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NCAA Tournament Action Continues for Virginia
The men's tennis team is up first with a match against Miami. Of course, this Atlantic Coast rematch is on the Pacific coast instead. The two teams square off at 6 p.m. at Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen. This is the third straight year that Brian Boland's team has advanced to the NCAA Tournament's final site.
Based on those two matches, the third meeting should be a thriller. Doubtful? Just look at the scores from the first two matches:
Meanwhile, the men's lacrosse team takes on a familiar opponent as well when it meets Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals on Sunday at 3 p.m. The two teams have scrimmaged for several years, including this season. Virginia enters the game with at 14-0 record and as the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. Interestingly, the Cavaliers' last national title followed this same route: vs. Georgetown at Towson in the round of eight.
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne Basketball recruiting .
Pettinella, a 6-9, 235-pound PF/C, is transferring to UVa from Pennsylvania by way of Monroe Community College. Since Pettinella, who played two years at Penn, enrolled at MCC for the 2005-2006 academic year and did not play basketball, he will be immediately eligible for the Cavs. Pettinella averaged 4.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game for Penn his sophomore season. "I was at Penn for two years," Pettinella said in a recent Q&A article on the Sabre EDGE. "My sophomore year, we made the tournament and lost to Boston College in the first round. I got some good minutes my second year there, but I didn't feel like it matched my style. I like to get out and run the court. I'm like a high energy guy. They don't run the Princeton offense, but it is similar and it's a slow-down and very deliberate. The big guys are on the perimeter a lot, doing dribble ball screens and hand-offs. "I didn't feel that was conducive to my game, so I decided to head out and look at some other places. Really I wanted to look at more athletic programs and up-tempo styles and that's why I chose Cincinnati. And Virginia's very similar from that perspective." Pettinella is excited about the opportunity at Virginia and hopes to contribute significant minutes his first season. Meyinsse is a player who only recently popped up on UVa's recruiting radar. He was spotted by the UVa staff playing in the Kingwood Classic AAU tournament in Houston late last month, prompting the staff to take a further look into the 6-9, 220-pound PF/C. The staff liked what they heard and what they saw and brought Jerome in for an official visit last week. He committed on Friday. "I liked it a lot," Meyinsse said of Virginia in an article on the EDGE. "I pretty much made my decision before I left. It was what I expected because I had looked on the internet and saw some things already. It has a beautiful campus and I liked the coaches. The players that were there and I got along well. I spent a lot of time with Mo [Diane]. I'm excited to get there this summer. I had a lot of scholarships, but I was waiting to get one I wanted." Meyinsse averaged 18.5 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks per game this season. He led McKinley to a 7-4A district championship title - McKinley's first in 10 years. The only senior on a young McKinley squad picked to finish last in the district, Meyinsse earned 7-4A Most Valuable Player honors and was named to the first-team all-district squad. An outstanding student, he carries a 4.5 GPA and scored a 32 on the ACT. Both Meyinsse and Pettinella will compete for playing time in the low post, likely at the center position. The 6-6, 230-pound Harris will play the three but could also see time at the four if coach Leitao goes small. The versatile Tucker has a 6-9, 220-pound frame but has the ability to play the 3, 4 or 5 positions in college. He played point guard on occasion in high school and is known for an excellent perimeter game on offense. Tucker scored 11 points, had five rebounds and a blocked shot for the U.S. All-Stars in a Capital Classic win last month.
Football recruiting . The evaluation period rolls on in college football recruiting. The last day of the eval period is May 31, 2006. A few kids are expected to make commitments next month and one who could commit very soon is 6-6, 282-pound Pottsville (PA) offensive line recruit Brad Hallick. Hallick has Virginia and Vanderbilt as his two favorite schools.
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Thread of the Week: Who Would You Name?
Subject: This should be fun: Posts below got me thinking about High School Orange-VA-2000-John Pritchett Even if the player is an unknown, put it anyway, just for fun.
Jonybuck33's post brought back a lot of memories for high school football players and fans. Among the players that were listed: The Barber twins, Percy Ellsworth, Herman Moore, Monsanto Pope, and Shawn Moore. It's not too late to join the discussion. Join the thread here: Who Would You Name? More of a basketball fan? Don't worry, a similar thread has started on the basketball board. Just click here.
New Wallpaper and More in Wahoowa! The Sabre's Wahoowa! section is dedicated to all things associated with UVa Fan-dom. There are various fan-related areas including desktop wallpaper, Fan of the Week photos, V-Sabres Worldwide, and more. This week, we've added a new wallpaper to the list for baseball fans. Pitcher Mike Ballard is the subject after he tossed a no-hitter earlier this season. If you have an idea for a new wallpaper, just email us at [email protected] with the email header: Wallpaper Suggestion. We'll do our best to add it it our collection.
Newslink - Your One Stop Shop for UVa News TheSabre.com provides an excellent service for the Virginia fan base that you may not know about: Newslink. Sabre NewsLink provides you with links to the daily news on your Hoos. Our staff checks the Internet each morning to locate and link to articles from various online media sources from around the state and beyond. We even throw some interesting ACC news to let you know what the Hoos' opponents are up to. Sabre NewsLink is updated every morning, 365 days a year! Check out Sabre NewsLink today,
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Sabre articles from the past week
Former Hoos Excited About Virginia's Success
Hot, Hot, Hot: Goalie Play Can Change Games
Around the Horn: Sweat the Small Stuff
Photo Gallery: Hoos Host Big Weekend
Hoos Dispatch Feisty Irish
Larquier Proves To Be A True Hoo
Our resident recruiting expert, Chris Horne, provides updates for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please see the sign-up promotion below. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...
UVa Targeting Northwest's Young
UVa in Heavy Pursuit of Szczerba
Top Target: CB/WR Cris Hill
UVa Adds to 2006 Class
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