Virginia set this system’s single-game report with over 700 yards of whole offense

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — On UVA Strong Day at Scott Stadium, head soccer coach Tony Elliott wished greater than a victory. Elliott wished his crew to carry out to a regular that might honor the recollections of Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry: the three Cavalier gamers slain in a November 2022 taking pictures on Grounds.

“What we wanted to do today was just bring glory to those guys’ legacy,” Elliott stated, and the Cavaliers did their half Saturday.

Against William & Mary, which competes within the NCAA’s Football Subdivision, UVA rolled to a 55-16 win earlier than an introduced crowd of 38,512.

The 55 factors had been essentially the most the Wahoos have scored since a 55-15 rout of Abilene Christian at Scott Stadium in November 2020. Davis, a large receiver, and Perry, a linebacker, every scored a TD in that sport.

Two longstanding UVA data fell on a brilliantly sunny afternoon. Until Saturday, the 691 yards of whole offense Virginia gained at Scott Stadium towards Davidson in 1968 ranked as essentially the most in class historical past. The Hoos completed with 700 towards the Tribe (1-2).

Moreover, tailback Harrison Waylee opened the second-half scoring with a 97-yard landing run, the longest rush in program historical past. Mikell Simpson had set the earlier mark on Jan. 1, 2008, when he had a 96-yard TD run towards Texas Tech within the Gator Bowl.

On protection, UVA allowed solely 263 yards, 79 of which got here on a landing go from W&M quarterback Tyler Hughes to wideout Deven Thompson early within the second quarter.

That was the Virginia protection’s solely notable breakdown within the first half. The Cavaliers led 42-7 at intermission, and most of their starters rested within the second half.

With 3:58 left within the first half, Daniel Kaelin took over as quarterback for starter Chandler Morris, who didn’t return. Morris accomplished 13 of 19 passes for 149 yards and one landing towards the Tribe, a 3-yard toss to tight finish John Rogers.

Kaelin, a redshirt freshman, gave technique to true freshman Cole Geer with 9:42 remaining within the last interval. Kaelin left having accomplished 8 of 14 passes for 164 yards, with one interception.

Eleven gamers carried at the least as soon as apiece for Virginia, which completed with 379 yards and 6 touchdowns on the bottom. Waylee, a switch from Wyoming, rushed 10 occasions for 151 yards and three landing, and Noah Vaughn carried eight occasions for 101 yards earlier than leaving the sport with an obvious high-ankle sprain.

Eleven gamers caught at the least one go every for the Hoos, led by wideout Kameron Courtney, who had 4 receptions for 67 yards. Courtney scored Virginia’s first landing, racing 23 yards on a reverse, and the Tribe by no means recovered.

In the second half, UVA outscored W&M 13-9. The Cavaliers’ factors got here on Waylee’s 97-yard run and two discipline objectives and an additional level by Will Bettridge. The Tribe scored a landing late within the third quarter after which tacked on a security halfway by the fourth when a Virginia snap went out of the top zone.

The win was UVA’s seventh straight sport over William & Mary. The Tribe’s head coach, Mike London, held that place at Virginia for six seasons (2010-15).

UP NEXT: The first-ever soccer sport between UVA and Stanford is about for subsequent Saturday night time at Scott Stadium. At 7:30 p.m., the Cavaliers will host the Cardinal in a sport to air on ACC Network.

This would be the ACC opener for Virginia (2-1), whose sport towards NC State on Sept. 6 didn’t depend within the convention standings.

Stanford took an 0-2 report into its ACC opener Saturday night time towards visiting Boston College.