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First Road Test Looms For Leitao's Team
The first road test of the 2006-07 season for Dave Leitao's team comes this week when the Cavaliers travel to Purdue for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday. Last season, the road was not a friendly place to the Hoos - they compiled a 2-10 record away from Charlottesville. Yikes. The next step up the ladder is directly related to that fact, something that's not lost on Leitao or his players. "Purdue is a very good team so it's going to be a test for us," Reynolds said. "We couldn't win on the road last year so hopefully we'll get over the hump this year." "We still have a long way to go. This opportunity that we have in front of us - a challenge on Wednesday - to do something that we didn't do real well last year, which is to win on the road," Leitao said. "That opportunity will be there and we'll face adversity, the crowd, and the other team. Purdue has a solid team with an inside-outside attack. We will use this opportunity to get ourselves better and to test ourselves in a hostile environment and see how we do." Reynolds said that the and players have to stick together when they're on the road in order to ride out the momentum storms and to overcome the certain adversity. "We're going to have to have the whole team. We're going to need a combined effort from everybody," Reynolds said. "That's the main thing, for the team to play together and to stick together through the ups and downs." Wednesday's tip is set for 7:30 p.m.
Kris Wright
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne Football Recruiting UVa will host at least one official visitor this upcoming weekend, when St. Rita's High (Chicago, IL) OL/DE Matt Conrath plans to be in Charlottesville. This will be Conrath's first ever trip to UVa. He plans to visit Stanford next weekend. Next weekend will be an important one as well, as the staff plans to host two more targets on official visits. One of those targets will be Dontrelle Inman. TheSabre.com reported last week that Inman, a 6-2, 185-pound WR out of Batesburg-Leesville (S.C.), will announce his decision on December 14th. He is considering Auburn, Georgia Tech, Maryland, South Carolina, and Virginia, but his official visit to UVa is the only one he has scheduled. We will release the next installment of 'Countdown to Signing Day' on Tuesday or Wednesday. Also, stay tuned for the latest on UVa commitments as well as targets including Fork Union LB/DE Jarrell Miller, Friendly (Fort Washington, MD) WR Vincent Hill, Riverdale (GA) WR Rashad Tukes, and East Meadow (N.Y.) OL John Elliott.
Basketball recruiting Stay tuned this week for analysis on UVa's fall haul in the 2007 men's basketball recruiting class.
Game Ball This is the final installment of Sabremail's Game Ball for the 2006 season. It goes to Kris Burd and Chase Minnifield. Both Burd, a 6-1, 185-pound wide receiver/safety out of Matoaca (Chester, VA), and Minnifield, a do-everything athlete for Henry Clay (Lexington, KY), turned in outstanding efforts in heart-breaking playoff losses last Friday. Matoaca's Warriors dominated the first half in the Division 5, Central Region championship game. They took a 35-7 lead into halftime only to see Deep Run rally to tie the game at 38, forcing overtime. Deep Run won with a 23-yard field goal in the extra period. Burd, who is being recruited to play wide receiver by UVa, had a 27-yard touchdown reception and returned an interception 59 yards for another score. Minnifield racked up 312 total yards and three touchdowns in the 56-35 loss to Trinity in the Class 4A state semifinals. He had a 65-yard touchdown pass, an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown, and 20-yard touchdown reception. Henry Clay finished the season at 12-2.
Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. 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 ...
Andrew Devlin's Official Visit to UVa Also from the past week ...
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Post of the Week
Subject: Student analysis on the game
Jason Cain played remarkable today. By far the best game of his career. He was grabbing boards and being aggressive on offense. First time I've ever seen that from him. He hit two long jumpers, and even had a drive to the hoop from the top of the key. I don't think he missed a FT either. SS seemed like he was just toying with the other team today. His shot wasn't what it normally is, but he was feeding everybody on the team. JR had the stroke today. It felt like every time he shot the ball it was going in. Mo played well today too. Finished with 17 points and two very nice steals. He was also driving to the hoop which is what I like to see. Now for everybody else. RP has got to learn how to shoot FTs. He's not even close. Tucker played well at the end of the game. Hopefully he can find his stroke sooner next time. Harris will be the most built player on the court almost every game. He needs to take shorter shots though (I have confidence he can hit them, but I'd rather see a high percentage shot). JM also played well at the end of the game. And finally, the fan favorites: Burns and the walk-ons. The students love all four of them, and it's great to see them get some time. I just wish that one kid hadn't taken that final shot. Just run the clock out next time. So go Hoos and beat Purdue! Post your own thoughts on the Share on the Basketball Message Board.
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Issue No. 41 - June 13, 2002 More New Jersey recruiting With the lack of top football talent in Virginia this year, the Cavalier coaching staff seems to be putting a lot of effort into grabbing New Jersey's top talent. Already committed to the Hoos is Marvin Richardson, a 6-4, 210-pound linebacker out of East Orange. Look for a feature on Richardson in the June 19th issue of the Sabre Newsletter. Of Lemming's junior Top 100 list, a couple of New Jersey's top prospects are listing Virginia, which includes Jermaine Dias. The other Jersey recruit is superstar tight end Greg Olsen of Wayne Hills. Olsen, at 6-6, 235-pounds, already has the size to compete at the college level. Olsen can play both tight end and defensive end. Last season, he caught 21 passes for 490 yards and 10 touchdowns. On defense, Olsen amassed 89 tackles, including 12 sacks and 33 tackles for loss. College coaches are listing Olsen as one of the nation's best targets. Greg's brother, Chris, was one of the top recruiting targets last year, and eventually signed on with Notre Dame to play quarterback. In addition to Virginia, Greg is currently listing Boston College, Maryland, Miami, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Rutgers and Syracuse. According to Rivals.com, Olsen has scholarship offers from all of them.
What's New on TheSabre.com? |
Coming Soon With Thanksgiving rolling off the calendar, the football has finished its season. Basketball, meanwhile, is just heating up after a 4-0 start to the season. The Sabre is the place to be for all of your Cavalier content as we keep you up to date on all that's going on. Here's a sneak peak at some of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles from the past week
Virginia Crushes UMES
Hokies Hammer Hoos
Photo Gallery: Virginia 17, Miami 7
Keys to the Game - Virginia Tech
Photo Gallery: UVa's Football Seniors
Game Preview: Virginia Tech, Part 3
Game Preview: Virginia Tech, Part 2
The Hawk's Nest - Beating Virginia Tech
From Baby Steps To Long Strides
Hoos Tailgating With Mom - Turkey
Cavaliers Bounce Bulldogs
TSL: Keys to the Game and Matchups to Watch
Jed's Best Seat Buzz: Can UVa Catch VT?
Game Preview: Virginia Tech, Part 1
A Fan's Notes from the Upper Deck - Miami
Best Seat in the House: Frank Beamer
Greg's Game Grades: UVa 17, Miami 7
The Turning Point - Miami
10 Things I Learned Against Miami
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