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ATLANTA -- Georgia Tech has already locked up its spot in a bowl game.Thats not enough for the Yellow Jackets.Coming off an upset at Virginia Tech, coach Paul Johnsons team is eager to keep pushing toward a nine-win season. The Jackets (6-4, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) will need to win out to accomplish that goal, beginning with Saturdays game against Virginia.Johnson noted that Georgia Tech has reached nine wins only seven times in the last three decades.I dont think anybody on our team wanted to be 6-6 when the season started, he said. You have goals and you try to play for them. My job as a coach is when it looks like those initial goals are gone, try to find a carrot to stick in front of them to say, `Hey, heres what were trying to do now.Virginia (2-8, 1-5) doesnt have much left to play for except pride. The Cavaliers are mired in a five-game losing streak under first-year coach Bronco Mendenhall.These kids are resilient and theyre tough, said Mendenhall, who is assured of his first losing season in 12 years as a head coach. The outcome and the record at this point doesnt show. But my internal day-to-day with these guys is really, really enjoyable. I think theres a super foundation being laid at least in terms of expectation.---Some other things to watch for when Georgia Tech hosts Virginia at Bobby Dodd Stadium:NEW QUARTERBACK: Virginia is going back to a familiar name at quarterback. Fifth-year senior Matt Johns is getting a chance to close out his up-and-down career as the starter, taking over for struggling Kurt Benkert. Johns started 15 games the past two years but had not played any quarterback this season until he took over for Benkert in last weeks loss to Miami. This is a little bit different experience, because I havent played all year, Johns said. But I think having the experience from the past couple years is beneficial going into this situation, in terms of knowing how to attack a game plan and move forward to be successful on Saturday.THOMAS RETURNS: Justin Thomas is set to return at quarterback for Georgia Tech after sitting out last weeks game with an injury. Thomas ranks second on the team in rushing with 561 yards and five touchdowns, and hes thrown for 1,168 yards with seven TDs and only one interception. While backup Matthew Jordan did a brilliant job running the offense against Virginia Tech, rushing for 121 yards and two scores, Thomas is the teams unquestioned offensive leader and provides more of a threat in the passing game.MENDENHALL VS. TRIPLE OPTION: The Virginia coach is familiar with Georgia Techs unique triple-option offense, having coached against it twice -- and easily winning both meetings -- in his previous post at Brigham Young. Also while at BYU, he had plenty of experience facing a similar scheme at Air Force, going 5-1 against the Falcons. Hes proven that he knows what hes doing stopping the option offense, Cavaliers linebacker Zach Bradshaw said. Im sure whatever we do this week, if we execute it like were supposed to, will work.IMPROVED DEFENSE: After getting torched for 1,195 yards and 83 points in its two previous games, Georgia Tech came up with a stout defensive effort against Virginia Tech. The Yellow Jackets forced four turnovers and shut down the Hokies until giving up meaningless touchdowns on their final two possessions. We got a little juice going. I hope we can carry it over, Johnson said. Im sure they were tired of hearing about their struggles.JOHNSONS FUTURE: There has been speculation about Johnsons future, especially with Georgia Tech bringing on a new athletic director, Todd Stansbury. 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Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summers tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona.England Women got off to a winning start to their T20I series against South Africa Women, with Sarah Taylor hitting 74 in a 15-run win. Taylor - sadly dismissed for a two-ball duck in her 100th one-day international appearance for England last week - was back on form, striking 11 fours in her 51-ball knock.No other England batsman managed more than 18 though, as the visitors posted 147-7 in their 20 overs.It didnt look to be enough when Dane van Niekerk (52) struck fifty in an opening stand of 96 with Trisha Chetty (46), before Anya Shrubsole (3-25) removed the former to spark a collapse.Six wickets fell for 33 runs as the home side limped to 132-6, falling 16 runs short of their target, seeing England take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, following their 2-1 win in the ODIs.After winning the toss and choosing to field first, South Africa struck early, dismissing openers Tammy Beaumont ((4) and captain Charlotte Edwards (13) cheaply.ddddddddddddn an impressive all-round day, Van Niekerk (2-26) then removed Amy Jones for a duck, but Taylors efforts, plus handy support-roles by Heather Knight (18) and Georgia Elwiss (18) helped England set their hosts 148 to win.It wasnt till the 15th over that England earned their first wicket, Shrubsole picking up top-scorer Van Niekerk, before Jenny Gunn (2-28) then trapped Chettly lbw three balls later.South Africa never recovered, with no-one else passing double figures as the wickets continued to tumble and England held on for the win.Dont miss live coverage of South Africa Women versus England Women in their second Twenty20 international from 11.25am on Friday, on Sky Sports 2.Immediately afterwards the men are in action in the first T20I between South Africa and England, also live on Sky Sports 2 from 3.30pm. 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