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NUMBERS 35 Regular- season points tallied by second-year field hockey star TARA VITTESE, which ranked third in the ACC. Her 13 goals and nine assists both tied for second in the ACC, and she was named to the all-conference first team. 2 Student-athletes from the women's swimming and diving team — fourth-year Courtney Bartholomew and third-year Leah Smith — that were picked to repre- sent the U.S. in the seventh Mutual Omaha Duel in the Pool, a Dec. 11-12 event between the U.S. and Europe's best that is held every other year. 3 The national seed earned by the field hockey team in the NCAA Championship, which means the Cava- liers will host first- and second-round games. 5 Women's tennis players that made the finals of the ITA Atlantic Regional Oct. 19 — fourth-year Julia Elbaba won the singles draw and teamed with classmate Skylar Morton to reach the championship match in doubles. However, they were topped by teammates Danielle Collins, another fourth-year, and rookie Meghan Kelley in the finals. The winners earned spots in the prestigious ITA National In- doors Championship Nov. 12-15, while Collins also qualified to take part in the singles draw by winning the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships earlier in October. 15 Tackles, which tied a career high, made by second-year safety Quin Blanding in the 27-21 win over Georgia Tech Oct. 31. He also broke up a pair of passes, including one on the last play of the game that helped secure the final score, en route to being named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week. 25 The national ranking of the North Dakota State wrestling team that Virginia went on the road to beat, 25-14, in the 2015 season opener. 1,226 Voting points accrued by the men's basketball team in the 2015-16 pre- season poll conducted by ACC media. The Cavs had 18 of a possible 93 first-place votes and were picked to finish second in the league. AROUND THE GROUNDS