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20 • January 29, 2010 • Technique SPORTS 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. technique the south’s liveliest newspaper. college the south’s 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.