Focus | When is Lewis going to get some love?
Thaddeus Lewis had just thrown his fourth interception of the season, and the situation looked dire for his Blue Devils.
Virginia led 17-12 with eight minutes left, and Duke was struggling mightily in the red zone, to say the least.
But Lewis was confident.
“After the interception, just knowing that there was so much time left on the clock, we knew we had the opportunity to go down and score,” said Lewis, who after the Duke defense forced a UVa. three-and-out did just as he said he would, leading the Blue Devils on a five-play, 67-yard drive that ended with a 42-yard TD pass to Conner Vernon that gave Duke an 18-17 lead with 3:45 to go. Continue reading “Focus | When is Lewis going to get some love?” »
Duke rallies for 28-17 win over UVa.
A 42-yard touchdown pass from Thaddeus Lewis to Connor Vernon brought Duke back from a 17-12 fourth-quarter deficit to Virginia, and a 7-yard Charlie Hatcher fumble return for a TD sealed a 28-17 Blue Devils’ win.
It was the third straight ACC win for Duke (5-3, 3-1 ACC), and the second straight conference loss for UVa. (3-5, 2-2 ACC).
The loss was also the Cavs’ fourth in five home games in 2009.
Virginia has been outscored by an average of 32-14 in the four losses. Continue reading “Duke rallies for 28-17 win over UVa.” »
