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Lacrosse honors abound for Virginia

By Mike Webb | January 27, 2000

Virginia lacrosse fourth-years Amy Fromal, Ashley Widger and Stephy Samaras earned preseason LaxPower All-American honors Monday, seven months after guiding the Cavaliers to the NCAA finals against Maryland. Fromal and Widger, both Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association first-team All-Americans last season, made the preseason first team, while Samaras garnered an honorable mention. Fromal, who plays primarily defensive wing, scored the game-winning goal against Duke in the NCAA semifinals.

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Cavaliers knock off Seminoles, 86-81

By David Semler | January 27, 2000

In a matchup of two surprisingly top-ranked ACC teams, Virginia took control during the final five minutes of last night's game in University Hall, earning a 86-81 victory over the Seminoles. Clutch foul shooting, intense defense and timely scoring allowed the Cavaliers to win their fourth Conference game, matching last season's ACC victory total. Donald Hand scored a game-high 28 points for Virginia (14-5, 4-2 ACC) while junior college transfer Stephane Dondon had a breakthrough game, coming off the bench and tallying 14 points on five of six from the floor. "Coach has been telling me to just relax and play my game, and it did happen" last night, Dondon said. Florida State (8-9, 3-3) led with just under five minutes remaining after Ron Hale, who posted 26 points and eight rebounds, gave the Seminoles a 69-67 lead.

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Rodman's return would turn otherwise boring NBA into "As the Worm Turns"

By Jim Reedy | January 27, 2000

Now that he's firmly ensconced as the grand poobah of the Washington Wizards, Michael Jordan won't be returning to the NBA anytime soon.

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Hand lifts Cavs to fourth ACC victory with 28-point outburst against 'Noles

By Jim Reedy | January 27, 2000

With all the fuss surrounding the talented Cavalier newcomers -- including a scintillating pure point guard from the Bronx -- incumbent floor general Donald Hand was almost lost in the shuffle.

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Career week earns Anderson league accolade

By Greg Hallmark | January 26, 2000

Florida State senior forward Damous Anderson and Maryland freshman forward Tahj Holden received recognition from the ACC after notching career bests in victories last week. Anderson, named ACC Player of the Week, scored 24 points in a Seminole loss at Georgia Tech and a career-high 25 in FSU's upset of then-21st-ranked North Carolina Saturday.

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'Noles, Cavs clash in Conference tilt

By David Semler | January 26, 2000

At the beginning of the season, Virginia and Florida State were picked to finish at the bottom of the Conference.

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Behavior of Carolina fans makes them Heels of ACC

By Tracy Berman | January 26, 2000

In the past, Virginia fans been criticized as some of the worst in the ACC. They don't cheer loudly enough, don't come to enough games and don't stay to the end if the Cavs are losing.

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Unconvincing win suggests Cavalier program still a work in progress

By Jim Reedy | January 25, 2000

RICHMOND--All right, everyone off the bandwagon. Maybe it was the six-day layoff. Maybe it was the chill that hung over the ice hockey/basketball floor of the Richmond Coliseum.

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Cavaliers outlast Tech in overtime

By John Moorehouse | January 25, 2000

RICHMOND--This time, when the game reached overtime, the Cavaliers got it right. The Virginia men's basketball team overcame a frenzied charge by Virginia Tech and emerged with a hard-fought 71-66 victory over a very determined squad of Hokies last night at the Richmond Coliseum.

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Women basketball's streak ends at Kent

By Tracy Berman | January 25, 2000

The Virginia women's basketball team ended its 10-game win streak last night as it fell to Kent in an 85-74 defeat. The No.

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Rhodes' firing goes more than skin deep

By John Moorehouse | January 25, 2000

Reverend Jesse Jackson wants to see greater representation of minorities in sports in both the coaching ranks and the front office.

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Virginia swimmers sweep Duke

By John Moorehouse | January 24, 2000

The Virginia men's and women's swimming teams dominated Duke Friday, coasting to a pair of easy ACC wins.

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Volnaya matures for women's squad

By Sam Le | January 24, 2000

A year ago, Svetlana Volnaya was just a shooter. She filled that role well in her first season with the Cavaliers, converting 26 percent of her three-point tries, but although she possessed the physical skills to be a better all-around player, Volnaya had problems finding her own shot rather than relying on others to get her involved. So how did The Shooter, the Virginia women basketball team's 6-foot-1 Belarus native, go from being a player on the outside looking in, waiting for kick-outs from the Cavs' hard-working guards, to the top scorer in the ACC?

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Soft schedules lead to

By Jim Reedy | January 24, 2000

Seconds after Tampa Bay Buccaneer quarterback Shaun King's fourth-down pass was swatted down in the end zone by a pack of St.

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First-year Mason grows up just in time for Cavs

By Tracy Berman | January 24, 2000

At the start of the 1999-2000 season, the Virginia men's basketball team was expected to do great things, largely because of the high expectations placed on the four Cavalier first years.

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Virginia wins in double OT

By Sam Le | January 21, 2000

Once the ball gets rolling, it can't be stopped. Lisa Hosac scored 19 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the Virginia women's basketball to an error-filled double overtime victory over Clemson at University Hall last night, 77-74. The Cavaliers (14-4, 6-1 ACC) have won 10 in a row-a streak that dates back to Dec.

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Youthful Duke team continues to make ACC blue

By Tracy Berman | January 21, 2000

Like most ACC basketball addicts, I've been waiting for the inevitable: Duke's downfall from the top of the ACC. After starting the season with two losses, the close games that followed with Illinois, DePaul and Michigan and the parity in the ACC this year, I was certain that some Conference team, preferably Virginia, could knock off the Blue Devils in their first run through the league. That opinion was confirmed by the fact that Duke was only favored to win the game against the Cavaliers by I was amazed that in all the ACC games this season, Duke has led by no more than five at the half and that even lowly Florida State managed to hold a halftime lead against the Blue Devils. Wednesday night, when Duke faced N.C.

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Opportunity comes early for Cav coach

By Jim Reedy | January 21, 2000

April Heinrichs thought she'd have an offseason. When rumors surfaced in November that she might leave her spot coaching the Virginia women's soccer team for a chance to serve as the head coach of the U.S.

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ACC coaches' poll taps Virginia sixth

By Zack Fried | January 21, 2000

The Virginia baseball team, which finished seventh in the ACC last season, has been picked to take sixth place this year, according to the Preseason Baseball Coaches Poll.

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Fundamentals save the day for Cavaliers

By Isaac Gradman | January 21, 2000

When the final buzzer sounded in double overtime, Virginia point guard Renee Robin son could barely even lift her head to celebrate.