Shhhhhh.

What's that noise? It's not the ping of an aluminum bat. It's not the pop of a tennis serve. It's not the clattering of lacrosse sticks. No, it's the sound of Virginia student-athletes doing what they're supposed to be doing this time of year.studying. (Let's hope so, anyway.) The stadiums around Grounds will be empty for the next week as the Cavaliers take final exams for the spring semester. It's a good time for UVa fans to remember that your favorite college athletes also are college students. And for those of us no longer in school, to be thankful that we're not the ones cramming for Calculus 201.

Still, the past week was an eventful one for many of UVa's teams, especially women's lacrosse, which captured its first ACC championship in six years. The baseball team had a wild series with Miami, the men's lacrosse team fell just short of an ACC crown and the softball team soared up the ACC standings. The football team continued to reel in recruits, while Matt Schaub learned his NFL destination. And there also was a shocking incident that proved not all was quiet at UVa this week: Jamaine Winborne, a three-year starter at defensive back for the Cavaliers, was shot in the leg in front of a dorm while students were celebrating the end of classes.

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Football recruiting...

UVa is now up to 11 verbal commitments for the 2005 recruiting class. Three more prospects committed this week, including Columbia High School (Maplewood, NJ) prospect Denzel Burrell and in-state standouts Rockbridge High School defensive end/tight end Aaron Clark and Heritage High School (Lynchburg) defensive back Chris Cook.

Burrell is 6-4 and weighs 205 pounds. As a junior, playing defensive end, Burrell had 75 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 26 QB hurries. He will play outside linebacker at Virginia. He chose the 'Hoos over interest from Iowa, Penn State, Maryland, and UNC, among others.

At 6-6, 230 pounds, Aaron Clark is yet another jumbo athlete type of prospect. With his 4.7 speed, he could easily become a tight end on the next level or could even play outside linebacker in the mold of current Cavalier Vince Redd. Other possible positions, depending on how much weight he gains at UVa, are defensive end and offensive tackle.

Chris Cook, the most recent commitment (Thursday), is a 6-2, 185-pound cornerback prospect. He shows a good combination of size and speed. He posted a 4.49 in the 40 during the Nike Camp in Charlottesville earlier this month. He had offers from UVa and Virginia Tech.

All of these prospects have fully qualified.

Basketball recruiting...

Fans should check out the Southern Invitational Tournament this weekend in Charlottesville. UVa's newest and only 2005 commit, Laurynas Mikalauskas, will be on display for Boo Williams' AAU squad. The event begins this evening and lasts through Sunday. For further information, check out www.hoopgroup.com.

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To be honest, Julie Myers admits, she wasn't sure how her Virginia women's lacrosse team would handle adversity. The Cavaliers lost two of their best players to knee injuries in the first two games of the season. They already had to replace three All-Americans who graduated the year before.

"I didn't know how fast they would come together and how ready they were to deal with stuff like that," Myers said. "But everyone has stepped up and risen to the occasion. It shows that there's something special about this team."

After early losses to Syracuse and Princeton, the Cavaliers have won 11 of 12 games, including six in a row. They beat Maryland and Duke last weekend in Chapel Hill to earn their first ACC title in six years. Their 17-7 rout of the Blue Devils on Sunday secured the championship.

"We were so on, it didn't matter who we were playing," Myers said. "We were going to win."

Virginia now has six ACC championships this school year, having already won them in men's soccer, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's tennis and women's rowing. The previous UVa record was four for a single school year.

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