The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER STAR

Special: Thursday, November 13, 1997

• SAYING TECH'S REBUILDING ISN'T THE HALF OF IT THE HOKIES MOVE ON WITH A NEW COACH AND EIGHT NEW PLAYERS.
• ECSU HOPING TO BUILD ON LAST YEAR'S SUCCESS
• IS THE MAGIC STILL THERE? LADY MONARCHS ADMIT: ``IT'S GOING TO BE HARDER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.''
• TAKING THAT ONE LAST STEP IS THE LADY MONARCHS' MAIN GOAL THEIR ROAD TO THE NATIONAL TITLE GOES THROUGH A TOUGHER SCHEDULE.
• WHILE ODU ROLLS ON, REST OF THE CAA SCRAMBLES TO BE THE LEADING ALSO-RAN
• CAN U.VA. DIG OUT OF THE MIRE? JEFF JONES MUST REBUILD A PROGRAM WEAKENED BY THE RECRUITING CLASS OF '95.
• EXPECTATIONS FOR CAVS ARE LOW AND LOWER PLAYERS SAY LOSS OF TALENT WILL BE MADE UP IN TEAMWORK
• LENGTH: 77 lines
• MARLINS SEEKING A SEASON FULL OF HIGH WATER BUTTERFIELD HOPES LAST YEAR'S INCONSISTENCY IS TRULY IN THE PAST
• MONARCHS, EVEN WITH HODGE GONE, ARE STILL THE TEAM TO BEAT IN CAA
• CAA'S COACHING CARROUSEL WELCOMES 4 NEW FACES THIS YEAR
• SPARTANS WILL TAKE THEIR SHOW ON THE ROAD - 19 TIMES IN 28 GAMES
• MEAC, COPPIN STATE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR A LITTLE RESPECT
• WILL COACH'S RECENT EXIT ROCK LIBERTY? MEANWHILE, RADFORD GOES FOR 8TH STRAIGHT WINNING SEASON UNDER BRADLEY
• AN OFF YEAR? DON'T BELIEVE IT JUST YET THE SPARTANETTES ARE NEW TO THE LEAGUE, BUT NOT TO WINNING.
• HOWARD HEADS UP THE MEAC, AND HOPES FOR MORE NATIONAL RESPECT
• LADY MARLINS LOOK TO IMPROVE
• A FEW TWISTS SPICE UP ACC BATTLE