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10 CAVALIER CORNER cavalier sports 9-0 9-0 Record for the UVA men's soccer team when third-year forward LEO AFONSO scores or as- sists on a goal through 17 matches this season. The native of São Paulo, Brazil, was tied for the team lead in goals (6) and assists (4) while pacing the team with 16 points. The No. 14-ranked Cavaliers stood at 10-4-3 heading into their ACC Champi- onship semifinal matchup at No. 4 Syracuse Nov. 9. " It's a great moment for our program. The team went out and performed well in the opening tournament, setting the school scoring record, so I'm happy for them. Now, the challenge is to continue to perform at a high level and demonstrate they deserve a recognition like this. This is a very talented group and they're certainly capable." — UVA men's golf head coach Bowen Sargent on his team ascending to No. 1 in the Golfweek college golf standings in late September. It marked the first time in school history UVA was listed as the top team in the nation, making it the 13th sport in Virginia athletics history to earn a No. 1 ranking 10 , 195 Career yards of total offense for UVA fourth-year quarterback Brennan Armstrong following his 296-yard performance in a 31-28 loss to North Carolina Nov. 5. He is just the 15th player in ACC history to eclipse the 10,000-yard plateau: Rk. Name, School (Years) Yards 1. Philip Rivers, NC State (2000-03) 13,582 2. Lamar Jackson, Louisville (2015-17) 13,175 3. Kenny Pickett, Pitt (2017-21) 13,112 4. Tajh Boyd, Clemson (2010-13) 13,069 5. Malik Cunningham, Louisville (2018-22)* 12,732 6. Sam Hartman, Wake Forest (2018-22)* 12,448 7. Deshaun Watson, Clemson 2014-16 12,097 8. Ryan Finley, NC State (2014-18) 11,529 9. Eric Dungey, Syracuse (2015-18) 11,333 10. Sam Howell, North Carolina (2018-21) 11,292 11. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson (2018-20) 11,041 12. Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech (1996-99) 10,640 13. Marquise Williams, UNC (2012-15) 10,423 14. Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech (2010-13) 10,363 15. Brennan Armstrong, Virginia (2018-22)* 10,195 * Through Nov. 5 10th 10th Was where NCAA.com ranked Virginia's Tony Bennett among the Divi- sion I men's basketball coaches who are the best at developing talent ahead of the 2022-23 season. "UVA has a system, but the fundamentally sound Cavaliers are ready-made to play more mistake-free ball in the NBA," NCAA.com's Andy Katz noted. Bennett may deserve to be ranked higher, especially if you take into consideration a study conducted by The Athletic. Over the past 15 years, 13 of which Bennett has been on the Cavaliers' bench, UVA ranks among the top teams in the country in sending non-five-star prospects to the NBA: Rk. Team NBA Players 1. Kansas 13 Michigan 13 3. Gonzaga 9 Virginia 9 5. Arizona 8 Duke 8 Kentucky 8 Washington 8 9. Baylor 7 Iowa State 7 USC 7 Villanova 7 "Talent wins, and the success of Kentucky, Duke and North Carolina is proof of that," The Athletic's CJ Moore noted. "But it's telling that the teams that are turning lower-ranked guys into pros, a process that takes place over years, has led to more consistent success. Kansas, Mich- igan, Gonzaga and Virginia — the top four teams in our study — have appeared in eight national title games, won three and combined for 37 regular-season conference titles during that time. "Virginia, which has never landed a five-star under Tony Bennett, has won more ACC regular-season titles (five) than Duke (two) and is tied with UNC since Bennett arrived in Charlottesville in 2009." Photo courtesy UVA