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Carolina bounces Virginia from ACCs

By Sam Le | March 6, 2000

GREENSBORO, N.C.-The Virginia women's basketball team has played a number of excruciatingly close games against North Carolina and suffered their share of demoralizing defeats, but this one may have been the most heartbreaking of all. As luck would have it, the top-seeded Cavaliers (23-8, 13-4) were matched in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament with fifth-seeded Carolina, a team that bested the Cavs last month in overtime and has had Virginia's number through the years. Yesterday, with a spot in the ACC final up for grabs, the Heels (18-11, 9-8 ACC) worked their giant-killing magic once again, beating the No.

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Softball takes Cavalier Classic with four wins

By Dave Jamieson | March 6, 2000

This weekend the Virginia softball team picked up four wins and plenty of confidence. The Cavaliers won four straight games en route to capturing the Cavalier Classic, winning off the five-team tournament with an 8-0 shutout of Wright State yesterday afternoon at The Park. Virginia (6-11) had won just two of 13 games going into the tournament.

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Hall boosts Cavaliers to upset victory

By David Semler | March 6, 2000

A 45-minute roller coaster of a game ended in elation for the Virginia men's basketball team Saturday night at University Hall as the Cavaliers came from behind to force overtime and earn a stunning 89-87 win against No.

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For UNC's Teasley, practice makes perfect

By Mike Webb | March 6, 2000

GREENSBORO, N.C.-After a dismal performance against Clemson in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament Saturday, North Carolina guard Nikki Teasley needed something to spark her for the next game against Virginia.

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Montgomery spurs tennis to victory

By Greg Hallmark | March 6, 2000

The Virginia men's tennis team faced one of its toughest tests of the season but managed to pull out a 4-2 victory over Ohio State yesterday with some timely singles victories. The day began inauspiciously for the No.

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Starsia sounds off

By Sam Le | March 3, 2000

Interview with Virginia men's lacrosse Coach Dom Starsia conducted Friday, Feb. 25, 2000 Cavalier Daily: How has winning the championship last season changed the team's outlook?

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Wake steals win from Cavalier men

By David Semler | March 3, 2000

On a night when the Cavs had their opportunity to send a message to the NCAA Selection Committee that they belong in March's biggest Dance party, Wake Forest's clutch play delayed the invitation. The Virginia men's basketball team (18-10, 8-7 ACC) trailed for the majority of the game, but Adam Hall's free throw with 6:52 remaining gave the Cavs the lead and renewed hopes of escaping with a crucial Conference victory. But seconds later, Wake forward Darius Songaila was fouled and calmly sank two shots.

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Top seed Virginia opens ACC Tourney

By Sam Le | March 3, 2000

When you get right down to it, it's still basketball, pure and simple. Starting today, when the nine ACC women's basketball teams square off to decide the Conference championship, the sounds of the game - the squeaking of leather sneakers, the swish of a nylon net, the clock-like tick-tock of a bouncing ball - will be as identifiable on the court in Greensboro as in a Saturday afternoon pick-up game. But, when you pack thousands of fans into the Greensboro Coliseum and put an ACC title up for grabs, this weekend's Tournament takes on a lot more significance than your average rec league game. Clemson, last year's Tournament champion, comes in looking to keep the title from leaving Death Valley, and Duke, the 1999 regular season champion, surely wants to spur a repeat run to the NCAA Final Four.

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Deacons arrive for ACC tilt

By Ben Beach | March 2, 2000

The Virginia men's basketball team hopes to strengthen its case for an NCAA Tournament bid and prove there's no place like home when Wake Forest comes to University Hall tonight at 7 p.m. After losing 71-64 at Florida State Saturday - and getting "outplayed" by the Seminoles, according to Cavalier Coach Pete Gillen - the Cavs (18-9, 8-6 ACC) should be happy to return to U-Hall, where they are 10-1 this season. "Their only [home] loss was in their Conference opener against Duke," Demon Deacon Coach Dave Odom said.

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Sports leeches to blame for Porter's sad tale

By Jed Williams | March 2, 2000

Chris Porter's story is a sad one. It is a tale of a star basketball player, a destitute mother, a parasitic agent, a screwed up legislating body known as the NCAA and an athletic underground subculture swarming with more roundball pimps than your average red-light district.

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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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