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Friday's regional sports roundup: U.Va. finishes eighth in Directors' Cup standings

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NCAA championships in men’s basketball and men’s lacrosse propelled Virginia to an eighth-place finish in the final 2018-19 College Directors’ Cup competition.

Virginia posted its sixth top-10 finish in the decade and placed in the top 25 for the 13th consecutive year.

Points in the Directors' Cup standings are awarded by a school’s NCAA postseason finish in 19 sports, four of which must be men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and volleyball.

Baseball:

Virginia second baseman Nic Kent took home his second Freshman All-America accolade, after being listed as a second-team honoree by D1Baseball.