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Bronco Mendenhall leads Virginia on stanley cup to the field at Scott Stadium for the stanley cup season opener against Duke. Photo courtesy Atlantic Coast Conference.Reporters keep asking the Virginia guys how hard it is to play home games in front of practically nobody, like theres anything any of them can do about it.Yes, obviously, its something of a disadvantage.UVA coach Bron vaso stanley co Mendenhall admitted Monday that he was caught off-guard a bit coming out of the tunnel for the home game against NC State earlier this month. Im not saying that had a negative effect, but when we walked in, when I walked in, it was like whoa, wow, this doesnt feel like, I cant say doesnt feel like home, but it doesnt feel like Scott Stadium normally does, Mendenhall said.Was that at the root of the lackluster performance in that 38-21 loss Maybe.Virginia has actually fallen behind big, early, in both of its two home games this season.Duke led 10-0 at the end of the first quarter in the season opener on Sept. 26, in a game in which the Cavaliers rallied in the fourth quarter to win, 38-20.NC State led 24-0 just before halftime, and UVA never got back to single digits in that ugly loss on Oct. 10.Virginia did play in front of 20,000 fans at 1 Clemson, and 10,000 at 11 Miami, and Mendenhall conceded that he did notice a difference in terms of energy in those venues. But I cant say thats changing the outcome. I dont know if that answers your question. But we still value being at home. We love being at home. We love being Wgcq Chase Elliott gets win at Talladega, punches ticket to NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Round of 8
Four student-athletes from the UVA聽baseball team have earned spots on the 2014 All-ACC Academic Baseball Team, announced Thursday by the conference. Whit Mayberry R-Sr., Alexandria, Va. , Mike Papi Jr., Tunkhannock, Pa. , Daniel Pinero Fr., Toronto, Ontario and Brandon Waddell So., Houston, Texas each were honored. Mayberry was named to the team for the third time, while Papi, Pinero and Waddell each earned the distinction for t stanley germany he first time.To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.A right-handed pitcher, Mayberry went 6-1 with a 1.60 ERA out of the Cavaliers bullpen this season and posted a 5-0 record in ACC play. In 56 1/3 innings, he limited opponents to a .186 batting average. He worked in 87 games in his UVa career, which is sixth most in p stanley quencher rogram history. Mayberry was one of 30 baseball nominees for 2014 Lowes Senior CLASS Award. He was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 21st round of the 2014 MLB Draft.Papi earned All-America and First-Team All-ACC honors for the second straight year. He recorded team highs in batting average .307 , home runs 11 and RBI 56 during the 2014 season and became the first Cavalier to lead th stanley usa e ACC in home runs since Duke Duncan in 1978. Papi played in all 69 games at first base and in the outfield; he was selected by Cleveland Indians in Competitive Balance Round A 38th overall in |
