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LaRue carries poor-shooting Cavs to victory

By Johnny Schwab | February 20, 2001

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

By Joe Abrams | February 20, 2001

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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Cavalier wrestlers fall to strong Clarion squad

By Kate Bedingfield | February 19, 2001

Virginia wrestling battled back from a 16-0 deficit, but fell just one point short, 19-18, to Clarion in the Cavaliers' final home dual match of the season Saturday.

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Cavs edge Seminoles at buzzer

By Lindsay Means | February 19, 2001

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

By Paul Crane | February 19, 2001

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

By Jessica Garrison | February 19, 2001

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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Women's basketball loses on road at Clemson

By Paul Crane | February 16, 2001

The Virginia women's basketball team lost at Clemson last night, 78-71. After trailing at halftime, 38-29, the Cavaliers (16-11, 7-7 ACC) opened the second half with a 14-4 run to take their only lead of the game, 43-42.

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Cav women plunge in at ACCs

By Monica Nista | February 16, 2001

The 2001 ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships began yesterday at Virginia's Aquatics & Fitness Center.

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Men's hoops looks to end road losing streak

By Ben Keim | February 16, 2001

The Virginia men's basketball team, fresh from its epic win over Duke on Wednesday night, will leave the friendly confines of University Hall behind and take to the road again this weekend.

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Virginia hopes to pin down Clarion

By Kate Bedingfield | February 16, 2001

Virginia wrestling hopes to carry enough momentum from its Wednesday victory over Maryland to beat Clarion in its final dual match of the season.

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Virginia fans show their true colors in home win

By Ginny Min | February 15, 2001

You can count five players on the court per team in a game of men's basketball, but in last night's contest between Duke and Virginia, the Cavaliers' had a sixth man: the fans. In Virginia's thrilling 91-89 victory over No.

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Doherty awakens Carolina basketball from Guthridge-era slumber

By Michael Gillespie | February 15, 2001

Every good literary character has a crucial moment of moral conflict in which they must question themselves and their intentions. Raskolnikov, in "Crime and Punishment": Do I go against all notions of humanity and brutally murder this Russian pawnbroker? Pontius Pilate, in the Bible: Do I go against the heavens and crucify the Son of God? Me, in this column: Do I go against everything which is good and just and pull for the UNC men's basketball team? Those of you who think that my dilemma is any less serious obviously weren't raised in ACC country.

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Swimming pushes for conference crown

By Katie Jacob | February 15, 2001

As the host of the 2001 ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, Virginia hopes history will repeat itself. Virginia (7-1, 4-1 ACC) and North Carolina (8-1, 5-0), both swimming and diving powerhouses, have won the championship the past two years with the home team swimming to victory each year.

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Cavs bedevil Duke in thriller

By Kate Lipper | February 15, 2001

In the end, the Virginia men's basketball team turned out to be the little engine that could. Last night at University Hall, an underdog No.

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Men's basketball takes shot at Duke

By Andrew Dressel | February 14, 2001

Inconsistency has plagued the Virginia men's basketball team all season. The Cavaliers will get a chance to continue their unpredictable streak of highs and lows when they host perennial powerhouse Duke at University Hall in a nationally-televised game on ESPN at 7 p.m. No.

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Virginia's Mitchelson calms turbulent team

By Jessica Garrison | February 14, 2001

Something changes when she steps on the court. Whether she's putting back rebounds for a score, muscling her way under the basket or directing her teammates in a huddle, Dean'na Mitchelson is a commanding but calming presence for the Virginia women's basketball team. The 6-foot-2 senior captain has earned a starting position for 12 of the Cavaliers' games this year.

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Wolfpack football grad rate falls to 30 percent

By Bradley Wasilition | February 14, 2001

Of the 23 football freshmen who entered N.C. State in 1995, merely seven received degrees. This 30 percent graduation rate was the third-worst for an N.C.

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A-to-Z Guide to 2001 Major League Baseball

By Jim Reedy | February 14, 2001

This week, in my wee corner of the sports page, I could regale you with my thoughts on the surprisingly competitive NBA All-Star Game or explain why the XFL does not represent the downfall of American sports culture as we know it.

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Men's basketball enters crunch time

By Ginny Min | February 13, 2001

It does not take a genius to figure it out. The Virginia men's basketball team is on the verge of a major disappointment. After two consecutive road losses in the past week that tied Virginia for fifth place in the ACC standings, things are not looking good for the Cavaliers (16-6, 5-6 ACC). With No.

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Virginia indoor track excels at Winter Frolic

By Chris Yeung | February 13, 2001

On a day when many members of the Virginia indoor track team shined, Eliese Mitchell was undisputedly the day's brightest star. The sophomore thrower bested her own school record by over two feet with a throw of 61 feet, inch (18.6 meters), and took first place in the 20-pound weight throw Saturday at the Winter Frolic in Newport News.