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brother look out for me and tell me the right thing and wrong thing to do, and watching the other brothers go through the same thing was a unique and nice experience." For Ghitelman, playing with his brother for two years only made a great UVa experience better. "UVa is a great school on its own — beautiful Grounds, good school, good lacrosse," he said. "But you definitely like the advantage of being with your brother, having him look out for you and being a resource. It's helpful, so it definitely was something to think of, and I thought it was a big help the first two years of being here." His thoughts seemed to echo those of the current sibling pairs competing on The Grounds. Michelle And Carissa Vittese Having the opportunity to play with a United States Olympian can be a big selling point for any potential student-athlete, but it is a chance nearly Mark and Matt Cockerton (lacrosse) impossible to pass up when the Olympic team member is your own sister. Carissa Vittese certainly had an unusual fan experience at the Olympic Games in London this past summer, sitting in the stands cheering on Team USA Field Hockey. As she watched Paige Selenski and her older sister Michelle Vittese compete for the Red, White and Blue, she knew that come fall she'd be sharing the field with them in UVa's orange and blue. "Going to London and watching them play was a wonderful and amazing experience," Carissa said. "It was awesome getting to see Michelle and Paige. We were staying at a house like five bus stops away from Olympic Park." While that experience was a memory that will last both sisters a lifetime, being back in Charlottesville has provided plenty of good times in its own right. Michelle, a fourth-year who took a year off to train for international competition, said that when Carissa, now a third-year, joined the Cavaliers' Michelle and Carissa Vittese (field hockey) Kelly and Brooke Boyd (lacrosse)