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Three Hoos Picked In NFL Draft

From Virginia Athletics Media Relations News Releases

For the 31st consecutive year (dating back to 1984) a Virginia player has been drafted in the NFL Draft. The streak is tied for the second longest in the ACC.

Virginia senior offensive tackle Morgan Moses was selected by the Washington Redskins during Friday's third round. Moses was the 66th overall pick and the first Cavalier drafted by the Washington Redskins since 1986 when offensive guard Jim Huddleston was taken in the sixth round.

Virginia senior defensive tackle Brent Urban was selected by the Baltimore Ravens during Saturday’s fourth round as the 134th overall pick. Urban is the first UVa defensive tackle drafted since Monsanto Pope in 2002 (Denver). This is the earliest a UVa defensive tackle has been selected since Ron Gassert was taken with the 56th overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft.

Virginia senior center Luke Bowanko was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars during Saturday’s sixth round as the 205th overall pick. Bowanko is the first UVa center drafted since John St. Clair went to the St. Louis Rams in 2000 (third round).

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This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne

Former Maryland guard Seth Allen will transfer to Virginia Tech and Rock School (Gainesville, FL) senior Mitchell Wilbekin pledged to Wake Forest, leaving Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, a 6’5” shooting guard out of Ukraine, as UVa basketball’s top remaining spring target. Unless the staff pursues another transfer, Mykhailiuk is Virginia’s lone remaining spring target.

Mykhailiuk may have several decisions to make. The first one is whether or not he will play college basketball in the United States or if he will play professionally in Europe. If college is the choice, he will then have to decide which school he will attend. Virginia remains in the running, but others, including Kansas, are reportedly vying for the Ukrainian prospect as well.

The Spring Signing Period for Division 1 Men’s Basketball ends on May 21. Mykhailiuk indicated in an interview elsewhere that he may make his decision by this date.

UVa is expected to have four true freshmen on its roster this coming season. New Zealand native Jack Salt, a center prospect, will enroll later this month. Wing prospects Marial Shayok and BJ Stith, and forward Isaiah Wilkins will enroll in late spring or summer as well.

While spring recruiting for the class of 2014 (and transfer season) is winding down, the UVa coaches will turn their attention to class of 2015 and class of 2016 recruiting. This weekend, the Nike EYBL AAU circuit arrives in Hampton (VA). The Sabre plans to be on hand for coverage of Virginia targets, so stay tuned to The Sabre for much more on the men’s basketball recruiting front in the coming weeks.

On the football recruiting front we’ll continue to track those prospects UVa has offered and any new prospects that arise. Last week was a good one for the Hoos, who picked up another class of 2015 commitment when Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) quarterback Nick Johns made his pledge. Johns, a 6’3”, 215-pound signal caller, is Virginia’s third commitment in the class.

EDGE subscribers can read why Johns chose UVa over Maryland and NC State in last Wednesday’s “Sabre Scoop” article linked below.

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 Advances to NCAA Sweet 16 for 11th Straight Year: The fourth-ranked Virginia men's tennis team advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 for the 11th consecutive year with a 4-1 victory over No. 23 Penn State in a second round match Sunday at the Snyder Tennis Center. The Cavaliers (25-2) remained unbeaten all-time in home NCAA Tournament matches.
Cavaliers Heading Back to NCAA Sweet 16: The Virginia women's tennis team is headed back to the NCAA round of 16 for the fourth consecutive season after a 4-1 win over Kentucky on Saturday. Virginia (23-5) dropped the doubles point, but reeled off four consecutive singles wins to punch its ticket.
No. 8 Seed UVa Falls in NCAA First Round to Johns Hopkins, 14-8: The No. 8 seed Virginia men's lacrosse team (10-6) was unable to overcome an early eight-goal deficit and Johns Hopkins (11-4) left Klockner Stadium on Sunday with a 14-8 win. It marks only the second NCAA Tournament loss at Klockner Stadium for the Cavaliers. The only other setback came in UVa’s last NCAA First Round loss in 2007, a 14-8 undoing to Delaware.
Virginia Advances to the NCAA Quarterfinals with a 13-11 Victory over Princeton: No. 11 Virginia (11-8) held off a late charge by No. 18 Princeton (12-7) to earn a 13-11 victory in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship. The sixth-seeded Cavaliers advance to face third-seeded North Carolina (15-4) in a quarterfinal game Saturday in Chapel Hill. Junior Courtney Swan had six points, scoring four goals with a pair of assists.
Five Virginia Women's Lacrosse Players Earn IWLCA All-South Region Honors: The Virginia women's lacrosse team had five players earn Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-South Region honors with senior attacker Liza Blue, senior goalkeeper Liz Colgan, junior defender Morgan Stephens, and senior attacker Courtney Swan being named to the first team. Senior midfielder Maddy Keeshan earned second-team honors.
UVa Women's Golfers Punch Ticket to NCAA Championships: The 20th-ranked Virginia women's golf team finished sixth at the NCAA East Regional to earn a spot in the field for the 2014 NCAA Championships. The top eight teams from three regional sites advanced to the NCAAs. Virginia will be making its seventh appearance at the NCAAs in the 11-year history of the program.
No. 1 Cavaliers Finish Sweep of Georgia Tech with 3-1 Win: The No. 1-ranked Virginia baseball team completed a three-game series sweep of Georgia Tech with a 3-1 victory Sunday afternoon on Senior Day at Davenport Field. In earning its first sweep over Georgia Tech (29-23, 14-16 ACC) since 2005, Virginia (41-9, 21-6) now has won all nine ACC series this year.
Cavaliers Conclude Strong Performance at Virginia Challenge: The Virginia men's and women's track and field teams concluded their home competition for the season Saturday with the final day of the Virginia Challenge at Lannigan Field. The Cavaliers won four events and had several other top performances during Saturday's action against a strong field of collegiate and professional athletes. Filip Mihaljevic won the men's shot put with a throw of 59-5. On the women's side Edy Ndem won the long jump, posting a mark of 19-4.75 in her home finale. The 4x100m relay team of Dallas Rose, Andrea Wright, Peyton Chaney, and Jordan Lavender won in a time of 45.37. Maria Hauger concluded the evening by winning the women's 10000m in a time of 34:16.28, just a second off the UVa freshman record set earlier this year by Sarah Fakler.

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

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