NCAA Tournament 2000

Virginia Cavaliers
RECORD: 25-9 COACH: Debbie Ryan | SEASON RESULTS

OUTLOOK

First round: Defeated Pepperdine, 74-62

Second round: Defeated Boston College, 74-70

Making their 17th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the Cavs, who made a Sweet 16 appearance in 1997, have been exceeding expectations all season. Yet after surprising the lot and winning the ACC regular-season title -- despite some early-season turmoil when Erin Stovall left the team -- the Cavs came up a bit short in the ACC tournament, getting upset 67-63 by fifth-seed North Carolina. But as ACC Coach of the Year Debbie Ryan proved, you can't quite ever count out the Cavs. Virginia, which won 10 consecutive games during one stretch of the season, has beaten UNC, Duke, and North Carolina State (twice) in 2000, and should be a good bet for a first-round victory in the Big Dance. Senior guard Renee Robinson has been the Cavs' catalyst this season, along with Schuye LaRue, who was picked to the All-ACC Freshman team.

PROBABLE STARTERS

F - Svetlana Volnaya (6-1, Jr., 13.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg)
F - Lisa Hosac (6-2, Sr., 8.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg)
C - Schuye LaRue (6-3, Fr., 14.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
G - Telisha Quarles (5-8, So., 12.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg)
G - Renee Robinson (5-6, Sr., 9.4 ppg, 4.9 apg)

NOTABLE

NCAA Tournament titles: None
Final Four appearances: Three
Best finish: 1997, lost to Geo Washington, second round
NCAA Tournament appearances: 17
NCAA Tournament Record: 27-16
Last NCAA appearance: 1999, lost to Penn State, 82-69, first round

RANKINGS
Final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 ranking: No. 19.
Final The Associated Press poll ranking: No. 19.
Final Ratings Percentage Index ranking: No. 12.

NO. PLAYER              POS    HT    CLASS
00  Dean'na Mitchelson   F     6-2     JR
 1  Marcie Dickson       F     6-2     FR
 5  Renee Robinson       G     5-6     SR
10  Telisha Quarles      G     5-8     SO
12  Katie Tracy          G     5-5     JR
14  Elena Kravchenko     C     6-10    JR
15  Svetlana Volnaya     F     6-1     JR
20  Lisa Hosac           F     6-2     SR
33  Chalois Lias         F     6-1     JR
34  Lauren Swierczek     G     5-11    SR
41  Anna Crosswhite      F     6-1     FR
45  Schuye LaRue         F     6-3     FR


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