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Stories from the October 9, 2006, Print Edition

Good attitude and hard work may bring Hall to NBA

by Jake Sherman

RICHMOND, Va - When the Washington Wizards finished its intrasquad scrimmage Saturday afternoon in Richmond,Va., fans had a chance to mingle with superstars. Players such as Gilbert Arenas, Brendan Haywood and Antawn Jamison, major NBA superstars from big-time college basketball programs, launched T-shirts into the crowd and spent an hour signing autographs at the Siegel Center at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Soccer splits two in OT

by Ian Humphrey

Despite trailing 2-0 with less than 13 minutes to play in Sunday's game against Charlotte at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex, GW women's soccer coach Tanya Vogel never doubted her team's ability to mount a comeback. "This team has shown a ton of character all year long, and I don't believe there's any (deficit) that we can't come back from," she said.

Varsity Roundup

Men's Water Polo The men's water polo team dropped two of three games Thursday and Friday in California. The Colonials (7-8) lost 12-9 at Claremont-Mudd Scripps in Claremont, Calif., Thursday, followed by a 10-8 defeat to #20 Cal Baptist in Riverside, Calif.