CHARLOTTESVILLE - Thaddeus Lewis hit Conner Vernon on
a 42-yard touchdown pass with 3:45 remaining and Duke rallied to
beat Virginia 28-17 on Saturday.
Will Snyderwine made five field goals for the Blue Devils (5-3,
3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who added a touchdown when Charlie
Hatcher recovered a fumble by Jameel Sewell with 3:22 left to
clinch it. The victory is Duke's third in a row - all in ACC play -
the first time since 1989.
The victory also kept Duke in the thick of the ACC Coastal
Division race. The Blue Devils and No. 11 Georgia Tech each have
one loss in league play, and their meeting on Nov. 14 in Durham,
N.C., could be decisive.
Virginia (3-5, 2-2) lost its second in a row.
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