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Men's hoops pound Hokies, 64-48

By Chip Knighton | November 28, 2000

BLACKSBURG-It was rough, rowdy and more than a little ugly. But the Virginia men's basketball team made it work nonetheless Friday night against Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers (3-0), who rang up 96 and 117 points in their first two games, barely broke a sweat in their 64-48 victory over the Hokies (1-2). "It wasn't a Picasso or a Monet or a Van Gogh or a Cezanne," Virginia coach Pete Gillen said.

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Former Virginia QB Brooks shines in New Orleans

By Jed Williams | November 28, 2000

First a presidential election and a nation's future hinging on a dimpled chad. Then Alabama, North Carolina and every other collegiate institution in the western hemisphere engage in a heated check-writing contest for the services of Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer, whose personality is often confused for that of a dimpled chad.

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Virginia football's good, bad and ugly

By Ben Beach | November 28, 2000

The holiday season is always a wonderful time for reflection, especially for the 2000 football season. It's a time to look back and analyze what went right with the year and what went wrong. The good: For the third straight year, Virginia produced the Atlantic Coast Conference's leading rusher.

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Women's basketball snuffs Red Flash

By Ben Beach | November 28, 2000

Sometimes the stars settle in perfect alignment and everything goes your way. Last night's 116-63 victory over St.

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Cav women fall to Longhorns in double overtime

By Sam Le and Zack Fried | November 21, 2000

After losing to Louisiana Tech in the semifinal of the Preseason NIT yesterday in West Lafayette, Ind., things didn't get any better for the Virginia women's basketball team yesterday in the consolation game.

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More than a scorer, Mason solves Cavs' point guard problem

By Chris Yeung | November 21, 2000

Sophomore guard Roger Mason Jr. decided to put on a show for an old recruiter with the best game of his young career. "It's hard having a guy you recruited beat you," Coastal Carolina coach Pete Strickland said. Strickland saw a more versatile Mason yesterday in Virginia's 117-78 rout over the Chanticleers.

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With quarterback in doubt, Cavs face No. 6 Hokies

By Jessica Garrison | November 21, 2000

If you're looking to place a bet on Virginia's starting quarterback for this Saturday's game against No.

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Virginia men sink Coastal Carolina

By Ginny Min | November 21, 2000

If it weren't for the white jerseys, you wouldn't have recognized Virginia in the final two minutes of last night's men's basketball game against Coastal Carolina. Five players who didn't play the first half - Maurice Young, Josh Hare, Jason Rogers, Jason Dowling and Greg Lyons - ended the game on the court, as the Cavaliers routed the Chanticleers, 117-78.

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Ellis Nears the End

By Ben Beach | November 21, 2000

The football gods certainly have a twisted sense of humor. In the last home game of his career, quarterback Dan Ellis was forced to sit out an entire game for the second time this year because of a strained hamstring.

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Men's soccer grounds Hawks in NCAA first round

By Katie Montgomery | November 20, 2000

The Virginia men's soccer team made a statement yesterday at Klockner Stadium. By opening the NCAA Tournament with a 5-0 first-round blowout of Lehigh, the Cavaliers made it clear that they fully intend to take the tourney by storm. Led by two goals from freshman midfielder Ryan Kelly, the Cavalier offense thwarted Lehigh's bunker defense, out-shooting the Mountain Hawks, 30-1. "We just wanted to get started off on the right foot, get control and have some momentum starting in on our big games," Kelly said.

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Women's hoops falls in preseason NIT

By Jonny Schwab | November 20, 2000

The No. 13 Virginia women's basketball team lost to No. 8 Louisiana Tech in the semifinals of the preseason National Invitation Tournament yesterday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind. In the first half, the Cavs (2-1) made only 13 of 34 shots and shot 38.1 percent from the field for the game, compared to the Techsters' 42.9-percent shooting.

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Cavs outlast 'Pack to earn sixth win

By Chip Knighton | November 20, 2000

With its back against the wall, the Virginia football team put together its grittiest performance of the season to defeat N.C.

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With leadership and legs, Spinner brings a new dimension to Virginia football

By Sam Le | November 20, 2000

Saturday, with his team desperately needing a win to stay in bowl contention, Bryson Spinner jogged into Scott Stadium and, in his second career start, played the best game of his short career and promptly righted what's been wrong with Virginia this season. I must confess I've been hard on the Cavaliers this year, but I've had reason to be.

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Men's basketball crushes LIU in season opener

By Chris Yeung | November 20, 2000

Thirty years ago in Brooklyn, Pete Gillen lost his first game as a high school coach when Ray Martin's squad beat his team by 40 points.

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Do-everything Dondon sparkles in blowout win

By Jim Reedy | November 20, 2000

Did the good folks at Cavalier Sports Marketing know something the rest of the sporting world did not?

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Cav women's soccer loses in third round

By Lindsay Means | November 20, 2000

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-If the Virginia women's soccer team had to have its season end sometime, Saturday night's 2-1 loss to North Carolina in the third round of the NCAA Tournament wasn't a bad way to go. Even with the odds stacked against them, the Cavs (11-8-1) proved they would not be pushovers.

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Lane, Moses swim to victory at World Cup

By Jessica Garrison | November 17, 2000

Wednesday was a big day for Cavalier women's athletics, most notably sophomore swimmer Cara Lane, who won the 800-meter freestyle at the 2000 FINA World Cup in College Park, Md. Former Virginia swimmer Ed Moses, who gave up his NCAA eligibility but will return as a student in the spring, won the 50 and 200 breaststrokes in his first competition since winning a pair of Olympic medals in Sydney. Cavalier freshman Amy Baly and senior Megan Iffland also posted top-eight finishes in the first day of competition. Zwarich nets another award &nbsp Related Links CD Online Volleyball Coverage CD Online Field Hockey Coverage When the Virginia women's volleyball team opens the ACC Tournament tonight against Wake Forest, it will be led by an All-ACC honoree.

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Virginia women look to upset UNC in third round

By Katie Jacob | November 17, 2000

When you think of women's college soccer, two words should come to mind: North Carolina. When Virginia thinks of what stands in the way of its run for a national championship, the same two words come to mind. Tomorrow night at 7 p.m.

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Cavs hope to stay in line for bowl

By Paul Crane | November 17, 2000

We've been here before. The Virginia football team faces a must-win game against a conference foe that is trying to improve its own bowl position.

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Title chase begins at home for men's soccer

By Katie Montgomery | November 17, 2000

From the outset of the 2000 season, the Virginia men's soccer team has tried to live up to lofty preseason expectations.