The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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TRACKING THE PACK QUOTING THE PACK athlete than most expect, and he can make all of the pro throws. Scouts tell me he needs to improve his Virginia's Geno Smith) off the board in the 2013 NFL Draft. Scouts love his size and A+ arm talent. He is a better "Word on the Street: NCSU QB Mike Glennon might be the 2nd QB (behind West decisions under pressure, but he looks like a potential franchise QB." PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN ■ NFL Network and NFL.com's Bucky Brooks on the draft potential of NCSU fifth-year senior quarterback Mike Glennon on Twitter (twitter.com/BuckyBrooks) "The interception was big for my confidence — seeing that I can play on this level, seeing that I can play with the best guys in the ACC, guys that I came up watching when I was in high school. It was a big confidence booster for me. It was my first interception, so it was definitely big, but I want to build on it and get some bigger plays." — NC State redshirt freshman cornerback Juston Burris on his first college interception during the Wolfpack's 17-16 win over Florida State Oct. 6 (TheWolfpacker.com) "From a talent standpoint, the Wolfpack are up there with anyone in the country. They have four McDonald's All-Americans on the roster, plus another guy who was ranked in the top 30 of his class coming out of high school. Of- fensively, NC State can hurt teams in a variety of ways. They have great inside- outside balance, with C.J. Leslie and Richard Howell on the inside, Lorenzo Brown making plays off penetration, and Scott Wood knocking down shots from the perimeter." — CBSSports.com blogger Jeff Borzello on the potential of the NC State men's basketball team (CBSSports.com) "I don't know that they are that good. They're super-talented, but to be hon- est, there are some question marks. People are falling in love with the talent of the team, but I'm not sure they're a proven team. They're a very, very talented team. They have guys that can score at every position. Wood is a great shooter, and they have a lot of stuff around the basket. Good balance, that's what scares you." — Anonymous ACC coach on the Wolfpack (CBSSports.com) "The nice thing about NC State is that it's a different environment altogether. I've also learned not to spread myself too thin doing all that, and just concentrate on coaching my team, which is really all I want to do anyway." — NC State men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried on having great fan support and not spreading himself too thin to raise awareness for the program (Triangle Business Journal) "You can leave [for class] 15-20 minutes early, and people are still going to stop you. That's nothing to complain about it. It's just crazy. You take a dramatic turn and so many people start liking you. I take the same route to class as I did since freshman year, and I was never thrown off track until the Sweet 16. It's definitely a good problem to have. … One person comes, then the next person comes, then I'm late to class." — NC State senior center Richard Howell on get- ting stopped by classmates on his way to class after the Wolfpack's basketball success (USAToday.com) 18 ■ THE WOLFPACKER ■ PACK PEOPLE Chapel Hill, N.C. That was the lone top-10 finish recorded by a State golfer at either event. golf team, helped the Pack reach No. 17 in the updated Golf World/Women's Golf Coaches Asso- ciation coaches' poll released Oct. 3. In State's first two events, Baker, a native of Nanaimo, B.C., finished in the top 20 both times, including a tie for ninth at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational Oct. 12-14 in Amanda Baker, Women's Golf Baker, the lone senior on Page Marsh's women's Heel Intercollegiate Sept. 15-16 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Choi was named Player of the Week by both Golf World and Golfweek after that victory. Albin Choi, Men's Golf The junior had a chance to represent his native Canada in the World Amateur Championship Oct. 4-7 in Antalya, Turkey. Choi, a native of Toronto, finished in a tie for 33rd individually. He has also been State's most consistent golfer during the fall season, finishing in the top 20 in all three events, including two top-10 showings and a win at the Tar 2011 season, was named the ACC Volleyball Player of the Week Sept. 24 and MVP of the Courtyard Midtown Invitational in Raleigh Sept. 7-8. son why NC State volleyball was 19-3 overall and 9-2 in ACC play through Oct. 23, which is a school record for most conference wins. At that point, the Canadian had a team-high 194 digs and 825 assists, which was fourth highest in the ACC. Cyr, who transferred to NCSU from Colorado before the Megan Cyr, Volleyball The senior from St. Andrews, Man., is a major rea- straight sets except for a three-setter over Stancu. Kissell, an All-ACC selection last season, is the second-highest-ranked player in the ACC, behind only Duke's Beatrice Capra (ranked No. 2). S.C., also ranked second in the ACC in all of those categories. Martinez was High Point's leading goal-scorer (11) and total points producer (24) last season. 372.4. He also scored 339.00 on the one-meter. Rains has led NCSU in scores in both events for each of the past three seasons. Hudson Rains, Men's Diving It's hard to imagine that Rains, a senior from Houston, could have scripted a better start to his 2012-13 season. He finished first in both the one- and three-meter dives at the All-NC Invitational Oct. 5-6 in Raleigh. Rains was named the ACC Diver of the Week after he won the three-meter by 76.1 points over his nearest competitor with his total High Point University had more to do with talent than the competition level. The junior transferred to NC State this summer and has been the Pack's most prolific attacker this season. He led the Pack through Oct. 22 in goals (eight), assists (six) and total points (22). Martinez, a native of Rock Hill, Alex Martinez, Men's Soccer Martinez proved that his accomplishments at Joelle Kissell, Women's Tennis The Pack junior is rated No. 19 in the singles rankings and has enjoyed a strong fall season. She has defeated three ranked opponents thus far, with the lowest ranked of the threesome being No. 29 Katie Vasenina of South Florida. She also knocked off No. 17 Cristina Stancu of Texas A&M and No. 23 Abigail Tere-Apisah, and all of her wins were in