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10 CAVALIER CORNER cavalier sports 357 Yards — a new career high — and 3 touch- downs through the air on 33-of-43 passing by second-year quarterback ANTHONY COLANDREA in Virginia's come-from-behind 31-30 victory at Wake Forest Sept. 7. 35 -Yard completion from Colandrea to third- year wide receiver Trell Harris went for a touchdown for Virginia's first completed pass of the season. It marked the first time in 135- year history of Virginia football that the first completed pass of the season went for a touchdown. It also was the first time UVA scored on its first completed pass in a game since Sept. 15, 2018, when Br yce Perkins found Olamide Zaccheaus for an 86- yard strike against Ohio. 43.5 Percent was former Cavalier Joe Harris' three- point shooting percentage during his 10 years in the NBA. Harris, who announced his retirement this summer, owns the fifth-highest three-point shooting percentage in league history. Harris, who spent seven years with the Brooklyn Nets, finished his career with career averages of 10.3 points and 3.0 rebounds, while also shooting 47.9 percent from the field. He was selected 33rd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2014 NBA Draft, after spending four years at UVA. 2 Virginia baseball players were selected by the Baltimore Orioles on Day 1 of the MLB Draft July 14: shortstop Griff O'Ferrall (32nd overall in the first round) and catcher Ethan Anderson (61st overall in the second round ). It marks the second straight season that multiple Cav- aliers were selected in the first two rounds. UVA outfielder Casey Saucke was selected in the fourth round (107th overall) by the Chicago White Sox on Day 2, and outfielder Anthony Stephan was picked by the Cincinnati Reds in the 13th round (389th overall) on Day 3. Four or more Cavaliers have been selected in the MLB Draft in 17 of head coach Brian O'Connor's 21 seasons at UVA. Since 2004 when O'Connor took the reins of the program, 102 Cavaliers have been chosen in the draft. 1st Was where the Virginia field hockey team was selected to fin- ish by the league's coaches in the preseason ACC poll. The Cavaliers received four first-place votes and tallied 76 total points in the poll, one point ahead of 2023 NCAA champion North Carolina. The ACC leads all conferences with 23 NCAA field hockey titles. The conference has placed at least one team in the national cham- pionship game in 31 of the past 35 seasons. The Cavaliers were also ranked No. 3 in the country in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association preseason poll and have main- tained that ranking while beginning the sea- son 7-0 overall (2-0 ACC) for the first time since 2013. 10-1 Record for the Virginia volleyball squad to open the season — the best start for the program since 2003, when it won 13 straight matches to begin the season. It also marks only the fourth time in school history the Cavaliers have started 10-1 or better (1996, 1998, 2003 and 2024). In the process of starting strong, the Cavaliers notched seven con- secutive wins — the program's first win streak of at least seven matches since 2006. It also marked the first seven-match nonconference win streak since 2004. " I'm not going to lie. I teared up a little bit, just being out there and being able to make the plays that I know I can make. And props to the guys up front. They're a major reason I'm in that position to make those plays. It's just a blessing. I can't do anything but thank my O-line and thank the Lord." — UVA third-year running back Xavier Brown, who has been slowed by injuries since join- ing the Cavaliers' program in 2022, after rushing for 171 yards at Coastal Carolina 2 Former women's college ten- nis players have reached the semifinals of the US Open since 1990: UCLA's Jen Brady in 2020 and Virginia's Emma Navarro in 2024. It marked Navarro's first appearance in a Grand Slam semifinal. Her historic run came to an end at the hands of No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 7-6. Despite the defeat, Navarro vaulted to No. 8 in the World Tennis Association rankings. " Being a first-time Olympian is a huge honor that I will never take for granted. The USA consistently boasts the top athletes in the world, and I am grateful I get to be a part of this year's team." — Former UVA pole vaulter Bridget (Guy) Williams HOO'S TWEETING Photo courtesy UVA