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The University of Virginia will be without All-ACC defensive end Chico Bennett Jr. for Saturday’s game against No. 12 Tennessee in Nashville.
Bennett suffered a non-contact knee injury during the Cavaliers’ first scrimmage of fall camp and had to have a minor procedure to remove bone fragments.
There’s a chance he could return for UVA’s second game Sept. 9 against James Madison at home.
Spartans open new locker room
Norfolk State revealed a newly-renovated locker room to its football team on Monday.
“We are extremely excited to have a place to call home with this new locker room,” NSU head football coach Dawson Odums said. “I want to thank everyone who made this possible. Our players are excited and now we can fully turn our attention to this weekend’s opponent.”
The Spartans will open the season at 2 p.m. Saturday against rival Virginia State at Dick Price Stadium.
Briefly
- Tickets for the best-of-three International League Championship Series, scheduled to start Sept. 26 at Harbor Park, have gone on sale. The Norfolk Tides clinched a spot in the series by winning the IL’s first half. Game 2 will be Sept. 27 and Game 3, if necessary, will be Sept. 28. Single-game tickets or packages are available. To purchase tickets, visit www.milb.com/norfolk/tickets/single-game-tickets.
- Old Dominion women’s soccer player Ashlynn Kulha, a freshman defender, has been named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week. She led the Monarchs’ back line in shutout victories over VCU and Richmond.
- The Christopher Newport field hockey team will kick off the season ranked 15th in the NFHCA National Preseason Coaches Poll.
- James Madison men’s soccer player Luca Nikolai has been named to the TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week. The freshman defender from Germany assisted on game-winning goals against both Duquesne and UCLA.
- Liberty’s swimming and diving team will compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference for the 2023-24 academic year. It will be the first year the conference has sponsored the sport. Other schools include Bellarmine, Florida Gulf Coast, Gardner-Webb, North Florida, Queens and UNC Asheville.
