Virginia keeps hopes alive, beats Miami 30-13 (AP) Win two to play three. That’s been Virginia’s mantra for the past two weeks, when a four-game losing streak heading into a bye week left them in the position of having to win their last two regular season games to qualify for a bowl game. They are now halfway there. Canaan Severin made a spectacular touchdown catch and Virginia dominated after halftime to beat Miami 30-13 on Saturday night, resurrecting the spirit in a locker room that hadn’t tasted victory since beating Pittsburgh on Oct. 4. “When you lose four in a row, you need something to pick you back up,” Severin said. “We lost four in a row. It would be easy to say, ‘Let’s play these last two and be done,’ but that’s not what this team is about.” Darius Jennings and Khalek Shepherd ran for touchdowns and Ian Frye kicked three field goals for the Cavaliers (5-6, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who set themselves up for a win-or-go-home game against rival Virginia Tech next Friday night. “That’s like the game of the year for us,” linebacker Max Valles said. The Cavaliers will need to snap a 10-game losing streak in the series with the Hokies to [...] newsinfl/virginia-keeps-hopes-alive-beats-miami-30-13/
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 07:01:57 +0000
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