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Host Cavaliers fall to Minnesota

Closing out a weekend of action-packed competition at University Hall, the Virginia women's volleyball team fell to Minnesota, 3-0 (30-15, 30-19, 30-25), on Saturday in the final game of the 2001 Jefferson Cup Tournament. Earlier Saturday, No.


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Cavaliers barely escape Spiders' rally in home opener

Virginia football coach Al Groh promised that his Cavaliers would be exciting to watch. He kept his word on Saturday. After a 36-yard David Greene field goal put Virginia comfortably ahead, 17-0, with 20 minutes left to play, the Cavaliers almost fumbled their way to a loss and narrowly escaped Scott Stadium with a 17-16 win over Richmond. "We're pleased to have won," Groh said.


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Cavs prepare for pesky Spiders

Tomorrow's game against Richmond presents more questions to the Virginia football team than the Riddler left for Batman. How will the Cavaliers respond to the loss of running back Antwoine Womack?


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Womack to undergo surgery on ankle

Virginia football coach Al Groh announced yesterday that senior tailback Antwoine Womack will have surgery on his ankle. Womack went down with a high ankle sprain during Saturday's season-opening game at Wisconsin. Womack will undergo surgery as soon as the swelling in his ankle goes down, Groh announced.


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2001 Cavalier Opponents

Richmond September 1/Home 2000 Record: 10-3 Key Players: QB Sean Gustus, OL Ken Farrar, DL Josh Spraker, DB Chad Blackstock, KR Cordell Roane Musical quarterbacks: Coach Jim Reid's Spiders are among the top teams in Divison 1-AA, ranked 13th in the ESPN/USA Today preseason poll.


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Sports in Brief

Oklahoma got its national title defense off to a good start as it defeated North Carolina, 41-27, in the Hispanic College Fund Classic on Saturday. The Sooners scored 31 points in the first quarter to set the tone for the game.


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Memo to Groh disbelievers: he's not listening

If it's dangerous living you seek, then do yourself a favor. Forget those childish, ESPN-concocted X-Sports (you know, all that skysurfing balderdash), and please don't stake your name and fortune to mercurial dot-com ventures.

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All University students are required to live on Grounds in their first year, but they have many on and off-Grounds housing options going into their second year. Students face immense pressure to decide on housing as soon as possible, and this high demand has strained the capacities of both on and off-Grounds accommodations. Lauren Seeliger and Brandon Kile, two third-year Cavalier Daily News writers, discuss the impact of the student housing frenzy on both University students and the Charlottesville community.