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JUNE 2022 9 cavalier sports 13 Years between Virginia tight ends being selected in the NFL Draft, with JELANI WOODS snapping the drought by going in the third round (No. 73 overall) to the Indianapolis Colts this year. The last Cavalier tight end to be selected was John Phillips (sixth round, No. 208 overall) by the Dallas Cowboys in 2009. Jelani's unique — I'm not gonna lie to you. I think he's got really big up- side, both as a receiving tight end and as a blocker. … He's a unique athlete, and he's a guy that's always open." — Colts general manager Chris Ballard on Jelani Woods Photo by Jim Daves/courtesy UVA Photos courtesy UVA Sports Twitter Photo courtesy UVA Football Twitter " There's no substitute for experience. We must improve every player that returns in this program. They better take a step in terms of commitment and their strength and their ability, and to commit and work. If they don't want to, they shouldn't be here. But I believe they will. That's the entry for this high level. " — DEAN AND MARKEL FAMILIES MEN'S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH TONY BENNETT ON HIS TEAM'S 2021-22 SEASON, WHICH ENDED IN THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE NIT WITH A 52-51 LOSS TO ST. BONAVENTURE CAVALIER TWEETS 7 Assists for second-year Morgan Schwab in Virginia's 13-11 win over USC in the first round of the NCAA women's lacrosse tournament May 13, equaling a single- game school record. Schwab led the team this season with 36 assists —the next clos- est Cavalier had 12 — and ranked fourth in the ACC and tied for 23rd nationally. 72 Home runs for the UVA baseball team during the 2022 regular sea- son — a school record. The previous mark of 67 was set all the way back in 1988. UVA Single-Season Home Runs Rk. HR Year 1. 72 2022 2. 67 1988 3. 62 1996 4. 61 2017 61 2010 5th All-time meeting on the gridiron between Virginia and Tennessee will take place on Sept. 2, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The Volunteers own a 3-1 advantage in the series, with the last meeting being a 23-22 victory by Tennessee at the 1991 Sugar Bowl. Prior to that, UVA defeated Tennessee 16-13 in 1980, lost to the Volunteers 41-16 in 1940 and dropped the inau- gural meeting 42-0 in 1927. The first three games between the two teams were all played in Knoxville, Tenn. 2 Top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships for UVA women's golfer BETH LILLIE. The gradu- ate student shot a 3-over-par 291 to come in ninth. Lillie was also ninth at the 2021 event while competing as an individual. She and Emma Spitz of UCLA were the only two play- ers to post top-10 finishes at the past two championships. It's really cool. … It's what we prepare for and what we want to do all season. I want to play my best when it matters the most for the team. That's awesome." — Graduate student golfer Beth Lillie on notching back-to-back top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships