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Lacrosse Teams To Host NCAA Games

From Virginia Athletics Media Relations Official News Releases

The Virginia men's and women's lacrosse teams have been named as hosts for the upcoming NCAA Tournaments.

The UVa men earned the No. 8 seed and will host Johns Hopkins in the first round on Sunday, May 11 at 1 p.m., at Klockner Stadium. The game will be televised live on ESPN2 in HD. The Cavaliers enter the tourney with a 10-5 record, while Hopkins is 10-4. The winner advances to Delaware Stadium on Sunday, May 18 where it will face the Air Force-Richmond-Duke (No. 1 seed) winner on ESPNU.

The Wahoo women earned the No. 6 seed and have a bye in the opening round for the 26-team field. Penn State (10-7) and Princeton (11-6) face off Friday, May 9, at Klockner Stadium at 4 p.m. The winner advances to face UVa on Sunday, May 11 at 4 p.m. The winner of Sunday's game will advance to play the winner of the first and second round games being contested in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Fans may purchase tickets online at VirginiaSports.com, by calling (800) 542-8821, or in person at the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall. General admission tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for youth 18-and-under and students of the participating schools with a valid student ID. Reserved season ticket holders will have until Wednesday, May 7 at 5 p.m. to purchase their same seats for $10. Remaining Reserved seat tickets will then go on sale to the general public. Parking for Sunday’s game is $5 in the University Hall and McCue Center lots. This charge applies to fans attending Sunday’s baseball, men's lacrosse, and women’s lacrosse games. Free parking will be available in the Emmet/Ivy Garage. The John Paul Jones Arena parking lot and garage will not be available for lacrosse and baseball parking on Sunday (May 11) because of events at the arena.

Recruiting News

This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne

Rock School (Gainesville, FL) combo guard Mitchell Wilbekin was scheduled to take an official visit to Virginia on Monday and Tuesday of this week, but reportedly that trip will be rescheduled. We’ll have the latest on the 6’2” senior this week, as well as any other breaking news on the basketball recruiting front.

Wilbekin took an official visit to Wake Forest last Thursday and Friday. He originally signed with Tulsa last November, but was recently granted a release from the letter of intent after head coach Danny Manning left for Wake. Virginia offered a scholarship last week after missing out on Devonte’ Graham.

On the football recruiting front, the Spring Evaluation Period is in full swing. We’ll keep you posted on any new news in terms of scholarship offers, etc., and I’ll have a number of recruiting updates this week, including reports on Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, VA) linebacker Jahvoni Simmons, Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, VA) cornerback Levonta Taylor, Liberty (Bealeton, VA) offensive lineman R.J. Proctor, Cox (Virginia Beach, VA) offensive tackle Blake Camper, Colonial Forge (Stafford, VA) wide receiver/athlete Gary Jennings, and more.

Simmons is a rising senior who has earned scholarship offers from Alabama, Clemson, Virginia, and more. Jennings, a 6’2” rising senior, scored an offer from the Hoos last fall, while Camper is another class of 2015 prospect with a UVa offer in the fold. Proctor is a rising senior as well. While he has not yet been offered by the Hoos, Proctor is getting a serious look from Mike London and company.

Taylor has already secured his spot as one of the top rising junior cornerbacks in the country, this despite the fact that his junior season was his first playing corner.

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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Football's Spring Depth Chart

The Virginia football team released its spring depth chart Monday. Click here to see it in PDF format.

Around the World of Wahoo Sports ...

Snyder Named to the 2014 NFF Hampshire Honor Society: The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced that Virginia football student-athlete Jake Snyder was named one of the members of the 2014 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college career.
Virginia to Play at Maryland in 2014 ACC/Big Ten Challenge: Reigning ACC champion Virginia will play at long-time rival Maryland in the 16th ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK's Sporting Goods on Wednesday, Dec. 3. This year's Challenge, played over three days from Dec. 1-3, will be highlighted by an expanded format of 14 games - two more than previous Challenges - and the debut of Maryland and Rutgers as members of the Big Ten, and Louisville with the ACC.
Virginia Adds Marial Shayok For 2014-15 Season: Guard Marial Shayok (Ottawa, Canada/Blair Academy) has signed a financial aid agreement with the Virginia men's basketball program, head coach Tony Bennett announced. The 6-6, 200-pound Shayok was named the New Jersey Prep Player of the Year after leading Blair Academy (19-6) to the Prep A State Championship.
Alex Domijan Named ACC Men's Tennis Player of the Year: Virginia senior Alex Domijan was named the 2014 ACC Men's Tennis Player of the Year, conference officials announced Thursday. He was also joined on the All-ACC team by teammates Mitchell Frank, Ryan Shane, Mac Styslinger and Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, as the Cavaliers led all teams with five selections. Domijan becomes the fourth different Virginia player to be named ACC Player of the Year, joining Brian Vahaly (2000 and 2001), Somdev Devvarman (2008) and Jarmere Jenkins (2012).
Virginia to Host NCAA Men's & Women's Tennis Regionals: For the fifth consecutive year, both the Virginia men's and women's tennis teams will host NCAA Tournament first and second round play at the Snyder Tennis Center. The women's regional will be Friday-Saturday, May 9-10, while the men's regional is set for Saturday-Sunday, May 10-11. In the men's tournament, Virginia will host Army in the first round, while Penn State plays UNC Wilmington in the other first round match in Charlottesville on Saturday. The winners play on Sunday. In the women's tournament, the Cavaliers will play Youngstown State in the first round, with Kentucky meeting Columbia in the other first round match Friday. The first round winners play the following day for a trip to the NCAA Round of 16, hosted this year by Georgia.
Virginia Men's Golf Team Receives No. 2 Seed for NCAA Regional: For the seventh consecutive year the Virginia men's golf team has received a bid to the NCAA Championships. The Cavaliers were awarded the number No. 2 seed among 14 teams at the regional championship site in Columbia, Mo., at The Club at Old Hawthorne. Virginia's seed is the highest in the program's history.
Incoming Virginia Recruiting Class Ranked 14th Nationally by InterMat: Virginia head wrestling coach Steve Garland has announced his program's recruiting class for the upcoming 2014-15 school year. The class was rated 14th-best nationally and tops among all ACC programs by InterMat. The class consists of nine student-athletes: Zak DePasquale (Fairfax, Va./Robinson), Jake Henson (Marietta, Ga./Pope), Chance McClure (Commerce, Ga./Commerce), Garrett Peppelman (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), Cam Perry (Ellijay, Ga./Gilmer), Dom Scalise (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe), Will Schany (Blair, Neb./Blair), Austin Underwood (Tampa, Fla./Jesuit) and Tommy Yozzo (Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley).
Harris Named to Capital One Academic All-District First Team: Virginia softball senior Stephanie Harris has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District III First Team, the College Sports Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday. Harris, a native of Knoxville, Tenn., is now eligible for Academic All-America honors.

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

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