Ladies beat TJC; prepare for holidays By DAVID BOGGAN Battalion Sports Editor There is quite a difference be tween the two early-season basket ball contests matching Texas A&M’s ;ie Ladies and the Apaches of rs pl ( ’ Tyler Junior College, of ||. In the teams’ first meeting, in the eniajf Ws the George West Tourna ment on Dec. 2, Tyler’s Bonnie Buchanan scored 25 points and died down a game-leading 19 re- unds. The Apaches’ starting five ivere the only players to see action or TJC. And the ladies from the lose City wtdked away with the big rophy, defeating the Aggies 71-54. The story was somewhat different jrfiH Tuesday night in G. Rollie White Wiir, »getli t »«ii hari Aebi anciio tH * otl ’body. Praii of troy. co toot vel enti ies he Vr. >reeai* § I id Coliseum. Texas A&M’s Peggy Pope m the game’s leading scorer with !4 points. The tired Apaches had to 'oto their bench for help this time. :e j n j Vnd the Aggies won an easier-than- l|]j n J Jiescore-indicates game 68-63. Texas A&M’s coach, Wanda >nder, attributes the difference in J he two games to her team’s de- ense. We ran the press the way it is iupposed to be run tonight,” Bender after the game. ‘‘We put the ype of pressure on them that we ranted to put on them in George IVest. Tonight we were determined lodo it and do it right. “We ran a different defense to night than we ran in George West. Itscalled a box-in-one defense and it sept one guard on Bonnie Buchanan at all times. ” The new defense must have rorked because Buchanan was held tol? points and grabbed only 12 re- jounds. The Aggies, who held a 17-point lead midway through the final half, allowed TJC to come back late in the game. “I don’t like to see that,” Bender said. “We got ahead and relaxed and I can’t stand that. If we’d had any more time on the clock we wouldn’t have had the lead.” The win brought Texas A&M’s season record to 11-2. The Aggies now' begin a holiday tour that will include stops at Colorado State Uni versity, the University of Wyoming, San Francisco State University, Arizona State University and Uni versity of Nevada-Las Vegas, where the Ladies will play two games. “Colorado State will not be any stronger than Sam Houston was, Bender said. “Basketball isn’t that old in Colorado.” The Aggie coach also indicated that Wyoming, San Francisco State and Arizona State should be relatively easy games. UNLV, however, will be another story, according to Bender. “If we can stay on the floor with them I’ll be happy,” she said. “They average 96 points a game; their op ponents average 68. Teams go out there to get exposure; they know they’re not going to win. Las Vegas has lost only 11 games in three years and they’ve never lost on their home court. ” With the odds in Las Vegas’ favor, Bender has set a realistic goal for the Aggies, who return to G. Rollie White on Jan. 8 to host Baylor. "I hope we win four out of six games on this trip,” the Aggie coach said. Enthusiastic Owls want circus to end United Press International This is the eighth in a series of hides profiling Texas Air M's 1979 oulhwest Conference basketball tponents. HOUSTON — Mike Schuler lade quite an impression on the outhwest Conference last season venifhis Rice Owls basketball team id not. Schuler, who came to the SWC im the Atlantic Coast Conference, iherited a low amount of talent but imed that group into as good a team it could have become. In addition Schuler substituted so ten — sometimes more than 100 mes a game — that other coaches egan to comment on his motives. “It was a circus,” said Texas coach be Lemons after his team had ayed Rice. Then, when Lemons 10k his team to Rice to play more lan 200 spectators came dressed as owns. But now Schuler has a few more lople who can play — having gone it and recruited seven freshmen, d the opposition may find the Is somewhat tougher to deal with lisyear than the club that went 4-22 1977-78. “This team is much better today lan the one that has been here the 1st two or three years,” said duller. “We are playing better in tactice than we did at any time last ear. “There is no question that our sam will be the youngest team in s United States. Of our top nine iyers we will have seven freshmen nd one sophomore. And those seven freshman are oodplayers that can play in this con- ind ^ i. * * ♦ ♦ * * * HATE DOING LAUNDRY? 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In two or three years we will he able to compete for the top spot. We don’t want to take a back seat to anyone in this league.” Youth, however, will cause Schuler some problems for a while. “Because we are so young we might lose some games we could have won otherwise, the Owls coach said. “But our enthusiasm will cause us to win some games we might not otherwise.” Elbert Darden, a 6-3 senior, and Tony DeCello, a 5-10 sophomore, will be the only experienced players at Rice this year. And the most tal ented of the newcomers will proba bly he 6-10 Brett Burkholder of sub urban Chicago. “Last year there was not a better big shooter in this league than Burk holder will be this year,” Schuler said. “He narrowed his choice of schools down to Arkansas, Duke and Rice and finally chose us.” The other two freshmen starters this year will be 6-7 Glen Rieke of Santa Maria, Calif., and 6-5 Bobby Tudor of Pineville, La. In hopes of giving these young sters some early success Schuler has played a schedule that included Texas Lutheran, Southwest Texas, Wayland College and Doane College of Nebraska. So far, the Owls have won three games and lost three games. Rice will participate in the Bluebonnet Classic in Houston beginning Fri day. THE BIBLE A “GOOD” BOOK? INSPIRED WORD OF GOD??? MYTHS, FAIRY-TALES, ALLEGORIES? The Bible is here; its presence none among us can deny. But that’s not really the issue. The issue is: Is the Bible it claims to be? Is the Bible the inerrant, authoritative, inspired word of God? Does the Bible correctly tell men of their origin, their purpose, and their destiny? Or, is the Bible nothing more than a grouping of some good, some bad ideas, stories, thoughts, guidelines, and instructions from a group of some 40+ authors who were insidious, deceitful, no-goods — wanting to trick the world’s population into thinking they had produced a work “straight from the mouth of God”? Where did we get the Bible? How did it come into its present form? How do we know we have the correct books in the Bible? What manuscript, textual evidence is there for the Bible — or is there any? If you’re a person who’s been wondering about the Bible; If you're a person who would like to know more about the origin and history of the Bible; If you’re a person who has decided the Bible is definitely not the inspired word of God; If you're a person who feels strongly the Bible is the inspired word of God; If you’re a person who would simply like to look into the evidences surrounding the phenomenology of the Bible — then perhaps this is for you. On January 17,1979 a new course on Christian Apologetics and Christian Evidences is being offered for people who are looking for answers to questions about God's existence, Jesus’ Sonship, the Bible’s inspiration, Special Creation vs. Organic Evolution, and many other such questions. This course, which is taught on the college level, meets each Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. It is not a course in church doctrine; rather, it is a course designed to investigate and examine the evidences which stand behind the Christian faith. It is a course for anyone who would like to see these evidences presented in an objective manner. The course meets each week of the regular TAMU semester (except holidays) at the building of the A&M church of Christ (across the street from the A&M Consolidated High School Building) at 1001 West Loop South. The course lasts 15 weeks. There is no charge whatsoever for the course. A textbook is provided free of charge to each participant, as well as a large volume of written handout materials. There are no term papers required, or oral presentations. The class is conducted in the discussion/lecture format, with ample time given for discussion. The teachers are: Bert Thompson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine. TAMU, and Ken Lawrence, sophomore Biomedical Science major. We invite you to join us as the course begins on January 17, 1979 at 6:00 P.M. Everyone is welcome! For further information feel free to call Dr. Thompson at 696-7513 after 5 or Mr. Lawrence at 845-3439 THE BATTALION Page 11 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 ^ «3E» | ATTENTION SKIERS | * Ruidoso condominium for rent starting Jan. 1, J * 1979. There are two bedrooms with beds Feb. 6, * * but there is plenty of room to sleep a dozen * skiers. It has a color TV, cooking utensils, & bed * * linens supplied. Minimum rental time is one ^ * weekend for $100. Stay as many weeks as you * like at only $300 a week; that’s about $7 a day ^ * per persons for a nice condominium only 40 * ^minutes from the slopes. 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