From The Blog: The Cinderella Ball

New York Giants linebacker Clint Sintim, a Virginia standout and Sabre.com "Beyond The Lawn" contributor, is supporting a great cause in the Washington D.C. area. Here's a message from Clint about the Cinderella Ball:

"Please help support a cause that is very near and dear to my heart. The House Inc. is holding its 7th Annual Cinderella Ball for children of all types of disabilities in Washington D.C on the 3rd of June. Every child deserves an opportunity for normalcy and the ball helps provide this. For more information on the cause and how to donate please go to http://www.acinderellaball.com/#/event-info/. Remember every little bit helps!!!!"

Sintim is taking on the title of Prince Charming on Sunday, June 3 to escort his sister Brittany to the Cinderella Ball at The Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington D.C. The Cinderella Ball is a prom for students with a disability or lifethreatening illness. Clint's sister, Brittany, is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neuro-development disorder that leads to impaired language, communication and social skills, affecting 1 in 88 American youth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Ball provides a unique and unduplicated opportunity for Washington D.C.'s Capital Area disabled youth, who are often sidelined in social activities, to attend a prom event like none other, including a private dinner, a concert by Grammy Award-winning duo Mary Mary, and a dance.

"This is an outstanding event with a meaningful message," Sintim said in a news release. "I'm honored to be able to escort my sister to A Cinderella Ball. This is a night our family won't soon forget."

Sintim and his sister will join other students and their families as they walk down the red carpet at the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance to The Willard InterContinental Hotel, while forty Marines from Quantico Marine Base form the ceremonial sword arch, welcoming guests to the ball. The Walt Disney Company's Cinderella will be waiting inside to greet each student as they enter the hotel. Once inside, the students and their families will experience Mary Mary in concert.

To donate to this great cause, click here.

This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne

• UVa football scored commitment No. 7 in the class of 2013 last week when Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, VA) quarterback Corwin "Turtle" Cutler came aboard. I caught up with the 6'3", 190-pound junior this past weekend to discuss his commitment as well as the scholarship offers he picked up after pledging to the Hoos. How solid is Turtle in his commitment? Find out this week on the EDGE.
• I'll also have the latest on Monacan (Midlothian, VA) junior Connor Wingo-Reeves. The 6'3", 220-pound prospect, a star linebacker for the Chiefs, is getting a look from Virginia as a potential defensive end. Wingo-Reeves provides the latest on his recruitment, including what may be on tap for him this summer.
• I caught up with Lake Taylor (Norfolk, VA) sophomore wide receiver Jamil Kamara this past weekend as well, and I'll have a full report up on the 6'2", 190-pound prospect this week. UVa was the first school to offer Kamara, who scored the offer from the Cavaliers when he was just a freshman. He has since added 10 other offers and figures to pick up quite a few more before all is said and done. Kamara talks recruiting in an EDGE update coming this week.
• I'll have football and men's basketball "Strategy Sessions" this week too. The "Strategy Session" is a big-picture recruiting outlook, a detailed projection of the scholarship count and needs in the class of 2013. In these pieces, I'll also list the top targets and where Virginia currently stands with those players.

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 since the last SabreMail ...

Recruiting News, Notes, And Links
In this latest edition of "News, Notes, And Links," check out more on the commitment from Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, VA) junior quarterback Corwin "Turtle" Cutler, as well as the latest news and notes from the recruiting world.

More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...

• QB Cutler Commits To UVa
• 2014 Report: DT Derrick Nnadi
• Grounds, London Impress NC LB
• 2014 Report: S/LB CJ Reavis

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Virginia Opens ACC Tournament Play

Virginia Athletic Media Relations Offical Release

The Virginia baseball team has earned the fourth seed in the upcoming ACC Baseball Championship and will begin tournament play at 11 a.m. Thursday against Clemson. The tournament runs Wednesday through Sunday (May 23-27) at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, N.C.

Virginia is joined in Division A by No. 1 seed Florida State (43-12, 24-6), No. 5 Clemson (32-24, 16-14) and No. 8 Georgia Tech (33-24, 12-18). Virginia will play Georgia Tech at 11 a.m. Friday and Florida State at 3 p.m. Saturday.

North Carolina (42-13, 22-8) is the No. 2 seed and will be joined in Division B by No. 3 NC State (38-15, 19-11), No. 6 Miami (34-19, 16-14) and No. 7 Wake Forest (32-22, 13-17).

Under the pool-play format, each team will play one game against each of the other three opponents in its division Wednesday-Saturday (May 23-26). The two teams with the best records within their respective division brackets will advance to the title game on Sunday, May 27, with the winner earning the ACC's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

Game times Wednesday through Saturday are set for 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The championship game will begin at noon Sunday.

Virginia concluded the regular season with a 36-16-1 record, including an 18-12 mark in the ACC as it finished second in the Coastal Division. The Cavaliers won 12 of their final 14 games in the regular season.

UVa is the tournament's reigning champion. The Cavaliers have won three tournament championships - 1996, 2009 and 2011.

A Monica Wright Update

From WNBA.com and the Minnesota Lynx

Monica Wright's teammates and coaches don't hold back superlatives while describing her ability on the court. Ask coach Cheryl Reeve and she'll use the words elite, athletic and strong. Lindsay Whalen focused on Wright's ability to adjust her game.

Guard Seimone Augustus simply said Wright is built to get to the rim.

"We always laugh about it because she's got some of the biggest shoulders on the team," Augustus said. "She's got that football build, and she uses them well. She turns that corner, and it's like money in the bank."

That's the part of her game Wright has noticeably improved through two preseason games. Once described as a mid-range shooter, she is now beginning to use that athleticism she possesses and take it to the basket. It was a big part of her game on Tuesday, an 82-61 win over the Chicago Sky at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion.

And if she continues to bring that ferocity to the court, it could pose big problems for Minnesota's opponents throughout the 2012 campaign.

"She really took to heart some of the things we talked about, being able to get to the rim and finish," Reeve said. "She's my player where when the defense gets intense and really gets pushed up on us, she's so fast and explosive. She can get by you."

Read the full article here.

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Around the World of Wahoo Sports ...

• UVa Falls in NCAA Quarterfinals: Steele Stanwick tallied seven points, but it wasn't enough as the No. 5 seeded Virginia Cavaliers (12-4) are eliminated from the NCAA Tournament by the No. 4 seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-2) on Sunday, 12-10, inside PPL Park. It is the first time UVa has lost in the NCAA Quarterfinal round since 1998 and the Cavaliers fail to make the semifinal round for the first time since the 2007 season.
• Kohles, Rusch and McCarthy Propel UVa Golfers to NCAA Championships: The Virginia men's golf team placed three players on the All-ACC team this season for the first time in the program's history. That trio of Ben Kohles, Ben Rusch and Denny McCarthy posted stellar final round efforts at the NCAA Central Regional in Ann Arbor, Mich., to help the Cavaliers qualify for the NCAA Championships. Virginia shot 6-under 278 Saturday, the day's lowest team score, to place fourth at the regional.
• UVa Women's Golfers Open Play at NCAA Championships on Tuesday: The Virginia women's golf team will open play at the 2012 NCAA Championships Tuesday at the Vanderbilt Legends Club's North Course in Franklin, Tenn. The 72-hole tournament runs through Friday and is hosted by Vanderbilt. The Cavaliers advanced to the NCAA Championships for a fifth consecutive season after a placing fourth at the NCAA Central Regional in Columbus, Ohio. Virginia is one of six teams playing in the NCAA Championships for the fifth consecutive season.
• Virginia Downs Stanford 4-0 to Reach NCAA Semifinals: The Virginia men's tennis team advanced to its third consecutive NCAA Tournament semifinal with a 4-0 quarterfinal victory over No. 11 Stanford on Sunday at the Dan Magill Tennis Center. The Cavaliers (28-1) reached the semifinals for the fifth time in the past six years.
• Virginia Women's Tennis Edged by Duke in NCAA Round of 16: The No. 14 Virginia women's tennis team had its 2012 season come to an end with a 4-1 loss to No. 3 Duke in the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament Thursday at the Dan Magill Tennis Center. The Cavaliers conclude the season with a 20-8 record, matching the school record for wins in a season set last year.
• Three Cavaliers Placed on All-Region Team: Three Virginia softball players - sophomore Erica Cipolloni, senior Giannina Cipolloni and junior Melanie Mitchell - were placed on the Mid-Atlantic All-Region second team, announced Thursday by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).
• Virginia Holds Annual Banquet, Announces Team Awards: The Virginia rowing program announced its 2012 awards and honored its graduates at its annual team banquet lasdt Monday. Senior Martha Kuzzy was awarded the Coach's Award for Excellence, while junior MacKenzie Leahy was voted by her peers to win the Magruder Dent Oarsmanship Award. Freshman Kaitlyn Fanikos was named the Thomas Temple Allan Rookie of the Year.
• 29 Cavaliers Earn Berths to NCAA East Preliminary Round: 29 members of the Virginia track and field program have been selected to be participants in the NCAA East Preliminary Round, the NCAA announced Thursday. The preliminary round will be held at the Hodges Stadium Track and Field Facility in Jacksonville, Fla., May 24-26. Each individual event (excluding the heptathlon and decathlon) will have 48 competitors, while relays will have 24 teams. The top 12 from every event will move on to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, to be held in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 6.
• Three Sign National Letters of Intent to Join Cavalier Men: Virginia director of track and field/cross country Bryan Fetzer announced Wednesday that Scott Clarke, Alston Cobb and John Michael Pirtle have signed national letters of intent (NLI) to join the Cavalier program this fall.
• Four Cavaliers Earn Capital One Academic All-District Honors: Four Virginia student-athletes were named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District team, announced Friday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Virginia wrestlers Jon Fausey and Matt Snyder each were named to the men's at-large first team for District 3, while Sarah Borchelt of the rowing team and Josie Owen of the lacrosse team each were selected to the women's at-large first team for District 3, which encompasses the states of North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.

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

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Issue No. 108 - Oct. 10, 2003

Virginia sacks North Carolina

Virginia decimated the Tar Heel defense last Saturday to the tune of 515 total yards in a 38-13 blow out. Quarterback Matt Schaub passed for a remarkable 19 of 22 for 284 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in only his second game back from a severe shoulder injury suffered against Duke in the home opener. Of Schaub's three incompletions, two were dropped passes and the other was due to a receiver running the wrong pass route. Otherwise, the Heisman Trophy Candidate would have been perfect on the day.

Freshman receiver Fontel Mines broke into the spotlight as well, catching a touchdown on his first ever college reception and snagging two other passes for a total of 45 yards. His touchdown catch makes him the second true freshman receiver this year to have his first collegiate catch go for a touchdown. Deyon Williams did the same against Western Michigan.

Defensively the Cavs found their stride, limiting Carolina to just 58 yards rushing and sacking the normally elusive Darian Durant five times. Linebackers Darryl Blackstock, Ray Mann, Ahmad Brooks and Mark Miller all were in on at least one sack apiece. Cornerback Jamaine Winborne caused a fumble in Carolina's backfield that was recovered by Blackstock.

Read SabreMail No. 108 here.

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:

• Baseball Heads To The Postseason: TheSabre.com continues to provide opponent scouting reports for baseball.
• Better Days: Editor Kris Wright checks in with a column on UVa's improved fortunes in football and basketball.

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Sabre articles and blog posts since the last SabreMail

Hoos Fall To Notre Dame
Virginia's quest for back-to-back National Championships ended in a back-and-forth battle with Notre Dame on Sunday. The Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team rolled off four late goals to break an 8-8 tie and then hold off a final Cavalier push to win 12-10 in Philadelphia. Steele Stanwick posted 2 goals and 5 assists in the loss.

Photo Gallery: UVa Tops Princeton
Bobby Hill and the Virginia men's lacrosse team are prepared to face Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at noon. Get ready for the Cavaliers' contest with a look back at the first round win against Princeton, a 6-5 nailbiter. There are 74 images in this gallery, including photos of Steele Stanwick, Chris LaPierre, and more!

Diamond Scouting Report: Maryland
The Virginia baseball team came within one out of a home sweep over Georgia Tech this past weekend. But, like the UC Irvine Super Regional game last year, baseball is a game of 27 outs, not 26, and the Hoos lost the finale 5-4 in 10 innings. Now, the Hoos travel to College Park to face the Maryland Terrapins in the final ACC series of the 2012 season beginning on Thursday at 6 p.m. Here is a brief scouting report on the Terps.

Get Your Quarterbacks Here!
With the addition of Alabama transfer Phillip Sims and Virginia’s most recent recruiting commitment, Corwin “Turtle” Cutler, the talk of the town is UVa’s plethora of quarterbacks. Let’s take a look at the resumes of the current group that will practice with the Hoos in 2012.

The Afternoon Break - More QBs
Jerry Ratcliffe over at The Daily Progress wrote an article about the growing quarterback ranks at Virginia, while The Roanoke Times' Doug Doughty’s weekly UVa Insider column focuses on the same topic. That's because another QB recruit committed to the Hoos this week.

The Afternoon Break – Kickoff Times
The ACC announced the scheduled times for Virginia's first three football contests of 2012 on Thursday. All three of those games are being offered on television.

Tennis Photos
Both the men's and women's tennis teams advanced to the Sweet 16 in the respective NCAA Tournament brackets. Both tourneys finish their run in Athens, Ga. I went out to the NCAA Tournament matches at the Snyder Tennis Center at UVa and snapped some photos for Cavalier fans.

The Afternoon Break – London On Expectations
Andrea Adelson over at ESPN.com caught up with Virginia coach Mike London at the annual ACC spring meetings. The topic of the conversation? Expectations. Read Adelson's blog post for the full report, but here's what Coach London had to say about expectations.

The Afternoon Break – UVa Among ACC's Revenue Best
USA Today produced an article on College Athletics Finances and while it focuses heavily on Texas in the editorial part of the piece, there is an interactive graphic that details the revenues and expenses at NCAA D-I public schools from 2006-2011. Naturally, Virginia is in that listing.

The Afternoon Break – The Cinderella Ball
New York Giants linebacker Clint Sintim, a Virginia standout and Sabre.com "Beyond The Lawn" contributor, is supporting a great cause in the Washington D.C. area. Here's a message from Clint about the Cinderella Ball.

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