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THE BATTALION Page 9
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1977
FAST
By PAUL ARNETT
Battalion Sports Editor
he Baylor Bears, who helped
Aggies ascent to stardom, in-
e College Station tonight at 7:30.
they will have on their minds is
nging a 60-59 loss suffered in
a month ago.
ince that heartbreaking defeat.
Bears have lost six out of the
:n games they have played. The
y victory for Baylor in that seven
lion
stretch was against Rice in
e Bears were a conference fa-
ite at the beginning of the sea-
But five games into the confer-
e schedule, coach Carrol Daw-
resigned from his post. Assistant
*2 ich Jim Haller barely had his
y* )es warmed as the new coach,
en star-forward Tony Rufus quit
» team and headed home for
jrmphis.
fit’s obvious that the Bears have
their problems,” coach Shelby
itcalf said, “but we look for them
lay us a tough ball game.”
he last time the teams met, the
;ies were an obscure group of
expected to finish in sixth or
enth place in the conference
. That all changed when Steve
Jones sunk a 30-foot jump shot send
ing home 9,000 disappointed Baylor
fans. The Ags currently ride in fourth
place and are looking to improve
upon that position tonight.
“We think we can finish second to
Arkansas,” a confident Steve Jones
said. “We re going to take them one
at a time starting tonight with
Baylor.”
Jones is fourth in the conference
in scoring averaging over 17 points a
game. He has been the most consis
tent outside shooter for the Aggies
all season. The senior forward from
Houston has also played well on de
fense. Jones will be guarding Sher
man Patton tonight.
An outstanding player for the
Bears is sophomore Larry Spicer.
The 6-8 forward from Memphis av
eraged 15 points a game as a
freshman. Spicer is currently fifth in
the conference in scoring averaging
almost 17 points a game.
Doug Pederson and Willie Fore
man held Spicer to just nine points
in the Waco contest. This outstand
ing defensive effort must be re
peated for the Ags to defeat the
Bears again.
A&M must also stop the inside
game of Arthur Edwards. Edwards,
who will be guarded by Wally
Swanson, was the main offensive
weapon in the first meeting be
tween the two teams. In that con
test, the San Antonio junior scored
over 20 points.
Swanson will be an important fig
ure in the Aggie attack. Not only
will the Aggie forward need to play
a tough defensive ball game, but he
will need to rebound effectively as
well. Wally is currently second in
the conference in rebounding, av
eraging over nine carems a game.
He is second only to the Red Raid
ers’ Mike Russel.
This is a very important game for
the Aggie basketball team. A&M is
only a half-game behind Texas
Tech, and one game behind second
place Houston. A victory over
Baylor would help the Aggies in
their battle for a fifth place slot.
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Defense dominated the scene as
the Aggie lacrosse team split
weekend games, losing the opener
to Texas Tech 7-5, but rebounding
to defeat the LSU Tigers 4-3.
In Saturday s action, the Aggies
and Red Raiders exchanged goals
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period. With eight minutes remain
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one goal. Hopes of winning the
game, however, were destroyed
when Tech put the game out of
reach, 7-5, minutes before the final
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vaded Aggieland for the first time in
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The Aggies completly dominated
play during the first half yet failed to
break the game open. The score was
3-1 at half time. The Tigers carried
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thought of an overtime game, the
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xibiity, Wally Swanson goes high in the air in an attempt to block
Jr,® ce center Wayne Roger’s shot. The sophomore from Illinois
is the second leading rebounder in the conference averaging
13 rebounds a game. The Ags next game is Tuesday night
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