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  4.  <subtitle>UVa sports uncovered... from the Rotunda to Homer and back</subtitle>
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  12.    <title>Previewing UVA lacrosse’s NCAA quarterfinal vs Johns Hopkins with ESPN’s Paul Carcaterra</title>
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  20.  &lt;p&gt;The ‘Hoos will fight for their fourth final four appearance in five seasons.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="l6ajOe"&gt;The No. 6 seed &lt;a href="https://www.streakingthelawn.com"&gt;Virginia Cavaliers&lt;/a&gt; will play No. 3 Johns Hopkins for the second time this season after falling to the Blue Jays 16-14 at home on March 2. This marks the first time there have been two Doyle Smith Cups in one year since 2015 when the ‘Hoos lost 19-7 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. &lt;/p&gt;
  21. &lt;p id="xG1JEH"&gt;There’ll be one big difference from the last matchup in March and that’s the health of junior FOGO Anthony Ghobriel who missed the last outing. He currently ranks second in the nation and first among active FOGOs in faceoff ELO rating, according to &lt;a href="http://lacrossereference.com"&gt;lacrossereference.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;
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  23. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  24. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Justin Coppola is currently the highest-rated faceoff specialist in all of DI MLAX. &lt;a href="https://t.co/ogzjMl8bOm"&gt;pic.twitter.com/ogzjMl8bOm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Lacrosse Reference (@laxreference) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/laxreference/status/1790806129888391201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 15, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
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  29. &lt;p id="mHwIfr"&gt;In March the Blue Jays beat the ‘Hoos 20-14 on faceoffs and 44-35 in the ground ball battle. &lt;/p&gt;
  30. &lt;p id="KLECNd"&gt;I crunched some numbers with ESPN lacrosse analyst and former Syracuse All-American midfielder Paul Carcattera to see how the ‘Hoos can get back to championship weekend for the fourth time in the past five seasons. &lt;/p&gt;
  31. &lt;p id="bcN0dd"&gt;“It’s going to be two teams with drastically different DNA and one will will their way more than the other in terms of just forcing the tempo that they want,” Carcaterra said.&lt;/p&gt;
  32. &lt;p id="8Zk1KU"&gt;Stylistically, Lars Tiffany’s squad couldn’t be more different from Peter Milliman and the Blue Jays as the ‘Hoos rank first in the nation in offensive pacing while John Hopkins sits at 63rd. However, last time out, the two sides’ drastically different tempos played so well into Hopkins’ favor that the Blue Jays had their highest-scoring output of the season. &lt;/p&gt;
  33. &lt;p id="T6BHUc"&gt;Hopkins ranks 3rd among active teams in time of possession, while Virginia is last despite a 3.3% positive difference. &lt;/p&gt;
  34. &lt;p id="FKDYNc"&gt;“There’s different ways to go about your business,” Carcaterra said. “I think Hopkins is very strong in the six v. six set and they have the pieces with a quarterback like [Jacob] Angelus they have stretch shooters like [Garrett] Degnon and guys who can create their own offense like [Matt] Collison too… It’s my feeling that they’ll try to do whatever they can to take the transition away from Virginia and make it more of a half-field game.” &lt;/p&gt;
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  37. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;(⌐■_■)         &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;( •_•)&amp;gt;⌐■-■&lt;br&gt;                      &lt;br&gt;(•_•)  W O A H&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoHoos?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#GoHoos&lt;/a&gt; ⚔️  &lt;a href="https://t.co/kAVUhvNYvl"&gt;pic.twitter.com/kAVUhvNYvl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/UVAMensLax/status/1774129659686371541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;March 30, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
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  42. &lt;p id="JzkxJN"&gt;Outside of the boost at the faceoff X, the ‘Hoos main way to “force the pace” of the game is for goalie Matt Nunes to get back in form. Last week, Nunes faced the least amount of shots (29) he’s seen since the Wahoos’ 14-4 win over Drexel in March when he finished the game with a 71% save percentage but finished the game with three turnovers. &lt;/p&gt;
  43. &lt;p id="i6EOtK"&gt;Carcaterra said that, because of Nunes’ passing ability, the impact of the program’s single-season record holder in saves getting hot in the cage is “twofold.”&lt;/p&gt;
  44. &lt;p id="OXq9Ur"&gt;“If he’s on, you’re gonna see Virginia probably force the faster tempo more than it did last game,” Carcaterra said. “Because, in the second half, Hopkins got to him and you saw a lack of transition and you saw a lack of transition in their four-game losing streak as well. They just weren’t getting the saves they wanted.”&lt;/p&gt;
  45. &lt;p id="54bcL2"&gt;The ‘Hoos broke their losing streak against St. Joseph’s last week with their most efficient offensive performance of the season, which is largely off the back of NCAA all-time leading goal scorer Payton Cormier’s eight goals. However, Carcaterra said the X-factor for Virginia on Sunday is its midfield production, which has lacked all year outside Third Team All-American Griffin Schutz. &lt;/p&gt;
  46. &lt;p id="PuHK7B"&gt;The recent switch of McCabe Millon from attack to midfield could be the Cavs’ saving grace.  &lt;/p&gt;
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  49. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;McCabe Millon looks prettyyy good at midfield   &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/UVAMensLax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@UVAMensLax&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/MhWS6fgwMN"&gt;pic.twitter.com/MhWS6fgwMN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— TLN   (@LacrosseNetwork) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/LacrosseNetwork/status/1781767528051515473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 20, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
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  54. &lt;p id="WBGZIF"&gt;“Millon coming through the box is added juice,” Carcaterra said. “But as a whole, if you really focus on this unit and just stop their attack and you force their midfielders to score goals, that’s been inconsistent. So I think, at the end of the day, you’ll look at the box score and if the midfield is very productive, Virginia will win the game.” &lt;/p&gt;
  55. &lt;p id="aT1g0c"&gt;A boost from the midfield is essential for the ‘Hoos to continue their run; however, there’s one thing more important for Virginia to do in Carcaterra’s mind.&lt;/p&gt;
  56. &lt;p id="48msxw"&gt;“For this team, to really challenge for a national title, the ball has to be in Conor Shellenberger’s stick every possession,” Carcaterra said.&lt;/p&gt;
  57. &lt;p id="3jqywW"&gt;Virginia will face off against Johns Hopkins at 2:30 p.m. at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland.&lt;/p&gt;
  58. &lt;p id="VOG5Nl"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  59. &lt;p id="iBwQRD"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  64.    <author>
  65.      <name>Hayden Hundley</name>
  66.    </author>
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  68.  <entry>
  69.    <published>2024-05-16T10:56:05-04:00</published>
  70.    <updated>2024-05-16T10:56:05-04:00</updated>
  71.    <title>Speaking the Lawn Episode 23: Basketball Roster Updates and Lax Thoughts</title>
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  75.      &lt;img alt="NCAA Basketball Tournament - First Round - Charlotte" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0iMdlmyPFYnMIVXMtIcODtO1A3g=/0x0:3002x2001/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73351382/932942558.0.jpg" /&gt;
  76.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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  78.  
  79.  &lt;p&gt;Podcast is back! Zach is back!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="kb8nQX"&gt;Zach is back with Pierce this week for our first summer episode of the pod! The duo breakdown the entire men’s basketball roster for the Hoos, all the transfer additions (and departures), and what the story lines will be throughout the summer. Vibes are certainly very different than they were to end the season (thankfully). They also give some spring sports updates and look ahead to this weekend’s lacrosse game. Wahoowa!&lt;/p&gt;
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  81. &lt;p id="ygREqw"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  85.    <id>https://www.streakingthelawn.com/2024/5/16/24158211/speaking-the-lawn-episode-23-basketball-roster-updates-and-lax-thoughts-uva-virginia-transfer</id>
  86.    <author>
  87.      <name>Jay Pierce</name>
  88.    </author>
  89.  </entry>
  90.  <entry>
  91.    <published>2024-05-15T12:00:00-04:00</published>
  92.    <updated>2024-05-15T12:00:00-04:00</updated>
  93.    <title>Virginia football adds NC State and VMI to future non-conference schedules</title>
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  97.      &lt;img alt="Virginia v Syracuse" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OqrRN91Yvila7zfiVIlMFuWiCpA=/0x0:5088x3392/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73349028/1427002410.0.jpg" /&gt;
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  100.  
  101.  &lt;p&gt;Yup... Virginia will play ACC rival NC State in their non-conference schedule in 2025 and 2026.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="yNWFVb"&gt;On Wednesday morning, the &lt;a href="https://www.streakingthelawn.com"&gt;Virginia Cavaliers&lt;/a&gt; announced the additions of &lt;a href="https://www.backingthepack.com/"&gt;NC State&lt;/a&gt; and VMI to their future Non-Conference schedule. Yes, that is correct. &lt;/p&gt;
  102. &lt;p id="j8ipnd"&gt;Due to conference realignment and the NCAA coming up with weird rules that they think will benefit everyone  (but they end up just confusing more people every day) we will now have to wrap our brains around UVA competing against another ACC opponent in 2025 and 2026 in which neither game will count towards the ACC standings.&lt;/p&gt;
  103. &lt;div id="0QpeJI"&gt;
  104. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  105. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt; Future Opponents &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The NC State games will be non-conference contests and not count in ACC standings.&lt;br&gt;1.15.41 ️&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UVAStrong?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#UVAStrong&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoHoos?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#GoHoos&lt;/a&gt;⚔️ &lt;a href="https://t.co/9RXABsLGoN"&gt;pic.twitter.com/9RXABsLGoN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/UVAFootball/status/1790751718352777355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 15, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
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  110. &lt;p id="UeTvNz"&gt;The NC State games will be a home-and-home, with the ‘Hoos visiting Ralegh in 2025 and the Wolfpack coming to Charlottesville in 2026. Welcome to the new age of college athletics, where it is perfectly normal to play an in-conference opponent and everyone has to pretend that isn't the case. &lt;/p&gt;
  111. &lt;p id="mzRDUk"&gt;Virginia’s non-conference schedule for 2026 is now complete. In 2026, the ‘Hoos non-conference home games include Delaware (9/26), Norfolk State (11/21), and NC State (TBD). A date in South Bend is also scheduled for 10/17 against &lt;a href="https://www.onefootdown.com"&gt;Notre Dame&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  112. &lt;p id="DvMZLM"&gt;Virginia’s dates with VMI will be in Charlottesville, and the Keydets will come into town in November of 2030 and 2032. On initial look, that might seem inconsequential. But adding games against lower-tier programs is valuable in the world of college football where racking up non-conference wins is critical for bowl eligibility. &lt;/p&gt;
  113. &lt;p id="XTHeVk"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  118.    <author>
  119.      <name>Trey Kelleher</name>
  120.    </author>
  121.  </entry>
  122.  <entry>
  123.    <published>2024-05-15T10:57:50-04:00</published>
  124.    <updated>2024-05-15T10:57:50-04:00</updated>
  125.    <title>COMMITMENT: UVA basketball picks up Kansas State guard Darrin “Dai Dai” Ames</title>
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  129.      &lt;img alt="COLLEGE BASKETBALL: MAR 09 Iowa State at Kansas State" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/awRq4IpMI5KJIG5Wo6KxNBEY3qA=/0x0:6000x4000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73348827/2066271223.0.jpg" /&gt;
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  132.  
  133.  &lt;p&gt;The Wahoos fill out their 2024-2025 roster with the Kansas State guard.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="Uy8RZH"&gt;Tony Bennett and Co. didn’t hear no bell! The &lt;a href="https://www.streakingthelawn.com"&gt;Virginia Cavaliers&lt;/a&gt; have picked up their fifth and final commitment in the 2024 transfer portal cycle, welcoming Darrin “Dai Dai” Ames to Charlottesville. The 6’1” point guard hails from Chicago, Illinois, and will enter his second year when he suits up for his first game in Orange and Blue this fall.&lt;/p&gt;
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  135. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  136. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Kansas State transfer Dai Dai Ames has committed to Virginia, his agent Jack Lieb of Fraction told ESPN. Tony Bennett gets a former ESPN 100 prospect who averaged 5.2 points and 2.0 assists as a freshman with the Wildcats.&lt;/p&gt;— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1790756913832989106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 15, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
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  141. &lt;p id="Xx8UgK"&gt;Coming out of Kenwood Academy High School, Ames was a highly sought-after recruit, ranked #83 nationally, #13 as a point guard, and #2 in the state of Illinois. He averaged 20 points, shot 53% from the floor, 40% from three, and dished out 4.5 assists per game. He even scored a career-high 65 points on 28-41 (68%) shooting over Southland College Prep in his senior year at Kenwood. Dai Dai turned down offers from Appalachian State, &lt;a href="https://www.andthevalleyshook.com"&gt;LSU&lt;/a&gt;, Maryland, and Illinois before joining Jerome Tang in Manhattan, Kansas as a Wildcat in 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
  142. &lt;p id="v7Zopw"&gt;Last season at &lt;a href="https://www.bringonthecats.com"&gt;Kansas State&lt;/a&gt;, Ames averaged just over 20 minutes a contest, 5.2 points, 1.1 rebounds, 2 assists, and shot 35.3% from the field. He entered the transfer portal as a 4-star 90 overall prospect, according to&lt;a href="http://247sports.com/"&gt; 247sports.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  143. &lt;h2 id="gU0MfG"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is Virginia gaining with Ames?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  144. &lt;p id="FEP6MA"&gt;Ames is a passionate ball player on both sides of the floor; he can handle the ball well, plays fearless basketball, is a crafty finisher, and can easily finesse his way through a crowded paint. &lt;/p&gt;
  145. &lt;p id="cxZp9Q"&gt;A 6’1” point guard willingly taking on 7’2” Hunter Dickerson in the paint and finishing through contact(as we see in the below clip at 0:20) isn’t something that happens often. That’s impressive and something Virginia could have used more of last season. I’m immediately impressed and will welcome him with open arms — it’s a rule we should all live by.&lt;/p&gt;
  146. &lt;div id="1XoYKX"&gt;&lt;div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h6GRHh5Scu4?rel=0&amp;amp;start=11" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  147. &lt;p id="nP4yxr"&gt;It is tough to tell the exact role Ames will play during the 2024-2025 season. Still, I would expect him, Chrisitan Bliss, and Jalen Warley to have some battles this off-season (boy, would I like to be a fly on the wall for that), with whoever comes out on top earning most of the minutes at point guard. &lt;/p&gt;
  148. &lt;p id="lMIlqn"&gt;If Ames comes out victorious, we will see a player who seeks the cup, can distribute the ball well (18.6% assist rate), and can create his own shot on offense. On defense, he is someone who will be a thorn in the opposition’s side, always in their grill. I see a glimpse of Dajuan Harris Jr. from Kansas when watching Dai Dai’s tape. &lt;/p&gt;
  149. &lt;p id="fTeRfW"&gt;This is an exciting addition for the ‘Hoos. Having an athlete like Ames will do nothing but help. The final scholarship for the 2023-2024 season has been used for Virginia, so the 2024-2025 roster is complete.&lt;/p&gt;
  150. &lt;p id="r7O8zC"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  151. &lt;p id="TTo2xS"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  155.    <id>https://www.streakingthelawn.com/2024/5/15/24155945/virginia-cavaliers-uva-basketball-virginia-basketball-dai-dai-ames-transfer-commitment</id>
  156.    <author>
  157.      <name>Trey Kelleher</name>
  158.    </author>
  159.  </entry>
  160.  <entry>
  161.    <published>2024-05-14T17:28:41-04:00</published>
  162.    <updated>2024-05-14T17:28:41-04:00</updated>
  163.    <title>Three takeaways from UVA baseball’s series loss to No. 23 NC State</title>
  164.    <content type="html">  
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  168.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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  170.  
  171.  &lt;p&gt;The ‘Pack out-slug the ‘Hoos in Sunday’s rubber game, walk away winners of two in C’ville. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="gpGI68"&gt;At one point or another, the &lt;a href="https://www.streakingthelawn.com"&gt;Virginia Cavaliers&lt;/a&gt; led in all three games of the series with &lt;a href="https://www.backingthepack.com/"&gt;NC State&lt;/a&gt;. Jacob Ference’s three-run homerun in game one put the ‘Hoos in front, 3-1. State’s scoring came in twos in the fifth, seventh, and eighth innings and Virginia’s lineup couldn’t keep pace. &lt;/p&gt;
  172. &lt;p id="y6f5BF"&gt;Nate Savino, Griff O’Ferrall, and Casey Sauke starred in the middle game alongside Henry Ford whose fifth inning, two-run bomb shattered Mark Reynolds’ 2002 freshman homerun mark.  &lt;/p&gt;
  173. &lt;p id="HqH9o1"&gt;It was a 4-3 lead for Virginia exiting the second inning in game three, but NC State would go on to score 10 of the next 11 runs and bury the ‘Hoos in game three. &lt;/p&gt;
  174. &lt;p id="HyyBrq"&gt;Make no bones about it, it’s been a down year for Drew Dickinson’s staff. Strikeouts are the universal white-out for baserunners and when those are down (8.7 K/9 nine innings), typically the ERA (5.59) is up. But at this point in the season, with just one regular season series remaining, the pitching is what it is. We’re just going to have to cross our fingers and hope a top-five offense can supply the demand for runs, particularly late in ballgames.&lt;/p&gt;
  175. &lt;p id="giBNls"&gt;With that in mind, here are three takeaways from UVA’s series loss to NC State. &lt;/p&gt;
  176. &lt;h2 id="17RWDf"&gt;The ‘Hoos need more from starting pitching moving forward&lt;/h2&gt;
  177. &lt;p id="bhQEQr"&gt;A season ago, weekend starters Connelly Early, Brian Edgington, and Nick Parker pitched into the seventh inning a combined 11 times. In 2024, Blanco, Coady, McKay, and Savino together have recorded just one out in the seventh inning; that being Blanco’s 6.1 innings against North Carolina back on April 5&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  178. &lt;p id="j6zrAK"&gt;The lack of competitive depth in the pen is losing Virginia ballgames on the front end of the series (see game one against NC State) and on the back end (see game three). But if the starters, particularly Blanco and Savino, can give the ‘Hoos just a few more outs per start moving forward that’ll lessen the load on the more reliable pen pieces. &lt;/p&gt;
  179. &lt;h2 id="f0ONWF"&gt;Henry Ford has the maturity of an upperclassman at the plate&lt;/h2&gt;
  180. &lt;p id="24vKYf"&gt;To me what’s been so impressive about Henry Ford’s run this year hasn’t been the record-breaking 16 homeruns or record-breaking runs driven in (58) for a freshman, it’s been his ability to compartmentalize games. With power five freshman hitters, it’s not so much the x’s and o’s of hitting or swing mechanics that worry hitting coaches. Chances are, they’re already gifted free swingers. &lt;/p&gt;
  181. &lt;p id="Lq2LSS"&gt;What can be difficult to manage are the peaks and valleys of their game. Henry Ford has gone hitless nine times in 2024. Care to venture a guess at how many of such instances came in succession? Zero. Ford has yet to go ‘oh for’ in back-to-back games in his college career. Pitching will only get better the rest of the way and for Ford to have handled ACC arms the way he has is impressive. &lt;/p&gt;
  182. &lt;h2 id="YO7DqO"&gt;Taking two of three from Virginia Tech now a must for host-bid hopes &lt;/h2&gt;
  183. &lt;p id="Lvf09Q"&gt;Dropping eight spots in the latest D1Baseball poll certainly hurts. South Carolina and East Carolina getting swept by No. 15 Georgia and unranked Tulane respectively helps our case. &lt;a href="https://www.bloggersodear.com"&gt;Wake Forest&lt;/a&gt;, coming off a sweep of No. 2 Clemson, is in Raleigh this upcoming weekend for what should be a host-clinching series against the Wolfpack. A series win against the Hokies and at least two wins in the tourney gets the ‘Hoos back firmly in the top-16. A sweep this weekend, a trip to the semis next weekend, &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; some help from unlikely heroes in tournament play could maybe sneak the Cavaliers back into the top eight conversation. &lt;/p&gt;
  184. &lt;p id="2CTaVa"&gt;The ‘Hoos and the Hokies renew their rivalry in this weekend’s Commonwealth Clash. Thursday’s first pitch is set for 6:00 pm at Disharoon Park. &lt;/p&gt;
  185.  
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  189.    <author>
  190.      <name>gavin.booker</name>
  191.    </author>
  192.  </entry>
  193.  <entry>
  194.    <published>2024-05-13T08:54:21-04:00</published>
  195.    <updated>2024-05-13T08:54:21-04:00</updated>
  196.    <title>UVA softball makes NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010</title>
  197.    <content type="html">  
  198.  
  199.    &lt;figure&gt;
  200.      &lt;img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/DcNIsQnaARlQAkXVm0urAnTw2MY=/0x0:2048x1365/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73343513/uva_sotftball_ncaas.0.jpeg" /&gt;
  201.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo courtesy of Virginia Athletics&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  202.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  203.  
  204.  &lt;p&gt;The ‘Hoos will be participating in the Knoxville regional starting on Friday.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="bcwBZh"&gt;It’s official!! The &lt;a href="https://www.streakingthelawn.com"&gt;Virginia Cavaliers&lt;/a&gt; softball program has been selected to play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010.&lt;/p&gt;
  205. &lt;p id="D5upFy"&gt;They will play as the No. 2 seed in the Knoxville regional, hosted by No. 3 overall seed Tennessee. They open against Miami (OH) on Friday at noon. Dayton will face off against the Volunteers later that day, all on ESPN+.&lt;/p&gt;
  206. &lt;p id="BWxOy8"&gt;Postseason outlook aside, UVA is having by far their best season under Joanna Hardin. They are currently 32-18 (15-9), with a resume that includes series wins over Duke, who is now a regional host, and a Clemson squad that was ranked #11 at the time.&lt;/p&gt;
  207. &lt;p id="jQTnS7"&gt;Much of the Cavaliers’ success had been due to their pitching staff. Eden Brigham was the workhorse, amassing a 2.47 earned run average and 163 strikeouts in 133 innings. Right behind her was Madison Harris, who finished fourth in the ACC with a 1.55 ERA over the course of 67.2 frames.&lt;/p&gt;
  208. &lt;p id="uDIcYd"&gt;On the other side of the diamond is the phenom shortstop Jade Hylton. Her .669 slugging percentage leads the team by over 200 points. Hylton’s sophomore season unsurprisingly earned her all-conference honors last week.&lt;/p&gt;
  209. &lt;p id="9ioTxQ"&gt;Another name to watch out for in this regional is Tennessee’s Karlyn Pickens. The SEC Pitcher of the Year won 15 games, 11 of which she went the whole way, with a 1.26 ERA and a .160 opponent batting average. Her fastball will eclipse 70 miles per hour. &lt;/p&gt;
  210. &lt;p id="9XmsWK"&gt;As far as Virginia’s first opponent in Miami (OH) is concerned, keep an eye out for Karli Spaid, who leads an incredibly productive lineup with a 1.687 OPS. As a whole, the Redhawks dominated MAC competition, finishing 26-1 in conference and 48-7 overall. They went 2-1 against ACC opponents this season, splitting against Clemson and defeating Pitt on the road.&lt;/p&gt;
  211. &lt;p id="Isil3s"&gt;We will continue to have you covered at Streaking the Lawn as several UVA teams look to make postseason runs this spring.&lt;/p&gt;
  212. &lt;p id="KpaoB7"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  213. &lt;p id="itGNjn"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  217.    <id>https://www.streakingthelawn.com/2024/5/13/24155021/virginia-cavaliers-uva-softball-virginia-softball-ncaa-tournament-tennessee</id>
  218.    <author>
  219.      <name>Dan Siegel</name>
  220.    </author>
  221.  </entry>
  222.  <entry>
  223.    <published>2024-05-11T16:24:10-04:00</published>
  224.    <updated>2024-05-11T16:24:10-04:00</updated>
  225.    <title>Five takeaways from UVA lacrosse’s 17-11 NCAA tournament win over St Joe’s</title>
  226.    <content type="html">  
  227.  
  228.    &lt;figure&gt;
  229.      &lt;img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/6GrHBn37KSfa02vF-XYKrPU8Now=/0x0:6000x4000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73341646/_TH_9255.0.jpeg" /&gt;
  230.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo courtesy of Virginia Athletics&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  231.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  232.  
  233.  &lt;p&gt;Cormier breaks the all-time goal record and the ‘Hoos break their four game losing streak in NCAA Tournament win. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="kJi7xp"&gt;Today was a  record-breaking one in Charlottesville today where &lt;a href="https://www.streakingthelawn.com"&gt;Virginia Cavaliers&lt;/a&gt; graduate attackman Payton Cormier broke the DI all-time record in goals (222). Thanks to his eight-goal performance against St Joseph’s, UVA ran away to a 17-11 win in the first round the NCAA Tournament. The game started off fast-paced in the first quarter with a 6-4 Virginia lead and ended chippy with 22 turnovers in the second half. However, a 10-4 run in the second and third quarters and a drastic Virginia shot comparison of 48-29 was too much for the Hawks to overcome.&lt;/p&gt;
  234. &lt;p id="oYW6xQ"&gt;“When you think about the game we’ve inherited from the Native Americans, it’s supposed to be physical, It’s supposed to be tough,” head coach Lars Tiffany said. “It’s not supposed to be easy, bodies on the ground. And, man, it felt almost like NHL playoff hockey out there.”&lt;/p&gt;
  235. &lt;h2 id="RTByZL"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overthinking the clear &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  236. &lt;p id="CLMslA"&gt;The first quarter for the ‘Hoos was an absolute mess defensively and it started with goalie Matt Nunes clearing the ball. St Joseph’s 10-man ride limited Virginia to only clearing one out of its first five clears. Head coach Lars Tiffany has called Nunes an “NFL quarterback” for his passing ability in the past. But he led the team in turnovers with three this afternoon and was trying too hard to make difficult longfield passes. &lt;/p&gt;
  237. &lt;p id="GLquaJ"&gt;It was puzzling to me how intimidated the ‘Hoos looked to St. Joe’s ride when they’ve been facing aggressive 10-man rides against ACC teams all year. It wasn’t all on Nunes, though, freshman SSDM Will Erdmann has left room for improvement in the clearing game all season. &lt;/p&gt;
  238. &lt;div id="AlcqAY"&gt;
  239. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  240. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Millon coming out of the box and drawing shorties could be a real advantage for UVa this May&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/UVAMensLax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@UVAMensLax&lt;/a&gt; 14, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/SJUHawks_MLax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@SJUHawks_MLax&lt;/a&gt; 8 &lt;a href="https://t.co/vUrxws1dfB"&gt;pic.twitter.com/vUrxws1dfB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Upstream Lacrosse (@upstreamlax) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/upstreamlax/status/1789349882517487999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 11, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
  241. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  242. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  243.  
  244. &lt;/div&gt;
  245. &lt;h2 id="brHNfO"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boyden and Millon benefit from position switch &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  246. &lt;p id="xGdZRd"&gt;Well, I’ve been pounding the table for weeks for the Boyden-Millon switch and we finally got it. The decision paid dividends quickly as Boyden had two assists in the first quarter and finished with three points. Millon was quiet until the third quarter when he picked up a goal and an assist. He also finished with zero turnovers for the first time since the ‘Hoos played Towson on March 8th. Entering today Millon had racked up 14 turnovers in his last four games and a switch, especially with the skillset Boyden possesses around the cage, seemed imminent. &lt;/p&gt;
  247. &lt;div id="cgICvI"&gt;
  248. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  249. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;THE ALL-TIME GOALS RECORD IN MEN'S LACROSSE!&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoHoos?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#GoHoos&lt;/a&gt; ⚔️  | ESPN U &lt;a href="https://t.co/iHpTC2QKT2"&gt;pic.twitter.com/iHpTC2QKT2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/UVAMensLax/status/1789351664278806868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 11, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
  250. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  251. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  252.  
  253. &lt;/div&gt;
  254. &lt;h2 id="OTR7zS"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take a bow Payton Cormier &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  255. &lt;p id="orC2Tm"&gt;It’s not often you break your program’s single-season goal record, NCAA tournament game record and NCAA DI all-time record all at once. In reality, I won’t even waste my time looking up to see if that’s happened before. Payton Cormier has been an absolute workhorse for the ‘Hoos since he stepped onto campus in 2019 and has developed from an elite spot shooter to a well-rounded attackman. I remember being concerned about him starting at attack during the 2021 National Championship run because I thought he would slow down the ‘Hoos vaunted ride. Now he’s become the greatest goal-scorer in NCAA lacrosse history. The perfect running mate to the best passer in Virginia history in Connor Shellenberger who passed Steele Stanwick in all-time NCAA tournament program points with his 60th today. &lt;/p&gt;
  256. &lt;p id="NUvPKA"&gt;Despite taking 15 shots, Cormier said he wasn’t gunning for the record today.&lt;/p&gt;
  257. &lt;p id="7h5GCL"&gt;“Once it got close I think everyone wanted to see me get it,” Cormier said. “They were just putting me in good positions to be able to try to score and I’m just fortunate that I have really great teammates around me.”&lt;/p&gt;
  258. &lt;div id="1gjv9H"&gt;
  259. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  260. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;We need Griffin Schutz mic'd up to know what kind of smack he's always talking   &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/UVAMensLax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@UVAMensLax&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(via ESPNU) &lt;a href="https://t.co/K8CVUlsWJM"&gt;pic.twitter.com/K8CVUlsWJM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— TLN   (@LacrosseNetwork) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/LacrosseNetwork/status/1789327618031964575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 11, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
  261. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  262. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  263.  
  264. &lt;/div&gt;
  265. &lt;h2 id="11fZBZ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UVA’s swagger is back &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  266. &lt;p id="3DDL8p"&gt;If the biggest takeaway from Virginia’s 18-9 loss to &lt;a href="https://www.onefootdown.com"&gt;Notre Dame&lt;/a&gt; in the &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/acc-basketball-tournament"&gt;ACC tournament&lt;/a&gt; was lack of energy, then the Wahoos’ motivation against a red-hot St Joseph’s side should be today’s biggest takeaway. The energy started at the face-off X as Virginia won the first four faceoffs and held former Wahoo Gavin Tygh without his first clean win until the seventh faceoff of the day. What Tiffany said made him “really excited” was how both Colucci and Ghobriel won eleven ground balls to themselves to counter the St. Joseph’s double poles on the wing. The ‘Hoos won the ground ball battle 39-35 and 22-17 in the first half.&lt;/p&gt;
  267. &lt;p id="gE1yuG"&gt;Griffin Schutz also started off piping hot with both of his goals coming in the first eight minutes — and made sure, as always, to let the Hawk’s defense know about it. &lt;/p&gt;
  268. &lt;p id="8ZaoBw"&gt;Something to keep in mind throughout the tournament is how the ‘Hoos can keep up their energy despite not committing unnecessary fouls as they were penalized fix times today, including an unsportsmanlike conduct by Millon &lt;/p&gt;
  269. &lt;h2 id="eC6ThO"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Virginia successfully limits turnovers  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  270. &lt;p id="XCLLHL"&gt;This was Virginia’s first time having as many caused turnovers as its own (15), since its 14-10 win over Maryland on March 16th. It was especially impressive since they committed four in the first quarter and the chippy, free-flowing nature of the fourth quarter, in which Virginia turned the ball over seven times. By that time they already led 16-9. Virginia’s offense works best when they attempt hard skip passes or force-feed Cormier on the crease. But today’s ability to keep the ball out of harm’s way surely looked like a recipe for success for the ‘Hoos to make another run to championship weekend. &lt;/p&gt;
  271. &lt;p id="4CLWdj"&gt;Virginia will play the winner of Johns Hopkins vs. Lehigh next Sunday at Towson with the time still to be determined.&lt;/p&gt;
  272.  
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  276.    <author>
  277.      <name>Hayden Hundley</name>
  278.    </author>
  279.  </entry>
  280.  <entry>
  281.    <published>2024-05-09T12:47:40-04:00</published>
  282.    <updated>2024-05-09T12:47:40-04:00</updated>
  283.    <title>Virginia Baseball Postseason Outlook</title>
  284.    <content type="html">  
  285.  
  286.    &lt;figure&gt;
  287.      &lt;img alt="NCAA Baseball: College World Series-TCU vs Virginia" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/B4BC-29LQVEhtU2KqBg2CO_GKzI=/0x0:5534x3689/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73337197/usa_today_20914563.0.jpg" /&gt;
  288.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  289.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  290.  
  291.  &lt;p&gt;With two series remaining, Hoos look to finish strong&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="ZJvjou"&gt;On Wednesday afternoon, the &lt;a href="https://www.streakingthelawn.com"&gt;Virginia Cavaliers&lt;/a&gt; baseball team completed their regular season non-conference slate with an 18-5 win over the George Washington Revolutionaries. It also marked the Hoos’ return to the diamond after their one-week break for Finals. Looking forward to the weekend, Virginia hosts a pair of ACC opponents in &lt;a href="https://www.backingthepack.com/"&gt;NC State&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.gobblercountry.com/"&gt;Virginia Tech&lt;/a&gt; before setting their sights on the &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/acc-basketball-tournament"&gt;ACC Tournament&lt;/a&gt; and the NCAA Tournament. With two series remaining, here’s a look at Virginia’s postseason prospects. &lt;/p&gt;
  292. &lt;p id="nKobbb"&gt;At 36-12 and 14-10 Virginia finds themselves #10 in the D1Baseball poll and #13 in the RPI. Those metrics serve Virginia well in the conversation to host an NCAA Regional. It would be the 11th time Charlottesville would serve as a host but only the third time since Virginia won the College &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/world-series"&gt;World Series&lt;/a&gt; in 2015. But before they get there, Virginia will head to Durham for the ACC Tournament beginning May 21st&lt;/p&gt;
  293. &lt;p id="XUQH6u"&gt;The Cavaliers find themselves in a tie for fourth in the ACC with the &lt;a href="https://www.dukebasketballreport.com"&gt;Duke Blue Devils&lt;/a&gt;. However they would lose a tiebreaker due to Duke’s series win over Virginia earlier in the season. This weekend Virginia hosts NC State who finds themselves a half game out of 4th place behind the Hoos and Blue Devils. A series win would go a long way towards ensuring Virginia can keep pace in the ACC standings. A top four conference finish would allow Virginia to be the top seed in their pool of three teams for the tournament, a spot that has significant advantages in hopes of advancing to the ACC semifinals. &lt;/p&gt;
  294. &lt;p id="XJ1Bj8"&gt;Following the series with the Wolfpack, Virginia concludes the regular season hosting the &lt;a href="https://www.gobblercountry.com"&gt;Virginia Tech Hokies&lt;/a&gt;. With an RPI of 41, a series win over the Hokies would also enhance the Hoos’ Regional resume. The Hokies have been up and down this year looking dominant at the beginning of the ACC season starting 10-2, but as the competition has ramped up, they’ve gone 3-9 in their last four series. Still, they’re a formidable opponent who will come into Charlottesville looking to spoil Virginia’s hosting aspirations. &lt;/p&gt;
  295. &lt;p id="OmI6Sl"&gt;If Virginia takes care of business, going 4-2 in the final weekends, they should be in good position, however we’ll be watching Duke and &lt;a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"&gt;Florida State&lt;/a&gt; as well. Should they also have good final weekends as well, it may be enough to push Virginia to fifth in the ACC. &lt;/p&gt;
  296. &lt;p id="vQ1kB9"&gt;Beyond ACC Tournament seeding, the ACC pecking order will also bear watching. As it is now, you could flip a coin as to whether UVA is fourth or fifth when it comes to ACC Power Rankings. Clemson appears to be the class of the league, with a logjam of Florida State, Duke, UVA, North Carolina, and &lt;a href="https://www.bloggersodear.com"&gt;Wake Forest&lt;/a&gt; close behind. In fact those five teams behind Clemson represent D1Baseball’s 8-12th ranked teams in their poll this week (in the order listed). RPI favors the Tar Heels and Seminoles as they check at six and seven respectively, while Wake Forest, Virginia, and Duke come in at 11, 13, and 18. Duke would seemingly be in the drivers seat among that trio as they own series wins over both the Cavaliers and Demon Deacons. Virginia picked up the series against Wake and the Deacs are also troubled by their 8-12 mark in conference play. To jump the Blue Devils and Cavaliers for a hosting bid, it seems the Demon Deacons would have to go at least 5-1 in their final weekend and have a good showing in the ACC Tournament, probably besting the result of Duke and UVA.&lt;/p&gt;
  297. &lt;p id="tZOsaO"&gt;As far as the Hoos are concerned, should they win both series, they’re likely a safe host no matter what happens in Durham. However, should they impress against the Wolfpack and Hokies while making a run in Durham (they’d likely have to beat Clemson and/or Florida State along the way), they could sneak into the all important national seed conversation. While hosting a Super Regional isn’t critical to advancing to Omaha (the Hoos have won two Super Regionals on the road), Virginia has advanced to the College World Series in three of the five seasons where they earned a top-8 seed.   &lt;/p&gt;
  298. &lt;p id="I3ctA8"&gt;NC State and Virginia get things going Friday at 7 PM in a game that will be televised on ACCN and broadcast on the radio by WINA. Saturday and Sunday’s games will begin at 4 PM and 1 PM and be televised on ACCNX and can be heard on WINA. &lt;/p&gt;
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