By Scott Ratcliffe

Photo: UVA Athletics

A week after suffering a sloppy, demoralizing, blowout defeat on the road that got off to a rough start and never improved, Virginia returned to Scott Stadium on Saturday night looking to correct its mistakes and get back in the win column.

This time, when facing substantial adversity, including a steady rainfall throughout most of the evening, the team overcame a 10-point halftime deficit, scoring 21 unanswered points in the second half en route to a wild 28-25 Homecomings victory over Syracuse.

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