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The University of Virginia's athletics program competes in Division I-A and since 1953 as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Their teams, the Virginia Cavaliers (also called "Wahoos" or "Hoos") have won 16 recognized NCAA National Championships, 13 of them since 1980. Virginia has won at least two national titles each in five different sports, including three men's sports (boxing, soccer, and lacrosse) and two women's sports (lacrosse and cross country).
In 2006, the latest championship season culminated with the University of Virginia's fourth NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship. Virginia handily won the final game 15-7 over UMass in front of a record crowd of 47,062 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, the first lacrosse crowd to surpass the Final Four of men's basketball and the largest crowd to witness any NCAA Championship during the year.[10] The team finished the season a perfect 17–0, the best record in NCAA Lacrosse history.
Some of the best known athletic facilities at the University of Virginia include Scott Stadium, University Hall, Klöckner Stadium, and the Aquatics and Fitness Center (webcam). John Paul Jones Arena is scheduled to be completed during 2006.
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