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Women’s from page 24 ble-doubles. Sophomore center Sasha Goodlett had 14 points and Defensive line coach 13 rebounds and Foster posted 11 Tech pulled ahead behind several points and 11 rebounds. It was the Smith to follow Gailey three-pointers from Montgom- irst time since 2002 that three shorts ery. She went 0-for-10 in the irst Tech players recorded double- By Alex Mitchell Of the ield, Smith led the way half but recovered in the second, doubles in the same game. Assistant Sports Editor in recruiting Tech’s highly touted knocking down four threes and “I don’t remember ever coach- Softball earns 2007 class. he class included inishing with 17 points. ing a team that had three play- On Wednesday, defensive line many key players for the Jackets Senior forward Brigitte Ardossi ers get double-doubles the same preseason No. coach and recruiting coordinator such as quarterback Josh Nesbitt, led the charge for the Jackets, in- night,” Joseph said. Gif Smith announced that he will B-back Jonathan Dwyer, defen- ishing the game with 29 points In the overtime period, the 13 ranking be leaving Tech’s program. Smith sive end Derrick Morgan and and a career-high 17 boards. Jackets got the edge early and held will accept an assistant coach job safety Morgan Burnett. “I thought Brigitte was out- on to seal the 80-73 overtime win. Tech softball was No. 13 in the for the Bufalo Bills. Smith’s decision comes just standing,” Joseph said. “29 points Tech’s victory puts them at 3-3 National Fastpitch Coaches’ As- Smith will join new Bufalo days before National Signing Day and 17 rebounds is huge.” in the ACC and 17-5 overall. heir sociation preseason poll. It is the Bills coach and ex-Tech football on Feb. 3. However, Tech’s com- Including Ardossi, three of next match-up comes against Vir- highest preseason ranking ever for coach Chan Gailey, who original- mitments said that the move does Tech’s players inished with dou- ginia Tech at home on Sunday. the Jackets, who are also the high- ly hired Smith as an assistant with not afect their decision to enroll est ACC team in the poll. the Jackets. at Tech. Smith may stay for an- he Jackets are expected to Smith worked at Tulane from other week to help Johnson in be the top team in the ACC in 1999-2003 as a defensive line preparation for signing day. 2010 after last season’s run to the coach and recruiting coordinator he decision should not af- NCAA Super Regional round. before coming to Tech. Upon his fect Tech’s recruiting for the rest arrival at Tech, Smith worked as a of the season. he Jackets already defensive line coach for two sea- have 16 commitments and they Sauer named sons and took over as the recruit- only have a couple more available ing coordinator in 2006. scholarships. head coach of Before that, Smith worked Smith’s departure may afect under head coach Paul Johnson the 2011 recruiting class, though, JMU volleyball as a wide receivers and secondary as Tech’s annual Junior Day is coach while Johnson was at Geor- held later this week. Lauren Sauer, MGT ‘05 and gia Southern. he move will be signiicant a star for Tech volleyball from While at Tech, Smith coached for Smith. He will move from At- 2001-04, was named the head one of the ACC’s top defensive lanta, where he grew up and raised volleyball coach at James Madison line units in 2007. hat group his two children, to Bufalo, N.Y. University on Monday. started All-ACC defensive tackle Smith will also be coaching an Sauer, a former outside hitter, Vance Walker and third-round entirely new position—outside ranks No. 2 in Tech history with NFL draft pick Michael Johnson linebackers—but Smith said this 99 career solo blocks and No. 5 in at defensive end. he line also move is necessary if he wants to Photo by John Nakano/ Student Publications career kills with 1,706. She was an ranked No. 1 nationally in sacks accomplish his goal of becoming Metra Walthour drives toward the hoop. Walthour scored seven assistant for three years at Ken- and No. 2 in tackles-for-loss. a head coach. points in each of Tech’s wins against Savannah State and Miami. tucky before taking the JMU job.

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Know of something (or somebody) interesting on campus? Tell us at [email protected] SPORTS Technique • January 29, 2010 • 21 Freshmen from page 23 Men’s Tennis tops South Carolina Swimming from page 22 three-pointers. niors Guillermo Gomez and Ryan one diver place in each event. Se- Another prominent freshman Smith, lost a very close match to nior Hannah Krimm’s score of for Tech is shooting guard Glen South Carolina’s Diego Cubas 276.10 was good for third place Rice Jr. he 6-foot-5 native of and Ivan Machado, the No. 27 in the women’s one-meter dive, Marietta, Ga. is the son of former doubles pair in the nation. Cubas while freshman Brandon Makin- NBA great Glen Rice Sr. and Machado won 9-8. son notched a 319.40 to take ifth he younger Rice has shown Gomez and Cubas continued in the men’s event. that he has great potential with his their duel on the singles court, but In the irst men’s event after ability to drive to the rim. Because this time the No. 4-ranked Go- the one-meter dives, Plummer of his good size, Rice also gives mez earned a point for the Jackets, inished second in the 100-free Hewitt the option to play him at winning 7-6, 2-6, 6-4. with a time of 46.13 seconds. either wing position as necessary. Playing in Tech’s number two Nevo and Vaughan inished sec- hat versatility has allowed Rice slot, Potvin continued the string ond and third, respectively, in the to make an impact on both ends of tight matches, but he came out 200-breast. of the loor. on top as well and defeated his op- he divers then concluded Rice showcased his range of ponent 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. their afternoon with the three- talents against Clemson on Jan. O’Brien continued his strong meter dive, and Krimm (325.65) 19. In that game, Rice scored nine play this season by defeating Jo- and Makinson (389.60) both took points but also had four rebounds, hannes Pulsfort 6-1, 6-3 to give second place in their respective four assists and two blocks of the Tech a commanding 4-0 lead and events. bench. One assist occurred when clinch the victory for the Jackets. Nevo took irst place in the Rice lobbed the ball to Favors for South Carolina got their irst 200-medley shortly afterward, a reverse alley-oop dunk. and only point when Machado beating FSU’s Rob Holderness Hewitt received two more high defeated Muguruza 7-5, 6-4. by nearly two full seconds with a proile commitments last season Tech’s ifth and sixth slot play- time of 1:50.46. from power forward Kammeon ers inished of the Gamecocks he women’s A-team of fresh- Holsey and canter Daniel Miller. Photo by Basheer Tome / Student Publications to seal Tech’s win. Sophomore man Kate Riley, freshman Lexi However, neither has played this Dean O’Brien returns a ball at the Bill Moore Tennis Center. O’Brien Dusan Miljevic handily beat Al- Weber, sophomore Sarah Broad- season. Holsey sufered an ACL cruised past South Carolina’s Johannes Pulsfort in singles play. exander Kostanov 6-2, 6-4, and ley and the senior Kwasnik placed tear on Aug. 1 and will miss the freshman Magin Ortiga took care third in the 400-free relay, inish- entire season, and Miller elected By Alex Mitchell ous four matches to take down the of Ivan Cressoni 6-2, 6-1. ing the event in 3:26.33. to be redshirted. Assistant Sports Editor Gamecocks and improve to 5-0 Tech looks to keep their ive- he dual meet marked the i- Both likely would have had a on the spring season. he Game- game winning streak alive this nal ACC event for the Jackets un- tough time inding quality min- he No. 43 men’s tennis team cocks fell to 1-1 with the loss. weekend in Gainesville, Fla. as til the conference championships utes this season behind Lawal, hosted No. 36 South Carolina on Tech’s doubles teams gained part of ITA Kick-Of Weekend. from Feb. 17-20. Favors, Peacock and perhaps red- Sunday at the Bill Moore Tennis the Jackets an early point. he he Jackets are the No. 2 seed in “We’ll come back, try to ix shirt senior center Brad Sheehan Center. he match against South Jackets got one win from the team the Florida regional and will take the problems we’ve had and get on the frontcourt depth chart. Carolina was the irst real test for of juniors Eliot Potvin and Dean on Penn State on Saturday. If they geared up for the [ACC Cham- Tech will need all of its fresh- the Jackets this season, and they O’Brien, who won their match win, they will face the winner of pionships] in a couple of weeks,” men to keep improving this sea- proved to be up for the challenge, 8-3, and another from the team Florida versus Furman on Sunday. Head Coach Courtney Hart said. son if they want a shot to win the winning the contest 6-1. of junior Miguel Muguruza and If Tech were to win both he Jackets will close out the ACC and make a deep run in the he lower-ranked Jackets used freshman Juan Spir, 8-6. matches, they would receive a spot regular season at home on Satur- NCAA tournament. their momentum from their previ- Tech’s other doubles team, ju- in the Championship next month. day against Emory. +

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By Nishant Prasadh meet vs. FSU, Va. Tech Sports Editor By Nishant Prasadh place behind the team of senior he women’s tennis team, Sports Editor Johnny Hagaman, senior Gal ranked No. 10 in the nation, made Nevo, junior Travis Wagner and its irst road trip of the spring sea- he ACC season for Tech’s sophomore Nigel Plummer. son last weekend and emerged swimming and diving teams came Success was hard to come by with another victory. he Jackets to an end last weekend, with the for the Jackets as they faced two traveled west for a Sunday battle Jackets falling in contests against seasoned opponents, and Tech did against the No. 35 Auburn Tigers ranked conference foes Florida not register a inish of higher than and had a stellar performance, State and Virginia Tech in a three- fourth place again until the tenth sweeping the contest 7-0. With team dual meet on Saturday. he event of the day. the win, Tech improved to 2-0 men’s squad lost to No. 15 FSU here, sophomore Matthew so far this spring with shutouts in 212-86 and to No. 24 Virginia Vaughan took third in the men’s both of their contests to date. Tech 187-111, while the women’s 100-breast. Vaughan’s time of Doubles play saw the Jackets’ team dropped a 222-76 contest 56.26 seconds was just .01 behind top two tandems cruise to victo- against the No. 25 Seminoles and second-place inisher Scott hack- ries. Sophomores Hillary Davis fell 220-78 to the No. 20 Hokies. er of FSU. and Viet Ha Ngo, playing the he women’s team caught he Jackets broke through second light, took down Au- an early break when in the irst with a victory when Nevo, the burn’s pair of Myrthe Molenveld event, the 400-medley relay, the senior and former Olympian, in- and Daniela Vukodinovic 8-1 in A-teams for both the Seminoles ished irst in the men’s 200-but- the irst match to inish. Shortly and Hokies were disqualiied for terly with a time of 1:50.37. he afterward, the irst-light tandem early starts. Tech’s team of sopho- men’s squad followed up with an- of sophomore Irina Falconi and more Heidi Hatteberg, senior Lisa other irst-place inish as Plummer junior Sasha Krupina won their Pucci, junior Christine Chuang won the 50-yard free event, inish- match by an identical 8-1 score and senior Agatha Kwasnik took ing in 20.53 seconds. over the Tigers’ Fani Chifchieva Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications second place in the event with a he action shifted to the div- and Caroline hornton. Amanda McDowell lines up for a forehand at the Bill Moore Tennis time of 3:51.45. ing board, where the Jackets had he wins clinched the doubles Center. McDowell won her singles match against Auburn 6-0, 6-1. In the men’s 400-medley relay, point for the Jackets even though Tech’s highest inish was fourth See Swimming, page 21 freshman Elizabeth Kilborn and Chifchieva 6-1, 6-1. Ngo, play- against Chattanooga, and that sophomore Lynn Blau were de- ing in the third position for Tech, trend continued against Auburn. feated in their doubles match. took down hornton by an iden- he Jackets continue on Satur- Kilborn and Blau put up a ight tical 6-1, 6-1 score to clinch the day as the hosts of one of 15 re- but fell 8-7 against Paulina Schip- victory for the Jackets. gional tournaments on ITA Kick- pers and Plamena Kurteva. he other three singles matches Of Weekend. Tech will serve as he victory by Schippers and eventually ended in Tech’s favor. the top seed in a ield that includes Kurteva was Auburn’s only one of Krupina, ranked No. 66 in the No. 34 Kentucky, No. 24 Ala- the day, as the Jackets swept sin- nation, faced a challenge from bama and No. 29 Arizona State. gles play on the afternoon. Senior Molenveld in their second-light Tech will face Arizona State Amanda McDowell was the irst match, but Krupina was eventu- on Saturday afternoon following to inish; playing in the No. 4 po- ally able to put away the senior a morning contest between Ken- sition, the experienced McDowell Molenveld 6-2, 7-5. Blau defeated tucky and Alabama. he losers rolled past Vukadinovic with a Schippers 6-4, 6-3 on court ive, will play for third place on Sun- 6-0, 6-1 victory. and Kilborn knocked of Jil Has- day morning, while the winners he irst-light match between tenrath 6-2, 6-4 in the inal spot. will face of on Sunday afternoon ranked opponents Falconi and Sunday’s performance meant for an invitation to the ITA In- Chifchieva was the next to end, that Tech still has not lost a set door National Championships with Falconi—the No. 1 player in singles play so far this spring. from Feb. 12-15. All matches will Photo by Eric Mansield / Student Publications nationally in the ITA women’s he Jackets won all six matches in be played at the Bill Moore Tennis A Tech swimmer competes in a butterly event during Saturday’s rankings—taking down No. 71 straight sets in the spring opener Center. dual meet. The Jackets went 0-2 against a pair of ranked teams.

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He cent history. hey went 12-19 So far, Hewitt’s work on the was expected to thrive in the col- overall and managed to win just recruiting trail last season has lege game from day one. two games in the ACC while los- paid of. Tech has already won At Tech, Favors has not ex- ing 14 conference games. more ACC games than last season actly dominated, but he has been Head Coach Paul Hewitt (three) and is ranked No. 22 in successful. He is averaging 11.7 worked last season on the court the nation. points per game, which ranks him coaching the 2008-2009 squad When talking about Georgia second among ACC freshmen. Fa- through the diicult season. Tech freshmen this season, it is vors also averages nine rebounds However, some of his best work impossible not to mention for- per game and two blocks. last season was of of the court. ward . Favors was Favors has started every game Following the 2008 recruit- Tech’s most prized recruit this this season for the Jackets, but he ing season, in which Tech had season, and was rated the No. 1 has struggled with his consistency. Favors has shown glimpses of his great abilities with his numerous alley-oop dunks and strong re- bounding ability, but he has had trouble staying on the court at times, being pulled back to the bench during some of Tech’s clos- Photo by Blake Israel / Student Publications er games. Brian Oliver brings the ball up the loor. Oliver has been Tech’s Favors is averaging just over 26 best outside shooter, hitting 39.3 percent from three-point range. minutes played per game. his is partly because of turnovers and He also added ive blocks and only skills will likely improve the more foul trouble, but the strong play two turnovers in those games. minutes he plays. of junior forward and Freshman point guard Mfon A third key contributor for senior forward Zach Peacock has Udoia has also been a big con- Tech this season has been fresh- caused Hewitt to favor his more tributor in his irst year. Even as man small forward Brian Oliver. experienced hands in many spots. a freshman, Udoia has shared Despite being Tech’s lowest-rated Favors struggled this season in point guard duties with Shumpert recruit in the ofseason, Oliver has the three games the team played for the Jackets thanks in large part played well and has emerged as between Jan. 2-9. In Tech’s game to his athleticism and scoring abil- Tech’s best outside threat. against Charlotte, Favors played ity. Udoia possess the rare ability At 6-foot-6, Oliver is of ideal 23 minutes and scored a career- to both drive and shoot at a high size for a wing forward and uses low six points. Against Georgia, percentage. He averages 9.6 points that size to shoot over defenders at Favors played just 21 minutes and per game and is shooting 31 per- a very high percentage; so far this had ive turnovers. cent from the three-point line. season he is shooting 39 percent His performance against Duke Udoia has been a consistent from three-point range. was overshadowed by Tech’s win scoring threat. For instance, he Like most freshmen, Oliver has over the Blue Devils, but he had has scored over 15 points four gotten better with every game he only seven points and had four times this season and like Favors, has played so far this season. On turnovers. he has had great performances on Sunday, Oliver entered the game Lately, however, Favors has occasion. Against Siena on Dec. of the bench with Tech down been a force for the Jackets on 2, Udoia posted a season-high 26 10-2 and hit three straight treys the post. In his past two games points, seven rebounds and three to give Tech the lead. In all, he Photo by Tim Nowack / Student Publications (Clemson and at Florida State), assists. scored 20 points and made six Glen Rice drives to the basket at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Favors has scored a total of 27 Like most guards, Udoia’s Rice has been a key reserve at both wing positions for the Jackets. points and grabbed 24 rebounds. ball-handling and distribution See Freshmen, page 21

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7 p.m., Flag 137, Technique [email protected] Rising to the occasion Technique Sports Editor: Nishant Prasadh Tech's heralded freshman class in 24 men’s basketball has seen highs and Friday, Assistant Sports Editor: lows but continues to produce423 January 29, 2010 Sports Alex Mitchell Men’s Basketball falls at FSU, now 3-3 in ACC By Kyle Conarro take the ball down the lane, but Tech senior Staf Writer forward Zachery Peacock stepped up and took a charge. he Jackets were already in the bonus, Tech traveled to Tallahassee this past Sunday so the ofensive foul call put Peacock at the line to face Florida State (FSU) for the second time shooting one-and-one. this season. he Seminoles, who shut down With just 24 seconds remaining, Peacock Tech’s frontcourt in their overtime victory in missed the front-end of the one-and-one. Sev- Atlanta last month, held senior forward Gani eral players jockeyed for position in the paint, Lawal to just ive points on their way to a 68-66 but Alabi came down with the defensive board. victory. In the midst of the struggle for the rebound, FSU jumped out to an early lead, scoring Tech freshman guard Glen Rice Jr. got called eight unanswered points to open the game. for a foul. Since the Seminoles had reached the Tech responded with a 13-2 run over the next double bonus, Alabi, who has shot 83 percent two and a half minutes, putting them in front on free throws, went to the line for two shots. 13-10 with 14:07 to play. His irst shot bounced up above the rim, but Freshman guard Brian Oliver led the charge came straight down through the basket to tie for the Jackets, knocking down three shots from the score at 66-66. Alabi then hit the second to beyond the arc to account for nine points during give Florida State the edge with 22 seconds left. the run. Oliver, who led the Jackets in the scor- Tech inbounded the ball and pushed it past ing department, went 6-for-13 from three-point half-court, passing it to Oliver for a three-point- range on his way to a career-high 20 points. er to give them the lead. Oliver missed, but Bell Over the next ive minutes, Tech extended recovered the rebound and Tech head coach their advantage to 23-16, but the Seminoles hit Paul Hewitt quickly called a time-out. four straight ield goals to retake the lead at 24- Coming out of the break, the Jackets got the 23. Sophomore forward Chris Singleton, who ball to Lawal, who missed a mid-range jump inished the game with a team-high 23 points, shot with ive seconds left. A Seminole rebound initiated the run with a layup followed by a and a Tech foul allowed Florida State to add dunk of of a fast break. another free throw, efectively ending the game he teams swapped leads six times in the re- and giving the Seminoles a 68-66 victory. maining ive minutes, inishing the half tied at “Florida State played well,” Hewitt said in a 34-34 following a dunk by Lawal. Monday teleconference. “We gave ourselves a In the second half, Tech jumped ahead on chance to win at the end, but were unable to two free throws from sophomore guard Iman pull it out.” Shumpert, but FSU countered with a layup Tech outrebounded the Seminoles 34-31 from Singleton and a pair of foul shots from and held Florida State to just 21.1 percent from sophomore center to take a 47- behind the arc, but the Jackets had 20 turnovers 44 lead with 13:39 to play. As it turns out, Ala- and 24 fouls and hit just half of their free throws bi’s free throw shooting would play a major role in the game. Favors had a double-double with for the Seminoles down the stretch. 10 points and 10 rebounds, but the Seminoles After several more lead changes, FSU’s Sin- won most of the battles inside. Singleton had a gleton hit the irst of two free throws to tie the game-high 23 points and seven rebounds, while game at 65 with just 2:40 remaining. Just over Alabi posted 14 points and seven rebounds a minute later a Seminole foul put Shumpert at while going six-for-six on free throws. the line with a chance to give the Jackets a two Following last night’s game against Wake point advantage, but he only hit the second of Forest, which ended too late for press, the Jack- his two shots, putting Tech up by one with 1:27 ets will remain at home to face a Kentucky remaining. State team coached by former Tech basketball FSU missed a shot on their possession, but player Clarence Moore on Saturday. Tech will Photo by Elliott McCaskill / Special to the Technique a missed Tech three-pointer gave them the ball then have four days of before a rematch with Zachery Peacock and Brad Sheehan try to block FSU’s Terrance Shannon right back with a chance to retake the lead. No. 8 Duke at Cameroon Indoor Stadium on during Sunday’s game. Tech allowed 45 points to FSU’s starting frontcourt. Seminole senior forward Ryan Reid tried to hursday. Women’s Basketball wins two, improves to 17-5 overall By Nishant Prasadh and Kyle After halftime, the Jackets were the ball with a chance to tie. Ardossi Conarro a much-improved team. hey forced launched a three-point attempt that Sports Editor / Staf Writer turnovers on the Tigers’ irst three missed, and the Cavaliers fouled possessions, and ive minutes into freshman guard Sharena Taylor to he No. 25 Tech women’s basket- the second half Tech led by 13. prevent another three-point attempt. ball team played three more games Tech rolled from there, forcing a Taylor hit her irst free throw to over the past week. Tech irst hosted season-high 19 steals and drew 26 cut Virginia’s lead to 57-55. She in- Savannah State last hursday in an fouls that led to 44 free throws. tentionally missed the second, but out-of-conference matchup, defeat- Tech ultimately scored 50 points the Cavaliers got the ball and held ing the Tigers 80-51. in the second half en route to the 80- on for the victory. he Jackets returned to ACC 51 win, continuing their undefeated UVA won despite a strong efort play at Virginia (UVA) on Sunday run at home this season. from Ardossi, who had 18 points and lost to the then-No. 25 Cava- he next game for the Jackets and seven rebounds while hitting liers 57-55, then returned home and posed a much greater challenge, as all eight of her free throw attempts. held of Miami 80-73 in overtime on then-No. 22 Tech went on the road Foster added 11 points and seven re- Wednesday. Tech improved to 17-5 to face then-No. 25 Virginia. bounds. overall and 3-3 against the ACC. Joseph shuled the lineup, mov- Tech was victimized by turn- Tech rode a balanced attack to ing Montgomery into the starting overs, as four starters had at least victory against Savannah State, lineup and employing sophomore four turnovers apiece. On the other as six players scored eight or more guard Mo Bennett of the bench. side, Virginia’s Wright had 23 points points on the day. Senior forward his time, the Jackets got of on eight-of-18 shooting. Brigitte Ardossi led the Jackets with to a fast start as they opened up a Wednesday’s game saw Miami 12 points and eight rebounds. Junior 13-point lead early on. Virginia jump out to an early 13-0 lead, but guard Deja Foster and sophomore battled back with a 14-0 run to pull Tech battled back to within two be- forward Chelsea Regins also had ahead, and the game remained close fore the half, putting the score at 28- double-digit points. in the inal minutes of the irst half, 26 in favor of Miami. Runs deined the start of the and Tech led 26-25 at the break. “hey jumped on us early and got game. Tech pulled ahead with eight UVA guard Monica Wright car- us down and we were able to recover straight points, but Savannah State ried her team in the second half. and come back,” Head Coach Ma- put together an 11-1 run to pull Wright scored 15 points as the Cava- Chelle Joseph said. ahead 23-20, but the Jackets scored liers pulled ahead late in the game. At the start of the second half, Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications the last eight points of the half to With just seconds remaining, the Metra Walthour looks ahead while dribbling up the court. take a 30-26 lead into the break. Jackets were down 57-54 but had See Women’s, page 20 Three Jackets had double-doubles in the win over Miami.