SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Virginia Tech proved it can overcome a slow start and turnovers.The Hokies fell behind by 17 points early and trailed by 10 to start the fourth quarter, but Jerod Evans guided them to a touchdown and a pair of field goals by Joey Slye in the quarter to beat Notre Dame 34-31 Saturday.Evans threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another in intermittent snow and 20 mph winds. The Hokies (8-3) had been 0-3 when trailing at halftime this season and minus-9 in turnovers in its three losses. Evans threw an interception on a pass that bounced off the hands of Cam Phillips and fumbled when he was sacked, leading to 10 points by the Irish on the two turnovers.Evans said the Hokies knew the game wasnt over after falling behind 17-0.We know were more than capable of doing of what we do with the high-powered offense, so you dont lose confidence easily when youve got that type of talent, he said.The Virginia Tech defense shut down the Irish offense in the second half. After giving up 299 yards in total offense, the Hokies held the Irish to 150 yards in the second half -- with 67 yards of that came on a touchdown run by Josh Adams that extended Notre Dames lead to 31-21 and 57 coming on the final drive of the game.They hit us on a couple of plays early that they had not shown, but our kids hung in there, Virginia Tech defensive crdinator Bud Foster said. It was a tale of two halves. They did some unique things and we adjusted.DeShone Kizer, who was 13-of-18 passing for 199 yards with two touchdowns in the first half, was just 3 of 15 for 36 yards in the second half.We had some balls that were catchable that we didnt catch. I just dont think we executed quite as well offensively, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said.Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said the Hokies simply played better after halftime.I dont think there was any great revelation at halftime. Its just, weve got to play better, he said. We were out there dropping the ball on the ground, giving up big plays. Just not playing Virginia Tech ftball. I think guys kind of settled down and got their feet underneath them and felt like if theyd just execute theyd have a chance to have success. 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HARTFORD, Conn. -- A former UConn soccer player who lost her scholarship after giving the middle finger to a television camera said she is suing the schl, calling her punishment excessive.Noriana Radwan, who now plays for Hofstra, held a news conference Monday in Newburgh, New York. Her lawyer said the lawsuit would be filed later in the day in U.S. District Court in Connecticut.Radwan made the obscene gesture to an ESPNU camera while celebrating with teammates after the Huskies beat the University of South Florida 3-2 on penalty kicks in the 2014 American Athletic Conference championship game.Coach Len Tsantiris initially suspended Radwan from the 2014 NCAA Tournament and issued a statement apologizing to the conference, USF and those who watched the game on television.In her federal lawsuit, a draft of which was given to The Associated Press, Radwan alleges that after the publicity died down, she was stripped of her scholarship midway through the schl year without due process for what the coach described as serious misconduct.Radwan said she wrote a letter of apology to UConn officials after the incident, which the schl never acknowledged. She also apologized Monday.I did not intend to offend anyone. I was making a celebratory statement that was seriously misinterpreted and misjudged, Radwan said in a prepared statement. I loved UConn, but I lost faith in it as an institution when it allowed my scholaarship to be illegally taken away so abruptly and crassly in the middle of the schl year, violating all trust I had.ddddddddddddShe is seeking monetary damages.What she really wants is to make sure something like this does not happen to any other young woman, Greg Tarone, her lawyer said.Tarone also said that while Radwans offense was regrettable, it hardly rises to the level of serious misconduct, and the punishment was much harsher than what male athletes at the schl have received for more serious offenses.He said a UConn ftball player, offensive lineman Brian Cespedes, was not even suspended from his team after being arrested Dec. 10 on misdemeanor assault charges stemming from a September incident that was not public at the time.Its clear from the information Ive gathered that there have been many other incidents of much more serious misconduct and nobody lost a scholarship over it, Tarone said.UConn spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said the schl has not seen the lawsuit and cannot comment on it because of federal privacy laws.Radwan, a midfielder, played in nine games for the Huskies as a freshman. She did not have a goal.She transferred to Hofstra, where she is on a partial athletic scholarship. She started 17 games this past season, scoring six goals and adding an assist. ' ' '