Hagans Throws for 283 Yards in Va. Win

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Marques Hagans had 283 total yards with two touchdown runs and a TD pass to lead No. 12 Virginia to a 31-10 victory over Syracuse on Saturday.<br> <br> Wali Lundy added a 27-yard run for his 10th touchdown of the season for the Cavaliers (4-0).<br> <br> The Orange (2-2), 51-0 losers to Purdue in their season-opener, drove 68 yards for a field goal on their opening possession, then managed just 41 more yards on four possessions and trailed 21-3 at halftime.<br> <br> Hagans had scoring runs of 59 and 27 yards in the first half and finished with 81 yards on six carries. The Cavaliers have outscored their opponents 120-13 before halftime. <br> <br> The Orange drove 80 yards in 15 plays with their first possession in the second half, Damien Rhodes scored on a 2-yard run. After a Virginia field goal, Syracuse again drove deep into Cavaliers territory, but Joe Kowalewski dropped a fourth-down pass in the end zone.<br> <br> Eight plays later, Hagans hit Michael McGrew in the end zone from 39 yards out, capping an 8-play, 96-yard drive that all but clinched it.<br> <br> The game could prove costly to Virginia. Defensive end and leading tackler Chris Canty had to be helped off the field with a leg injury in the late going. The extent of his injury was not immediately known, and may not be for some time. Virginia&#39;s policy is not to discuss players who are hurt.<br> <br> Hagans completed 11 of 12 passes for 202 yards, including a 54-yarder to tight end Heath Miller to set up one touchdown and a 47-yarder to McGrew in the second quarter. <br> <br> Perry Patterson, making his first start at quarterback for the Orange, finished 15-for-23 for 141 yards. Tailbacks Walter Reyes and Rhodes combined for 117 yards on 34 carries.<br> <br> Able to stay in the pocket as Virginia rolled over Temple, North Carolina and Akron, Hagans was flushed in the first quarter on a third-and-8 from his own 41. Scrambling to his right, he finally tucked the ball and took off, outrunning the Orange defenders down the sideline for the TD.<br> <br> A 36-yard punt return by Alvin Pearman set up Lundy&#39;s scoring run, which came on the next play when he started out left, ran into traffic, then bolted through a hole and toward to left corner of the end zone.<br> <br> Hagans&#39;s 47-yard pass to McGrew came as he scrambled for time, then lofted a perfectly timed pass about 15 yards downfield.<br> <br> Hagans also showed off his arm later, scrambling to his right and throwing a bullet back toward the center of the field, just out of the reach of defenders and into the hands of Miller for 54 yards.<br> <br> The game featured a few firsts for Virginia. The third quarter marked the first all season in which the Cavaliers didn&#39;t score a touchdown, and Jerry Mackey&#39;s 8-yard sack of Hagans was the first allowed this season by the Cavs.<br> <br> © 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.