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cavalier sports APRIL 2018 9 this month in uva history April 4, 1992 Head coach DEBBIE RYAN and star Dawn Staley advance to the Final Four for the third straight year, but fall to eventual NCAA champion Stanford 66‑65 in the national semifinals. The Cavs led 51‑44 with less than eight minutes to play and had the ball with less than a second left in regulation but could not convert to continue playing. Despite the heart‑breaking finish, Staley concluded her incredible four‑year career with a mark of 113‑21 overall and 48‑10 in ACC play. April 22, 1966 Ned Turnbull pitched UVA's first no‑hitter in a 4‑0 win over North Carolina State. Only two Wolfpack batters reached base, while Turnbull struck out 11. The Cavaliers have posted four no‑hitters since. April 26, 1974 Harry Thomas set a Virginia and ACC record by striking out 19 in a 3‑2 win over Clemson. 4 Former Virginia football play‑ ers were ranked among the top 300 available in the 2018 NFL Draft by USA Today's DraftWire (updated March 12) — No. 118 defensive lineman Andrew Brown, No. 123 safety Quin Blanding, No. 136 linebacker Micah Kiser and No. 182 quarterback Kurt Benkert. CBS Sports also has the quartet among its top 300, but in a different order — No. 83 Blanding, No. 137 Kiser, No. 150 Brown and No. 279 Benkert. The NFL Draft will held April 26‑28 at AT&T Sta‑ dium in Arlington, Texas. 6 UVA pitchers combined for an 11‑in‑ ning no‑hitter in a 4‑3 victory over William & Mary Feb. 28. Second‑year righty Bobby Nicholson, in his second career start, opened the game and threw the first 5 1/3 innings, while fourth‑year Bennett Sousa earned the win by going the final 2 2/3 in‑ nings. It marked the sixth no‑hitter in program history. The two words that come to my mind most are progress and growth. But I acknowledge there's room for more progress and growth." — Head football coach Bronco Mendenhall looking back on year two, when he took UVA from 2-10 to 6-7 BUILD YOUR WEALTH WITH A FULL FIDUCIARY Stuart F. Pierson, Jr. Owner & Founder, MS Tax Piedmont Capital Asset Management LLC Contact Me Today To Learn More! 800-369-7210 Toll Free 434-972-7210 Charlottesville, VA s p i e r s o n @ p i e d m o n t c a p i t a l . n e t • M Y P I E D M O N T C A P I TA L . C O M Piedmont Capital Asset Management LLC A Registered Investment Advisor