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Best 2012 Ouilford sports moments
BY JAMES ROWE
Staff Writer
This year was another exciting year in sports. Guilford College
athletics produced some memorable moments.
Here are the top sports moments this year at Guilford:
Rusiewicz/' said senior football player Thor Pate. "Randy Mac
(Randolph-Macon) was a game in which no one but us thought
we could win. We refused to stop fighting and believed in each
other to come from behind and hold them at the end."
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Number eight is the women's softball team beating
nationally-ranked Emory University back in February.
"The victory over nationally-ranked Emory was a great way to
commence our (2012) season/' said senior Katharine Weikel. "The
underclassmen stepped up to seal the win in the eighth inning."
Number four is the women's lacrosse team
winning §ie ODAC quarterfinals in overtime.
"At a really nerve-racking moment we came together as a team
and pulled off our first ever quarterfinal victory," said junior
E'leyna Garcia. "It was a moment I'll never forget."
f Number seven is men's rugby winning their first game
of the season.
Men's rugby had to cancel their season last spring after not
being able to field a team. However, coming into this year, they
managed to roster over 30 players. This afiowed them to win
their first game, 12-10, in a tight, but well played match against
University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Number three is men's soccer beating Greensboro
College.
Guilford men's soccer team took on arch rival Greensboro
College Aug. 31 to start off the 2012 season. Late in the second
half with a tied score, senior Freddy Gomez notched an exciting
go-ahead goal to win the match, 2-1.
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Number six is Josh Pittman's game-winning three-
pointer against conference rival Eastern Mennonite University
Nov. 28.
Pittman led the way for Guilford's men's basketball with his
late three-pointer, 30 feet away at the buzzer to secure the 67-
64 victory for the Quakers. YouTube "Guilford College's Josh
Pittman's 3-Point Shot at the Buzzer to Beat Eastern Mennonite
11/28/12" to see a video of the shot.
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Number two is the golf team winning the ODAC title.
The golf team kept up with their success as they won the
ODAC title for a record 12th time.
"Guilford golf just reloads," said Sports Marketing Coordinator
and Assistant Sports Information Director Bryan Jones.
"Noah Ratner did not need to be the top golfer at the ODAC
Championships for Guilford to win. Andrew Thompson and
Nicholas Shedd both were two strokes away from the individual
ODAC crown."
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Number five is football winning back-to-back games
against league rivals Bridgewater College Oct. 11 and Randolph-
Macon College Oct. 20.
Guilford football was striving at the time to have a winning
season. This year, there seemed to be a new tide as they beat
Bridgewater in their first home win under second year Head
Football Coach Chris Rusiewicz. The team then had a comeback
win against Randolph-Macon leading them to their firet winning
sea^n since 2007.
"Well, Bridgewater was our first home win under coach
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The number one moment is women's basketball
winning their third ODAC title.
It is easily the greatest moment this year for Guilford athletics.
The women's basketball team had one of the best seasons of any
sport at Guilford in recent years. They were 22-7 overall, the best
record since2002 and stole the ODAC win from Virginia Wesleyan
College to earn their third trip to the NCAA Tournament.
As this wraps up the top sports moments for 2012 at Guilford,
we hope to see moments like these happen as we ring in the 2013
season.
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[last WEEK^S GAMES AND MATCHESj]
Basketball
Men’s Basketball
Dec. 1 vs. Randolph-Macon [W 65-
55]
Dec. 5 vs. Greensboro [W 80-61]
Women’s Basketball
Dec. 1 @ Washington and Lee [W
60-45]
Dec. 5 vs. William Peace [W 55-45]
Swimming
Dec. 1 vs. Randolph-Macon [W 65-
55]
Track and Field
Men’s team records
500m Run: Josh Farrar -1:09.33
Triple Jump: Yashua Clemons -
12.31m
Women’s team records
4x400 meter relay - 4:55.91
60m Dash - Jennifer Thomas - 8.80
[upcoming games AND MATCHES J
Basketball
Men's Basketball
Dec. 8 @ Va. Wesleyan
Dec. 15 vs. N.C. Wesleyan
Dec. 18 @ Johnson & Wales
Womens Basketball
Dec. 8 @ Va. Wesleyan
Dec. 15 @ Hood
Dec. 16 @ Marymount (Va.)
Track and Field
Jan. 20 @ JDL Fast Track,
Winston-Salem
Swimming
Dec. 7 @ Greensboro
Signifies an away
GAME
vs. Signifies a
HOME GAME