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No. 1 Seed UVa Opens Friday

From VirginiaSports.com

Virginia earned its 18th NCAA Tournament appearance by winning the ACC Tournament Championshp on Sunday.

The Cavaliers (28-6) are the No. 1 seed in the East Region where the will face No. 16 seed Coastal Carolina (21-12) in an NCAA Tournament game played in Raleigh, N.C., at PNC Arena on Friday, March 21. The game will tip off at approximately 9:15 p.m. and will air on TBS.

The winner of the Virginia-Coastal Carolina game will meet No. 8 seed Memphis (23-9) or No. 9 seed George Washington (24-8) in the third round on Sunday, March 23. That time will be announced after Friday's games.

This is Virginia's second NCAA Tournament appearance under 2014 ACC Coach of the Year Tony Bennett. The Cavaliers have compiled an all-time record of 22-17 in 17 NCAA tournaments. UVa advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 1981 and 1984. It's the fourth time Virginia has been a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

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This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne

UVa football’s lone class of 2015 commitment, Altavista free safety/athlete Juan Thornhill, scored nine points as the Colonels defeated Radford High School in the Virginia boys' basketball 1A State Championship last Saturday. This is the second straight state title for the Altavista squad.

Thornhill, a point guard for the basketball team and quarterback/free safety on the football squad, led the Altavista varsity football squad to a 1A State Championship last fall as well. Stay tuned for more on the 6’1”, 175-pound junior this week in an EDGE update. I’ll also have highlights of Thornhill’s performance this past Saturday up on Sabre TV.

Also this week, I’ll examine what the focus has been for Virginia’s coaching staff early on in class of 2015 recruiting by taking a look at the offers that have been extended this far. In February’s “Strategy Session” feature, I broke down each position and analyzed what the most important needs were in the class. Stay tuned for the March “Strategy Session” this week.

Over the weekend, Virginia lost out on a top target at tight end, which is one of the bigger positions of need for the Hoos in this class. Connecticut product Chris Clark pledged to UNC over offers from UVa, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Virginia Tech, and many others. Clark visited UVa recently but announced via Twitter that he has pledged to UNC.

On the basketball front, I hope to catch up with some of UVa’s targets for reaction on the Cavaliers’ outstanding season. EDGE subscribers can read more on a pair of Virginia class of 2014 signees, BJ Stith and Isaiah Wilkins, in articles linked below. Stith, Wilkins, and center Jack Salt make up Virginia’s class of 2014.

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.

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Around the World of Wahoo Sports ...

Virginia Announces Spring Football Game Set for April 12: Virginia football coach Mike London announced the Cavaliers will hold their annual Orange-Blue spring football game on Saturday, April 12 at Scott Stadium. The game will start at 1 p.m. Gates will open at 11 a.m. Admission and parking are free. The Virginia baseball team's matchup with Clemson on Saturday, April 12 has been moved to a 2:30 p.m. start. The game was previously announced to begin at 1 p.m. The Virginia football team will hold its first spring practice on Saturday, March 1. The Cavaliers will practice for one week (three practices) before taking off for the University's spring break week (March 10-14). The team will resume practices on March 18. Virginia's practice on Saturday, March 22 will be open to the public. The practice is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. and will be held at Scott Stadium.
No. 7 UVa Falls in ACC Action at No. 11 Notre Dame, 18-9: No. 7 Virginia (6-2, 1-1 ACC) could not overcome a 9-3 run by No. 11 Notre Dame (3-2, 2-0 ACC) in the fourth quarter, falling to the Fighting Irish on Sunday evening at the Loftus Sports Center, 18-9.
No. 3 Virginia Uses Two Walk-Offs to Sweep Boston College: The third-ranked Virginia baseball team finished off a three-game series sweep of Boston College Saturday after taking both games of a doubleheader against the Eagles. The Cavaliers (15-3, 5-1 ACC) won the opener, 3-2 in 12 innings, before walking off in the nightcap with a 2-1 triumph.
Stanger Leads UVa at Schenkel with Fourth-Place Finish: The No. 7 Virginia men's golf team finished fourth at the Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, Ga., behind a third-place finish from freshman Jimmy Stanger. It marked the fourth time in five outings this season the Cavaliers have managed at least a fourth-place finish.
Brightwell Leads UVa with Eighth-Place Finish at Gator Invitational: The Virginia women's golf team finished sixth at the Sun Trust Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. The Cavaliers shot 305 during Sunday's final round for a 54-hole total of 886. Virginia senior Elizabeth Brightwell led the Cavaliers with an eighth-place finish, shooting 8-over 218.
Virginia Sweeps 21 Races at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational: The Virginia rowing team swept 21 races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational to open the 2014 spring season this weekend. The Cavaliers picked up three wins each for the Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight, Third Varsity Eight, Novice Eight, Varsity Four, Second Varsity Four and Third Varsity Four.
Collins Named ACC Women's Tennis Player of the Week: Virginia sophomore Danielle Collins has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week. Collins went 2-0 in No. 2 singles action as the Cavaliers lost 4-3 at then-No. 12 Georgia and defeated then-No. 13 Michigan 5-2 last week.

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

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