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Turnover-Plagued Cavs Help Duke Snap ACC Losing Streak
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After the Cavaliers (1-3) failed to convert on their eighth and ninth third-down attempts, Duke (3-1) marched 55 yards in 10 plays and scored the first touchdown of the game on a 10-yard swing pass from Lewis to tailback Jay Hollingsworth.
Marc Verica threw an interception on the ensuing Virginia drive, the first of four he threw in the game.
"I think everyone seems to kind of have those days where things aren't going their way," Verica said. "We just have to go back, watch the film and take the positives from it."
The most startling image Verica and his teammates will find in the film room this week is that of Riley, standing unmarked at the line of scrimmage with less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter. At that point, the Cavaliers trailed by only a touchdown. The game remained within reach.
But no Virginia defender could recover quickly enough to catch Riley before he darted 30 yards into the end zone.
"It was an unfortunate play," Groh said. "Certainly, it is very frustrating. The two players on that side of the field simply failed to see him."
When asked how that could possibly happen in the midst of a tight game, Groh responded without hesitation: "You tell me."
