Women’s Lacrosse: Virginia earns at-large bid for 2022 NCAA Tournament
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The Virginia women’s lacrosse team (9-9) extended its streak to 26-conescutive NCAA Tournament selections with an at-large bid for the 2022 NCAA Championships.
The Cavaliers will play USC on Friday, May 13 at 2 p.m. in Chapel Hill, N.C. The winner of Friday’s game will advance to the NCAA Second Round to face No. 1 seed North Carolina (18-0) on Sunday, May 15. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.
Ticket information will be available at goheels.com.
Virginia is coming off a 20-12 loss to Boston College in the ACC Semifinals. UVA defeated Syracuse 18-14 in the ACC Quarterfinals. The Cavaliers had five players named to the All-ACC Teams and two selected to the ACC All-Tournament team. Senior Ashlyn McGovern and freshman Rachel Clark earned the all-tournament selections after leading UVA with 18 points in its ACC Tournament run.
Friday’s game will be the first meeting between Virginia and USC. The Trojans claimed a share of the Pac-12’s regular-season title (Stanford) and reached the semifinal of the Pac-12 Tournament. Kelsey Huff was named the Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year for the second season in a row, and junior Olivia Dooley was chosen as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.
Virginia has earned an NCAA bid in each of the 26 seasons under Myers the tournament has been played.
This will be Virginia’s 33rd overall trip to the NCAA Championship, ranking third in the nation with 66 tournament games played. UVA owns a 37-29 record in NCAA tournament games.
Women’s Tennis: No. 5 Virginia advances to Round of 16 with Princeton sweep
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The No. 5 Virginia women’s tennis team (22-5) advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2022 NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Championship with a 4-0 victory against Princeton (12-11) on Sunday at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.
Freshman Elaine Chervinsky and junior Natasha Subhash gave UVA an early edge with a 6-3 win on the No. 2 doubles court. Seniors Sofia Munera and Amber O’Dell clinched the point with a 7-5 win on court three.
In singles, the Cavaliers won all six first sets. Chervinsky was the first to finish her match, winning 6-2, 6-2 against higher-ranked Victoria Hu, 6-2, 6-2. Seconds later, Subhash won 6-3, 6-3 against Neha Velaga on court two to give UVA a 3-0 lead.
It was a race to clinch between sophomores Hibah Shaikh on court five and Sara Ziodato on six. Shaikh won 6-4, 6-2 against Zoe Howard. Ziodato was up 5-3 (30-15) when play was halted.
In a preview of a possible NCAA Singles Championship semifinal match, sophomore Emma Navarro, who is the No. 1 seed in the tournament, faced the No. 4 seed Daria Frayman on court one. Frayman went up a break to lead the first set 5-3 when Navarro stormed back to win the next four games and win 7-5. Navarro was leading 3-0 in the second set when play was halted.
Virginia will host No. 12 Oklahoma State in a one-match Super Regional next weekend. The winner will advance to the site of the finals in Champaign, Ill. with the quarterfinals through championship matches being contested May 20-22.
This is the second-straight year that the Cavaliers have advanced to the tournament’s Round of 16 and the seventh overall time in program history. It will be UVA’s first time hosting a Super Regional since the tournament changed to that format in 2019.
Virginia is the only school that will be hosting men’s and women’s Super Regionals next weekend.
FROM HEAD COACH SARA O’LEARY
“I think we were really prepared to play this Princeton team. We have a lot of respect for them and knew that they were a very talented, very strong team, very well-coached, so we definitely didn’t take them lightly. We just came out of the gates ready to go. Doubles was tough. It was really back and forth. The girls just stayed super composed in the big moments and that’s what we’ve been working on all year. They absolutely did that and executed that today.”
“We’re just excited to be in the Round of 16. It’s another step in this tournament. Thankfully, last year, we got the experience of playing in the 16. It was the first time we’ve been there since in our past five years at Virginia. I think having that experience is going to help us going into this next round. Last year, we were playing in Orlando for the Sweet 16. This year, we get to be at home. We had a great crowd out there today and yesterday and that made a big difference. So hopefully we can get a good crowd next weekend, because it really does help and it’s just a great atmosphere.”
MATCH NOTES
- Princeton is ranked No. 44 in the latest ITA team rankings
#5 Virginia 4, #44 Princeton 0
Singles competition
- #1 Emma Navarro (VA) vs. #4 Daria Frayman (PRIN) 7-5, 3-0, unfinished
- #44 Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Neha Velaga (PRIN) 6-3, 6-3
- #72 Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. #54 Victoria Hu (PRIN) 6-2, 6-2
- Sofia Munera (VA) vs. #77 Brianna Shvets (PRIN) 7-5, 3-4, unfinished
- Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Zoe Howard (PRIN) 6-4, 6-2
- Sara Ziodato (VA) vs. Maia Sung (PRIN) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
Doubles competition
- #3 Emma Navarro/Hibah Shaikh (VA) vs. Grace Joyce/Maia Sung (PRIN) 5-5, unfinished
- #62 Elaine Chervinsky/Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Daria Frayman/Nathalie Rodilosso (PRIN) 6-3
- #73 Sofia Munera/Amber O’Dell (VA) def. Zoe Howard/Neha Velaga (PRIN) 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (23); Singles (3,2,5)
NCAA Charlottesville Regional 2nd Round
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Women’s Golf: UVA set to open play at NCAA Ann Arbor Regional on Monday
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The No. 8 Virginia women’s golf team competes at the NCAA Regional site at the University of Michigan Golf Course in Ann Arbor, Mich., starting Monday. The Cavaliers are the No. 2 seed in the 12-team regional that runs through Wednesday.
UVA will be paired with San Jose State and Michigan during the first round. Those teams will tee off starting at 8 a.m. from the first tee.
Format
Each regional site is a 54-hole event with a single-round scheduled for Monday through Wednesday. The top four schools (24 total) from each of six regional sites will advance to the NCAA Championships along with the top two individuals (12 total) not advancing from a team from each site. The NCAA Championships are set for May 20-25 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Regional History
This year’s regional marks the 16th time Virginia has received a bid to the NCAA Championships. Virginia will be looking to advance to the NCAA Championships for the 12th time in the program’s 19-year history. Last season UVA did not advance out of the Columbus (Ohio) Regional as a team, placing ninth. Senior Beth Lillie, who was fifth at the regional, went on to the NCAA Championships where she placed ninth in stroke play.
The Cavaliers’ top regional finish was its second-place performance in 2018 at the Madison, Wisc., site. Beth Lillie and Morgan Gonzales led Virginia by tying for seventh place at 3-under 213. UVA was third in 2011, fourth in 2019 and 2009 and has been fifth five times (2015, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2005). UVA has had two first-place individual finishers at NCAA Regionals. Calle Nielson was the first to accomplish the feat, placing first in 2010 at the West Regional at Stanford. In 2016, Elizabeth Szokol shared first-place honors, also at the Stanford Golf Course.
The Field
The field at the Ann Arbor Regional site includes (in seed order) 1. San Jose State, 2. Virginia, 3. Michigan, 4. Arkansas, 5. UCF, 6. Virginia Tech, 7. North Carolina, 8. Washington, 9. Ohio State, 10. Pepperdine, 11. Xavier, 12. Oakland.
At Michigan
This will be the second time this season the Cavaliers have competed at the Michigan Golf Course. UVA opened its season by placing second at the Wolverine Invitational. The Cavaliers shot 11-over 863 and were led by Jennifer Cleary (4th, -2/214) and Amanda Sambach (6th, -1/215). All six Cavaliers heading to the NCAA Regional were in UVA’s lineup for the Wolverine Invitational.
All-ACC
Virginia sophomore Jennifer Cleary and freshman Amanda Sambach were named to the 15-member 2022 All-Atlantic Coast Conference team. It is the first time both players have received the honor. Sambach is the first Cavalier freshman to be named All-ACC since Beth Lillie in 2018.
The ACC
Virginia is one of 10 ACC teams to receive an invitation to this year’s national championship. Also qualifying were Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
UVA Lineup
Golfer Events Rds. Avg. Rd. Tourney
Jennifer Cleary (So.) 8 24 72.75 68 208
Amanda Sambach (Fr.) 9 27 72.82 69 211
Beth Lillie (Gr.) 9 27 73.59 66 208
Celeste Valinho (Jr.) 8 24 73.92 67 209
Rebecca Skoler (So.) 4 12 74.50 69 209
Riley Smyth (Sr.)* 8 24 74.42 67 213
* Alternate
The Rankings
Golfstat Golfweek
(5/8) (4/27)
Virginia 8 10
Amanda Sambach 45 49
Jennifer Cleary 53 60
Beth Lillie 112 107
Celeste Valinho 127 136
Riley Smyth 176 171
Rebecca Skoler * *
*Has not participated in enough rounds to be ranked.
Follow
Live scoring for NCAA Regional will be available online at Golfstat.com. Follow the Cavaliers on social media at Twitter: @UVAWomensGolf & @CoachRiaScott and Instagram: UVAWomensGolf.
Nation’s No. 1 “athlete” in Class of ’23, Harbor, visits UVA football
By Jerry Ratcliffe
Nyckoles Harbor (Photo: On3.com)
Former UVA basketball coach Pete Gillen used to joke about having a player named Raleigh Harbour back in the ‘90s.
Gillen would say, “You might know his sister, Pearl … Pearl Harbour.”
The most famous Harbor in Charlottesville since those days visited Virginia’s football program this weekend. He is Nyckoles Harbor (no relation to Raleigh or Pearl), and he is ranked the No. 1 athlete in the Class of 2023.
Harbor, who has been offered by 50 schools, is a 6-foot-5, 225-pound, 5-star from Archbishop Carroll in Washington, D.C., and he is legit. Virginia offered the two-sport star this week along with anybody who is anybody in college football.
Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, Oklahoma, Clemson, Penn State, Southern Cal, Texas, Tennessee, LSU, Notre Dame, West Virginia, North Carolina, Miami, Florida, Florida State, Virginia Tech and many more have offered this world-class athlete who can play either on offense or defense.
Not only is Harbor a star football player, but he made a huge splash in the track-and-field world recently at the Beach Run Invitational meet, where he was clocked at 10.32 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.36 in the 200. The video of his 100 meters run has been viewed by 2.4 million, which helped jump his (new term) NIL Valuation at $317,000.
The 247Sports composite ranks him the No. 12 overall football prospect in the nation and the No. 1 “athlete,” with no designated position. Rivals ranks him No. 15 overall and the No. 2 athlete, while On3 has him at No. 10 overall.
Harbor could play wide receiver, tight end or perhaps running back on offense and a rush edge on defense. Or, he could choose to turn professional in track and field.
Archbishop Carroll football coach Robert Harris told On3, “He runs the 100-meters in 10.3 seconds, he can jump out of the gym, he chases down every quarterback, he has a 3.8 GPA and he works as hard as anyone.”
Harbor’s father, Azuka, is a contamination control engineer at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., while his mother, Saundra, works as a pharmacist. His sister, Giovanna, is an alum of Penn State. Harbor told On3 that he is planning to major in medicine or engineering.
During his visit to UVA on Saturday, Harbor posed in a white Cavaliers uniform with the navy blue No. 7 on his chest, surrounded by several members of the Virginia coaching staff.
5⭐️ @Nyck1k at UVA today. https://t.co/nm64PxZt9S
— David Spence (@hoodaves) May 7, 2022
Recruiting analysts have no idea where Harbor may finally end up and have not predicted any school to win his favor as of yet. Check out some of his highlights below:
Men’s Tennis: No. 7 Virginia downs VCU 4-0 to advance to NCAA Round of 16
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The No. 7 Virginia men’s tennis team (24-5) advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Tennis Team Championship with a 4-0 victory against VCU (22-7) on Saturday on the indoor courts of the Boar’s Head Sports Club.
The Cavaliers will host No. 10 South Carolina next weekend in a Super Regional. The date and time of the match will be announced at a later date by the NCAA.
Senior Ryan Goetz and sophomore Iñaki Montes opened the match with a 6-0 victory on the No. 2 doubles court. Grad student Bar Botzer and sophomore Chris Rodesch clinched the point with a 6-4 win on the top court.
In singles, Rodesch won 6-2, 6-2 on court one against Charles Bertimon to give UVA a 2-0 lead. The Cavaliers then had three courts racing to clinch. Montes closed out a 6-4, 6-3 win against Maxence Bertimon on court two. Both senior Gianni Ross and sophomore Jeffrey von der Schulenburg had match points on courts six and three, with Ross finishing his match, a 6-4, 7-5 win against Rayane Stable to seal the victory.
FROM HEAD COACH ANDRES PEDROSO
“I was really proud of the way the guys came out in doubles with great energy. I wanted to see some improvement from yesterday and I did. That doubles point for us is really important. I feel really good against any team if we can win that doubles point. So if we come out the right way, we’re going to look like that and play like that. That was the goal today.”
MATCH NOTES
- VCU is ranked No. 31 in the latest ITA team rankings
- This was Virginia’s 19th straight win
- This is Virginia’s 16thtime advancing to the Round of 16 in the last 17 Championships
- The winner of the Virginia/South Carolina match will advance to the site of the finals in Champaign, Ill., with the quarterfinals through championship matches being contested May 19-22
#5 Virginia 4, VCU 0
Singles competition
- #30 Chris Rodesch (VA) def. #90 Charles Bertimon (VCU) 6-2, 6-2
- #39 Inaki Montes (VA) def. Maxence Bertimon (VCU) 6-4, 6-3
- #45 J vd Schulenburg (VA) vs. Inigo Torre Martin (VCU) 6-2, 6-5, unfinished
- #96 Ryan Goetz (VA) vs. Matisse Bobichon (VCU) 7-5, 3-3, unfinished
- Gianni Ross (VA) def. Rayane Stable (VCU) 6-4, 7-5
- Bar Botzer (VA) vs. Joaquim Almeida (VCU) 4-6, 2-5, unfinished
Doubles competition
- #61 Bar Botzer/Chris Rodesch (VA) def. #33 Charles Bertimon/Maxence Bertimon (VCU) 6-4
- Ryan Goetz/Inaki Montes (VA) def. Inigo Torre Martin/Rayane Stable (VCU) 6-0
- Gianni Ross/J vd Schulenburg (VA) vs. Joaquim Almeida/Matisse Bobichon (VCU) 5-3, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,2,5)
NCAA Charlottesville Regional 2nd Round
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Women’s Tennis: No. 5 Virginia advances to NCAA Second Round
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The No. 5 Virginia women’s tennis team (21-5) opened play at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Championship with a 4-0 victory against Youngstown State (13-10) on Saturday on the indoor courts of the Boar’s Head Sports Club.
The Cavaliers advance to play Princeton (12-10) on Sunday, May 8 at 1 p.m. in the tournament’s second round.
Freshman Elaine Chervinsky and junior Natasha Subhash opened the match with a 6-0 victory against the Penguins’ tandem on court two. Sophomores Emma Navarro and Hibah Shaikh clinched the point with a 6-1 victory on court one.
Navarro made it 2-0 with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at one singles. Sophomore Sara Ziodato followed with a 6-1, 6-1 win on court six. Shaikh won the clincher 6-0, 6-2 on court five.
Sunday’s match is scheduled to be played outdoors at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort. Please monitor Virginia’s social media accounts for any weather-related changes.
FROM HEAD COACH SARA O’LEARY
“I thought the girls competed really well. They played very organized, very composed tennis. That’s something we’ve been talking about doing all season and I thought they executed that really well today. It’s been two weeks since our last match, so it’s great to get out there playing another match. It definitely boosts our confidence coming out here and playing strong like we did today. We’re looking forward to tomorrow.”
MATCH NOTES
- Princeton is ranked No. 44 in the latest ITA team rankings
- The Tigers won 4-0 against Army on Saturday in their first-round match
- The Ivy League Champions have won six straight matches
- Virginia is 12-10 all-time against the Tigers
#5 Virginia 4, Youngstown State 0
Singles competition
- #1 Emma Navarro (VA) def. Rosas, Cecilia (YSU) 6-0, 6-2
- #44 Natasha Subhash (VA) vs. Masarikova, Eliska (YSU) 6-4, 4-0, unfinished
- #72 Elaine Chervinsky (VA) vs. Marko, Julia (YSU) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
- Sofia Munera (VA) vs. Rigazio, Elisa (YSU) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished
- Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Stanmore, Jessica (YSU) 6-0, 6-2
- Sara Ziodato (VA) def. Minich, Lili (YSU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
- #3 Emma Navarro/Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Marko, Julia/Rosas, Cecilia (YSU) 6-1
- #62 Elaine Chervinsky/Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Stanmore, Jessica/Minich, Lili (YSU) 6-0
- #73 Sofia Munera/Amber O’Dell (VA) vs. Rigazio, Elisa/Masarikova, Eliska (YSU) 2-5, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,6,5)
NCAA Charlottesville Regional – First Round
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Men’s Tennis: No. 7 Virginia downs FDU 4-0 in NCAA First Round
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The No. 7 Virginia men’s tennis team (23-5) opened play at the 2022 NCAA Men’s Tennis Team Championship with a 4-0 victory against Fairleigh Dickinson (10-12) on Friday on the indoor courts of the Boar’s Head Sports Club.
The Cavaliers will face VCU (22-6) on Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Virginia Tennis Facility in the tournament’s second round.
Senior Gianni Ross and sophomore Jeffrey von der Schulenburg opened the match with a 6-2 win on the third doubles court. Grad student Bar Botzer and sophomore Chris Rodesch clinched the point with a 6-3 victory on the top court.
In singles, Ross sailed through a 6-1, 6-0 win against Niclas Pietsch on court four. Rodesh and Botzer finished their matches on courts one and five within moments of one another, with Rodesch winning 6-1, 6-2 on court one and Botzer clinching with a 6-0, 6-1 victory on five.
FROM HEAD COACH ANDRES PEDROSO
“Congratulations to Fairleigh Dickinson for a great season and a great showing. They always compete hard. I thought our guys were focused – all business out there. I tell them to take it just one match at a time. Just try and be the most prepared and go out there. Understand you’ve done the work, be at peace with it and fight as hard as you can.”
MATCH NOTES
- The match lasted 1:27
- UVA won all six first sets and was leading in the second set on two of the three remaining courts when play was halted
- This is the second straight year Virginia has opened the tournament with a 4-0 win against Fairleigh Dickinson
- VCU is ranked No. 31 in the latest ITA team rankings
- The Rams edged Penn 4-3 in their opening match in a three-hour battle on Friday afternoon
#7 Virginia 4, Fairleigh Dickinson 0
Singles competition
- #30 Chris Rodesch (VA) def. PUKSE, Teodors (FDU) 6-1, 6-2
- #45 J vd Schulenburg (VA) vs. DHOUIB, Mehdi (FDU) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
- #96 Ryan Goetz (VA) vs. SRIRAM, Arjun (FDU) 6-0, 4-1, unfinished
- Gianni Ross (VA) def. PIETSCH, Niclas (FDU) 6-1, 6-0
- Bar Botzer (VA) def. BUDINSZKY, Moric (FDU) 6-0, 6-1
- Jackson Allen (VA) vs. ADNANE, Younes (FDU) 6-0, 2-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
- #61 Bar Botzer/Chris Rodesch (VA) def. PUKSE, Teodors/PIETSCH, Niclas (FDU) 6-3
- Ryan Goetz/Inaki Montes (VA) vs. DHOUIB, Mehdi/ADNANE, Younes (FDU) 4-3, unfinished
- Gianni Ross/J vd Schulenburg (VA) def. SRIRAM, Arjun/BUDINSZKY, Moric (FDU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,1,5)
NCAA Men’s Tennis Charlottesville Regional – First Round
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Hook Sports Marketing launches 4819 Membership Club
Hook Sports Marketing, in conjunction with the men’s basketball student-athletes it represents, has launched the 4819 membership club.
4819 will provide Virginia men’s basketball student-athletes with opportunities to capitalize on their Name, Image, and Likeness by offering exclusive membership benefits to fans.
“4-8-19 is obviously a day I will never forget,” said Kihei Clark, a member of the 2019 national championship team and one of the student-athletes represented by HSM. “4819 will allow fans the opportunity to engage and interact with me and my teammates like never before. We’re looking forward to meeting even more of our fans and being present in our community.”
4819 is comprised of several levels of membership. Fans may visit hooksportsmarketing.com/4819.html to review the membership options. Corporate partnerships are also available.
Hook Sports Marketing currently represents the following men’s basketball student-athletes: Reece Beekman, Kihei Clark, Chase Coleman, Armaan Franklin, Jayden Gardner and Kadin Shedrick.
Women’s Tennis: No. 5 Virginia hosts NCAA regionals Saturday, Sunday
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The No. 5 Virginia women’s tennis team (20-5) opens play at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Championship by hosting the Charlottesville Regional May 7-8 at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.
The matches are scheduled to be played outdoors. Please monitor Virginia’s social media accounts for any weather-related changes.
WOMEN’S TENNIS REGIONAL SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, MAY 7 (WOMEN)
10 a.m. Army West Point (25-9) vs Princeton (11-10)
1 p.m. (5) VIRGINIA vs Youngstown State (13-9)
SUNDAY, MAY 8 (WOMEN)
1 p.m. Second Round Match
HOW TO FOLLOW
- All matches will stream live on the TennisOne App
- Live scoring will be available through links posted on VirginiaSports.com
TICKET INFORMATION
- $5 for general admission and $3 for students with a valid ID per day
- Ages 2 and up are required to have a ticket
- Tickets will be available for purchase online, over the phone, or at the Bryant Hall ticket office and can be picked up at the courts
NOTING THE CAVALIERS
- The Cavaliers head into the championship 9-1 in their last 10 matches including three wins over teams then-ranked in the top-3 of the ITA Rankings
- Emma Navarro retained her No. 1 singles ranking in the final regular-season ITA rankings and earned the top seed in the NCAA Singles Championship. Navarro is 20-1 this season and has won her last 10 matches
- Navarro and Hibah Shaikh moved up to a No. 3 doubles ranking and will be the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Doubles Championship. They are the first UVA tandem to earn a top-four seeding in the championship
- Natasha Subhash and Sara Ziodato are 8-2 in their last 10 matches
- The Cavaliers are a combined 39-7 on the top two courts this season
VIRGINIA & THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Virginia is the No. 5 seed in the championship. This is the second-highest seeding in program history after its No. 3 seed in the 2014 tournament
- Virginia is making its 21st appearance in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships and fourth-consecutive under head coach Sara O’Leary
- This is Virginia’s ninth time hosting a regional
- Virginia has advanced to the Round of 16 six times
- The Cavaliers’ best finish has been two runs of the quarterfinals (2014 and 2016)
SCOUTING THE OTHER TEAMS
- Youngstown State won the Horizon League title for the first time since 2018
- YSU will be making its second trip to Charlottesville for the NCAA Tournament. The Penguins’ first-ever trip to the NCAAs was to Virginia in 2014. The Cavaliers won that contest 4-0
- The Penguins made five consecutive trips to the NCAA Regional from 2014-18
- Elisa Rigazio leads the team with a 22-8 record, playing mainly on court four
- Cecilia Rosas has a 12-10 record on court one
- Princeton is ranked No. 44 in the latest ITA team rankings
- The Ivy League Champions have won five straight matches headed into the tournament
- The Tigers are led by junior Daria Frayman. Frayman is the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Singles Championship with a 21-7 record and a 7-4 mark at No. 1
- Virginia is 12-10 all-time against the Tigers
- Army West-Point won the Patriot League Championship with a 4-1 victory over top-seeded Boston University in the finals
- The Black Knights are making their 16th NCAA tournament appearance and first since 2019
- Cooper Jackson leads the team with a 16-3 record, playing primarily at No. 3. Justine Dondonay, who plays on courts 4-5, is 14-1
ON THE HORIZON
- The winner of the Charlottesville Regional will face the winner of the Oklahoma State Regional next Saturday, May 14
- As the No. 5 seed, Virginia will host the Super Regional should they advance
- The eight super regional winners will then advance to the site of the finals in Champaign, Ill. with the quarterfinals through championship matches being contested May 20-22
- NCAA Singles and Doubles will take place May 23-28 in that same location
Kate Douglass named Honda Sport Award Winner for Swimming & Diving
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Kate Douglass. Photo courtesy UVA Athletics.
Virginia junior Kate Douglass was named the Honda Sport Award winner for Swimming & Diving.
The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 46 years to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA- sanctioned sports and signifies “the best of the best in collegiate athletics”. The winner of the sport award becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the prestigious 2022 Honda Cup, which will be presented on a live telecast on CBS Sports Network on June 27th at 9 pm EST.
Douglass was chosen by a vote of administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Finalists included Katharine Berkoff (North Carolina State), Tarrin Gilliland (Indiana) and Alex Walsh (Virginia). Douglass is the sixth Virginia student-athlete to win the award.
She joins Lesley Welch (Cross Country, 1983), Dawn Staley (basketball, 1991 & 1992), Amy Appelt (lacrosse, 2004) and Danielle Collins (tennis, 2016) as UVA Honda Award winners. Staley also went on to win the Honda Cup as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year in 1991.
“I am so honored to receive the Honda Sport Award for swimming and diving,” Douglass said. “I share this award with my awesome teammates and coaches at the University of Virginia. What we accomplished this year was absolutely amazing and I’m so grateful to be a part of this team. Go Hoos!”
Douglass was named the 2022 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) and ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Year. The 21-time All-American captured three individual NCAA titles (50-yard free, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard breast) at the 2022 NCAA Championship and four relay NCAA Championships, setting American records in all three individual NCAA wins. Overall, she has eight career NCAA titles and led Virginia to its second consecutive NCAA Championship in 2022.
Hailing from Pelham, N.Y., the junior also boasts 18 ACC titles overall, including three individual titles in 2022 (50-yard free, 100-yard free, 100-yard butterfly) and is a 21-time All-ACC performer. Douglass set a school record in the 50-free and a meet record in the 100 fly at the 2022 ACC Championship.
Competing as a member of the U.S. National Team in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, she captured a bronze medal in the 200 IM.
In the classroom, she is the 2022 ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
“Excited for Kate to be honored with this award,” Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo said. “It’s a testament to her commitment to excellence, both in the pool and the classroom. She continues to develop as an athlete and a person and I’m proud to see where she is, and for her to be recognized in this way, after three years of collegiate experience. The exciting thing is that the best is yet to come. Kate is deserving of this award and it’s always nice to see a student-athlete’s hard work and dedication pay off and be recognized”.
The CWSA, entering its 46th year, has honored the nation’s top NCAA women athletes for their superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service. Since commencing its partnership in 1986, Honda has provided more than $3.4 million in institutional grants to the universities of the award winners and nominees to support women’s athletics programs.
Men’s Tennis: No. 7 Virginia hosts NCAA Regionals Friday and Saturday
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The No. 7 Virginia men’s tennis team (22-5) opens play at the 2022 NCAA Men’s Tennis Team Championship by hosting the Charlottesville Regional May 6-7 at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.
The matches are scheduled to be played outdoors. Please monitor Virginia’s social media accounts for any weather-related changes.
MEN’S TENNIS REGIONAL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MAY 6
1 p.m. No. 36 Penn (19-5) vs No. 31 VCU (21-6)
4 p.m. (7) VIRGINIA vs Fairleigh Dickinson (10-11)
SATURDAY, MAY 7 (MEN)
4 p.m. Second Round Match
HOW TO FOLLOW
- All matches will stream live on the TennisOne App
- Live scoring will be available through links posted on VirginiaSports.com
TICKET INFORMATION
- $5 for general admission and $3 for students with a valid ID per day
- Ages 2 and up are required to have a ticket
- Tickets will be available for purchase online, over the phone, or at the Bryant Hall ticket office and can be picked up at the courts
NOTING THE CAVALIERS
- The Cavaliers bring a 17-match win streak into the championship
- The ACC Champion Cavaliers earned the conference’s automatic qualification into the championship
- UVA is the No. 7 seed in the tournament
- Senior Ryan Goetz brings a 10-match win streak into the championship, including two wins in the ACC Championship
- Goetz leads the team with 24 singles victories
- Sophomore Jeffrey von der Schulenburg has won his last 12 completed matches
- Senior Gianni Ross is playing in his fourth NCAA Championship. He is 18-2 this season with 16 of those wins coming in dual matches
- Sophomore Chris Rodesch earned the ACC’s automatic qualification into the NCAA Singles Championship as the highest-ranked singles player in the conference at No. 30. Rodesch has 14 wins this season against ranked opponents
- Rodesch and Goetz were the ACC’s automatic qualifiers into the NCAA Doubles Championship but will not be playing together as a doubles team in the Regional
- Rodesch and Bar Botzer went 3-0 as a doubles team in the ACC Championship
VIRGINIA & THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
- This is Virginia’s 18th-consecutive NCAA Championship appearance and the 17th time hosting a regional
- Virginia has won four NCAA titles, including three-consecutive from 2015-17
- The Cavaliers have advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 in 15 of the last 16 championships, the quarterfinals in 14 of the last 16, the semifinals in 10 of the past 14 and six of the last 10 finals
- Last season, UVA was the five-seed, falling in the Round of 16 against USC
SCOUTING THE OTHER TEAMS
- This is the second straight year UVA will face Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of the tournament
- The Knights won the Northeast Conference championship for the 14th time in program history
- Mehdi Dhouib is the NEC Player of the Year, Justas Trainauskas is the Rookie of the Year and Jeff Brandes the Coach of the Year
- Penn is making its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Championship, earning an at-large bif
- Penn is ranked No. 36 in the latest ITA team rankings
- The Quakers went 6-1 in the Ivy League including a 4-3 win against No. 25 Columbia
- Edoardo Graziani has a 15-5 record at No. 1. He is No. 41 in the singles rankings
- VCU is No. 31 in the latest ITA team rankings
- The Rams bring a 14-match win streak into the postseason, including three 4-0 victories in the A-10 Championship
- VCU’s A-10 title was their fifth consecutive
- Both Matisse Bobichon and Rayane Stable have tallied 29 singles wins this year
- Inigo Torre Martin, who plays primarily at No. 3, is 31-13
- Charles Bertimon is ranked No. 90 in singles; he is No. 33 in doubles partnering with his brother Maxence Bertimon
ON THE HORIZON
- The winner of the Charlottesville Regional will face the winner of the South Carolina Regional next Friday, May 13
- As the No. 7 seed, Virginia will host the Super Regional should they advance
- The eight super regional winners will then advance to the site of the finals in Champaign, Ill. with the quarterfinals through championship matches being contested May 19-22
- NCAA Singles and Doubles will take place May 23-28 in that same location
Virginia-Mount St. Mary’s baseball game on May 17 canceled
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Photo courtesy UVA Athletics.
Virginia and Mount St. Mary’s have mutually agreed to cancel their game scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 at 6 p.m. due to travel and scheduling circumstances. The game will not be rescheduled.
TICKET INFORMATION
Fans with tickets for Tuesday’s May 17th game against Mount St. Mary’s will receive a refund back to the original method of payment. Refunds will be processed with 3-5 business days of the conclusion of the regular season. Fans that would like to exchange their ticket for one of the remaining regular season games may do so by calling the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 542-8821 during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
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Cavaliers add guard Freddie Dilione to growing list of basketball offers
By Jerry Ratcliffe
Freddie Dilione (Photo: prephoops.com)
Freddie Dilione, a rising prize in the summer basketball recruiting wars, is now on Virginia’s radar.
Tony Bennett extended an offer to Dilione, a 3-star guard from the Class of 2023, the North Carolinian announced on Wednesday. Dilione, who is listed between 6-foot-4 and 6-foot-6, depending on which report one prefers, is expected to see his stock rise dramatically when the next rankings come out because of all the attention he is receiving.
While UVA was the latest to jump on board, Dilione has offers from Indiana, Alabama, LSU, Virginia Tech, VCU, Texas A&M, Wake Forest, Xavier, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Providence, NC State, Minnesota, Maryland, Rutgers and Charlotte.
Dilione plays for Word of God Christian Academy near Raleigh, but previously played at Trinity Christian in Fayetteville. Last season at Word of God, Dilione averaged 25.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game.
247Sports composite has him as the No. 151 overall recruit in the nation and No. 7 in the state of North Carolina, while Rivals has him as the No. 45 guard in the country. He’s listed as both a point guard and combo guard.
Dilione was the second player Virginia offered on Wednesday. Bennett offered TJ Power, a 6-8, 4-star forward with guard skills. He’s from Worchester Academy in Shrewsbury, Mass. (see related story).
UVA has also offered 6-10 power forward Blake Buchanan (who visited this past weekend), 6-4 shooting guard Taison Chatman, 6-7 wing Andrej Stojakovic and 6-8 power forward Milan Momcilovic, all 4-stars.
Check out some of Dilione’s recent highlights below (he’s wearing No. 4 in the red jersey):
No. 14 Virginia uses huge six-run 7th inning to split season series against VCU
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No. 14 Virginia scored six runs in the seventh inning and came away with a 12-6 win over VCU on Wednesday at Disharoon Park. The Cavaliers and Rams split the season midweek series, each taking their respective games at home.
The Cavaliers (34-12) came from behind twice in the contest, trailing 2-0 in the second and 5-4 after five innings. Alex Tappen put UVA in front for good with an RBI single up the middle that scored Casey Saucke in the sixth. Virginia added some insurance in a big way, sending 11 batters to the plate in a six-run, seventh inning, the 25th time this season the Cavaliers have scored five or more runs in a single inning.
Tappen collected four hits, all singles, in a 4-for-5 effort at the plate. With the go-ahead single in the sixth, he recorded his 60th RBI of the season, only the 13th Cavalier ever to compile 60 RBI in the same season.
After VCU (25-18) scored two runs in the top of the second, the Cavaliers responded with a four-spot in the bottom half of the frame. Ethan Anderson tied the game with one swing, a two-RBI double down the left field line. The next batter, Saucke, launched the first pitch he saw into the right-centerfield gap that allowed Anderson to score from second base.
VCU scored the game’s next three runs and took a 5-4 lead on an RBI groundout from Logan Amiss. Sophomore Tyler Locklear scored the go-head run after recording his first triple of the season and only the fourth against UVA this season in the at-bat prior.
Saucke scored the tying run in the sixth after reaching on the second of his two doubles on the afternoon. He moved over to third on a wild pitch and came into score on an RBI groundout from Griff O’Ferrall.
Chris Newell provided the initial insurance in the seventh with a solo homer over the right-field wall, his 11th of the season, to give UVA a two-run advantage.
Saucke followed up a batter later with a two-run homer that traveled 415 feet to left center. Saucke finished the day 3 for 5 with three runs scored, two doubles, a home run and three RBI.
Reliever Paul Kosanovich was credited with his third victory of the season, matching a season-high with three innings pitched. He took over in the fifth and shut down a VCU offense that scored in three-straight innings. He allowed two hits and fanned a pair, improving to 3-0 on the year.
“After a little bit of a sluggish start in the game, from a pitching and defensive standpoint, I didn’t think we played well, in those two areas in the first part of the game,” said UVA head coach Brian O’Connor. “We had the big four-run inning, I just didn’t think we were pitching it and playing defense like we needed to. Paul Kosanovich came in and candidly, calmed the game down. That’s what a good veteran does. He threw strikes, gave us three strong innings, stranded some runners and gave us a chance to have a couple of big innings.
“The next 10 days can be challenging for a team. Virginia is an excellent school academically and their focus needs to be on their schoolwork, their exams and their papers. Sometimes this game leading into next week can be a challenge because they’re so focused on being successful academically. I’m just proud of our guys that we found a way to have a positive game, a positive outcome, going into the exam break.”
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- The come-from-behind victory is the 10th of the season for UVA.
- Tappen’s four-hit game was his fifth of his career.
- Virginia improved to 26-4 at home and 20-2 against non-conference foes this season.
- Virginia has hit 64 home runs this season, three shy of matching the school record of 67 set in 1988.
UP NEXT
The Hoos will break for final exams and pick up action next Wednesday (May 11) with a non-conference matchup against Longwood. The Cavaliers’ final ACC home series of the year is slated for May 13-15 against Clemson.
Virginia backfield gets boost from portal in former 4-star Miami RB Brown
By Jerry Ratcliffe
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With a lack of game experience at running back, Virginia got some good news from the transfer portal on Wednesday when former Miami running back Cody Brown announced he had committed to the Cavaliers.
Brown (6-foot, 225 pounds) is a former 4-star running back from Atlanta’s Parkview High School, which has a rich tradition for producing standout rushers. He entered the transfer portal on April 15.
An original commitment to Tennessee, Brown backed out after the Vols fired coach Jermy Pruitt in January of 2021 and signed with Miami, choosing the Hurricanes over Auburn, Florida and Florida State.
In high school, he was a member of the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Super 11 in 2020 after rushing for more than 1,000 yards for three consecutive seasons and scoring more than 60 touchdowns. Rivals ranked him the No. 11 running back prospect in the nation, with ESPN ranking him No. 12 in the recruiting Class of 2021.
This is what former Miami coach Manny Diaz told the Miami Herald about Brown before his freshman season in ‘21:
“Cody is a tough runner, great size … He can run through tackles and then have the ability if you watch film, has the ability to run through tackles and go all the way. We felt with Robert Burns leaving the program we were short maybe at running back.”
Brown, one of several backs on Miami’s roster last season, played sparingly as a freshman, making brief appearances against North Carolina, NC State, Pitt, Georgia Tech, Duke and Central Connecticut, which was his best game with 77 yards rushing and two touchdowns. For the season, he had 34 rushing attempts for 139 yards and three TDs.
At Parkview, Brown excelled as a downhill runner and had already developed Power 5-caliber muscle mass heading into his senior season. He also developed a good stiff arm and good vision, rushing for more than 1,500 yards in each of his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
In the spring game, two backs were given most of the work, Mike Hollins (junior) and Amaad Foston (sophomore). Ronnie Walker Jr. suffered a significant leg injury in spring drills and his status for August training camp is not known at this time.
Track & Field: Virginia milers go sub-four in regular-season finale
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The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams closed out their regular season at home at the Virginia High-Performance Meet where Wes Porter and Yasin Sado each recorded sub-four-minute miles for the first time in their careers on Wednesday night.
The highlight of the competition came in the final event as the Cavaliers lined up in hopes of breaking the remarkable four-minute mile. Virginia stand-outs Porter and Sado entered the meet having just missed the elusive feat on several occasions. In a nearly identical situation last season, Porter missed the mark by less than a second at the final meet of the season recording a time of 4:00.08.
This time Porter would not be denied. He and Sado paced an excellent race before emptying the tank for the final 100-meters. The pair of Cavaliers each surged past Lucas Guerra of Georgetown as Porter took first clocking 3:58.84 while Sado recorded a time of 3:58.92.
Jack Eliason also recorded a personal-best running a time of 4:05.32 in a fifth-place finish. Just behind him in sixth was Ethan Zeh who ran 4:05.70.
The Cavaliers’ 100-meter runners put their names down in the Virginia record books in their final attempts of the regular season. Jay Pendarvis finished second only to Kuron Griffith of Nike as he threw down a time of 10:49 which ranks third on the Virginia all-time list. Following Pendarvis was teammate Nigal Davis who shattered his previous-best time of time of 10:81 by posting a time of 10.54.
In the discus competitions Ashley Anumba and Claudio continued to perform at the high standard they have established this year as each recorded wins in the event. Anumba reached a mark of 56.70m (186’0”) to surpass 56.50 meters for the third time this season. Romero let go of a throw that 63.33m (207’9”) to remain undefeated on the season.
Maria Deaviz won the shot put competition surpassing the 17-meter mark for the second time this season. She won the event with her third throw of the series that reached 17.22m (56’6”).
In the men’s pole vault Colin Duignan soared to a personal-best mark clearing 4.90m (16’0.75”). Teammate Kyle Mosteller followed in second clearing a height of 4.75m (15’7”).
In the men’s 3000m Jacob Hunter set a Lannigan Field record winning the race with a time of 8:22.38. The time bests a record set by Garret Jeffries of Missouri back in 2008.
FROM DIRECTOR OF TRACK AND FIELD VIN LANANNA:
“I thought that was a really fun way to end our season with great performances in the mile. We are looking forward to competing in the ACC Outdoor Championships next week.”
UP NEXT:
The Cavaliers will travel to Durham to compete in the ACC Outdoor Championships from Thursday (May 12) through Saturday (May 14).
Men’s Golf: UVA earns No. 10 seed in NCAA Regional Championships
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For the 14th consecutive time the Virginia men’s golf team has received a bid to the NCAA Regional Championships. The Cavaliers were awarded the number No. 10 seed among 14 teams at the regional championship site at the Yale Golf Course in New Haven, Conn.
A total of 81 teams are competing at six regional sites May 16-18 with the top five teams and top individual (not qualifying with a team) advancing to the NCAA Championships set for May 27-June 1 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
“I’m excited about going to Yale. I know the golf course very well having played there and having coached there at several regionals,” said Virginia head coach Bowen Sargent. “The last time we played a regional there we got through by a shot or two. It should be a good site for us. Chris Fosdick is from there and Jimmie Massie has played there before. I feel like we have a lot of experience with the golf course and will be in a position where we can advance.”
The regional berth marks the 25th time since 1990 the Cavaliers have competed in postseason play. Virginia is looking to advance to the NCAA Championships for the 17th time in its history. In the team’s last NCAA Regional appearance in 2021, UVA placed seventh at the Kingston Springs (Tenn.) Regional.
The field for the New Haven Regional includes (listed by seed): 1. North Carolina; 2. Texas Tech; 3. Wake Forest; 4. Illinois; 5. NC State; 6. Charlotte; 7. North Florida; 8. Georgia Southern; 9. Mississippi State; 10. Virginia; 11. UCF; 12. Seton Hall; 13. Yale; 14. Sacred Heart.
Virginia is one of 10 ACC schools participating in this year’s championship. Also making the tournament this year are: Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Wake Forest.
The Cavaliers enter the postseason ranked No. 58 by Golfstat and No. 52 by Golfweek.
NCAA Regional Sites and Field
Bryan Regional
At Texas A&M’s Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas
1. Pepperdine; 2. Texas A&M; 3. Georgia; 4. Tennessee; 5. Kansas; 6. Arizona; 7. Michigan State; 8. SMU; 9. Boise State; 10. Oregon State; 11. Colorado State; 12. SE Louisiana; 13. Texas Southern
Columbus Regional
At Ohio State’s Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio
1. Oklahoma State; 2. Georgia Tech; 3. Arkansas; 4. Clemson; 5. East Tennessee State; 6. Ohio State; 7. Duke; 8. Northwestern; 9. Florida Gulf Coast; 10. San Francisco; 11. Kentucky; 12. Wright State; 13. Southern Illinois
Palm Beach Gardens Regional
At PGA National Resort – Champions Course (hosted by Florida Atlantic)
1. Vanderbilt; 2. Florida; 3. Notre Dame; 4. Florida State; 5. Purdue; 6. New Mexico; 7. South Florida; 8. Little Rock; 9. Col. of Charleston; 10. Indiana; 11. San Diego; 12. Davidson; 13. Loyola (Md.); 14. Charleston Southern
Stockton Regional
At the Reserve at Spanos Park (hosted by Pacific)
1. Arizona State; 2. Washington; 3. Stanford; 4. LSU; 5. Oregon; 6. Nevada; 7. Liberty; 8. BYU; 9. UAB; 10. Houston; 11. UC Davis; 12. Denver; 13. Abilene Christian; 14. Weber State
Norman Regional
At the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club (hosted by Oklahoma)
1. Oklahoma; 2. Texas; 3. Auburn; 4. South Carolina; 5. Ole Miss; 6. Louisville; 7. Missouri; 8. San Diego State; 9. Utah; 10. Kent State; 11. Kansas State; 12. UT Martin; 13. Rider
Top 200 Power forward TJ Power extended offer by Virginia
By Jerry Ratcliffe
Photo: UVA Athletics
Tony Bennett has extended another offer for yet another 4-star small forward from the Class of 2023.
TJ Power, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound forward with guard skills, is the fifth 4-star prospect offered by Virginia in recent weeks. Power is from Worchester Academy in Shrewsbury, Mass., the same school that produced former UVA guard Rick Carlisle, now the head coach of the NBA’s Indianapolis Pacers.
Power led Worchester to a 23-7 record and the state AA title last season, while averaging 13.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He has since been named Gatorade Player of the Year in Massachussetts.
He is ranked No. 80 nationally by the 247Sports composite ratings, No. 65 nationally by Rivals and No. 82 by ESPN.
Virginia and Indiana were the latest schools to offer Power, both on Wednesday. They join a growing list of offers, including: Notre Dame, Miami, Oklahoma, Penn State, South Carolina, Providence, UMass, Marquette, Iowa, Georgia Tech, Creighton and UConn.
The Cavaliers have also offered 6-8 power forward Milan Momcilovic, 6-10 power forward Blake Buchanan (who visited Charlottesville last weekend), 6-7 wing Andrej Stojakovic, and 6-4 shooting guard Taison Chatman, all 4-star prospects from the Class of 2023.
Virginia Basketball jumps into race for 4-star wing Andrej Stojakovic
By Jerry Ratcliffe
Andrej Stojakovic (Photo: twitter.com/_proinsight)
Virginia has jumped into the race for the son of a former 3-time NBA All-Star.
Tony Bennett has extended an offer to 6-foot-7, 4-star wing Andrej Stojakovic from Jesuit High in Carmichal, Calif. Stojakovic’s father is Peja Stojakovic, a former NBA champion (Dallas Mavericks) and a two-time, 3-point contest winner.
Andrej, who said his game has advanced by learning from his father, is a 247Sports composite top-100 prospect whose ratings are predicted to jump this summer. He is the No. 73 overall prospect in the country according to the composite rankings, the No. 17 small forward and No. 8 in California.
Stojakovic is a potential big-time scorer and one of the best shotmakers in the Class of 2023. Virginia will have its work cut out to get Stojakovic’s attention. He has offers from Kentucky, UCLA, Arizona, UConn, Kansas, Florida, Indiana, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, Stanford, Texas, Southern Cal and others.
Stojakovic said he would like to visit Kentucky, Stanford, Tennessee, Indiana and UConn for sure.
He said he is interested in a good balance of academics and basketball in his college destination and that his ultimate goal is to play in the NBA. Check out some of his highlights below.
