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I was disappointed because Callie [Craig] came down sick the night before that match, and she was somebody we were really counting on winning that day." The three players that were in control, according to Iandolo, were Richter, Miles and Sarah Pham in each of their respective singles matches. All three had won or were leading in at least one set when their matches were called off. Despite the team losing seven straight conference matchups, Iandolo is still confident they have done enough this season to put Utah in the NCAA Tournament. "If we take care of business this Saturday, we will be in good shape NCAA-wise," he said. This weekend, the Utes will head home for the annual senior day in their match against Colorado. Seniors Craig, Miles, Lucia Kovarcikova and Pham will be playing in their final home match. Iandolo praises his senior class, calling them one of the most accomplished groups to come through the program. "It would not be a stretch to say that they're the most successful senior class since Ruth Ann Allen (assistant coach for Utah) was a senior in 1992," Iandolo said. "Plus they leave with an undefeated record against BYU, and no senior class has been able to say that." Utah will be looking to send their seniors off in fashion against the Buffaloes, who have not won a single Pac-12 match the entire season. The match is scheduled to start at II a.m. on Saturday. chfgr b.jasarevic@chronicle.utah.edu com take place in Seattle, she struggled some to describe how she felt getting drafted but finally came up with, "A lot of excitement, overwhelming. I'm really excited." She went on to say that she had some indication before the draft that the Storm would select her. Last week, she spoke with team officials in Tennessee, who expressed great interest in the skillset she will bring to the team. "I was really excited about that," she said. "I love Seattle, so I was hoping that that's where I would go." The WNBA season begins in May, so Plouffe will leave next week for Seattle to get ready for training camp. When she arrives, she'll join a team that features Sue Bird, one of the most prominent players in the game today, and she'll be helping the Storm deal with the absence of Australian Olympian Lauren Jackson, also one of the most well-known names in the women's game. As we were talking, I couldn't help but think how lucky Plouffe is to be able to go into such a situation. Then I had another thought: how lucky have I been over the past three years to tell these kinds of stories and to associate with people who are doing such incredible things as becoming professional athletes? I've lived a charmed life doing this job. As our conversation wound down, Plouffe said, "It's been kind of nervous and exciting the past couple of days, but I'm definitely excited to move on and start a new chapter and see what the next level has in store." Before we hung up, I felt like I needed to thank Plouffe for all she has done over the past few years to help us at The Daily Utah Chronicle. As the star of the women's basketball team, she was the one who most often had to deal with us putting a voice recorder in her face, but she was always so gracious about doing so. As I near the end of my time at the Chrony, I too am nervous and excited to move on and start a new chapter and see what the next level of whatever I do has in store. But until that officially happens, I'm grateful to people like Plouffe who are making my current life experience one I'll always treasure. r.mcdonald@chronicle.utah.edu "m11---P• |