GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: VIRGINIA (7-1) at NC STATE (2-5)

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 24
NC STATE 29 1:24 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 24
NC STATE 29 0:35 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 24
NC STATE 29 0:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 24
NC STATE 29 0:24 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 24
NC STATE 29 0:17 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
VIRGINIA (21) 3 14 0 7 24
NC STATE 7 13 3 6 29 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NC STATE - TD, DONALD BOWENS 40 YD PASS FROM
DANIEL EVANS (STEVEN HAUSCHKA
KICK), 2:30. NC STATE 7-0
VIRGINIA - FG, CHRIS GOULD 23 YD, 8:17. NC
STATE 7-3
2ND QUARTER: NC STATE - FG, STEVEN HAUSCHKA 30 YD, 1:39.
NC STATE 10-3
NC STATE - FG, STEVEN HAUSCHKA 42 YD, 9:38.
NC STATE 13-3
VIRGINIA - TD, MIKELL SIMPSON 13 YD PASS FROM
JAMEEL SEWELL (CHRIS GOULD
KICK), 11:56. NC STATE 13-10
NC STATE - TD, KOYAL GEORGE 25 YD PASS FROM
DANIEL EVANS (STEVEN HAUSCHKA
KICK), 13:29. NC STATE 20-10
VIRGINIA - TD, CARY KOCH 7 YD PASS FROM
JAMEEL SEWELL (CHRIS GOULD
KICK), 14:34. NC STATE 20-17
3RD QUARTER: NC STATE - FG, STEVEN HAUSCHKA 23 YD, 3:52.
NC STATE 23-17
4TH QUARTER: VIRGINIA - TD, MIKELL SIMPSON 5 YD RUN (CHRIS
GOULD KICK), 1:48. VIRGINIA
24-23
NC STATE - TD, DONALD BOWENS 30 YD PASS FROM
ANDREW EVANS (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED), 7:23. NC
STATE 29-24</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
VIRGINIA (21) 24
NC STATE 29 FINAL</div>

 

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- The series of closevictories finally came to an end for Virginia.


Daniel Evans passed for 347 yards and three touchdowns as NorthCarolina State upset the 21st-ranked Cavaliers, 29-24, in anAtlantic Coast Conference showdown Saturday.


The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for Virginia (7-2,4-1 ACC Coastal), which had won five games by five points orless this season - including the last three by a combined fourpoints.


N.C. State (3-5, 1-3 Atlantic) trailed by one point midwaythrough the fourth quarter when Evans hit Donald Bowens down theright side for a 30-yard touchdown that gave the Wolfpack a29-24 lead with 7:37 remaining.


Bowens had a career day, hauling in 11 receptions for 202 yardsand two touchdowns for the Wolfpack, who won their firstconference game of the season under new coach Tom O'Brien.

Virginia had one last possession to try TO regain the lead. Butthe Cavaliers were unable to move the ball into N.C. Stateterritory during the final minute of the game.


Jameel Sewell completed 24-of-43 passes for 260 yards with twotouchdowns and two interceptions for the Cavaliers, who now holda one-half game lead over second-place Virginia Tech in theCoastal division of the ACC.


On the opening possession of the game, an interception gave theWolfpack the ball in Virginia territory, and Evans found a wideopen Bowens down the right side for a 40-yard touchdown just2:30 into the contest.


Trailing, 13-3, late in the second quarter, the Cavaliersanswered with a shovel pass from Sewell to Mikell Simpson for a13-yard score to cut N.C. State's lead to 13-10 with 3:04 leftin the first half.


After N.C. State answered with a touchdown of its own, Virginiagot back within three right before the half. Sewell found CaryKoch in the left corner of the end zone for a seven-yardtouchdown to make the score 20-17 with 26 seconds remaining inthe first half.


The Cavaliers took their first lead of the day when Simpsonscored his second touchdown of the game less than two minutesinto the fourth quarter. His five-yard run gave Virginia a24-23 lead with 13:12 remaining.

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
VIRGINIA (21) 3 14 0 7 24
NC STATE 7 13 3 6 29 FINAL

NC STATE-TD, D Bowens 40 YD PASS FROM D Evans (S Hauschka
KICK) 2:30 1st Qtr
VIRGINIA-FG, C Gould 23 YD 8:17 1st Qtr
NC STATE-FG, S Hauschka 30 YD 1:39 2nd Qtr
NC STATE-FG, S Hauschka 42 YD 9:38 2nd Qtr
VIRGINIA-TD, M Simpson 13 YD PASS FROM J Sewell (C Gould
KICK) 11:56 2nd Qtr
NC STATE-TD, K George 25 YD PASS FROM D Evans (S Hauschka
KICK) 13:29 2nd Qtr
VIRGINIA-TD, C Koch 7 YD PASS FROM J Sewell (C Gould KICK)
14:33 2nd Qtr
NC STATE-FG, S Hauschka 23 YD 3:52 3rd Qtr
VIRGINIA-TD, M Simpson 5 YD RUN (C Gould KICK) 1:48 4th
Qtr
NC STATE-TD, D Bowens 30 YD PASS FROM D Evans 7:23 4th
Qtr


VIRGINIA NC STATE
First downs 23 20
Rushed-yards 36-94 30-84
Passing yards 275 347
Sacked-yards lost 6-36 3-28
Return yards 1 70
Passes 26-51-2 26-46-1
Punts 7-41.9 6-38.5
Fumbles-lost 5-0 1-0
Penalties-yards 4-25 7-45
Time of possession 30:26 29:34


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: VIRGINIA-Mikell Simpson 21-81, Keith Payne 3-17, Jameel
Sewell 9-16, Peter Lalich 3-MINUS 20. NC STATE-Jamelle Eugene 23-112,
Darrell Blackman 1-1, - Team 2-MINUS 3, Daniel Evans 4-MINUS 26.

PASSING: VIRGINIA-Jameel Sewell 24-43-260- 2, Peter Lalich 2-8-15- 0.
NC STATE-Daniel Evans 26-46-347- 1.

RECEIVING: VIRGINIA-Maurice Covington 3-45, Jonathan Stupar 5-40,
Mikell Simpson 4-35, Chris Gorham 2-31, Cary Koch 3-28, Dontrelle
Inman 2-28, Josh Zidenberg 2-25, John Phillips 2-22, Staton Jobe 1-9,
Keith Payne 1-7, Andrew Pearman 1-5. NC STATE-Donald Bowens 11-202,
Marcus Stone 5-47, Koyal George 2-34, Owen Spencer 1-30, Jamelle
Eugene 3-14, Darrell Blackman 3-10, Darrell Davis 1-10.


Att: 55,342</div>

 

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- The series of closevictories finally came to an end for Virginia.


Daniel Evans passed for 347 yards and three touchdowns as NorthCarolina State upset the 21st-ranked Cavaliers, 29-24, in anAtlantic Coast Conference showdown Saturday.


The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for Virginia (7-2,4-1 ACC Coastal), which had won five games by five points orless this season - including the last three by a combined fourpoints.


"We pass-protected well enough to allow Daniel to get the balloff," N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien said. "Daniel made somegreat throws, and there were also some great catches made outthere."


N.C. State (3-5, 1-3 Atlantic) trailed by one point midwaythrough the fourth quarter when Evans hit Donald Bowens down theright side for a 30-yard touchdown that gave the Wolfpack a29-24 lead with 7:37 remaining.


"We are just executing," Evans said. "We are doing the rightthings. People are taking the right steps and making the rightblocks and doing the things we need to do to win ballgames."

Bowens had a career day in his second career start, hauling in11 receptions for 202 yards and two touchdowns for the Wolfpack,who snapped a nine-game conference losing streak dating to lastseason.


"He's a guy who bought into what we were teaching from day one,"O'Brien said. "I've always said that you have to grab on toopportunities that present themselves and he's an example ofthat.


"Donald got an opportunity and seized it. Tonight, he made somegreat grabs and gave a lot of effort."


Virginia had one last possession to try to regain the lead. Butthe Cavaliers were unable to move the ball into N.C. Stateterritory during the final minute.


Jameel Sewell completed 24-of-43 passes for 260 yards with twotouchdowns and two interceptions for the Cavaliers, who now holda one-half game lead over second-place Virginia Tech in theCoastal Division of the ACC.


On the opening possession of the game, an interception gave theWolfpack the ball in Virginia territory, and Evans found awide-open Bowens down the right side for a 40-yard touchdownjust 2:30 into the contest.


"It was a big game," Bowens said. "I just tried to make bigplays. We're all trying to win. With it being a new season, Ijust wanted to help our team win."


Trailing, 13-3, late in the second quarter, the Cavaliersanswered with a shovel pass from Sewell to Mikell Simpson for a13-yard score to cut N.C. State's lead to 13-10 with 3:04 leftin the first half.


After N.C. State answered with a touchdown of its own, Virginiagot back within three right before the half. Sewell found CaryKoch in the left corner of the end zone for a 7-yard touchdownto make the score 20-17 with 26 seconds remaining in the firsthalf.


The Cavaliers took their first lead of the day when Simpsonscored his second touchdown of the game less than two minutesinto the fourth quarter. His 5-yard run gave Virginia a 24-23lead with 13:12 remaining.


"N.C. State played a good game and you have to give themcredit," Virginia coach Al Groh said. "We need better coaching,special teams, offense, defense, pass defense and rush defense.We just didn't do enough to win tonight"