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By SEAN PETTY
Battalion Staff
There was no winning final shot at
the buzzer. In fact, the Texas Aggie
basketball team so dominated the
Sam Houston State Bearkats that
everyone but the 12th man scored as
the Aggies routed the Kats 107-74.
“This is the best team the Aggies
have had for years, Sam Houston
coach Dennis Price said. “We just
couldn’t stay with them on the
boards. That could have made the
difference in the game.
The Kats couldn’t stay with the
Aggies on the scoreboard either as
seven Aggies scored in double fig
ures.
Sophomore Rynn Wright led the
Aggies to their first 100-point plus
output of the season scoring 17
points and getting three rebounds.
Rudy Woods continued to fit himself
into coach Shelby Metcalfs scheme
by scoring 13 points and grabbing six
rebounds. The young freshman from
Bryan also fouled out of the game
with over 13 minutes left in the
game, although it didn’t really mat
ter.
“Rudy plays aggresively and goes
for the blocked shot alot,” Metcalf
said. “This game gave him a chance
to open up and go ahead and play
that way. But he’s coming along real
well. He’ll correct some of his mis
takes and be ready to play.
“Coach Metcalf is getting Rudy
ready for league play right now,”
Price said. “That’s what I would do if
1 had him.
Vernon Smith scored 11 points
and had three rebounds. Point guard
and quarterback on the floor Dave
Goff scored 12 points. Sophomore
Albert Culton scored 10 points and
led the Ags in rebounds crashing the
hoards for 11. Steve Sylestine started
to regain confidence in himself after
a slow start by scoring 14 points and
grabbing three rebounds.
“I was real pleased with the way
Steve played tonight, Metcalf said.
“He just keeps getting better and
better. His ball handling ability has
really improved and we need some
one besides Goff to move the ball.
He is probably the most dedicated
athlete I ve seen.”
“It’s hard to say how well we
played against a lower caliber team
like Sam Houston,” Sylestine said.
“I’m very happy about the game be
cause I’m really getting my confi-
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UBBOCK — Without question
is the year for the new look
nd the Southwest Conference
the Texas Tech Red Raiders are
ig in line.
ch would he the last place in the
;ue to expect something differ-
t For years coach Gerald Myers
I hud a club built around a big
and a deliberate style of play
emphasizes good shots and good
use.
I will look a little different in the
bock Municipal Coliseum this
however, because the Red
lers are going to run.
t least that is what Myers says.
[This team will be completely dif-
nt from any team J ve ever been
!md, the coach said. “We have
eal strong man inside. For the
I six or seven years we ve had
ck Bullock arid Mike Russell in
ere.
IBut now we are going to have go
jvith more balanced scoring. We
e not as big or physical as we have
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"I think everybody is going with
quicker teams in the conference this
year and in workouts we have been
successful. It will he interesting to
see if we can he successful against
other teams.
“We are not going to he a power
team so l guess we will Ire a finesse
team.
The only senior in Tech’s starting
lineup will be Geoff Huston, a steady
guard who will help run the Raiders
offense. And Myers is hoping for a lot
of help from the man who he says is
the most improved player on his
team, 6-9 sophomore Ralph
McPherson.
Myers indicated his decision to
change his style of play was made in
part to attract better players.
“I think the fans will enjoy it, he
said, “hut we hope it helps recruit
ing, too. Other teams have been
hurting us in recruiting because they
have been saying we play a slow
style.
“We recruited with the idea of
being a running team. We told the
guys we recruited that this is what
we would be doing.
One of those players Myers re
cruited this year was Jeff Taylor, a
spring-legged 6-4 product of Hobbs,
N.M.
When Baylor coach Jim Haller was
speaking of a leaper that he re
cruited, Terry Teagle, he also had
something to say about Taylor.
“If you think Teagle can jump,
Haller said, “wait until you see
Taylor. That guy can leap.”
M vers admitted Taylor s jumping
ability was extra special.
“He might have a verticle jump of
36 inches, said the Tech coach “I
know that he plays above the basket.
But right now he weighs only 165
pounds. He might get broken in two
in some games.”
Tech is being generally over
looked in the preseason speculation
this year. But Tech has finished no
lower than fourth during the past six
years and during his tenure Myers
has posted a 140-67 record.
Myers has a reputation of being
able to get more out of a team than
any other coach in the league and
with that in mind it might not be too
wise to forget the Red Raiders this
season.
Texas Tech, which hosts Colorado
State tonight, has a season record of
3-0.
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dence back. I’m finally getting my
shot back too.
“I sank my first jump shot against
Oral Roberts and I think that got me
out of my slump,” he said.
Freshman Roy Jones also scored in
the double figures with 10 points and
five rebounds.
“I like Roy’s composure on the
floor,” Metcalf said. “He is really
going to help us down the stretch
because he’s a very good athlete and
just needs a little playing time to set
tle down.
“I haven’t got my jump shot back
yet but I’ll get it back before the
conference games, Jones said. “This
game was great because it gave me a
chance to prove myself. I’ll really get
down on Prairie View A&M. The
Aggies host the Panthers next Tues
day .
The game got out of hand quickly
as the Ags hounded, pounded, and
poured over the 0-7 Kats. The Ags
out-rebounded their visitors 55-31,
outscored them and kept defensive
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pressure on all night. The only ray of
success the Kats had all night was a
press that gave the Aggies a little
problem.
“If they are going to have any
problems down the line it will be
with the press, Price said. “But
Dave Britton and Goff are good
enough that I think they can handle
it.
“We needed a game like this,”
Metcalf said. “It gives us a chance to
play everyone and see what we have.
So far I would have to say Tm very
pleased with the way we ve played so
far.” The Aggies have won their last
six in a row after losing their season
opener to nationally ranked North
Carolina State.
The Aggies will take on Prairie
View A&M Tuesday in a game that
coach Metcalf promises to be “a
spectator’s game.
“I haven’t seen them (Prairie
View) play yet but I would be willing
to bet that they are fast, they run,
shoot and can jump like crazy,”
Ladies heat Kats, too
For the second time this week,
the Texas A&M women’s basket
ball team easily defeated its op
ponent. Wednesday night the
Aggie Ladies beat Sam Houston
State University 76-50 in G. Rol-
lie White Coliseum.
“It was a little easier than I
thought it woidd be,” said Aggie
coach Wanda Bender. “I think
our trap (defense) got to them and
caused them to lose their poise.
Bender explained that the Ag
gies used two different traps
against the Bearkats and both
were effective. The Aggie coach
pointed to other factors that in
creased her team’s season record
to 10-2.
“We worked hard on our fast
break, said Bender, whose team
had a 40-23 lead at halftime. “We
finally got that down and running
quick. We ve got our post-to-post
feed working. And I thought our
defense was pretty tenatious to
night.
“Peggy Pope is hitting her
turn-arounds much better. She is
improving with every hall game.
Pope led the Aggies with 17
points while Susan Kimbro
scored ten points. SHSU’s Cathy
Hooks was the leading scorer in
the game with 23 points. Cindy
Gough had 13 rebounds for Texas
A&M.
Tuesday the Aggies host Tyler
Junior College, which beat Texas
A&M in the championship game
of the George West tournament.
“The Aggie Ladies are deter
mined that a junior college team
is not going to defeat us Tuesday
night. Bender insisted. “We are
going to play top-knotch basket-
hall. We didn t play well against
them Saturday.
see the
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