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Rainy spring brings slippery time of ups-and-downs for Virginia sports

By Jim Reedy | April 28, 2000

I missed it last year. Dom Starsia and his always- a-bridesmaid-never-a-bride band of Cavaliers deked and juked their way to the 1999 NCAA men's lacrosse title, past the national rivals that always used to trip them up just short - and I missed it. Such are the consequences of those few weeks during finals each semester when the honest, hard-working folks who lovingly craft your Cavalier Daily each and every day succumb to the reality that they might actually have to study for those three-hour examinations looming on the horizon.

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Are you gonna swing my way?

By Dave Jamieson | April 28, 2000

For any golfer to have a good outing, each phase of his game needs to come together smoothly. That means the long game, the short game, tee shots and putts all have to work - it does not hurt to have luck on his side too. The case is not much different for the Virginia men's golf team.

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Rowers thrive despite lack of

By J.J. Singh | April 28, 2000

Not many students know about the Virginia rowing team. Most are not aware that while the men rowers have club sport status, the women are recognized as a varsity sport.

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Etu qualifies for Olympic Trials

By Bethany Dick | April 28, 2000

Virginia wrestler Josh Etu qualified for the Olympic Trials yesterday after finishing seventh at the 2000 U.S National Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas with a record of 3-2.

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Patience of Mathis family stands as welcome change in hectic recruiting world

By Jed Williams | April 27, 2000

The recruitment of Virginia basketball target J.C. Mathis has been more like a nine-month NyQuil infomercial than a never-ending episode of "The Bold and the Beautiful." No tales of Ronald Curry-like infidelity to pass along.

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Men's hoops leads in race for Mathis

By Jed Williams | April 27, 2000

Twenty-four hours before his son makes a final official visit to Georgia Tech, Johnny Mathis confirmed for the first time what had been speculated for months: Virginia is the heavy favorite in the heated race to land J.C.

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Softball sweeps two from East Carolina

By Ben Beach | April 27, 2000

With one swing of the bat, the Cav softball team took the wind out of the Pirates' sails and swept both games of a doubleheader yesterday against East Carolina at The Park. After being down 5-0 after two innings, the Cavaliers (24-34, 3-3 ACC) took matters into their own hands.

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Uneven pitching results in Cav split

By Claudia Hickey | April 27, 2000

"Here's the good news: The Virginia baseball team took game one from UNC-Greensboro in yesterday's doubleheader, winning 1-0 in a two-hit shutout led by sophomore Dan Street. The bad news?

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Men's lacrosse earns ACC annual awards

By Nikki Gross | April 27, 2000

The Virginia men's lacrosse program claimed two of the three annual ACC awards Tuesday. Drew McKnight was named the conference Player of the Year and coach Dom Starsia was named Coach of the Year. McKnight's selection marks the second year in a row that a Cavalier has been selected ACC Player of the Year; current Virginia asst.

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Anna-tude

By Lindsay Means | April 26, 2000

Anna Prillaman is competitive, composed and confident without being cocky -qualities the Virginia women's basketball program hopes will make her a star.

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Jenkins named lax player of week

By Greg Hallmark | April 26, 2000

Virginia men's lacrosse player David Jenkins was named Division I Player of the Week for his instrumental role in helping the Cavaliers claim their second straight ACC championship over the weekend.

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Things that make you go hmmm ...

By Tracy Berman | April 26, 2000

Over the past year at The Cavalier Daily, I have had the opportunity to cover and write about some of the more exciting sports events at the University.

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Freshman Himes leads Cavs in homers

By Sam Le | April 26, 2000

As a promising freshman outfielder for the Virginia baseball team, Ben Himes takes lessons from everybody.

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13 final pearls of sports wisdom

By John Moorehouse | April 25, 2000

All I ever wanted to do was write some sports articles in my spare time. Now, one term as editor, 200-plus articles and several nasty e-mails later, this column marks the close of a long and satisfying era in my life. While technically I still have one article left - an opinion column for The Cavalier Daily's graduation issue - I'm much more sentimental about writing the words you're reading now. However, that doesn't mean that the millions ... and millions ... of my diehard fans (a list that includes the staff of The Declaration, "Jim Beam" who regularly posts at thesabre.com and current Cav quarterback Dan Ellis) should reach for that box of Kleenex.

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Dawn of a new era

By Omar Garriott | April 25, 2000

Dawn Staley knows a thing or two about being busy. While balancing commitments to both the WNBA and the USA National Team, the former Virginia basketball standout has taken on yet another project.

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Softball aims to conquer Mountaineers

By Joe Abrams | April 25, 2000

The Virginia softball team will look to continue a string of recent successes when it plays a pair of games against Mount St.

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Trussell stifles Cavaliers in JMU win

By Jim Reedy | April 25, 2000

James Madison freshman righthander Mike Trussell dazzled the Cavaliers yesterday at the U.Va. Baseball Field, allowing only six hits en route to a complete game 3-1 victory against Virginia. David Stone's RBI fielder's choice gave the Cavs (19-25-1, 7-11 ACC) an unearned run and a quick lead in the third inning. Mark Hurrie and Alexander Starr combined to shut down the Dukes (30-15) for most of the game, but JMU tied the game in the eighth and scraped together two runs in the top of the ninth.

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Baseball earns series win over No. 10 UNC

By Mike Webb | April 24, 2000

The only things hotter than the heat-radiating bleachers at the U.Va Baseball Field yesterday were Tim LaVigne's bat and Brandon Creswell's arm. The hitting-pitching combination cleared the way for Virginia to take a 10-6 victory against No.

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Virginia grabs repeat conference title

By Chip Knighton | April 24, 2000

COLLEGE PARK, Md.-The Virginia men's lacrosse team must be starting to like the idea of playing at Maryland's Byrd Stadium. After winning last year's NCAA Championship at the stadium and defeating the Terps there earlier this year, the Cavs returned to Byrd this weekend and beat North Carolina and Maryland to capture the ACC Tournament title. "I like playing on this field," senior midfielder Jay Jalbert said.

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ACCs prove difficult for track, tennis, golf

By Jim Reedy | April 24, 2000

The Virginia track and field squads fell well short of the team titles this weekend at the ACC Championships, but the Cavalier throwers led a pack of athletes who turned in stellar individual performances. Sophomore Brian Kollar and freshman Inge Jorgensen captured the Cavs' only conference titles, both coming in the javelin. The Cavalier men finished eighth overall, while the women - who were second after the first day of competition - wound up fourth.