Scott Receives Waiver

Virginia fans have been waiting for the official news on Mike Scott's planned return for the 2011-2012 season for months. Now, Hoo fans, you have it! The official release from UVa Athletics Media Relations:

The Atlantic Coast Conference has approved the medical hardship waiver request for Virginia men’s basketball player Mike Scott, providing Scott another year of eligibility in 2011-12.

Scott, a 6-8 forward from Chesapeake, Va., underwent two operations on his left ankle during his fourth season with the Cavaliers in 2010-11 and missed 21 games. He played in 10 games, starting nine, and averaged 15.9 points and 10.2 rebounds a game.

Scott had six double-doubles during the 2010-11 season, including five consecutive double-doubles during one stretch of the season. He is
tied for eighth on UVa’s career list for double-doubles with 24 and is the first Cavalier with five consecutive double-doubles since Ralph Sampson in 1983.

He was named the ACC Player of the Week on Dec. 6, 2010, after compiling double-doubles in two road victories by the Cavaliers the previous week. He had 17 points and 12 rebounds at No. 15 Minnesota, and 21 points and 13 rebounds at Virginia Tech.

Scott has 963 points and 679 rebounds during his Virginia career.

Stay tuned to TheSabre.com on Monday afternoon for an article on how Scott's return impacts the Cavaliers' on-floor strategy.

This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

Anthony Cooper and Eli Harold followed through and visited the University of Virginia on Saturday. Neither has made a concrete decision on their college future, and it appears at least one doesn't plan on doing so for some time. Cooper, Bayside High School's star wide receiver and safety, said Saturday night that he plans on making official visits before committing anywhere.

"I don't plan on committing any time soon," the 6-0, 180-pound junior said hours after returning home to Virginia Beach on Saturday.

Cooper may not be ready to commit, but overall the news was positive regarding his visit to UVa. Read more on the Marlins standout on the EDGE.

While Cooper doesn't appear ready to commit, the news isn't as certain on Ocean Lakes defensive end/linebacker recruit Eli Harold. Multiple attempts to reach the big-time junior were unsuccessful, but Virginia led coming into last weekend and it wouldn't be a shock to see Harold end his recruitment.

The 6-4, 215-pound Harold was accompanied by his uncle and an Ocean Lakes teammate on Saturday's visit. He is considered a sure-fire top 5 prospect in the state, and is vying for the top spot along with Clover Hill (Midlothian) athlete Joel Caleb.

The Virginia coaches continue to hit the road this month, making the rounds in the recruiting Evaluation Period, which lasts through May. Stay tuned for further news on any new offers, as well as updates on those junior prospects that have been offered already by the Cavaliers.

Also this week, check out the latest "Catching Up With The 2011 Class" article.

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 ...

Coaches Impress Bayside's Cooper

Savage Visits UVa, Speaks With Bennett

More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...

• Recruiting Notes: Big Weekend
• Colby Cooke Garnering High-Major Interest
• Top Target Update: LB Kaiwan Lewis

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Sinead Farrelly and Matt McLean UVa's Top Athletes

UVa Athletics Media Relations, Official Release

Sinead Farrelly (women's soccer) and Matt McLean (men's swimming) were honored as Virginia's top female and male athletes for the 2010-11 academic year at UVa's annual awards dinner on May 4 at John Paul Jones Arena. Farrelly received the IMP Award as the top female athlete and McLean received the WINA Award as the top male athlete.

Farrelly, a senior midfielder, earned first-team All-America honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and was the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year. She was a first-team All-ACC selection for the fourth time (10th player in conference history to accomplish that feat) and was a semifinalist for the 2010 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy which is given annually to the top collegiate soccer player in the country. Farrelly started all 22 games during the 2010 season and led the team in scoring with 12 goals and seven assists for 31 points. She was the second overall selection in the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Draft by the Philadelphia Independence.

McLean, a senior, won the 2011 NCAA Championship in the 500 freestyle and was named the ACC Men's Swimmer of the Year for the second time in his career. In addition to his victory in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Championships, he earned All-America honors with fourth place finishes in the 200 freestyle and 1650 freestyle and as a member of the 400 (sixth) and 800 (second) freestyle relay teams. McLean was honored as the Swimmer of the Championships at the 2011 ACC Men's Swimming and Diving Championships after winning the 500 freestyle and the 1650 freestyle and contributing to Virginia's winning 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams. It was the third time he's been honored as the ACC Swimmer of the Championships.

Debbie Ryan, who stepped down in March after 34 years as Virginia's women's head basketball coach, and Leonard Sandridge, UVa's retiring Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, were co-recipients of the Bus Male Service Award for their years of service to the athletics department. Stephanie Garcia of the women's cross country and track and field teams, and Danny Hultzen of the baseball team received UVa's ACC Scholar-Athlete Awards. Erin Malapit of the cheerleading squad received the Susan J. Grossman Memorial Award in recognition of outstanding service to student-athletes and contributions to the Student-Athlete Mentor Program. Nick Nelson of the wrestling team and Liz Shaw of the women's swimming and diving team were co-recipients of the Ernest H. Ern, Jr., Award for outstanding contributions to student life at Virginia.

Tyler Biddix of the baseball team received the Gus Tebell Memorial Award as the senior male student-athlete with the highest scholastic average through his four years at Virginia, while Miriam Kaplan of the rowing team received the Jettie Hill Memorial Award as the fourth-year female student-athlete with the highest scholastic average through her four years at Virginia. Matt Snyder of the wrestling team received the Craig Fielder Memorial Award for overcoming adversity and Maggie Kistner of the women's soccer team was the recipient of the Ralph Sampson Scholarship Award. Paige Selenski of the field hockey team received the Virginia Athletics Department's Distinguished Student-Athlete Scholarship Award. Rod Larson of the baseball team was the recipient of the Bob Goodman Memorial Award for his service to Virginia athletics as a team manager and Lauren Schmidt of the wrestling team received the Tim Abbott Memorial Award presented to the student assistant trainer most dedicated to and possessing empathy for the student-athletes. Katya Bachrouche of the women's swimming and diving team received the Life Skills Scholarship Award. Virginia's ACC Top VI Award recipients included Kristina Chapman (women's track and field), Ari Dimas (men's soccer), Kisha Garrick (women's track and field), Nick Nelson (wrestling), Scot Robison (men's swimming), and Liz Shaw (women's swimming).

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• Kohles Repeats as ACC Men's Golf Player of the Year: The ACC announced that junior men's golfer Ben Kohles has been named its Player of the Year for the second season in a row. Kohles also repeated on the All-ACC squad, becoming just the fifth player in school history to earn all-conference honors in back-to-back years. Kohles becomes just the fifth player in ACC history to earn back-to-back Player of the Year honors since the award was established in 1992. Duke's Ryan Blaum (2005 & 2006), Georgia Tech's David Duval (1992 & 1993), Georgia Tech's Bryce Molder (1999-2001) and Wake Forest's Bill Haas (2003 & 2004) are the others. Last season Kohles shared the Player of the Year designation with Florida State's Brooks Koepka. The previous UVa golfers who repeated on the all-ACC team were Jimmy Driscoll (1997 & 1998), Tim Dunlavey (1989 & 1990), Dean Smith (1992 & 1993) and Simon Cooke (1994 & 1996).
• UVa Golfers Advance to NCAA Championships for Fourth Straight Season: The sixth-ranked Virginia women's golf team earned a fourth straight trip to the NCAA Championships Saturday following a third-place finish at the NCAA West Regional Championships at Washington National Golf Club. Virginia shot 8-over 296 during the final round of the 54-hole tournament to tie No. 22 UC Davis at 23-over 887. The top eight teams from each of three regional sites advance to the NCAA Championships May 18-21 at Bryan, Texas.
• Cavaliers Host Bucknell in First Round of NCAA Championship: No. 9 Virginia has received a bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship as the No. 7 seed and will host the Bucknell Bison in the first round on Sunday (May 15) at 3 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
• Virginia Earns At-Large Bid: The Virginia women's lacrosse team earned an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Tournament and will travel to third-seeded North Carolina for a first round game on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Cavaliers (9-8) will be unseeded and will face the Tar Heels (13-5) for a third time this year.
• Hultzen Named First-Team Academic All-District: Virginia pitcher/first baseman Danny Hultzen has earned Capital One First-Team Academic All-District honors for the second straight year, as announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Hultzen is now eligible to earn Academic All-America honors; last year Hultzen claimed Second-Team Academic All-America laurels. A history major, Hultzen owns a 3.37 grade-point average.
• More General Admission Seats Added at Davenport Field: The Virginia Department of Athletics has added more General Admission seats at Davenport Field. The additional 249 seats will be located behind the right-field wall and will be available starting with the home series against Miami (May 13-15). The stadium's seating capacity will increase to 5,074.
• Five Cavaliers Earn NCAA Individual Championship Bids: The Virginia men's tennis team had five individuals selected to compete in the 2011 NCAA Individual Championships, to be held May 25-30 at the Taube Tennis Center on the campus of Stanford University. Drew Courtney, Alex Domijan, Jarmere Jenkins, Michael Shabaz and Sanam Singh received selections to the 64-player singles field, while the teams of Courtney-Shabaz and Domijan-Jenkins were selected to the 32-team doubles field.
• Four Cavaliers Selected for NCAA Individual Championships: The Virginia women's tennis team had four individuals selected to compete in the 2011 NCAA Individual Championships, to be held May 25-30 at the Taube Tennis Center on the campus of Stanford University. The Cavaliers set a pair of school records, earning two singles and two doubles selections for the first time in the program's history. Lindsey Hardenbergh and Emily Fraser received bids to the 64-player singles field, while the teams of Fraser and Hana Tomljanovic , and Hardenbergh and Erin Vierra were selected to the 32-team doubles field.
• Virginia's Varsity Four Claims ACC Crew of the Week Honors: Virginia's Varsity Four was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Crew of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday (May 4). The crew of coxswain Sarah Jordan, Ruth Retzinger, Kaity McCullough, Chelsea Simpson and Susanne Grainger won its race and defeated No. 1 Princeton, No. 19 Tennessee and Columbia on Saturday (April 30).

To read the full stories or gather more information on Virginia athletics, check out Virginiasports.com.

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Issue No. 97 - July 25, 2003

Chris Rotelli named ACC Male Athlete of the Year
Official UVa Media Relations Release

University of Virginia lacrosse player Chris Rotelli has been selected as the recipient of the Anthony J. McKevlin Award as the Atlantic Coast Conference's 2002-03 male athlete of the year, as voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. The award is named for the longtime sports editor of The (Raleigh) News & Observer newspaper.

Rotelli is the first men's lacrosse player ever named the conference's top athlete. He is also the first Cavalier to receive the award since basketball player Ralph Sampson was named the league's top athlete 20 years ago. Clemson's Kris Benson (1996) was the last non-basketball or football player to win the award before this season. Rotelli received 16 votes, four more than Wake Forest basketball player Josh Howard and six more than Clemson golfer D.J. Trahan. Rounding out the voting for the McKevlin Award was N.C. State baseball player Colt Morton (2), and Georgia Tech golfer Troy Matteson and North Carolina baseball player Jeremy Cleveland with one vote apiece.

Rotelli, a Rumford, R.I., native turned in one of the best seasons ever by a Virginia lacrosse player in leading the Cavaliers to the national championship. He was the winner of the Tewaaraton Trophy, presented annually to the top player in the nation as well as being named USILA Midfielder of the Year. He was a first-team All-American this season and was selected the ACC Player of the Year, as well as being on the All-ACC squad for the third year in a row. In postseason tournament play, Rotelli was named to the All-NCAA Championships team and the ACC All-Tournament team as UVa won both titles.He led the team in scoring this past season with 49 points, the first midfielder to lead the team in 37 years. He scored 26 goals and added 23 assists-both figures are school records for a midfielder-to become the first "20-20" middie in school history.

Other Cavaliers to win the ACC Athlete of the Year Award include football player Frank Quayle (1968) and basketball player Barry Parkhill (1972).

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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 soon:

• Shabaz Shines: TheSabre.com will feature men's tennis star Michael Shabaz in a feature in the coming days.
• Scott's Return Impacts Strategy: Editor Kris Wright takes a look at how Mike Scott's return could impact the Hoos on the basketball court.
• A Look Back At 2006: Greg Waters writes an analysis piece on the football reruiting class of 2006.

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Sabre articles since the last SabreMail

FanWatch: Wahooster A Fan Since Parkhill
Henry Ivey's roots as a Virginia fan go back to the Barry Parkhill days on the basketball court of University Hall. Hank and his wife Susie used to watch the Cavalier legend on a black and white television. "Wahooster" watched as Parkhill raised the profile of UVa basketball, taking the program from the doldrums of 16 straight losing seasons to winning seasons for all three of his varsity years. That cemented Ivey's love of the Cavaliers and though he never attended the school, the University of Virginia has become an important part of his family's life.

Depth Chart Discussion Spring 2011: Defense
With spring practices in the rearview mirror and May on the calendar, it's the no man's land time of year for Virginia football fans. For the players, classes are wrapping up and exams are on the front burner for a couple of weeks before summer workouts and conditioning take a priority slot. In the meantime, TheSabre.com is breaking down the post-spring depth chart. After the offense's turn last week, the defense enters the spotlight this time around.

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