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A Defensive Line-Up During Virginia's 82-50 exhibition win against Roanoke College on Saturday, one line-up of perimeter players looked like it could be a solid option for the Pack-Line defense. Remember, the Pack-Line prefers to have the on-ball defender provide pressure on the ball while the other four players slide into help or pack positions behind the play. With Jontel Evans, Mustapha Farrakhan, and KT Harrell on the floor together at times Saturday, you could see the potential for a perimeter line-up that could altnernate heavy pressure on the ball and quickly slide around in the pack when needed. "I guess you could say that. We all try to pressure our man the best we can," Harrell said. "We try to bring intensity on defense, but we still have a lot of work to do." The "work to do" theme was common in the postgame comments from coach Tony Bennett and his players. The Cavaliers are trying to mold a competitive roster out of six returnees and six scholarship freshmen this season. That process, of course, is barely a month old as the Hoos prepare for the season opener against William & Mary on Friday. Senior Mike Scott said the freshmen showed some nerves, but performed well as the game moved on and he expects them to be ready to go this week. "You could tell they were nervous. I just told them to let the game come to you. Don't hit home runs, try to make singles. You could just tell they were a little bit nervous but that's expected of freshmen, it's their first time out there. Come next game, they'll be fine," Scott said. "I think we shared the ball a lot, shared the ball a lot better. In the second half, we got better with our defense. We still had some breakdowns, but I think overall in the second half we picked it up defensively."
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This Week In Recruiting Virginia's big recruiting weekend - the weekend of the Miami game - resulted in a commitment from Newton (Covington, GA) senior D.J. Hill. Hill committed to Virginia over Mississippi, Vanderbilt, and Middle Tennessee State. As he is quoted as saying in this piece on the Rockdale Citizen online, Hill is being recruited as an athlete. The 6-1, 220-pound prospect has starred at weakside linebacker and running back in his 3-year varsity career, racking up 220 tackles and 10 interceptions on defense and rushing for about 750 yards over the course of the past two seasons. D.J., who I hope to reach this week for a "Q&A" to discuss his commitment, is commitment #22 for the Cavaliers. Twenty-one high school seniors have committed with postgraduate safety Kyrrel Latimer, who is at Fork Union, making 22. Seasons are coming to an end all across the country. Check out the latest "Week in Review" on The Good Ol Blog for more on Virginia's 2011 class. In terms of targets, Kempsville (Virginia Beach, VA) linebacker Travis Hughes, Gilman (Baltimore, MD) athlete Darius Jennings and T.C. Williams (Alexandria, VA) offensive tackle Jay Whitmire have all concluded their stellar careers. Hughes, who took an official visit to UVa on the weekend of the Miami game, plans to be in Charlottesville on Saturday in an unofficial capacity. His brother, Trenton, plays for Maryland, which is also very much in this recruiting race. Maryland and Virginia have also reportedly made the final six for Jennings, a 5-11, 175-pound athlete. The star senior led Gilman to an 8-2 record this season, including a win over McDonogh last weekend. Whitmire and the T.C. Williams Titans did their part last week, defeating Lee in the regular season finale. A Chantilly loss, however, kept the Titans (6-4) from making the playoffs. I hope to have more with the 6-7, 290-pound senior this week.
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 ...
Cavs Dip Into Georgia For Star Athlete
UVa Makes Push For Hughes More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Blog Banter: Goalie Time Effie Nicholaou was able to catch up with UVa field hockey goalies, Adrienne Ostroff and Amanda Crider. Like many sports, the goalie has a very unique position quite different from the field players. Ostroff and Crider helped explain the position of goalie in field hockey and their role on the team. 1. What are your responsibilities as goalie? AO: As a goalie, we are responsible for complete organization of the backfield. Since we are behind the entire field of play, we are the only ones with complete view of it. It is the goalie's job to communicate effectively and allow calmness to permeate throughout the defense. The goalie is necessarily a leader on and off the field in this way. 2. What is all of the padding for? AO: It keeps us from getting injured as the ball speed can get up to 50-60 mph. The OBO equipment that we use is specially designed for maximum rebound because when we make a clear, our goal is to clear the ball out of the circle to eliminate the chance of a rebound shot. AC: The field hockey ball is hard. There are only a few spots left open so it usually never hurts. 3. What are some basic, yet key skills of the goalie? AO: You have to have extremely quick reflexes. Also, you need to have the ability to focus on one thing despite any distractions because in the heat of the moment, there are going to be a thousand things going on, but you need to lose site of all of them in order to focus on making the best decision possible in a split second. AC: Clearing and mental strength. Most goals are scored off a second shot. There's 90 minutes in the game and you could get action for 30 seconds that makes the difference between a win or a loss. 4. What are you currently working on/improving on? AC: Clears can always be harder. Also being aggressive, its a lot of fun to take people out, but you really have to know when to go for it, especially at this speed. 5. What are your strengths? AO: In order to be a goalie, you have to have quick reflexes. But, I have especially fast feet, which are necessary for the height that I lack. I need to make up for my height by standing a little bit farther out than most goalies, and reacting a little bit faster. Read the full blog post here and follow the Hoos every day on The Good Ol Blog!
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Issue No. 179 - March 4, 2005 Pitching, defense solid for baseball team
Nevertheless, UVa is 8-3 thanks to superb pitching and defense. The Virginia pitching staff has an ERA of 2.32, led by starters Mike Ballard (3-0, 0.78 ERA) and Matt Avery (2-1, 1.37 ERA). Opponents are batting just .208. The Cavs also have committed only eight errors, compared to 26 by their opponents. "I'm very impressed with our pitching and defense," said UVa coach Brian O'Connor, whose team opens ACC play this weekend with a three-game series at Wake Forest.
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