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April 27, 2000
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Seniors Lisa Hosac (Littleton,Colo./Heritage) and Renee Robinson (E. Palo Alto, Calif./Sacred Heart)were named the Cavaliers of the Year and freshman Schuye LaRue(Washington, D.C./Archbishop Carroll) was named Virginia’s Rookie of theYear tonight at the women’s basketball banquet at the DoubleTree Hotel.Svetlana Volnaya (Minsk, Belarus) was named the Best Offensive Playerand shared the Best Defensive Player with Hosac.
The Most Improved Player Award went to sophomore Telisha Quarles(Louisa, Va./Louisa) and the team leadership Award went to seniorsLauren Swierczek (Swarthmore, Pa./Strath Haven), Hosac and Robinson.Swierczek also picked up the Bob Williams Award which is given to theplayer which best represents the academic and athletic partnership.
Dean’na Mitchelson (Bakersfield, Calif. /Bakersfield) waspresented the Unsung Hero Award.
Two new scholarship awards were presented for the first time theThomas J. Ryan Scholarship was presented to Quarles and the AlumniScholarship Award was given to freshman Marcie Dickson (Maplewood,N.J./Columbia).
The statistical awards for Highest Free Throw Percentage went toHosac, Most Assists went to Robinson and the Rebounding Award was givento LaRue.
The Cavaliers finished the season with a 25-9 overall record anda 13-3 ACC record, made their 17th straight NCAA Tournament appearanceand finished the season ranked 14th in USA Today poll.
All award winners are listed below:
| Cavaliers of the Year | Lisa Hosac, Renee Robinson | |
| Rookie of the Year | Schuye LaRue | |
| Best Offensive Player | Svetlana Volnaya | |
| Best Defensive Players | Svetlana Volnaya, Lisa Hosac | |
| Leadership Award | Lisa Hosac, Renee Robinson, Lauren Swierczek | |
| Rebounding Award | Schuye LaRue | |
| Award for Most Assists | Renee Robinson | |
| Award for Highest Free Throw Percentage | Lisa Hosac | |
| Most Improved Player | Telisha Quarles | |
| Unsung Hero Award | Dean’na Mitchelson | |
| Preseason Conditioning Award | Telisha Quarles | |
| Bob Williams Award | Lauren Swierczek | |
| Thomas J. Ryan Scholarship | Telisha Quarles | |
| Alumni Scholarship | Marcie Dickson | |
| Coach’s Award | Associate Athletic Director Jane Miller, | |
| Virginia Student Aid Representative Karen McGrath, | ||
| Women’s Basketball Office Manager Dee Barron, and | ||
| University of Virginia Dean of Admissions Jack Blackburn | ||