last week.