Live Blog | UVa. vs. N.C. State
Moderated by Chris Graham
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ACCVirginia.com will be live at tonight’s UVa.-North Carolina State ACC basketball game.
The game is set for a 7 p.m. tipoff. It is being broadcast on ESPNU.
Editor Chris Graham will be courtside at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville providing score updates and commentary and analysis on the action.
Lazor: ‘It’s important to be explosive’
Story by Chris Graham
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Bill Lazor has worked for some of the biggest names in the NFL – Dan Reeves, Joe Gibbs, Mike Holmgren. It was the chance to work with Mike London drew him back into the college game.
“I’m excited to be a part of what he’s going to build here,” said Lazor, 37, most recently the quarterbacks coach with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.
The Cornell grad was not retained by Seattle when new coach Pete Carroll was hired to replace Jim Mora. Mutual friends in the football business put Lazor, a record-setting quarterback at Cornell in the 1990s, in touch with London, who had held off on filling his offensive-coordinator job while reportedly wooing two other NFL assistants, Bill Musgrave and Rip Scherer, to come to Charlottesville.
Lazor flew to Central Virginia on Jan. 25 to talk with London in person and was announced as the new coordinator on Jan. 28. Read more
UVa. women fall on road at Wake
Staff Report
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The 20th-ranked Virginia women’s basketball team fell on the road to Wake Forest, 64-57, Sunday afternoon. Lexie Gerson was the Cavaliers’ high scorer with a career-high 15 points, while Monica Wright had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Virginia’s record dropped to 15-6, 4-3 in the ACC with the loss. Wake Forest improved to 13-8, 4-3 in the league.
Gerson (Fort Washington, Pa.) hit three three-pointers and added two steals. Ariana Moorer (Woodbridge, Va.) was also in double figures, as she netted 14 points. Read more
ACV honors outstanding artisans
Staff Report
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The Artisans Center of Virginia recently honored three Virginians for outstanding achievement by Virginia artisans, organizations or individuals who support and encourage the craft industry in the Commonwealth.
The 2010 ACV honorees were:
- Woody Crenshaw, Floyd, president of ‘Round the Mountain and Owner of Crenshaw Lighting. Crenshaw is a vital conduit for positive change, advancing Virginia’s craft industry. Crenshaw continues to be instrumental in developing the Artisan Trails of Southwest Virginia and is a voice for artisan entrepreneurs as important assets to the economic development of Virginia communities. Read more
Z for three is great, but he needs to make the routine play
Column by Chris Graham
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Sammy Zeglinski made the “SportsCenter” Top 10 plays with his off-balance game-tying three with 1.3 seconds left in regulation that sent last night’s Virginia-Virginia Tech game into overtime.
It’s a little thing that he consistently failed to do in the Cavs’ 76-71 loss that got my attention.
Tony Bennett’s motion offense features as a base set a play that has one of his post players catching the ball from the wing in the area of the top of the key to serve as a pivot for swinging the ball to the opposite wing, then moving over in the direction of the second pass to set a ball screen.
The ball screen either frees the ballhandler to dribble toward an open spot in the area between the top of the key and the lane, or, if the defender on him tries to cheat under the screen to that area, leaves him open for a three. Read more
Hokies roar back from 10 down, steal Cavs hearts, 76-71
Story by Chris Graham
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Everything is right with the world. Virginia is up 10 with 3:02 to go at home against its in-state ACC rival. One stop and one basket, maybe two, and the game is over, you’re 4-1 in the ACC, and who knows what happens from there?
Here’s what happened from there: a 13-0 Virginia Tech run, a miraculous three that forced overtime, then a dominant OT period from a Hokies team that left the John Paul Jones Arena with an almost inexpicable 76-71 victory.
“Once we got some stops and out in transition – put the ball in a couple times, you get some confidence. Once you get confidence, then you try and get the ball inside a little bit. Then a great trust amongst all of them developed during the course of the game and they started defending harder,” Tech coach Seth Greenberg said by way of trying to offer explanation. Read more
Live Blog | UVa. vs. Virginia Tech
Moderated by Chris Graham
freepress2@ntelos.net
ACCVIrginia.com is live at tonight’s in-state ACC clash between UVa. (12-5, 3-1 ACC) and Virginia Tech (15-3, 2-2 ACC).
Tipoff is at 7 p.m. The game is being broadcast on regional TV in the Mid-Atlantic by Comcast Sports Net.
Editor Chris Graham is courtside at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville and will be reporting with score updates and game commentary and analysis.
