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Determination, hard work -- and ice cream

By Sean McLernon | February 21, 2003

Virginia sophomore center Brandi Teamer has had no trouble eating up ACC defenses this season. Tonight however, she encountered some trouble with a pre-game meal of banana splits. Teamer was announced to start the game but vomitted behind the bench seconds before tip-off after devouring more ice cream than her stomach could handle, forcing a last minute change in the starting lineup. "I had a heck of a lot of ice cream before the game," Teamer said.

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Virginia gains victory over Terps, 71-67

By Chris Kelly | February 21, 2003

After letting a 16-point halftime lead slip away, the Virginia women's basketball team managed to hold off a resilient Terrapin team for the 71-67 win in College Park last night.

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Cavaliers gear up to sweep three-game set against Lions

By Eric Roper | February 21, 2003

After eight months of waiting, a brand new college baseball season finally begins. It's time to pull the Cavalier hat out of the closet, and make your way to Ted Davenport Field to watch the Virginia baseball team clash with rival clubs.

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Virginia hopes to capture critical road win at Wake

By Bayless Parsley | February 21, 2003

Virginia's season teeters on the brink of disaster as the Cavaliers prepare for a must-win match-up at Wake Forest Sunday. Reeling from three straight losses by an average of 13.7 points, Virginia (14-10, 5-7 ACC) must find a way to stop the bleeding against the No.

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Virginia in second after first day of ACC championships

By Catherine Thorton | February 21, 2003

At the close of the first day of events in the ACC women's swimming and diving championships, Virginia had racked up a total of 195 points.

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Virginia swimming ready for ACC championships

By Melissa Silverman | February 20, 2003

It is championship season in the pool. The No. 13 Virginia women's swimming and diving team has been training all season for the ACC Championships, a meet that will begin today in Chapel Hill, NC.

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Male attempting to qualify for U.S. Women's Open

By Chris Kelly | February 20, 2003

Brian Kontak will try to become the first male golfer to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. "I'm exploring the possibility.

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Track at a glance

By Cavalier Daily Staff | February 20, 2003

The ACC indoor championships will be held at UNC this year onFebruary 21-22. 11 times Seniors Kiamesha Otey and Scott Kimball finished first inthe team in the 60-meter dash out of 6 indoor meets 4 times Otey finished first in the team in the long jump 7.37 Otey's best time in the 60 meter dash 12 feet cleared by pole-vaulter Vika Osipenko to set a new school record on Feb.

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Cavs take on Terps at Comcast Center

By Sean McLernon | February 20, 2003

With only three games remaining in the regular season, a new sense of urgency has taken hold of the Virginia women's basketball team. The Cavaliers have won four of their last five but are only 12-12 overall and are still underwater (6-7) in the ACC.

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Wrestling finishes ACC season with perfect record

By Chris Kelly | February 20, 2003

The Virginia wrestling team topped Maryland last night on the road, by a margin of 32-12, to finish their conference season with a perfect 4-0 record.

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Cavs set sights on ACC title quintet

By Joe Lemire | February 19, 2003

Five years extends beyond the career span of any one college athlete or class of athletes. Thus, to win five consecutive conference championships is a feat not easily matched, as it requires long-term consistency from a constantly evolving team

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Team, not Gillen, is to blame for recent setbacks

By Jeremy Williams | February 19, 2003

Pete Gillen needs a hug. And he needs one badly. Following Tuesday night's embarrassing loss at the hands of a 3-7 Clemson squad, Gillen was almost at a loss for words in his postgame press conference.

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Tigers roar past Virginia, scoring rare conference road win, 73-64

By Jonny Schwab | February 19, 2003

Playing at home just isn't the same anymore. After the 78-59 loss to Duke last Saturday, the Cavaliers appeared to have as meager a challenge as they could handle in eighth-place Clemson (13-11, 4-7 ACC), who had come into the game with an 0-4 road record in the conference. Clemson reinforced the unpredictability of the ACC, grabbing the lead in the opening minutes and holding off the Cavaliers' attempted second-half comeback to secure a 73-64 victory last night. When these two teams met in Clemson on Jan.

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Eventful spring training brightens otherwise bleak winter

By Chip Knighton | February 19, 2003

My friends, it's a bleak time of year to be in Charlottesville -- or anywhere else on the East Coast, for that matter.

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Drive for show, putt for dough

By Paul Crane | February 18, 2003

While the residents of Hooville debate whether the three-point shooting of the men's basketball team or the local blizzard is icier, it has been the golfers of the PGA and LPGA Tour that have created quite a stir over the past week. For starters, Phil Mickelson referred to Tiger Woods's Nike equipment as inferior during an interview with Golf Magazine last week.

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Blue Devils trounce Cavs in painful loss

By Jessica Garrison | February 18, 2003

For the Cavaliers, Saturday night's attempt to beat Duke in U-Hall for the third time in three years was anything but charmed. No.

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Cavaliers take down NC State, Duke

By Matt Trogdon | February 18, 2003

While the men's basketball team resembled frozen statues Saturday night, the Virginia wrestling team remained red-hot, defeating NC State 25-12 and Duke 29-6 in a pair of dual matches.

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Refs not to blame for Cavalier loss

By J.D. Moss | February 18, 2003

I wish I could be like the rest of the students at U-Hall Saturday night and blame the officiating for the loss.

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Sports In Brief

By Melissa Silverman | February 18, 2003

No. 20 Auburn sweeps Virginia The Cavalier baseball team traveled to Auburn only to meet defeat in each of the three games in their weekend series.

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Osipenko sails to heights for Virginia track

By Jonny Schwab | February 18, 2003

On Feb. 1, pole vaulter Vika Osipenko did the unthinkable, setting a new standard by becoming the first woman in school history to top the 12 foot mark in the event.Last weekend, she accomplished that feat again when the Cavaliers traveled to Blacksburg for the Tech Challenge. Reaching such extreme heights has taken plenty of effort but relatively few years for the 23-year old born in St.