"The best thing for both of us at this time is to leave things as they are and revisit it in the Spring," Ryan said in a statement released on the school's official athletic site. "We reached a decision this week that she will not return for the remainder of the 1999-2000 season. We will miss her."

Stovall, who left the Cavaliers the week of Christmas, was Hawaii's Ms. Basketball in 1997. She was a two-year starter and a preseason first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection this season, and was second on the team in scoring with a 13.8 average when she left the team prior to a Dec. 20 game against Virginia Tech.

On Thursday, Virginia upset No. 9 North Carolina 87-68.