Cavaliers earn first bid to NCAA Tournament since 2001 season
By Zach Rowen | November 8, 2006After hanging in limbo for the past four days, the Cavaliers heard the news they wanted last night as they received a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Virginia, who has not appeared in the Tournament since 2001, received an at-large bid and will play Iowa in the first round at Wake Forest. After three mediocre seasons, coach Michelle Madison came in, and in her first year, turned around a program that was struggling to establish itself in the ACC. "I think it's a credit to the entire coaching staff and the team," Madison said.