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Softball shakes off rough start

By Ashley Stanley | March 2, 2000

While many Virginia students are looking forward to getting out of Charlottesville for Spring Break, the Cavalier softball team is looking forward to coming back to town. As they return home from a slew of rigorous road games to make their home debut in the Cavalier Classic this weekend, the Cavs believe they can still capture the Conference title after reaching the ACC Tournament Finals last year. Though the numbers might not reflect it - after 13 games the squad has a 2-11 record - this year's team is packed with a group of high-powered veterans and six hard-hitting newcomers capable of turning things around. "We're a little disappointed [that] we've started out slow, even though we know we've played some really tough games," Virginia Coach Cheryl Sprangel said.

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Women's lacrosse opens with victory

By Ashley Stanley and Chris Yeung | March 2, 2000

The Cavalier women's lacrosse team opened the season with a 12-4 win at Richmond yesterday. Freshman midfielder Lauren Aumiller registered her first collegiate hat trick and senior midfielder Jamie Haas scored four goals. Virginia (1-0) jumped to a 3-0 lead, but Richmond (0-1) finally answered with 15:29 to play as Jessie Popham scored to cut the lead to two.

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Booming Tribe downs Cavs

By Sam Le | March 1, 2000

WILLIAMSBURG-It wasn't much of a winning streak anyway. After sweeping three games against Bucknell over the weekend, the Virginia baseball team's attempt to continue its victorious ways fell short yesterday as the Cavaliers' fielding and pitching woes resurfaced in a 9-3 loss at William & Mary. The Cavs (3-7-1) committed three errors in a three-run Tribe fifth, meaning only four of the seven runs allowed by junior lefthander Brandon Creswell were earned. William & Mary 9, Virginia 3 Cavalier Daily Box Score &nbsp "We were pretty embarrassed that we didn't play the defense that we wanted to play and we probably didn't throw the ball as well as we wanted to either," Virginia Coach Dennis Womack said. In the bottom of the fifth, with the Tribe (10-2) holding a slim 2-1 margin, the Virginia defense handed William & Mary the runs that would win the game. With one out, Tribe third baseman Stephen Booker reached on an error by Cav second baseman Dan Street.

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Ramirez, Vizzuso earn ACC scholarships

By Joe Abrams | March 1, 2000

Virginia swimmer Austin Ramirez and former Cavalier field hockey superstar Michelle Vizzuso were two of the 16 ACC scholar-athletes to receive a 2000 Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Award yesterday. The award provides a $5,000 scholarship which goes towards the recipient's postgraduate education. Related Links Vi rginia swimming and diving Virginia field hockey U.S.

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Cavs look to remain hot as Tribe awaits

By Ginny Min | February 29, 2000

After ending a seven-game winless streak with a weekend sweep over Bucknell, the Virginia baseball team hopes to continue its winning ways today against William & Mary in Williamsburg at 3 p.m. Both teams are coming off three-game sweeps.

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Men's tennis knocks off Spartans with ease

By Greg Hallmark | February 29, 2000

The No. 20 Virginia men's tennis team remained undefeated in the spring season, routing Michigan State, 6-1, Sunday at the Boar's Head Sports Club. The Cavaliers (4-0) won five of six singles matches and swept the three doubles competitions.

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Women champs attempt to take momentum into ACCs

By Billy Kynes | February 29, 2000

With a 77-71 victory over Wake Forest Sunday, the Virginia women's basketball team concluded its regular season with its first ACC title since 1996. "I've never won an ACC championship before," quipped freshman forward Schyue LaRue.

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Women's basketball claims title

By Mike Webb | February 28, 2000

As the Virginia women's basketball team celebrated the accomplishments of its three seniors on Senior Day yesterday, a 77-71 victory over Wake Forest gave the Cavs even more reason to rejoice. With yesterday's win, the No.

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Baseball tops Bison to earn first victory

By Jim Reedy | February 28, 2000

It took eight games, but the Virginia baseball team finally got its first win of the season. In fact, the Cavaliers grabbed three of them, bouncing back from Friday's loss at Liberty to sweep a three-game series against Bucknell this weekend at U.Va.

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Womack at the bat

By John Moorehouse | February 25, 2000

Dennis Womack didn't plan on this. When he arrived at Virginia, he didn't think about becoming the head baseball coach, and he certainly didn't anticipate staying in Charlottesville for this long.

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Men's basketball travels south for Conference battle against 'Noles

By Scott Clayton | February 25, 2000

Coming off their first road victory over North Carolina since 1981, the well-rested Virginia men's basketball team looks to continue its current scorching status as the squad takes on the Seminoles of Florida State Saturday in Tallahassee. The Cavaliers have been on a roll ever since returning home from a difficult four-game road trip.Since returning to the friendly confines of University Hall, the Cavs (18-8, 8-5 ACC) have played themselves back into a third-place spot in the ACC standings after last Sunday's Carolina victory. Related Links Virginia Men's Basketball Florida State Men's Basketball ACC Men's Basketball Florida State (10-14, 5-8) also has been playing well lately, but the Seminoles hit a bump in the road Wednesday night when the Tar Heels stole a heartbreaker in front of the FSU home crowd.

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Terrapins shell Cavalier women

By Mike Webb | February 25, 2000

COLLEGE PARK, MD-Maryland senior reserve forward Antonieta Gabriel shocked herself and the entire crowd of 2,023 at Cole Field House yesterday night by scorching the nets with 21 points and nine rebounds, leading the Terrapins to a 76-71 upset over the No.

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Women guard top spot against Terps

By Dave Jamieson | February 24, 2000

With only eight days until the ACC Tournament, the Conference-leading Virginia women's basketball team faces one of its final tests tonight at Maryland at 7:30 p.m. The matchup with the Terps (13-12, 4-10 ACC) is one of two crucial ACC games that still lay ahead of Virginia.

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Flames devour Cavalier victory hopes

By Chip Knighton | February 24, 2000

Junior Jon Benick hit a solo home run in the ninth inning, but the Virginia baseball team could not complete the comeback and capture their first win of the season, falling short at Liberty, 6-5. Liberty 6, Virginia 5 Cavalier Daily Box Score &nbsp Benick's blast with one out brought the Cavs (0-5-1) within a run, but Flame righthander Kurt Reese retired the next two batters to preserve the Liberty victory. The Flames (2-2) took their first lead of the game in the sixth inning when first baseman Jim Clinton tagged Virginia lefty Brandon Creswell for a three-run home run that gave Liberty a 4-3 advantage. Related Links Virginia baseball Liberty baseball Duke men's basketball &nbsp Cavalier center fielder Michael Floyd smacked an RBI single in the eighth to tie the game, but Liberty left fielder Trey Miller hit a home run in the bottom of the inning to give the Flames the lead.

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