George Huguely guilty of second-degree murder After about nine hours of deliberation to reach their verdict, the jury immediately began to consider Huguely's sentence, which could be decided Wednesday night. Yeardley Love's mother, Sharon, taking the stand during the sentencing phase, said: "Every single day is different...Some days it's just unbearable." Yeardley Love's sister, Lexie, also took the stand, and said she was surrounded by constant reminders of Yeardley - in songs, photos, their childhood home. There's something about everything that reminds me of her. The defense called no witnesses during the sentencing phase. Rhonda Quagliana, Huguely's attorney, addressed the jurors and said: "No person is the sum of the worst decisions he's ever made." "Remember his plea at the police station," said reminded the jury. ""She's not dead... Please tell me she's not dead."" The jury's verdict came after a two-week trial that centered on only about 10 minutes in Love's apartment during the couple's senior year at the University of Virginia. Huguely kicked through her locked bedroom door and fought with her in a final attempt to discuss their relationship. Love, 22, of Cockeysville, Md,. was found dead hours later. In reaching their verdict, the jury of seven men and five women weighed the "stupid drunk" and "boy athlete" portrayal of Huguely by the defense, and the image of a controlling, abuser put forward by prosecutors. Huguely, 24, of Chevy Chase, did not testify on his own behalf. Jurors heard from him only through a videotaped statement he gave to police hours after Love's body was found on May 3, 2010. In the small courtroom where relatives of Huguely and Love have sat across from each other for most of February, there has been an overwhelming sense of lost promise and squandered privilege. As lacrosse players on nationally ranked teams, Huguely and Love both were accomplished athletes on the verge of graduation from a prominent university. The case has attracted national attention, drawing dozens of media outlets to cover the trial. On Wednesday cameras were lined up outside the courthouse. It was never a question of whether Huguely and Love were together the night of May 2, 2010, or that they fought. In his statement to police, which was played in court, Huguely admitted he had shaken Love, grabbed her by the neck and wrestled to the floor with her after she refused to talk with him. He said she hit her own head against a wall. Love was bleeding but alive when he left, Huguely told police. He also told them he didn't call for medical help because she didn't seem seriously injured. When a detective told him Love was dead, Huguely wailed: "She's not dead!" There's no way she's dead!