Ya not surprised unfortunately, seemed destined for UVa or Duke or Maryland. Never heard of us really being involved. A certain players father at UVA probably isn't thrilled with this development.
You have to imagine that Hackett is taking playing time from one of the Colseys. I wanted to see what a potential UVA lineup would look like next year. They have so many pieces, but so many questions.
Attack: McCabe Millon, Truit Sunderland, Kyle Cosley
Midfield 1: Griffin Schutz, Johnny Hackett, Jack Boyden (?)
Midfield 2: Joey Terenzi, Hudson Hausmann, Ryan Colsey
Still would have the following players to choose from -
-Ryan Dunkel, Sean Browne (5 star freshmen)
-Chase Band, Cualley Deringer, Will Erdman, Willis Burt (current freshmen that redshirted, former four stars)
That looks like a pretty good squad on paper. But Millon and Schutz seems like the only, "sure things". Sunderland struggled last year and didn't seem to fit at midfield. Maybe he breaks through at attack, but I don't think the Cavs will give him much rope. Colsey is a freshman taking over for the NCAA's all time goal scorer on the left side, no pressure! Perhaps they move Hackett there, but it will be a big step up in competition for the Bryant grad.
As for the midfield, does Boyden come back? That would be a big boost, he didn't put up the video game numbers he did at Tufts, but still a very good player. If Hackett moves to attack, they could keep Ryan Colsey at first midfield and hope he breaks out (23 points in 17 games, but in last 12 games of the year he scored more than one point only once (two points against SU). Will Terenzi be needed more at SSDM or offense? He looked shaky to me at defense, and by the end of the year the offense was desperate for depth, so he played more there. Hausmann is a five star recruit they flipped from Brown, have to imagine he has a good chance of seeing the field right away.
And of course you have the four and five stars sitting on the bench. Maybe one of the redshirts allows Terenzi to play defense, or steps in if Boyden doesn't return. If Sunderland doesn't pan out, maybe it's not a big deal since Dunkel can step in. But it looks like a roster with a lot more question marks than we are used to for UVA.