U.Va. notes: QBs hurting with Clemson looming

Cavs face Clemson with aching QBs

Quarterback Marc Verica will not play tomorrow against Clemson as he continues to recover from a concussion he suffered a week and a half ago. Jameel Sewell is listed as probable with a shoulder injury. He took all the snaps last week and is likely to start.

If Sewell can't play, coach Al Groh said the team will go with freshman Riko Smalls, who has not seen game action yet.

Running back Torrey Mack also is out with an ankle injury. Last week, freshman Perry Jones received four carries, his first action of the season. The team could also go without receiver Vic Hall, who is questionable with a hip injury. The Cavs' defensive health seems good.

Men's soccer team earns 1st-round bye

U.Va.'s men's soccer team took the night off last night, its reward for earning the No. 2 seed overall in this year's NCAA tournament.

The team plays its first game in the second round of the tournament. The Cavaliers will play host to either Princeton or Bucknell in a contest that will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Klockner Stadium.

This will be the 29th consecutive NCAA appearance for the Cavs, who won the ACC championship last weekend.

Soccer match delays Vols-U.Va. tipoff

Virginia announced this week that Sunday's women's basketball game against Tennessee, originally scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. in John Paul Jones Arena, has been moved to 4 p.m. to accommodate the men's soccer game.

Women's soccer faces daunting test

Virginia's women's soccer team is on the road after defeating No. 9 Penn State 6-2 in an NCAA second-round comeback Sunday. The Cavaliers will face No.1 seed UCLA today at 10 p.m. in Los Angeles in the round of 16.

U.Va. goalkeeper Chantel Jones (Clover Hill) will enter the game with a goals-against average of 0.67 and a save percentage of .819.

The Bruins (19-2-1) are 3-1-1 against Virginia overall and 2-0 against the Cavaliers in the NCAA playoffs.

Field hockey heads to NCAA semifinals

Virginia's field hockey team also plays today, as the No.2 Cavs face No.3 North Carolina in Winston-Salem in the NCAA tournament semifinals. The winner will advance to Sunday's championship game.

The teams have met twice this year, with the Tar Heels winning 2-1 in overtime in the regular season, and the Cavaliers winning 1-0 in the semifinals of the ACC tournament.

Sophomore Paige Selenski, who had two goals in a quarterfinal victory Sunday, was named the South Region player of the year yesterday.

White region's top female runner

Roanoke native Catherine White, a junior who transferred to Virginia from Arkansas, was named the Southeast region's athlete of the year by a vote of track and cross country coaches.

Last weekend, she became the first Virginia runner to take the regional title, in a time of 20:03.9. Her effort has earned the Cavs a berth in the NCAA championship for the second consecutive year.

U.Va.'s men also will participate in the title meet, which will take place Monday at noon in Terre Haute, Ind., and be broadcast on Versus. -- Michael Phillips