College sports • A Charlottesville, Va., jury convicted a former University of Virginia lacrosse player Wednesday of second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend in a drunken, jealous rage, rejecting a first-degree murder verdict and a possible life sentence.

Instead, jurors recommended a 25-year prison term for George Huguely V in the May 2010 slaying of Yeardley Love. They added one more year for a grand larceny conviction.

	Join the Discussion
	Post a Comment

Huguely was found not guilty of four other charges, including breaking and entering and burglary.

Huguely, 24, of Chevy Chase, Md., bowed his head during sentencing. Circuit Judge Edward Hogshire set an April court date on sentencing matters before a formal sentencing is expected to be held in summer.

Jurors deliberated for about nine hours before returning their verdict.

Prosecutors said Huguely killed the U.Va. women’s lacrosse player after a day of binge drinking, incensed that she had had a relationship with a North Carolina lacrosse player. Love’s right eye was bashed in and her brain was bruised. She also had wrenching head injury that caused bleeding at the base of her brain stem.

From wire reports