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UVa-GW To Play In Basketball

An official George Washington news release indicates that Virginia and George Washington will play in men's basketball over the next two seasons. The two teams will meet in Charlottesville on Nov. 21, 2014 as part of the upcoming season. The Cavaliers will travel to face the Colonials on Nov. 16, 2015 as part of the following season's schedule. This marks the first time since 1984 that the programs have met in the regular season.

Both teams made the NCAA Tournament after the 2013-2014 season. Virginia earned the No. 1 seed in the East Region after winning the ACC title in both the regular season and the conference tournament. GW took the No. 9 seed in the East and posted a 24-9 record for the season. Memphis eliminated the Colonials and then fell to UVa in the next round.

This home-and-home series continues a recent trend for the Hoos, who have added regional teams to the schedule with regularity in the Tony Bennett era. Last season, Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth faced each other in November and the Cavaliers will travel to Richmond this coming season. UVa opened the 2012-2013 campaign with a trip to George Mason after hosting the Patriots in 2011-2012. The Wahoos also have battled Navy, Hampton, Liberty, ODU, and JMU.

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This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne

The Virginia men’s basketball program is looking to add to an already solid 2014 Class. Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) point guard Devonte’ Graham is one of the targets on the list.

Graham made an official visit to Kansas this past weekend. He tweeted that the trip went well, but as of this writing he has not made a verbal commitment. The 6’2” point guard is scheduled to visit NC State Monday and Tuesday before heading to UVa on Friday. Providence and Virginia Tech round out the list of schools Graham is considering.

Virginia is also awaiting word on Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.) small forward Marial Shayok, who is considering Indiana, Marquette, and Michigan as well. UVa made the 6’6” prospect’s final three last fall before he committed to Marquette in November. After head coach Buzz Williams left for Virginia Tech, Shayok asked for and was granted a release from the LOI he signed last November.

Virginia also remains a serious player for Ukrainian shooting guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, although when his recruitment will end (and if he will go to college) may not be decided for a while.

We’ll have the latest on Virginia basketball recruiting this week, including any breaking news. For a complete summary of UVa basketball recruiting in the classes of 2014, 2015 and 2016, be sure to read my “Strategy Session” posted last Friday and linked below.

Also on the basketball recruiting front, UVa fans can watch 2014 Class signee B.J. Stith in action this Saturday in the Capital Classic, which will be held at T.C. Williams H.S. in Alexandria (VA). For more information, check out the Capital Classic website.

On the football recruiting front, UVa hosted defensive tackle prospect Aaron Crawford on an unofficial visit last Friday, and this week I plan to catch up with the Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) rising senior for reaction this week. I’ll also ask Crawford about his decision date, which is Aug. 2, and what schools are seriously in the running at this point.

Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, and Virginia Tech are among the schools that have offered the 6’2”, 290-pound prospect.

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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UVa Men's Golfers Win Second Consecutive Tournament: The No. 8 Virginia men's golf team won its second consecutive tournament, finishing first at NC State's weather-shorted Wolfpack Spring Open. With Saturday's play washed out due to rain, the 15-team tournament was reduced to an 18-hole affair. David Pastore led UVa with an even-par 72 to finish tied for fourth.
UVa Women's Golfers Finish Second at ACC Championships: The 23rd-ranked Virginia women's golf team finished second at the ACC Championships. The Cavaliers shot 37-over 889 over three days, while third-ranked Duke won its third straight ACC title at 10-over 862. It marks the fourth time the Cavaliers have been the runners-up. They also placed second in 2006, 2008 and 2010.UVa had top five finishes from Briana Mao and Lauren Coughlin. Mao was third overall at 4-over 218. Coughlin was fifth at 220.
No. 1 Virginia Clinches Series with 3-1 Win over North Carolina: The top-ranked Virginia baseball team clinched its 10th straight winning weekend of the 2014 season with a 3-1 triumph over North Carolina on Saturday afternoon in front of a sellout crowd of 5,025 at Davenport Field. Virginia has won all seven of its ACC series this year and captured 10 straight ACC series in Charlottesville.
Virginia Concludes Unbeaten ACC Season with 7-0 Win at Virginia Tech: The fourth-ranked Virginia men's tennis team closed out its regular season schedule Saturday with a 7-0 victory over Virginia Tech. With the victory, the Cavaliers went undefeated through the ACC regular season for the eighth consecutive year.
Virginia Wins Share of First ACC Title: No. 9 Virginia earned a share of its first ACC women's tennis regular-season title despite its 5-2 loss at No. 15 Miami on Sunday. The Cavaliers, whose nine-match ACC winning streak ended with the loss, finish 12-2 in the ACC and share their first league title with No. 7 North Carolina, No. 17 Clemson and Miami.
No. 9 UVa Outlasts Bellarmine in Senior Day Triumph, 12-8: Mark Cockerton scored four goals to pace the No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers (9-5) to a 12-8 triumph over the Bellarmine Knights (6-5) on Saturday afternoon at Klockner Stadium. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for UVa.
Virginia Earns a Five-Seed in the 2014 ACC Tournament: The Virginia women's lacrosse team (9-7, 3-4 ACC) will be the No. 5 seed in the 2014 ACC Women's Lacrosse Championships, taking on the No. 4 seed, Duke (9-6, 3-4 ACC), in the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 24 at 1 p.m.
Cavaliers Win Individual Titles at ACC Outdoor Championships: The Virginia men's and women's track and field teams concluded action Saturday at the 2014 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Virginia women had a seventh place finish, while the men posted an eighth place finish. Saturday's action was highlighted by four Cavaliers winning events to earn ACC individual championships. Jordan Lavender, the women's running MVP of meet, won the women's 400m title for the second consecutive year. The Cavaliers swept the triple jump championships with Dallas Rose winning the women's title and Ryan Satchell winning the men's title. Filip Mihaljevic took the championship in the men's discus. Kyle King's victory in the 3000m steeplechase highlighted the second day of the meet for Virginia. He crossed the line in 8:48.47, the fifth-best time in school history. He becomes the first Cavalier to win the men's steeplechase since Rob Cook won back-to-back ACC titles in 1993 and 1994. The Cavaliers concluded the meet by breaking the school record in the women's 4x400m relay, a mark that had stood for 29 years.
No. 4 Virginia Wins Nine Races at ACC/Big Ten Challenge: The No. 4 Virginia rowing team won nine races at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Saturday on Belleville Lake. The Cavaliers’ captured five of six races against No. 10 Michigan and four of six against No. 3 Ohio State.
Virginia Falls to No. 22 Notre Dame on Senior Day: The Virginia softball team fell on Senior Day, 15-8, to No. 22 Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon at The Park. The Cavaliers dropped to 6-38 (1-22 ACC).

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

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