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6 Monday, December 6, 2010 j The Red a Black mSm w mu jy w wi jl * & m j|pj|3l •"* # '** Sr Jr j ™ SCAN FRANCIS TAYLOR | Thi Rid * Black ▲ Porscha Phillips' (shooting) 15 rebounds were not enough to secure a win for the Lady Dogs over Georgia Tech In Atlanta Sunday. LOSS: Shooting woes bury Georgia ► From Page 1 Georgia held, because the Lady Yellow Jackets rallied to finish the first half with a 35-31 advantage. In the second half, Georgia Tech extended its lead to as much as 16 points, which ended up being the winning margin. One of the biggest problems for the Lady Bulldogs in the game was its shooting. The team came in shoot ing 47 percent from the floor, but on Sunday it shot a season-worst 32.8 percent. And unlike many games this season, Georgia did not have multiple double-digit scorers. Jasmine Hassell was the lone Lady Bulldog in dou ble figures, with 13, compared to three Lady Yellow Jackets who reached the double-digit mark. But Landers said all of Georgia’s struggles on the offensive end were not self-created. “Give Tech credit for playing the way they wanted to play from a defensive standpoint, whether it was in press or in the half court,” he said. “I think both teams had very good ideas as to what each other was going to run. There seemed to be great familiarity both ways on defense, but I thought they probably did a better job of stepping to get contested passes, where we didn’t do as good a job contesting those passes or denying receivers on passes as they did.” The Lady Bulldogs were also exposed on defense, giving up numerous points in the paint —4O for Georgia Tech compared to 26 for Georgia. Sophomore guard Jasmine James felt the offensive and defensive woes were interrelated. “I thought maybe because we didn’t execute on offense, we let that kind of transition over into our defense and because of that, our defense wasn’t as effective,” James said. 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Though the top-20 recruit wasn’t always inter ested in tennis, his family’s sport of choice eventually wore off on him. “I never really got into tennis until I was around 10 or 11,” said Johnson, a Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., native. “I was really into skating and surfing, but decided I wanted to do what my brothers were doing.” Johnson has two older brothers, one who played at Purdue University, and another, Alexander, who plays at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He also has a sister who plays in high school and a brother in high school who is ranked in the top five of the country. This family involvement and talent in the sport is what spiked Johnson’s interest in the game of ten nis. “We played all the time,” said Johnson, a freshman on the Georgia men’s ten BOWL: Richt stresses strength of opponent > From Page 1 Bowl came thanks to its win over Southern Methodist University in the Conference USA Championship Game on Saturday, won’t be the usual pushover that a 6-6 team would face in a bowl game. “When you go 6-6 and you’re in a bowl game, you might think that you get an opponent you feel comfort able with but when you play a cham pionship team, championship teams know how to win. That’s the thing that gives me the greatest concern,” Richt said. “We’re going to have all we can handle I promise you. I hope they got respect for us with the record we have.” University of ( m ) Georgia Bookstore V I II J Next to Tate Center • 706-542-3171 17 8 5 “ITS WHERE PAWGS SHOr SPORTS nis team. “Tennis kind of became a family thing." It became very competi tive between brothers and sisters as each was very talented. Eventually, Johnson decided to pursue his pas sion in the game. He began to travel and play in tournaments all over the world. His increasing ability landed him in a position of deciding where to play in college. Being from California and with his siblings play ing for schools west of the Mississippi River, the east coast wouldn’t appear to be a likely destination for Johnson. But location wasn’t a factor for the Bulldogs’ freshman. “Where can I go that is going to develop me the most as a tennis player?” Johnson asked himself. “I wanted a coach that will help develop me the most,” said Johnson, refer encing the success of long time head coach of the Bulldogs, Manuel Diaz. Diaz has built a'dynasty at Georgia, making it one of the top programs in the nation year in year out, something Johnson said he took into consideration when making his choice. Johnson said he also looked at the recent suc cess of Georgia alumnus John Isner on the ATP tour “I think it is going to be a great game. I think Mark has done such a great job [at Georgia],” O’Leary said. “They don’t know how good they have it right know with Mark Richt.” Georgia and Central Florida also enter the game with two of the top young quarterbacks in the country with Aaron Murray and Jeff Godfrey who lead the nation in passing efficiency among freshmen. It will be Georgia’s first appear ance in the Liberty Bowl since 1987, when kicker John Kasay hit a game-winning field goal over Arkansas. Richt made sure to emphasize ;§ :Itl MCAOAN KELLEY I Tai Rtc * Black ▲ Campbell Johnson followed In his brothers' footsteps Into the ranks of collegiate tennis, but he ventured away from the West Coast to play. as it gives Johnson hope of one day hitting the profes sional circuit. And then, ultimately, Johnson said he looked at the team chemistry the Bulldogs possess as the final component of his deci that his philosophy isn’t that of the usual college coach in a lower-tiered bowl. Many staffs use the bowl prac tice time as simply an extension of the start of spring practice, RICHT most concerned about winning foi these seniors.” sion to move eastward to Athens to play for Diaz. “One of the main things is the team aspect,” said Johnson. “You always have guys behind you cheering for you which I didn’t play ing as a home-schooler.” hoping to get in extra work for their younger players. Richt knows what the game means to the seniors, and believes “it’s most impor tant just to win period.” “I’m most concerned with how our seniors feel in that locker room after their last game,” Richt said. “Can it springboard you in the future? I guess it can. But I’m CHECK IN By: December 15