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SabreMail - June 4, 2007 |
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Spectacular Spring Continues After a one-week hiatus, SabreMail returns with plenty of good news. Since our last update, UVa athletes have continued to experience unprecedented success on the national scene. First and foremost, some Hoos picked up a National Championship last week thanks to outstanding individual performances. Let's start with the biggest story of all - Somdev Devvarman. The Cavalier junior became the first ACC player ever to capture the NCAA singles championship when he pulled out a three-set duel with Georgia's John Isner. Devvarman also teamed up with Treat Huey to reach the semifinals in doubles. The Sabre celebrated the accomplishment with this photo on the home page this past week:
Also picking up a national title was the varsity four boat for the women's rowing team. Chrissie Monaghan, Amanda Chase, Rebecca Ryall, Mindy Fiesler, and coxswain Mary Eddy helped UVa win the national title in that event for the third time in the last four years. On the team end, the Virginia baseball team started an NCAA Regional with a 2-0 record for the first time under coach Brian O'Connor. The Cavaliers now need just one more win to advance to the Super Regional level for the first time in O'Connor's tenure. UVa faces the Oregon State-Rutgers winner (1 p.m.) at 6 p.m. on Monday if the games are played as scheduled. Rain moved the games back one day already.
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This Week In Recruiting Football recruiting ... The latest "Q&A" segment will be released this week with Christchurch (VA) LB/S J'Courtney Williams being the subject. We should say former Christchurch star, as Williams graduated this past Saturday. Williams, a selection to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and a 4-star prospect, is one of Virginia's most highly rated recruits. The 6-3, 228-pound prospect discusses a variety of topics, including which position he expects to play at Virginia. Williams' position has been an issue of debate among Virginia fans, as the talented recruit had thought he was in line to play a hybrid-type safety position for the Cavs. Has anything changed? Williams also reflects on his recruitment, specifically discussing just how important UVa defensive coordinator Mike London, who was his primary recruiter, was to his decision. The in-state talent says he is all set to get to Virginia and plans to enroll the first week in July.
Williams does plan to visit Virginia before he arrives in July ... actually, he plans to go to Charlottesville today. He informed The Sabre.com that he will be accompanied by 2008 class recruit Corey Lewis, a former teammate of his at Christchurch. "Corey is 6-7, 280 pounds, and he runs a 4.9 in the 40," Williams told TheSabre.com over the weekend. Lewis attended Christchurch School his freshman and sophomore years before transferring to East Stroudsburg South in Pennsylvania. A talented lineman who saw action on both sides of the ball in his junior season, he claims recent offers from Michigan, Penn State, and Virginia. Lewis is very high on Virginia, but may not make a decision this week (we wouldn't rule it out, though). He is expected to return to Virginia for the Elite Junior Day on June 16. A two-sport athlete, Lewis also plays basketball for East Stroudsburg South. Some important dates to remember this month include ...
June 16th - UVa's Elite Junior Day
The Sabre finally caught up with 6-2, 180-pound DB/WR Ras-I Dowling last week. Dowling, originally a 2006 class recruit before he had to prep at Hargrave for a year in order to raise his SAT score, only recently received his needed SAT score and is now set to enroll at Virginia. He plans to enroll on July 3 and is extremely excited about the opportunity. Dowling, one of the best athletes in this class, expects to start out his career at cornerback but could switch to safety. He is considered a 4-star recruit, especially after starting the entire season at cornerback for Robert Prunty's postgraduate football squad. With Dowling now all set, Virginia just awaits word from 6-5, 290-pound Ballou (Washington, D.C.) OL Lamar Milstead. Milstead doesn't need much to attain a qualifying SAT score, but he does need about 20-30 points. He is confident he made it with the last test, but stay tuned as we will check back for the latest. Should Milstead not make the score, he has one more SAT try remaining before he would have to prep.
Basketball recruiting ... An important week - very important, in fact - as far as Virginia basketball recruiting goes is the week of June 19-24, which is the week of the NBPA Top 100 camp. This camp features top prospects from all across the country so there will be a large number of top targets in the 2008 recruiting class in attendance. According to DeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis, MO) head coach Bob Steiner, 6-10, 220-pound C prospect John Brandenburg will be in Charlottesville from June 18-23. Brandenburg, a top 100 recruit as rated by Scout.com and Rivals.com, has been offered by Virginia and is seriously considering the Hoos. His coach does not expect a decision until the fall, but this visit is no doubt very important for the Cavs to have any chance once decision time comes. Brandenburg is a two-time first-team all-Metro Catholic league selection for DeSmet.
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 ...
Dowling Ready for UVa
Glennon Doubles Offers in Evaluation Period
The Latest on Ed Davis
A Final Look at UVa's 2007 Class More updates since the last SabreMail ...
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Issue No. 241 - May 12, 2006 Springtime Means Good Times for Cav Fans
As a result, this weekend could be one of the Cavaliers' finest as Charlottesville plays host to a multitude of spring sporting events. The nation's No. 1 men's lacrosse team opens NCAA Tournament play by hosting Notre Dame on Saturday at 3:30 p.m., while the nation's No. 2 women's lacrosse team hosts Princeton on Sunday at 1 p.m. The No. 7 men's tennis team opens NCAA Tournament play at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning when it welcomes Army to Charlottesville. If the Cavaliers win, they return to action Sunday at noon. In addition to all the exciting postseason action, Virginia faces North Carolina for a three-game baseball series that begins on Friday at 7 p.m. UVa battles UNC on Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. The Tar Heels are ranked No. 1 in the nation.
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Coming Soon The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. Here are a few of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
NCAA Tournament Notes: Pitching Options
Scaglione, Hoos Defy Baseball Gods
NCAA Tournament Notes: Lambert Shines
Doolittle Sets Tone With Strong Start
NCAA Tournament Notes: Marsh Rolls
2007 Charlottesville Regional
The JPJ's Top 10 Moments
Best Seat in the House: Brian O'Connor
Northwestern Holds Off UVa
Lambert Makes Strong Start In Cavs' Loss
Hoos Turn Focus to Northwestern
ACC Tournament Notes: Cavs Come Up Short
Audio, Video Special: Rob Lanier
UVa's Unbelievable Rally Stuns Duke
ACC Tournament Notes: Format Rumblings
Finding Good Help
Rule Delivers Against Georgia Tech
ACC Tournament Notes: Keep Trying
Marsh Steps Up, Sparks UVa
ACC Tournament Notes: Adjustment Big In Win
Speculating On Lanier's Replacement
ACC Tournament - 5 Keys To Success
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