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

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

<h3>Virginia visits NC State, tries to remain atop ACC Coastal</h3>

No. 21 Virginia (7-1) at North Carolina St (2-5) 4:30 pm EDT

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Ever so quietly, Virginia isleading the ACC Coastal Division.


Coach Al Groh's 21st-ranked Cavaliers try to remain perfect inleague play when they visit North Carolina State in AtlanticCoast Conference action on Saturday.


Virginia (7-1, 4-0 ACC Coastal) has a half-game lead overintrastate foe Virginia Tech atop the division.


The Cavaliers have won their last three games by a combined fourpoints, including last weekend's 18-17 triumph at Maryland.

Backup tailback Mikell Simpson scored on a one-yard run with 16seconds left, capping a 90-yard drive that took up nearly thesecond half of the final period.


Simpson, who filled in for injured starter Andrew Pearman, ranfor 119 yards and two TDs and had 13 catches for 152 yards.

N.C. State (2-5, 0-3 Atlantic) has struggled in its first seasonunder former Boston College coach Tom O'Brien, but it ended athree-game skid with a 34-20 road win over non-conference foeEast Carolina last Saturday.


Daniel Evans passed for 335 yards and three scores for theWolfpack, who held just a one-point lead entering the finalperiod after taking a 21-0 advantage early in the secondquarter.


Virginia defeated N.C. State last year at home, 14-7.

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 0
NC STATE 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD NC STATE
DONALD BOWENS 40 YD PASS FROM DANIEL EVANS
(STEVEN HAUSCHKA KICK)

VIRGINIA (21) 0
NC STATE 7 12:30 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 0
NC STATE 7 6:48 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG VIRGINIA
CHRIS GOULD 23 YD

VIRGINIA (21) 3
NC STATE 7 6:43 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 3
NC STATE 7 6:18 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
VIRGINIA (21) 3 3
NC STATE 7 7 END, 1ST QTR

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</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 3
NC STATE 7 14:51 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG NC STATE
STEVEN HAUSCHKA 30 YD

VIRGINIA (21) 3
NC STATE 10 13:21 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 3
NC STATE 10 12:23 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 3
NC STATE 10 10:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 3
NC STATE 10 10:05 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 3
NC STATE 10 9:03 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 3
NC STATE 10 7:57 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG NC STATE
STEVEN HAUSCHKA 42 YD

VIRGINIA (21) 3
NC STATE 13 5:22 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 3
NC STATE 13 3:04 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD VIRGINIA
MIKELL SIMPSON 13 YD PASS FROM JAMEEL SEWELL
(CHRIS GOULD KICK)

VIRGINIA (21) 10
NC STATE 13 3:04 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD NC STATE
KOYAL GEORGE 25 YD PASS FROM DANIEL EVANS
(STEVEN HAUSCHKA KICK)

VIRGINIA (21) 10
NC STATE 20 1:31 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 10
NC STATE 20 1:05 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: VIRGINIA at NC STATE

<div class="pre">NCAAF VIRGINIA (21) 10
NC STATE 20 0:44 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>