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Basketball from page 24 ern came back in the game due ingly in KSU’s favor. 2-0 lead. to Tech’s sloppy play. The team Three-point shooting turned The next few minutes were missed several open lay-ups and out to be key throughout the first dominated by Miller. Tech’s cen- SPORTS Just like the first half, Tech threw up some wild alley-oop at- half. Tech missed all six of its at- ter made one of two free throws, gained some momentum and tempts that resulted in turnovers. tempts while the Owls knocked blocked a shot, got a steal and went on a run early in the second With three and a half minutes down six of their 14 attempts. To then made a short-range jump shorts half. After only making one-of-13 left in the half, Charleston South- compensate for its cold shooting, shot to give Tech a 5-2 lead. three-pointers in the opening half, ern cut the lead down to nine and Tech looked to drive to the bas- Later in the half and up sev- Tech capitalized on its early three- pressed Tech after every made ket and made eight out of 10 free en points, freshman forward Rugby player to point attempts. Sophomore for- basket. Then, with just under a throws. Kammeon Holsey stole the ball play for U.S. team ward Brian Oliver hit two quick minute left, junior guard Iman With six minutes left in the and dished it to Shumpert who threes, and sophomore guard Shumpert gave a great dish to half, KSU went on an 11-0 run promptly drained a three-pointer. Mfon Udofia scored on a fast- Miller to bring the score to 50-39 to give the team a 36-16 lead with That prompted a timeout from On Sunday, Nov. 28 Tech break lay-up to make the score 31- and seal the win. four and a half minutes left in the Albany, but the stoppage in the men’s rugby player Cian Coak- 13 after only a minute and a half On Nov. 15, the Jackets trav- half. During this stretch, Tech game did not stop the Jackets. ley will compete against some of of play. eled to Kennesaw State for their committed three crucial turn- Freshman forward Jason Morris the other top rugby players in the Even with continued poor second game of the season. overs that all led to made lay-ups made a shot to give Tech the lead world when he participates in an shooting, Tech was able to main- Tech continued to show the by KSU. After a timeout, Tech at 21-9. international competition for the tain a 15 to 20 point lead for the same weaknesses that hurt them started to settle down and went Shumpert made four straight U.S. majority of the second half. Fresh- in the Charleston Southern game. into halftime down 41-26. shots later in the first half, includ- Coakley, a junior flanker from man forward Jason Morris threw KSU built a 20-point lead in the Tech started the second half ing a dunk and three-pointer, to Ireland, will travel with the Rug- down an alley-oop in the middle first half, and Tech could never on a roll and cut the lead to 41-31 give Tech a 22-point cushion. The by South Panthers U-20 team. of the half that elicited an ex- quite recover from this deficit. in only 52 seconds after two free Jackets extended the lead to 30 by The Panthers will play against the cited reaction from the fans. Sev- Tech committed two turnovers throws by Shumpert and a three- halftime. New South Wales Junior Rugby eral minutes later, Miller came up in the first minute, and KSU was pointer by Oliver. Tech improved Shumpert made back-to-back Union U-18’s who come to the with another key block that kept able to jump out to an early 7-0 its three-point shooting in the sec- jump shots to open the second U.S. from Australia. The game the momentum in Tech’s favor. lead. This quick start allowed the ond half and made four of eight half, but Albany responded with starts at 1 p.m. at Kennesaw State With about five minutes left KSU fans to get into the game as attempts. For most of the first 10 two three-pointers. on the school’s rugby field. in the game, Charleston South- the momentum was overwhelm- minutes of the half, Tech kept the With 14:38 left in the game, lead at or below 10 points. Shumpert had another dunk, Besides three-pointers, for the and on the next defensive posses- most part, Tech still shot poorly sion, he pulled down a rebound. Women’s tennis from the field. Just as in the first Next time up the court, Shump- half, the team had to rely on get- ert found an open Oliver outside lands top recruit ting points at the foul line. of the three-point line. Oliver In the last four minutes of the knocked down the shot and gave The women’s tennis squad re- half, Tech reverted back to its play Tech a sizable lead at 60-27. ceived a commitment from highly in the first half. Tech missed many As the game winded down, touted prospect Jasmine Minor of close shots, committed turnovers, Miller and Morris exchanged Mundelein, Ill., who signed a na- and did not box out well. KSU’s shots to further extend Tech’s tional letter of intent on Nov. 16, Markeith Cummings made some lead. Shumpert finished the game 2010. acrobatic lay-ups to excite the with a team-high 24 points and Minor is ranked 25th nation- crowd, but KSU’s player of the pulled down 10 rebounds for his ally, and recently won the Illinois game was Spencer Dixon, who first double-double of the season. high school state title. Through- finished with 27 points on eight Udofia and Miller also helped out her latest 37-0 title season, she for 17 shooting. KSU completed carry the scoring load for the game only dropped three sets, and she the win with a score of 80-63, as both players had 10 points. only dropped one set in the seven which was KSU’s first ever win A big key for the Jackets was state tournament games. against a major conference team. the lack of turnovers compared Minor has also been in na- On Wednesday, Nov. 17, to their two previous game. Tech tional competitions, earning four Tech came back home to face off only had 10 turnovers, but forced USTA national tournament titles, against Albany and won the game and created turnovers, making Al- eight sectional titles and 15 dis-

Photo by Eric Mansfield / Student Publications in a rout, 78-51. bany committ 25. trict titles. Minor hopes to con- Oliver made a mid-range jump Tech next hosts Niagara on tinue her recent success in tennis Iman Shumpert defends Charleston Southern’s guard in Friday’s shot in the first 20 seconds of the Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Al- at Tech under Head Coach Bryan game. Shumpert had five points but only scored two baskets. game to give the Jackets an early exander Memorial Coliseum. Shelton.

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shorts JACKETS On Saturday, Nov. 20, the Jackets will take the field for the second straight home game, this time against the Duke Blue Devils. After suffering a difficult loss at the hands of the Miami Hurricanes last Saturday, Head Coach Paul Johnson and the Jackets look to rebound against a Duke team that has struggled this season, putting together a 3-7 (1-5 ACC) record. With a win on Saturday, Tech will reach the six-win mark, making the team bowl eligible. If Tech wants to stay above .500 and get a chance to play in the post-season bowls, they have to excel in three key areas. All of these three keys fall to one player: sophomore quarterback Tevin Washington. Tech will need Washington to make the right decisions in the running game, take advantage of Duke’s weak passing defense and manage the game without making mistakes. The first key will be for Washington to continue to improve as the starting quarterback. In senior quarterback ’s absence, Washington has to spread the ball around to all of the weapons in his arsenal, and do it at the right time. The team’s mistakes last week against the Hurricanes will have to be corrected in order for the squad to win. Washington also needs to know when to pitch, when to keep and when to go down on a bad play. Washington has many talented players around him and must be the field general that Tech’s offense requires. The second key will be for Washington to make the right reads and throws in the passing game against the Blue Devil’s 106th ranked pass defense. Duke gives up an average of 254 yards per game through the air, making it crucial for Washing- ton to make the most of his pass attempts when called upon. The final key will be for Washington to limit his mistakes so as not to give the Blue Devils any chance of winning. In Photo by Victor Lee / Student Publications the run game, Washington needs to make accurate pitches and avoid fumbles at all costs. Fumbles especially hurt Tech last week against Miami as sophomore A-back Orwin Smith fumbled in the red zone after a lengthy Jacket drive. In addition to the run game, Washington must know when to throw and when to tuck it and run. It is very important to not try to force the ball down the field into coverage. VS. For Duke to win, they must play one of the team’s best games of the season against the No. 1 rushing offense in the country. The three keys for the Blue Devils to pull off the upset will be to take advantage of their own 26th ranked passing game, cause turnovers and maximize yardage in special teams. The first key will be for Duke to improve on its 266 yards per game through the air. Tech’s pass defense is ranked 27th in the country, giving up 190 yards per game. Sophomore quarterback Sean Renfree will have to work ef-

ficiently and effectively and choose his spots, especially against ball-hawking junior safety Jerrard Tarrant, who Publications / Student Kuo Kelvin by Photo leads the Jackets with three interceptions. Renfree has completed passes to 13 different receivers this season, and he will need to continue to spread the ball around to keep the Jacket’s defense off balance. Renfree will look for the open man, but when in doubt, he could throw a deep-ball to sophomore receiver Conner Vernon who has 61 recep- tions for 851 yards so far this season. The second key for the Blue Devils will be to hurry the Jackets’ offense and force mistakes in both the running and passing games. Tech is 105th in the nation in lost fumbles, coughing the ball up 12 times. Meanwhile, Duke’s defense has forced 20 fumbles this season, but they have only recovered seven of them. This will need to change if the Blue Devils want to get their defense off of the field. It will be important for Duke to win the turnover battle and control the ball if they want to have any chance of staying in the game. The last key will be for the Blue Devils to execute well on special teams, where a good kick or punt return could change course of the game in Duke’s favor. Duke will have to rely on junior kicker Will Snyderwine if its offense stumbles in Tech territory. Counting on Snyderwine has not been a problem thus far this season as he has made 18 of his 19 attempted field goals. It is up to junior punter Alex King to pin Tech deep in its own zone and force the Jackets to go three-and-out near their own goal line. DEVILS Prediction: GT 31- DU 17

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7 p.m., Flag 137, Technique 22 • November 19, 2010 • Technique SPORTS Durham reflects on his history, details weekly routine By Alex Mitchell love doing games and the radio and he comes back to his office Sports Editor show is fine. We get to listen to and finishes his preparation for fans, and I think the Tech game. Later in the day, In 1995, Wes Durham came is all about opinion… It’s fun but Durham receives information to The Flats from Vanderbilt to is it what drives me? No, not re- from the NFL about the upcom- be the play-by-play announcer for ally, but it’s fun to do. Tony and ing game. Tech’s men’s basketball team and I are such good friends…[and] to Thursday is another morning at football team. Since then, he has be honest with you, what we talk his radio show, and then it is time announced games during the bas- about on the show is what we talk to really start what Durham calls ketball team’s run to the NCAA about on the phone,” Durham “the grind day”. He makes sure his Championship game in 2004 to said. interviews are ready for the Tech the football team’s ACC Champi- With all of his duties to both game, and he starts digesting the onship season in 2009 and every organizations, one would assume large amount of material the NFL game in between. He has been that Durham is always busy. sends him. Friday is either a travel there for the good and bad times, However, Durham’s experience day with Tech or a day that Dur- and as anyone listening to a Tech in his field allows him to juggle ham spends with his family, and football on a Saturday afternoon his time between his jobs and his the weekends are when Durham’s will tell you, Durham is always family. preparation comes into play. All the professional. He speaks with Every Monday, Durham goes you have to do is listen to hear emotion, but he keeps a level head, to work on his radio show with how all the work comes through. a skill that has earned him the Barnhart from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. In fact, Durham said that he has title “voice of the Yellow Jackets.” Then he goes to his office to pre- never accidentally called a profes- “You don’t take it for granted. Photo courtesy of Athletic Department pare for upcoming games for a sional player by a collegiate play- You never take this job for grant- Wes Durham interviews former football player Derrick Morgan couple of hours. He then goes to er’s name. ed…The people here, coaches, after Tech’s 24-14 loss in the Fed Ex Orange Bowl last season. Flowery Branch to do the Falcons “[That] hasn’t happened to me fans, players, have been unbe- radio show from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. yet [knocks on desk]. Now you’re lievably supportive. It still feels “I was always fascinated by the ACC and doing it at a place like Tuesday starts with the Paul jinxing me. It’s two different mod- like the first year sometimes, and radio. Back then the games weren’t Georgia Tech was very appeal- Johnson radio show, and Durham els, two different vibes. Going I love what I do. It’s a blessing,” on TV, so it changed the dynamic ing to me…. My goal is to finish focuses on preparing his notes for into the Falcons booth is totally Durham said. of what you did. When I was a here,” Durham said. the upcoming games. On Tuesday different than walking into the However, Durham’s career as younger kid, I was always fasci- Durham started doing football night, he spends time with his Tech booth,” Durham said. an announcer would never came nated by what he did. He had the games at Tech along with bas- children. Tech fans hope that Durham to fruition was it not for one day good fortune to realize he wasn’t ketball games. Durham even did On Wednesday, it is back to continues to prepare for every at basketball camp. going to make it [as a professional about 40 baseball games a year the radio show with Barnhart, Jackets game for a long time. “I was six-feet-tall and 185 athlete] too, and I was able to real- until 2004, when the Atlanta Fal- pounds at 12, and I thought I was ize that there is something else out cons came looking for him. going to be a basketball player. I there,” Durham said. “The Falcons and [the radio went to a basketball camp when I Durham looked up to his fa- station] asked me to do radio for was 14, and a really good player ther, but he did not want to fol- the preseason games. That was my who went to Virginia dunked on low his father’s path in the exact first introduction into the NFL. me. I came away from the camp same way. Durham did not want Then, in 2004, in the span of liter- thinking this isn’t going to work to work for UNC all his life, but ally 72 hours, we had a deal done. the way I thought it was going to Durham was certainly not dream- The support I get for the people in work,” Durham said. ing of Tech. Rather, Durham that organization and the people Durham looked to his father found out that Tech was dream- here is unbelievable. If I didn’t for guidance. Durham’s father, ing of him. A close friend who have the support from both sides, Woody, was (and still is) the an- worked at Tech told Durham that then I couldn’t do it,” Durham nouncer for the North Carolina Tech was interested in him and a said. football team. Durham used his few months later, Durham found This year, Durham also started Photo courtesy of Georgia Tech Athletic Department love of sports and the experience himself on The Flats. doing a radio show with fellow Wes Durham (left) poses with his father, Woody Durham (right), from watching his dad to fuel his “I was all ears. The thought sports analyst Tony Barnhart. announcing career. of being in Atlanta, working the “It’s a totally different deal. I at a Tech versus North Carolina game. Both are radio announcers.

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Hurricanes from page 24 yards, using the play-action to his advantage. The drive was capped Staff Picks Week of NOVEMBER 20, 2010 off with a seven-yard touchdown day, there are a lot of positives that by Mike James, extending the Mi- Lee Hoffman Cappetta Mitchell Prasadh Staff I can build off of, I just have to do ami lead, 28-10. (65-48) (59-54) (58-55) (64-49) (64-49) (65-48) a better job of keeping the team After a punt by Tech, Miami in position to win the game next fumbled the ball, and it was re- week,” Washington said. covered by redshirt junior safety #4 Boise St. (-30) v. Fresno State Boise Boise Boise Boise Boise Boise Miami, however, would re- Jerrard Tarrant. Tech couldn’t spond. Miami quarterback Ste- capitalize, immediately forcing a #5 LSU (-21) v. Ole Miss. LSU Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. LSU phen Morris completed a pass to fourth down that redshirt junior wide receiver Leonard Hankerson A-back Roddy Jones could not #6 Stanford (-8) @ California Cal Cal Stan. Cal Stan Cal for 79 yards and a quick touch- convert. Miami gained possession down. with just over eight minutes in the “I’m not going to call anybody game with great field position. #7 Wisconsin (-7) @ Michigan Wisc. Wisc. Wisc. Wisc. Wisc. Wisc. out, but we had a guy bust his Miami rushed the ball ten coverage. That still doesn’t mean times on their next drive, eating #8 Nebraska (-2.5) @ #19 Texas A&M Neb. Neb. Neb. Neb. Neb. Neb. it’s got to go 75 yards. We were in up almost six minutes of clock. two-deep, nobody shielded two In order to seal the win, Miami and we bit on the run fake, but went for the score on fourth and #9 Ohio St. (-3.5) @ #20 Iowa tOSU Iowa Iowa tOSU Iowa tOSU you still have got to get the guy goal from the three yard line, with down,” said Head Coach Paul Craig Cooper running the ball in #10 Oklahoma St. (-18) @ Kansas OKST OKST OKST OKST OKST OKST Johnson. for the score. The game was at 35- The Jackets began another 10, essentially leaving no chance #12 Michigan St. (-26) v. Purdue MSU Purdue MSU MSU MSU Purdue drive in their own territory, and for the Jackets. Washington highlighted the drive The end of the game resulted in with a 22-yard rush, shedding off a long drive by the Jackets, end- #13 Arkansas (-5.5) @ Mississippi St. Ark. MSST Ark. Ark. MSST MSST a few defenders. The drive even- ing in a fumble right in front of tually got into the red zone, and the goal line. Miami recovered #14 Oklahoma (-9) @ Baylor Baylor OK OK OK OK Baylor after getting to the six-yard line, with 15 seconds left and ran out Smith fumbled the football. Amid the clock. the confusion, Tech did not re- “You keep playing. You don’t baylor Purdue california cover it. quit. What are you going to do? The Hurricanes drove down You don’t have any other alterna- Oklahoma was considered The Boilermakers are mak- California is a completely the field, converting three third tives. You either keep playing or the favorite to win in the last ing a fair case as the worst team different team depending on downs along the way. Morris con- you quit. We aren’t going to quit. season of the Big 12 in its cur- in the Big Ten, an honor it has if they are at home or on the nected with receiver Travis Benja- I can promise you that I’m not go- rent iteration. The Sooners are been in contention for every road. The Golden Bears have min twice for gains of 30 and 18 ing to quit,” Johnson said. not even in first place in their season the past few years. After only allowed 9.4 points a game division, trailing their in-state starting the season 2-0 in con- at home, while scoring 40.8 rivals, Oklahoma St. Looking ference play, they have lost ev- points per game at home. at the schedule, Bob Stoops ery game by double digits and Cal proved it has a serious probably did not peg the game could very likely lose the last defense after facing off against against Baylor as a make-or- two games to finish the year Oregon’s No. 1 scoring offense break game, but here they are. with a six-game losing streak. in the nation. They only al- Any Baylor victory for the Still, they always have a lowed 15 points to a team that rest of the season just adds to signature upset during confer- was averaging 53 points before the already successful season. ence play. Last year, I correctly the game. The Oklahoma teams of recent called the Ohio State victory, While Stanford is a solid have not been able to rise to the the only person on staff to do team, they struggled last week occassion in these type of pres- so. This year, with no more op- against Arizona State, winning sure situations, and against a portunities to rise to the occas- the game at the very end. Cal Baylor team with nothing to sion, look for Purdue to upset may not be able to win the lose, the Sooners may be in for the Spartans to help salvage game against Stanford, but Photo by Victor Lee/ Student Publications a let down. yet another bowl-less season. they will keep it close. Embry Peeples attempts to stiff-arm a defender in last Saturday’s game against Miami. Peeples had 18 yards on only six carries.

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12-yard line. Miami drove basketball wins the ball well to the Tech 24 yard line, until it appeared they were stopped and forced two of three to kick a field goal. However, By Chad Christopher on fourth down, redshirt ju- Contributing Writer nior defensive end Jason Pe- ters crept offsides and gave the On Nov. 12, Tech defeated the Charles- Hurricanes a first down. Mi- ton Southern Buccaneers 52-39 to kick off ami capitalized immediately, the season, but in its next game, Tech went scoring a touchdown just two on the road and got upset by the Kennesaw plays later, giving the Hurri- State Owls, 80-63. Tech rebounded in its canes a 14-point advantage. third game of the season on Nov. 17 to beat After a few plays for little Albany, 78-51. gain to start the drive, Wash- The game against Charleston Southern ington was forced to throw turned out to be much closer than expected long on third down. Washing- as Tech had to hold off a late run by the Buc- ton hit sophomore A-back Or- caneers to come out with the victory. While win Smith for a 32-yard gain. the game may have been close at times, fans The drive, however, was cut had to watch a low-scoring game that fea- short immediately afterwards, tured poor shooting by both squads as the forcing Tech to kick a 38-yard Buccaneers shot 27 percent from the field field goal by senior kicker and the Jackets shot 29 percent. Scott Blair. Tech opened the game strong as they The half ended with the cruised to a 10-0 lead after four minutes score at 14-3 in Miami’s favor. of play. During this run, Tech was able to The second half began with capitalize on some steals from its full-court a solid drive by the Jackets, press and quickly move the ball up the court with Washington leading the in its up-tempo offense. Freshman center option offense. Washington Daniel Miller got the fans cheering in the accounted for the first 50 yards game with a highlight block on a Charleston of the drive, completing two Southern dunk attempt. passes for 22 yards and scram-

In the next few minutes Tech started to Photo by Joey Cerone / Student Publications bling for 28 yards. Facing a struggle shooting the ball and misfired on Tevin Washington keeps the ball on a quarterback sneak in Saturday’s game versus Miami. third down at the Miami 22- many close jumpers and open three-point- yard line, Washington com- ers. Charleston Southern was able to take Making his first collegiate start, Washington had 122 rushing yards and 101 passing yards. pleted a strike to redshirt se- advantage of Tech’s poor shooting and cut nior wide receiver Kevin Cone the deficit to 16-9 with 11 minutes to play By Alex Sohani toss and chose to defer to the early, however, rushing the for a touchdown. The Jackets in the half. Contributing Writer second half, putting the ball ball eight times in a 10 play, were suddenly within just one- For the remainder of the half, Tech main- immediately into the Hurri- 88-yard drive for a touchdown. score of the Hurricanes. tained a six to 10 point lead as they con- On Saturday, Nov. 13, the canes hands. It looked to be a Tech could not respond “I think that I tried to come tinued to try to push the ball up the court Miami Hurricanes came to bad start for Miami after kick after redshirt sophomore out and execute the offense as whenever possible. The team was successful Bobby Dodd Stadium for a returner and running back quarterback Tevin Washing- best as I could. I just tried to in moving the ball up the court, but most of key Coastal division matchup. Craig Cooper dropped the ball ton converted a third down. put us in a position to win the the time it failed to score points on its fast- Miami defeated Tech 35-10 in and was tackled after a short The drive was immediately game. I think I did alright to- break opportunities. On many possessions, a poor effort by the Jackets. return on the 12-yard line. stopped, and a Tech punt Tech slowed down the offense and ended up The Jackets won the coin Miami showed its dominance forced Miami onto their own See Hurricanes, page 23 forcing a long three-pointer at the end of the shot clock, and Tech went into the half up 23-13. See Basketball, page 20 Volleyball loses to VT, sweeps UVA By Alex Mitchell ets started out down by a few Sports Editor points at 9-7, but eventually tied the match at 10. The Hok- On Nov. 12 and 13, the ies would win the next point Georgia Tech volleyball team and would never relinquish hosted two conference foes their lead, winning the second from Virginia. Sitting at 9-6 set, 25-22. The front line was in ACC play, this pivotal series the problem for the Jackets in could have moved the Jackets the second set, as they had zero solely into third place in the blocks. conference or drop them into Like the first two, the third a tie for seventh. Instead, the set started with the teams Jackets split the games, losing trading blows early in the set. to Virginia Tech 3-0 and beat- The set was tied at nine, but ing Virginia 3-0, to move into neither team was able to pull a tie for third with four other away until the end of the game teams. when the final horn sounded. The Jackets first hosted the Virginia Tech came away with Hokies of Virginia Tech on a 25-22 set victory and a 3-0

Friday, Nov. 12 at O’Keefe match win. Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications Gym. Sophomore rightside hitter Nicki Meyer attempts to dig the ball in Friday’s game versus The first set started well Monique Mead led the Jackets for the Jackets. After Virginia in the loss with a match-high Virginia Tech. Meyer had six digs, but Tech was swept, 3-0. Tech jumped out to a 12-9 15 kills on .231 hitting. lead, the Jackets responded Looking to avoid falling an early 3-0 lead. Then the two points, 25-23. with a 6-1 run that put the one game closer to a .500 re- Jackets went on a 7-2 run to Continuing their recent score in their favor at 15-10. cord, the Jackets hosted Vir- give them the lead at 7-5. The trend, Tech was involved in The set went back and forth ginia on the following night. Jackets added to their lead and another close set in the third. and was eventually tied at 26 The Jackets continued their used another 7-2 run to wrap When the teams were tied at until the Hokies scored the back-and-forth season, defeat- up the set with a win, 25-16. 11, the Jackets broke off a 7-1

Photo by Eric Mansfield / Student Publications winning two points to seal the ing the Cavaliers, 3-0. Virginia held a narrow lead run to jump out to a large lead. Maurice Miller attempts a fade-away set at 28-26. The first set of the game late in the second at 22-20, but However, the Cavaliers fought The second set started started slowly for the Jackets the Jackets fought hard down back to tie the set at 23, but jump shot against Charelston Southern. much like the first as the Jack- as the Cavaliers raced out to the stretch to win the set by the Jackets prevailed, 25-23.