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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Hoops program continues rise
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I tuned in to WREK on Sunday, not sure what to expect. What I heard was what sounded like one of the best and most gutsy performances in recent Georgia Tech history.
One season after winning an NCAA tournament game for the first time in school history, the Tech women’s basketball team almost won a road game against the No. 4 team in the nation. In case you weren’t listening — and didn’t see the result in our Monday paper, or the story in today’s paper — Tech took Maryland to double overtime. By the time it was over, four Jackets players had fouled out, including three starters, but the Jackets never let up.
Tech is ranked No. 23 this week, its first ranking since 1993. On Thursday night, the Jackets play host to No. 10 Duke.
I’ll have a story online on Wednesday and in the paper on Thursday, and then I’ll cover the game. I will be curious to see how many people show at Alexander Memorial Coliseum for a game between two Top 25 teams, one of them a Tech team looking to score a signature victory.
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