t.BSDI tTechnique SPORTS Men’sBy Hahnming LeebasketballHansbrough continued falls his then towent on UNC a 16-5 to end the Women’s tennis Advertising Manager dominance over Tech, scoring 28 half and Tech was never able to points and grabbing 10 rebounds. cut the lead any closer for the rest Tech secured the last-place spot Tech has been a victim of some of of the game. falls to No. 7 Baylor in the ACC with its loss to UNC Hansbrough’s best games in his While the Jackets held the Tar By Steven Cappetta evened the score up once again at Dean Smith Stadium in Chapel four years as a Tar Heel. Heels to just four-of-14 from the Sta! Writer 2-2 after taking a victory in the Hill, N.C., being routed 104-74. Despite the lopsided score, three point line, they allowed the third set over Borsanyi 6-7, 6-3, It was Tech’s seventh straight loss. Tech kept it close for most of team to shoot 37-of-69 overall. "e No. 4 ranked women’s 6-2. Baylor then took the next two Senior Lewis Clinch contin- the !rst half, trailing by just two Four of the starters were in double tennis team continued its season matches to clinch the victory. ued his scoring-streak, leading the points with over six minutes left !gures, and no player had more at home on Sunday as the Jackets Krupina lost her match at po- team with 22 points in 34 min- in the game, 30-28. "e Tar Heels than 29 minutes of play. hosted No. 7 Baylor. Baylor is the sition !ve to Nina Secerbegovic utes. He made 6-of-15 three point fourth top-10 team that Tech has 6-4, 6-4, and Striplin dropped shots. Senior Alade Aminu scored faced so far this year. "e Bears hers in a third set to Jelena Sta- 19 points and grabbed seven re- lead the all-time series over the nivuk 6-2, 6-7 (11-13), 6-2. In the bounds. Sophomore Gani Lawal Jackets 3-2 and have won the last !nal match of the day, freshman scored 12 points and had four re- meeting between the two 6-1 on Viet Ha Ngo fought with Kasia bounds in just 20 minutes of play. March 23, 2006 in Waco Texas. Siwosz after splitting sets 4-6, Freshman Iman Shumpert was Baylor opened the day by 6-4. "e match would be deter- held scoreless for the !rst time this taking two of the three doubles mined by a tiebreaker for the third season, making zero-of-six from matches to give them an early set. Ngo fell just short to Siwosz the !eld. While he averaged 13 1-0 lead. "e lone doubles win on (13-11) as the !nal score ended in points in four games earlier in the the day for Tech came by senior Baylor’s favor 5-2. season, he only managed four to- Christy Striplin and sophomore "e Jackets will continue on tal and 13 turnovers in the games Noelle Hickey as they downed with the season at home tomor- against Clemson and UNC. Lenka Broosova and Csilla Bor- row against No. 10 Miami. Mi- "e team continued its strug- sanyi 8-6. ami will be Tech’s second ACC gles with free throws and turn- "e No. 5 ranked duo of junior matchup after losing the opener overs, making just 3-of-10 and Amanda McDowell and freshman to Clemson last week. Tech’s third committing 18 turnovers. "ey Irina Falconi lost their match 8-4 ACC match will come against had only 17 assists to their 18 as in addition to sophomore Sasha Florida State on Sunday. turnovers. In contrast, UNC went Krupina and freshman Lynn Blau "e Jackets will continue their to the line 29 times and made 26 dropping theirs 8-5. season through spring break with of their free throws, including a Irina Falconi evened up the key matches against Notre Dame record setting eight-for-eight by score in singles play 1-1 after de- and in-state rival UGA. "e rival- senior Tyler Hansbrough. "e feating Taylor Ormond 6-1, 6-0. ry game will take place on March mark pushed him over the all- "e Bears took the lead again af- 19 in Athens. "e Jackets will time record for free throws. "ey 1IPUPCZ+PFZ$FSPOF Student Publications ter McDowell dropped her match continue their ACC schedule af- also !nished with 26 assists and Maurice Miller tries to retain control of the ball during Saturday’s to Broosova 6-4, 6-4. Hickey won terwards facing UVA and Virginia 15 turnovers. loss to UNC. He was able to pick up seven points and four assists. a second match on the day and Tech. We’d like to hear from you. Write us a letter. [email protected] SPORTS Technique t.BSDI t 27 Glory GSPNQBHF playing time decreased in her "nal two seasons, but she remained in #e success of the following an important role as a scout team season was arguably more monu- member. GolfBy Emily Chambers falls shortspring with a No. in 13 rank, Puerto and 4-over-par, 292. RicoTech shot 5-un- mental—the 2007-08 campaign After Turner "nished, Wil- Outreach Editor "nished at "fth against a "eld that der-par Sunday for 283. marked the "rst time the team liams spoke to the crowd, express- included seven of the nation’s top Tech’s total of 9-under-par, had recorded back-to-back 20-win ing her appreciation for the fans’ #e Tech golf team competed 15 teams, moving up to No. 12 855 did not surmount the lead- seasons, as Tech cruised to a "nal support over the years. She also in the Puerto Rico Classic golf nation-wide. ing scores of the leaders, No. 2 record of 22-10. #e team lost thanked the contingent of her tournament hosted by Purdue at #e Jackets "nished the "rst Georgia and No. 8 Clemson, who only four games before February, family members, including her the Westin Rio Mar Resort this round of the tournament in the managed 38-under-par, 826 and and all four of those losses came mother and her godparents, who past weekend. #e Jackets began lead at 280, but fell back to "fth 22-under-par, 838 respectively. against top-10 teams. In late Janu- had made the long trip to watch their second tournament of the place after a Saturday "nish of Tech was led by freshman ary, Tech found itself somewhere her "nal home game. Williams is James White who made his "rst it had not been since 1993—in the a Seattle native, so opportunities career top-10 "nish. White start- national top 25 with a ranking of for her family to watch her play ed the tournament strong, scor- No. 23, but a quick loss to Duke have been rare. ing 2-under-par on Friday, and dropped them out once again. Williams has been invaluable "nished every round under par. After the regular season ended, to the team as a fast and energetic White’s "nal score was 8-under- Tech defeated Miami and fell in point guard capable of pushing par 208, just four strokes behind the second round of the ACC the tempo and speeding up the leaders Hudson Swa$ord of Geor- tournament for the third straight pace of the game. In fact, her gia and Dylan Fritelli of Texas, year. #ey once again quali"ed for speed has allowed her to secure who tied for medalist honors the NCAA tourney, but their "rst- a spot on Tech’s track-and-"eld with scores of 12-under-par 204. round game against Iowa State team, where in 2007 she became White tied for sixth place overall ended in defeat. an ACC champion as the anchor with David May of Clemson and As the postseason approaches of the 4x100 relay team. Billy Horschel of Florida. for this season, the team looks to On the basketball court, Wil- Tech’s second highest "nish draw on a number of major ac- liam’s average of 11.6 points per was a tie between All-American complishments to make a push game in 2008-09 is her highest junior Cameron Tringale and in both the conference and na- single-season mark with the Jack- sophomore John-Tyler Gri%n. tional tournaments. #e highlight ets. However, she has been a stel- Tringale started the tournament of this season came on Jan. 22, lar defensive player throughout with a score of 2-under-par, 70, when Tech defeated No. 2 North her four years with the Jackets. but shot a disappointing second Carolina 66-62 in Atlanta for the Her most notable career statistic round of 75, recovering on Sun- team’s "rst ever win over a top-3 in basketball is her tally of 366 day with another 2-under-par, 70. team. #e Jackets have continued steals, which is the most of any Gri%n went 1-under-par, 71 on their run of success with a third- Tech player and the seventh-most Friday, followed by two rounds of straight 20-win season. in ACC women’s history. She also even-par at 72. Tringale and Grif- After Sunday’s game ended, has some hardware to show for it: "n closed the tournament in No. Joseph spoke brie!y about her Williams won the team’s Defen- 21 place with a 1-under-par, 215.