THE BATTALION
MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1979
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Ladies win consolation in Austin
By MARK PATTERSON
Battalion Staff
Pressure can do strange things to
eople, if they let it. The Texas
l&M women s basketball team was
naffected by the pressure it faced
diile participating in the Texas
lassie in Austin this past weekend.
The Aggies drew North Texas
iState in the opening round of tour-
Rament play Thursday. Texas A&M
| jumped to an early 22-8 lead in the
;ame before disaster struck the
dies.
"We went over 10 minutes at the
end of the first half without scoring a
asket, Aggie Coach Wanda Be
ider remembered. “All we could hit
jrere three free throws and fell be
hind 34-25 at the half.
I “I was sitting on the bench think
ing that somebody out there was
going to start scoring for us, but no
me did. And it was one of those
imes that it didn’t matter who I put
in, no one could score.”
The Aggies regrouped at the half,
but could never come back from
N’T | | their icy streak.
I “It was just a matter of too little
too late,” Bender explained. “Our
shots began to fall, but we could
lever recover from our first half. ”
The Aggies dropped the opening
[ame 67-53, putting them in the
nsolation round of the tournament
id pitting them against the Uni-
|ersity of Texas at Arlington Friday
orning.
The Aggies were forced to con-
,^iche, tinue the tournament without the
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junior guard Von Bunn. Bunn was
j-eil.McOifptiicken with an intestional desease
2-3 8, DeCdijUKl was sent home for medical at-
l 2-24. Moc f ent j on following Thursday’s game,
afi^r 62 M But the Aggies acted as if they
i _L Texas AiRore unaffected by the loss of Bunn
Wright.A-|as the team bounced back to defeat
TA 71-55.
Before the game the girls were
15 0-010,8
talking about how tired they were,”
Bender said. “So I talked to them
about the power that they had in
their body that they never even
used. I told them that they were
only mentally tired, that they only
let themselves think they were
tired.
“And the girls responded. They
realized that good athletes can over
come being tired. They realized the
importance of the game, that is was
a do-or-die situation for us.
“The way we played in the tour
nament would decide where we
would be seeded in the state tour
nament (Feb. 22-24). We went out
and played good basketball and won
the game.”
Tbe Aggies shot 49 percent from
the field against UTA, and with the
win advanced to the consolation
championship Saturday morning
against Texas Tech.
“There was a lot of pressure on
the girls for this game,” Bender
said. “It was another do-or-die situa
tion. The game was the only oppor
tunity we had to play Texas Tech
this season. If we lost, the best we
could be seeded would be seventh.”
The Aggies jumped to a 30-27
lead at the half, and behind the
clutch play of Margaret Byrne de
feated the Red Raiders 62-46.
“Margaret had an outstanding
game for us,” Bender said of the
senior’s play. “I keep a floor per
formance chart that tracks the girls
play. It takes into account their shot
selection, their assists, their forced
turnovers and steals, among another
things. A good rating is a plus-five
for a game. Against Tech, Margaret
had a plus-20 rating.
“In the box score she only scored
eight points, but her play resulted
in many more points for us.” Lisa
Hughs led all Aggie scorers with 14
points while Kelly Sullivan and
Peggy Pope added 12 each for the
victors.
With the two wins and the lone
loss in the weekend tournament the
Aggies extended their season record
to 21-9. They put that mark on the
line tonight when they travel to
Waco to face the Baylor women’s
basketball team.
In a game played earlier this sea
son the Aggies defeated Baylor
62-48 in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
But Bender doesn’t think the early
season game will have any bearing
on tonight’s contest.
“Baylor has been a powerhouse in
women’s basketball in this state the
past three years, even ranked as
high as fifth in the nation,” Bender
said. “But they’ve been down this
season. They haven’t been playing
the way most people thought they
would this year.
“But it will be just like them to
have a good game against us on their
home court. I know they aren’t
going to roll over and give the game
to us. We can’t think about the last
time we played them.
“We re under pressure the rest of
the year. Every game we play will
have a bearing on where we re
seeded in the tournament. It’s be
tween Houston, NTSU and Lamar
and us on who will be seeded
fourth. If we hope to advance to the
regional tournament, a goal we set
at the beginning of the season, we
need to go into the state tournament
seeded as high as possible.”
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Battalion photo by Larry Parker
This is the beginning of the 1,000-meter free
style in Saturday’s Texas A&M-University of
Texas at Arlington swim meet in P.L. Downs
Natatorium. Aggie freshman Mike Hoche
won the race with a time of 9:41.33, but Texas
A&M lost the meet 60-53. Both the men’s and
women’s teams will travel to Stockton, Calif.
Friday for a meet with the University of the
Pacific and the University of California-
Davis.
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Jl-Stars meet in Pro Bowl
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I LOS ANGELES — The
Pittsburgh Steelers’ Terry Brad
shaw, who almost single-handedly
eat the Dallas Cowboys in Super
l XIII last Sunday, will lead the
^FC All-Stars against the Dallas’
loger Staubach and the NFC All-
Stars in the NFL’s Pro Bowl to-
fght.
A crowd of 50,000 is expected to
show up at the 71,414-seat Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the
nationally televised (ABC) game.
But after the Steelers’ 35-31 victory
in the Super Bowl at Miami, the Pro
Bowl might be somewhat antic-
limactic.
The AFC will be trying to take a
5-4 lead over the NFC in a rivalry
that began with a 27-6 triumph by
the NFC at Los Angeles in 1971.
“I think,” Bradshaw said, “we re
definitely the better conference and
I think we re definitely more excit
ing. I think it’s a carry over from the
old AFL. The coaches in the AFC
seem to have more wide open of
fenses.”
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Mike McDaniels of E-l is trying to control
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Entries Open
Tuesday, January 30
Meeting
Softball Team Captains
5:15 p.m., Rudder Theater,
Horseshoe Doubles
Thursday, February 1.
Monday, January 29
Beginning
Entries Close
Handball doubles
Fencing
Monday, January 29
Tuesday, January 30
Free throw
Table Tennis Singles
Monday, January 29
Tuesday, January 30
DeWare Fieldhouse
Slow Pitch Softball
7-10 p.m.
The Extra Act
The Team Handball Club is
sponsoring a team handball clinic
in DeWare Fieldhouse on Feb
ruary 3rd and 4th from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. All interested persons
are invited to come participate
and/or spectate.
The clinic will feature Mike
Cavanaugh, the U.S. Olympic
Coach for the 1980 team, and Dan
Foster, the 1976 Saudi Arabian
Olympic Coach. An exhibition
game against Baylor University
will be played on Sunday, Feb
ruary 4th, at 2:00 p.m. in DeWare
Fieldhouse. There is no charge.
Come join us for a weekend of
fun and handball; it will be a
courtfull of fun.
Now at Manor East Mall
IM Emergency
Care For You
IM has added a new program. It is Intramural Emergency Care
Personnel, a group of trained Emergency Care Attendants (EGA) and
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) who will be on duty during
team sports activities to give immediate first aid to injuries.
The program now has 24 members who will be taking additional
training from Jen Nixon, the women’s athletic trainer. The team is
well-equipped and will have three basic stations — the metal shed at
Duncan Fields, the metal shed at the Penberthy Complex, and on the
third floor annex of G. Rollie White.
The persons on duty, usually one at each station, will be wearing
white lab coats with name tags. They will be working in conjunction
with the sports supervisors. Communications are planned by tele
phone and walkie-talkie.
If an injury takes place, remain calm. Do not move the injured
person! Ask the official or send someone to get the emergency care
personnel. Please assist if asked to by the personnel and help fill out
the required emergency forms.
The personnel are trained to stabilize the injury, monitor the pa
tient, and transport if necessary. The team is not trained to put an
injured player back into the game. If their advice is not to continue
playing, it is the patient’s decision.
Personnel members are picked by an evaluation committee on the
basis of education and experience. All members have come from
A&M’s training classes. Currently enrolled classes will be observing
and helping the Emergency Care Personnel. The program is expected
to expand. Interested ECA’s or EMTs can contact Jim Jeter or Paul
Wood at the IM office in DeWare Fieldhouse. Team members meet at
scheduling meetings every other Tuesday night.
A&M is one of the first schools to initiate such a care program. Ag’s
three most common injuries in IM sports have been abrasions and
scrapes, dislocations, and sprains and strains.
When Almost Counts
Today, Monday, January 29, is
the opening date for entries in
Horseshoe Doubles. Entries close
next Tuesday, February 6.
Acknowledgments
This advertisement is sponsored
by your local McDonald’s Restaur
ant, on University Drive and at
Manor East Mall, under the direc
tion of the Intramural Office.
Stories are by Michelle Wolstein,
pictures by Rich Westlake.
Divisions will be men’s and
women’s dorm and independents.
Fish, Corps, and Co-rec in classes
A, B, and C. Class A is for highly
skilled persons who want high
competition. Class B is for
moderately skilled with moderate
competition. Class C is for casual,
just-for-fun play.
The horseshoe pits are open all
day for practice. They are located
by the campus police station near
Jersey Street. Equipment for prac
tice may be checked out at De-
Ware Fieldhouse.
Trenton Shaver is on the attack at a recent Fencing Club
workout. Anyone who knows how to fence should check into
the I.M. tournament, which is now open for registration.
NOTE: Cameraman survived attack.
Sports
Photographer Needed
The Intramural Office is seeking
a student sports photographer for
the remainder of the spring semes
ter and the 1979-1980 school year.
Applicants must have their own
camera equipment and evenings
free. The starting pay is $2.65 per
hour requiring approximately 15
hours of work per week and some
special assignments. Interested
men and women should contact
Pat Fierro in the Intramural Of
fice, DeWare Fieldhouse, 845-
7826.
Ref’s
Corner
Basketball Official’s Meeting
7:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. Room
267 G.R. White, February 1,
Thursday.
Slow Pitch Softball Official’s
Clinic: First meeting, Monday,
January 29 5:30-7:00 p.m..
Room 267 G.R. White.
Softball and 3-man volleyball
officials are still needed for In
tramurals. See James Welford
in DeWare Fieldhouse. Base
pay for officials is $2.50 per
game.