Sherrill fuels UVa

In this country, Will Sherrill is just your average college basketball player.
Send Sherrill south of the border, though, and it’s a completely different story.
On Wednesday night in Cancun, Mexico, the junior walk-on erupted. Sherrill, a 6-foot-9 forward from New York City, had a career-high 18 points, six rebounds, three steals and a block to lead Virginia to a 76-65 victory in the Cancun Challenge.
Sylven Landesberg had a game-high 20 points for UVa (4-2). Mike Scott added 15 points and eight rebounds.
Cleveland State (3-3) was led by Jeremy Montgomery’s 14 points.
Virginia, which was coming off a loss to Stanford on Tuesday night, was 10 of 17 from 3-point range. Sherrill was 4 of 5 from behind the arc.
UVa trailed 34-27 at halftime. The Cavaliers, behind Sherrill, made their move about midway through the second half. Sherrill hit a short baseline jumper, blocked a shot by Cleveland State’s Nigel Ajere, then hit a 3-pointer at the other end to help Virginia tie things up at 49.
Sherrill’s play was ineffectious. Teammates Sammy Zeglinski and Mustapha Farrakhan each hit big 3-pointers down the stretch as UVa pulled away.
The Cavaliers, who return to Charlottesville to play Penn State in the Big 10/ACC Challenge on Monday night, outrebounded Cleveland State, 32-18.