UVa Announces Football Series with Boise State

Virginia Athletics Media Relations Official Releases

The Virginia men's swimming and diving program captured its sixth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference Championship on Saturday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C. It is the Cavaliers’ 14th ACC title in the last 15 years. UVa finished with 759.5 points, followed by Virginia Tech (597), North Carolina (549), Florida State (534), NC State (481), Georgia Tech (269.5), Duke (268), Boston College (120) and Miami (13 – diving only).

"This one feels really good mainly because of the chemistry our guys have developed over the last 365 days," UVa coach Mark Bernardino said. "They're a very special team to me. I can't say enough about their character and work ethic; they came to practice every day with a positive attitude. They're not a team of superstars, they are just a flat-out awesome team. We pride ourselves on being a consistently good team. Our swimmers work hard every day to make each other better and that's makes a team with strong, strong depth. Teams can come at us in waves, but we can respond because of our depth and character."

Virginia becomes the first ACC school to win both the men's and women's swimming and diving titles six consecutive years.

With this title, Bernardino now has 27 ACC Championships, passing Frank Comfort of North Carolina for most ACC swimming and diving championships. This is also Bernardino's 16th men's title, which passes Don Easterling of NC State for the most ACC men's swimming and diving crowns. He also has 11 women's titles, which is second-most in the conference. Bernardino, who is in his 35th year at Virginia as head coach, now sits in fourth place in ACC history for coaching titles in any sport, behind only track and field/cross country coaches Dennis Craddock (40 for UNC and Virginia), Rollie Geiger (40 for NC State) and Jim Kehoe (38 for Maryland).

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This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne

Football Recruiting

No question, the big news last week was Quin Blanding's verbal commitment to the University of Virginia. In case you missed it, check out Sabre TV on the right side of the home page for the 5-star junior safety's press conference. Also check out the "Sabre Scoop" feature linked below for more on the Bayside star and info on UVa class of 2013 recruits Taquan Mizzell (RB, Bayside) and Corwin Cutler (QB, Ocean Lakes).

This week, I'll take a look ahead to what other prospects will be coming out of Bayside High School in the coming years. The school has developed into quite a pipeline for UVa. Mizzell arrives in Charlottesville later this year, and he'll join former Marlins standouts Henry Coley, Tra Nicholson, and Anthony Cooper.

Also this week, I'll check in with a pair of top in-state juniors including Chancellor (Fredericksburg, VA) offensive tackle Steven Moss and Thomas Dale (Chester, VA) safety CJ Reavis. Both prospects were in attendance for the Duke/UVa basketball game last Thursday. I'll have reaction from those two on that experience as well as the Blanding commitment.

Basketball Recruiting

UVa-bound senior point guard Devon Hall guided Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, VA) to the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools regular season title and postseason tournament championship. The Dolphins' run for a second consecutive state championship was halted by Bishop O'Connell last week in the VISAA, Division 1 state semifinals. This week, I hope to catch up with Hall for a look back on an excellent career at Cape Henry and a look ahead to his freshman season at the University of Virginia.

Crespi (Encino, CA) fell short in its bid for a CIF Southern Section Division 4-AA title, losing in the semifinals to Serra. UVa-bound senior point guard London Perrantes and the Celts (22-9) next meet LACES High School in the opening round of the state playoffs this Wednesday.

Brunswick (Lawrenceville, VA), which features UVa-bound junior wing guard/wing forward B.J. Stith, escaped the first round of the VHSL AA Division 3 playoffs with a 24-22 win over Loudoun Valley. The Bulldogs take on Fort Defiance in the semifinals this Tuesday night. The winner meets the winner of Bruton/Spotswood in the state championship on Saturday at 1 p.m. at VCU's Siegel Center in Richmond.

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.

More recent Sabre recruiting updates ...

Sabre Scoop: More From Blanding's PC
This edition of "Sabre Scoop" focuses on 5-star junior safety Quin Blanding, who announced yesterday that he had verbally committed to the University of Virginia. I caught up with the prized prospect for more following his announcement, and I also spoke with top players in attendance including UVa-bound prospects Taquan Mizzell and Corwin Cutler, and UVa class of 2014 target Jamil Kamara.

5-star Safety Quin Blanding Commits to UVa
Junior Quin Blanding, a 6'2", 195-pound safety prospect out of Bayside High School (Virginia Beach, VA), announced Wednesday afternoon that he will attend the University of Virginia. Blanding, who is rated a 5-star prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247Sports.com, chose the Hoos over Clemson, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, North Carolina, N.C. State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and West Virginia.

More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...

• Determined McClure On UVa's Radar
• Class Of 2014 Profile: DL/OL Jeremiah Clarke
• Decision Day Here For 5-Star DB

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UVa's Football Schedule Released

Virginia Athletics Media Relations Official Release

The Atlantic Coast Conference released the 2013 football schedules for the 14 schools that will be conference members for the 2013-14 academic year. Virginia's slate features 12 regular-season games, including eight home contests. The schedule marks the first time in Virginia’s history the Cavaliers will play eight home games. Starting times for all contests and the home game designated for Homecomings will be announced at a later date.

"This is a very challenging schedule, but it is the type of schedule I want us to play each and every year," Virginia head coach Mike London said. "We will have to be our best in every practice and every game. With eight home games, our fans can really make a difference. We can't do it without them."

Virginia will play home games against BYU (Aug. 31), Oregon (Sept. 7), VMI (Sept. 21), Ball State (Oct. 5), Duke (Oct. 19), Georgia Tech (Oct. 26), Clemson (Nov. 2), and Virginia Tech (Nov. 30). Virginia will travel to conference games at Pittsburgh (Sept. 28), Maryland (Oct. 12), North Carolina (Nov. 9) and Miami (Nov. 23).

The Cavaliers will have bye weeks on Sept. 14 and Nov 16.

Read the full news release here. Check the other ACC schedule news here and here.

Sabre Newsletter Archive

Before the Sabre EDGE, there was the Sabre Newsletter, a magazine style monthly update on Virginia athletics from TheSabre.com. Did you know that EDGE subscribers have access to the Newsletter archives? Subscribers do! Check it out!

Articles in the Sabre newsletter include features on Heath Miller, Todd Billet, Angelo Crowell, John Crotty, and many other Hoos! There are also profiles on coaches like George Welsh, Danny Rocco, Debbie Ryan, Dom Starsia, and more.

Enjoy a blast from the past by visting the Sabre Newsletter archives.

Hoos Talking Airs On Monday Nights

Hoos Talking, TheSabre.com's radio partner from Richmond, is back on the air for its fourth season! The show airs on Monday nights LIVE from 6-7 p.m. on SportsRadio 910 AM (WRNL) in Richmond or on the internet for Hoos outside of the Richmond area.

Monday night's show features UVa basketball's Dan Bonner, a TV analyst for college basketball, and sports attoryney Vern Inge.

Make sure to check out Hoos Talking on SportsRadio 910 AM (WRNL) or stay tuned to TheSabre.com for archived audio of the broadcasts.

Around the World of Wahoo Sports ...

• No. 6 UVa Drops Overtime Classic at No. 18 Syracuse: True to form of the Virginia-Syracuse series, it took overtime to decide the 29th all-time meeting, as the No. 6 Cavaliers (4-1) lost for the first time this season, falling inside the Carrier Dome on Friday night to the No. 18 Orange (2-1), 9-8. Mark Cockerton and Rob Emery each scored two goals. Cockerton also had 6 goals earlier in the week as the Hoos defeated Mt. St. Mary's, 18-11.
• No. 19 Virginia Remains Undefeated: The No. 19 Virginia baseball team upped its record to 12-0 with a 9-1 victory over Bucknell Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers swept through their four games over the weekend, winning two games each over Bucknell and Harvard.
• Randolph Leads Virginia Past No. 24 Florida State, 72-60: The Virginia women's basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak, upsetting No. 24 Florida State, 72-60, in the final regular-season game. Senior Simone Egwu lit up the court with a double-double, scoring a season-high 17 points and tallying 11 rebounds. Freshman Faith Randolph also contributed in a big way, notching a career-high 19 points. The victory secured the Cavaliers a sixth-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference and earned the team its No. 6 seed in the tournament. They take on the No. 11 seed, Boston College, on Thursday at 8 p.m.
• No. 6 UVa Falls in Barnburner to No. 10 Penn State, 15-14: The No. 6 Virginia women's lacrosse team found itself on the wrong end of six ties and six lead changes, as No. 10 Penn State (3-1) escaped Klockner Stadium Sunday with a 15-14 win.
• Cavalier Men's Golfers Open USF Invitational in Third Place: The Virginia men's golf team opened its spring schedule by finishing the opening round of the USF Invitational in third place and trail co-leaders South Carolina and NC State by two shots.
• Cavaliers Fall, 2-1, at UNC Greensboro: The Virginia softball team dropped a close 2-1 decision at UNC Greensboro pon Sunday. With the loss, the Cavaliers fell to 8-8 on the season.

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

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Issue No. 501 - June 20, 2011

Kostelac Sweeps ACC Freshman of the Year Honors
UVa Athletics Media Relations Official Release

Virginia's Anthony Kostelac has been named the 2011 ACC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year, as voted on by the league's 12 head coaches and announced Friday by the conference office. Kostelac, the 2011 ACC Men's Indoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year, becomes the third-straight Cavalier to earn the league's top rookie honor, as sophomore NCAA Champion Robby Andrews earned the accolade last year and junior All-American Morgane Gay was tabbed the women's freshman of the year during the 2009 outdoor season.

In addition, Kostelac is the fifth student-athlete in league history to claim the awards for both the indoor and outdoor seasons, and the second Cavalier to do so. Andrews was tagged the top rookie during both seasons last year.

Read SabreMail No. 501 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:

• The Sabre Interview: Site founder Mike Ingalls is hard at work on his next couple of in-depth interviews. Stay tuned!
• Double Bonus: The men's basketball team continues to play its ACC slate. Editor Kris Wright gives you in-depth analysis after ACC games in a feature called the "Double Bonus" so make sure to check it out.

In Case You Missed It

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Eagles Eke Past Hoos
Life on the ACC road has not been kind to the Virginia men's basketball team, particularly after big home wins. That unfortunate pattern continued Sunday afternoon in the northeast. Fresh off an upset of No. 3 Duke on Thursday night, the Cavaliers sputtered down the stretch and fell 53-52 at Boston College. UVa owns a 2-6 record away from home this conference season.

Boston College Primer No. 2 2013
The Virginia men's basketball team won its 16th straight home game against Duke on Thursday to remain undefeated in ACC play at the John Paul Jones Arena. Now, however, the Hoos head back to the conference road where they are 2-5 to take on Boston College. Here are 10 things to consider before the match-up.

Double Bonus: Duke
Welcome to the list, Duke. The Virginia men's basketball team took down the Blue Devils 73-68 on Thursday night, a victory that extended the program record John Paul Jones Arena winning streak to 16 games and gave coach Tony Bennett the only missing win from the current ACC opponent list. This game featured a bunch of strategy notes and the "Double Bonus" takes a closer look at some of the keys to UVa's victory.

UVa Dismisses No. 3 Duke
To extend its record winning streak in the John Paul Jones Arena, the Virginia men's basketball team needed to do something it had yet to do under Tony Bennett. Beat Duke. On a night where Joe Harris gave a virtuoso performance for the ages with a nomination-worthy supporting actor performance from Akil Mitchell, the Hoos did just that by leading wire to wire in a 73-68 victory.

Duke Primer 2013
After a game-ending 37-14 run turned a close encounter against Georgia Tech into an 82-54 blowout, the Virginia Cavaliers (19-8, 9-5 ACC) are back in action at home on Thursday night for a pivotal encounter against the Duke Blue Devils (24-3, 11-3 ACC). Will the Wahoos win their 16th straight game at the John Paul Jones Arena or fall victim to Duke for the 6th straight time since Tony Bennett took over as head coach? Find out in the Duke Primer.

Double Bonus: Georgia Tech 2
The Virginia men's basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a convincing 82-54 win against Georgia Tech on Sunday. The Cavaliers pulled away over the last 14 minutes to easily take care of the Yellow Jackets, but there were some key themes throughout that led to the victory. The "Double Bonus" takes a closer look at some of the storylines in the win.

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