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BRITTANY GOTTSPONER NAMED TECH'S FEMALE ATHLETE
OF THE WEEK
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas –
Arkansas Tech has named Golden Suns junior guard
Brittany Gottsponer (Morrilton, Ark.) as this
week's 15th Female
Student-Athlete of the Week for the 2008-09 school year.
Gottsponer,
who is the fourth Golden Sun Basketball player to be
honored this season, earns this week's honor
after helping the Golden Suns posting a 2-1 record so
far in the month of February. Tech, who is 17-6 overall and
7-3
in the GSC, opened the month with a 67-46 home win over
Southern Arkansas and then posted a 68-45 win last
Thursday over Henderson State, before suffering an 80-48
loss this past Saturday at Harding. Over the past three
games, Gottsponer is averaging 9.3 points, 2.3 rebounds,
2.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game and is shooting 44
percent from both the field and the 3-point line. In
this stretch, she scored a season-high 16 points in the
win over Henderson State and has scored in double
figures in four of her last five games. On the
season, Gottsponer is averaging 6.9 points, 2.0
rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game and has
played in all 23 games, including starting the last 17
contests. She is shooting 49 percent from the field and
77 percent at the free throw line and has reached double
digits in scoring in nine games and has had four or more
assists in six games, including a season-best six
assists against West Alabama. Gottsponer has a 1.3
assist to turnover ratio on the season.
In her career at Tech, Gottsponer has played in 85 games
and made 44 starts. She has scored 437 career points
(5.1 ppg), has dished out 173 career assists and has
collected 114 career steals. She has had 18 career
double-digit scoring games and is a career 45 percent
shooter from the field and a career 77 percent marksman
from the free throw line. She is poised to finish her
career with 500 points, 200 assists and 150 steals as
she has one more season of eligibility remaining. Along
with being a standout on the court, Gottsponer is also a
standout in the classroom as she was also a member of
the GSC All-Academic Women's Basketball Team last season
as she carries a 3.67 cumulative grade point average in
pre-med/biology.
The following is a question and answer segment to help
get to know this successful Tech student-athlete:
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Why did you
ultimately choose to come to Tech?
Brittany Gottsponer: Because I knew
the basketball program was a winning one and
the science department was very good.
What is your favorite type of music/group?
BG: I like all different types of music,
just depending on my mood.
What do you consider your hobby?
BG: I like to play basketball and do
scrapbooking.
What sport other than basketball do
you like to watch
or would you like to play the most?
BG: I love softball.
Who is one person that has had the biggest
impact on your life?
BG: God!!
What
is your most memorable moment as a Tech
athlete?
BG: Waiting to see our team's name come up
on the television screen showing that we had
made into the NCAA Tournament and seeing
what seed we were.
 What would you do on your dream vacation?
BG: I would like to go to the beach and swim
with the dolphins.
What is your major at Tech?
BG: I am a biology/pre-med major.
What do you plan to do after graduation?
BG: I would like to attend medical school to
be a radiologist.
Do you have a pet? What is its name?
BG: I have a Yorkie named Q.B. (for
quarterback).
How many times a day do you find yourself
checking Facebook?
BG: None. I don't have Facebook.
What's been the most rewarding class you
have had while being at
Tech?
BG: I would have to say, Microbiology.
What are your goals for the rest of
this season and next season?
BG: I would like to see us win a
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Tech
Female Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
(2008-09)
January 29 -
junior
guard Ashley Grappe
(basketball)
January 19 - senior guard Rachel Brazell
(basketball)
December 9
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senior
guard Nikki Earles (basketball)
December 4
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freshman libero Brennae Benda
(volleyball)
November 5 -
senior
Kayla Waldrup (cross country)
October 30 - senior Brianna Greene (cross
country)
October 23 - sophomore middle blocker Sarah
Von Lienen (volleyball)
October 15 - freshman outside hitter Laura
Farney (volleyball)
October 8 - senior outside hitter Racheal
Urquhart (volleyball)
September 30 - senior setter Kayla Allison
(volleyball)
September 23 - sophomore Lauren Karnitz
(cross country)
September 16 - junior Melissa Pollreis
(cross country)
September 3 - senior middle blocker Dana Florian
(volleyball)
August 24 -
freshman defensive specialist Marcela Mascarenhas
(volleyball)
Previous Tech Female Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
(2007-08)
May 5 -
freshman
Tiphani Moon
(Softball)
April 23 -
junior
Kristen Brown
(Tennis)
April 14 - redshirt freshman Ashlynn Hamrick
(Volleyball)
April 8 - senior Molly Schweigert
(Softball)
April 3 - junior Anna Carson (Tennis)
March 24 -
junior Sarah Pratt (Softball)
March 19 - freshman Ana Morales (Golf)
March 4 - senior Whitney Simmons (Tennis)
Feb. 25 - sophomore pitcher Casey Hammons
(Softball)
Feb. 20
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junior forward Amanda Grappe (Women's Basketball)
Feb. 12 - senior pitcher Dana Aldrich
(Softball)
Feb. 5
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senior forward Krishna Baker (Women's Basketball)
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