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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Sports
Justin Umberson
Sports Editor ntdaily.sports@gmail.com
Mean Green seeks revenge BY SEAN GORMAN Senior Staff Writer
After a strong showing at home to start the season, the UNT men’s basketball team (1-0) faces an early test when it plays at 7 p.m. tonight against the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks. The team receives a boost from the return of guard Dominique Johnson, a development and family studies senior, from a shoulder injury that sidelined him in the season opener. “I’m feeling pretty good,” Johnson said. “I’m excited to come back and play my first game.” Last week’s historic victory could provide momentum for UNT, as the team won its 1,000th game and forward George Odufuwa, a finance senior, set a career high with 24 rebounds. “I knew I had a lot, but I had no idea that I had more than 20,” Odufuwa said. Recent history is not on the Mean Green’s side, as the Mavericks have won the last three matchups. As the first road game of the year approaches, the team prepares itself for a different environment than the home court advantages they have at the Super Pit. “When you play at home, you’re going to have a lot more confidence,” said guard Shannon Shorter, a communications junior. Although many bench players graduated, Shorter and Richard Thomas, an applied arts and sciences junior, have made sure the team maintains intensity and strong play off the bench.
PHOTO BY RYAN BIBB / PHOTOGRAPHER
Brittney Hudson, a chemistry junior, drives past a George Washington University defender in Tuesday’s 84-82 loss.
UNT falls in home opener BY JUSTIN UMBERSON Sports Editor
PHOTO BY RYAN BIBB / PHOTOGRAPHER
Guard Josh White, an applied arts and sciences junior, drives to the basket against Newman University on Nov. 11. “These guys are right there with the players we had last year,” Johnson said. After being added to the All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team, guard Josh White, an applied arts and sciences junior, scored 19 points while making all five three-pointers he attempted. “The guys did a great job at
getting me open and giving me the opportunity to score,” he said. “When you do the little things right like we did last week, winning becomes a lot easier. Getting to the line has been a strength for UNT in recent years, as the team led the country in free throws made last season. “Those are easy points for us to get,” White said.
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