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cavalier sports 8 CAVALIER CORNER All of Ryan's teammates and coaches are heartbroken for our captain and leader. A warrior on the lacrosse field, losing the opportunity to compete is especially difficult for Ryan. We know he will be with us every step moving forward, guiding his fellow Virginia Cavaliers with his passionate words of encouragement." — Head coach Lars Tiffany on preseason first-team All-American RYAN CONRAD, a third-year midfielder who will miss the remainder of the season after a lower extremity injury suffered in UVA's game against Syracuse March 4 around the grounds 129-98 Was seventh-year head coach Joanne Boyle's record as the UVA women's basketball coach before she announced March 20 she would retire due to a fam- ily matter. This year's squad went 19-14, but reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament as a No. 10 seed. It marked the program's first NCAA win since 2009. He is a really good tennis player, and the guy is one of the best competitors in the country. Having him at one is just good for the team confidence-wise. Seeing that guy on the No. 1 court gives everybody a little bit of comfort because he is such a great player and he is a great competitor." — Head coach Andres Pedroso on second-year Carl Soderlund, who led the way for UVA's 6-1 win over No. 18 Notre Dame March 18; the unranked player upended No. 33 Alex Lebedev of Notre Dame for a breakthrough victory 10 Men's basketball players have earned All-America honors after second-year guard Kyle Guy earned third-team lau- rels from the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Guy was also named first-team All-ACC and the MVP of the league tournament. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY UVA 4.30 Meters (14 feet, 1.2 inches) was the height fourth-year pole vaulter BRIDGET GUY reached March 16 to set a new school record and later earn ACC Women's Field Performer of the Week honors. The mark ranked first in the NCAA after the opening weekend of the outdoor season. 17-16 Was the final score of then-No. 9 UVA's win in men's lacrosse over then-No. 5 Syracuse March 4 in Charlottesville to move to 5-0, the program's best start since 2007, when the Cavaliers were the ACC champions and NCAA runners-up. It also marked the team's first triumph over Syracuse since 2012. Through April 2, the Cavs were 8-3 and ranked 11th nationally. 29 Student-athletes across the country, including former All-American football player Micah Kiser, were named semi- finalists for the prestigious AAU James E. Sullivan Award, which has recognized the nation's top amateur athlete since 1888. quotable