As No. 1 Virginia prepares to play host to No. 8 Johns Hopkins at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va., this Saturday at noon, the 8-0 Cavaliers are hoping to take the field with one of their starting defensmen,
Senior Ryan Nizolek suffered a chest contusion in a 12-4 win against Cornell on March 13, and Nizolek sat out victories over Vermont and Towson. Virginia coach Dom Starsia said he is hopeful that Nizolek will return against the Blue Jays (4-3).
"If all things go according to plan, we'll get him back to practice this week and have him available for the weekend," Starsia said.
Nizolek's absence has been filled by freshman Harry Prevas, a Towson native and Gilman graduate who has collected three groundballs and caused one turnover in his last two starts.
"Harry's filled in and played every minute of the last two games and played admirably," Starsia said. "For a young guy, he's done a nice job for us. He's played a lot. Even when he wasn't starting, he still got out there and has played some meaningful minutes for us."