The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, February 14, 1979, Image 14

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, February 14, 1979, Image 14

Newspaper Page TextPage 14 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1979 Gough: the First Lady of Aggie sports 1 By BETH YOUNG “Even though getting to play has- lot about basketball from other be the best defensive position and I aspect r i . n i , . , R.Moii« n it a j »*. u -»u.. o. .i ot team sports. percent of the game she said. it. I really have to budgetmvl i By BETH YOUNG Battalion Reporter Mix a softball shortstop with a basketball forward. Add eight var sity letters. Throw in a 3.4 GPR for good measure and what do you get? Cindy Gough. Gough, a 22-year-old senior, will graduate with eight varsity sports letters, four each in basketball and softball. She will be the first woman at Texas A&M to do so. “My freshman year was the first year A&M gave letters for sports to women,” said Gough. “So, our senior class will be the first to be four-year lettermen. “I don’t think anybody else has played two sports for four years. No one else is foolish enough, she added with a laugh. However, all of Gough’s sports activities haven’t been just in the last four years. Despite the fact that her high school in Bellaire didn’t have an outstanding sports program, Gough did her best to be involved in all types of athletics. “I swam between the ages of eight and 13 and played on a church league softball team starting at 13,” Gough said. “I was on the swim team in the tenth grade and ran track when I had time. In the sum mer I played softball. “I was even on the drill team, much to everybody’s surprise,” she added. It is easy to see why Gough might play softball, considering she’s played for nine years, but where does basketball come in? “I didn’t play basketball in high school because we didn’t have a team,” Gough said, “but I always liked it and played street ball when I was growing up.” Gough said that she chose to come to Texas A&M because it of fered both sports that she wanted to play. “I also came because A&M is such a football school,” she said, “and because it’s so close to home. Gough is attending A&M on a softball scholarship. “They used to split the scholarship between softball and basketball, she ex plained, “but since they can only give 12 basketbaill scholarships, they’ve put all of mine on softball.” Gough’s freshman year was the first year Texas A&M gave softball scholarships. “I went the first day of practice and applied,” she said. “I’ve seen the scholarships go from $200 to $1,200.” Gough said that when she first came to Texas A&M, women’s sports were just beginning to get or ganized. “I was lucky enough to make the basketball team because it wasn’t so specialized then,” she said. “The softball team wasn’t too big either.” “When I was a fish, (Women’s) Athletic Director Kay Don was coaching both softball and basket ball. Now they’ve started hiring specialized coaches. Because of the specialization, I think they’re trying to get way from having one person play two sports.” Gough said she would have a hard time choosing if forced to play only one sport. “I like them for different rea sons,” she said, “I feel that I’m bet ter skillwise in softball, but I’ve al ways wanted to play basketball.” Gough does say, however, that she would chose softball over bas ketball. Pacers de-fuse Rockets quarters. Top 20 “Even though getting to play bas ketball was a dream that finally be came a reality, she said, “I feel I m more of an asset to the softball team. I’m just glad I don’t have to choose.” Gough doesn’t deny the fact that a lack of high school experience has been a factor in her basketball career. However, she said she feels that she also had somewhat of an ad vantage. “I never had to go through the switch form six-man in high school to five-man in college and I didn’t have to deal with not knowing defense or offense. Gough said that she has learned a lot about basketball from other players. “Certain players have their specialties and I ve picked up what I could from them, she said. Gough got quite a bit of experi ence in softball, however, win- ningmost valuable player honors in several tournaments. As far as her feelings on her indi vidual talents in the two sports, Gough said she thinks hitting is her best point in softball as are defense and passing in basketball. “I hit over .300 every year,” she said, “but shortstop is supposed to be the best defensive position and I don’t have near the stats the other players have. Gough said that basketball has been her biggest challenge because she learns something new everyday that will help her when she coaches. After graduation, the P.E. major, said that she might go to graduate school and then coach at the junior high level. “Junior high kids are at a very im pressionable age,’’ she said, “and are forming ideals and values.” Gough said that if she does go into coaching, she will try to restore the United Press International HOUSTON — Johnny Davis scored 28 points, 14 in the fourth quarter, and Alex English added 27 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 124- 120 NBA victory over the Houston Rockets Tuesday night. Rudy Tomjanovich led the Rock ets with 28 points, and Calvin Mur phy and Moses Malone each had 26. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Rockets and dropped them one full game behind San Antonio in the Central Division. The Rockets used a 9-0 burst to build up a 49-42 lead midway through the second quarter, but the Pacers came back to tie the score at 60 at the half. Billy Knight had 10 of his 22 points for Indiana in the sec ond quarter. The Pacers led 87-85 after three United Press International 1. UCLA (15) (18-3) 599 2. Indiana St (25) (22-0) 596 3. Notre Dame (2)(17-3) 518 4. North Carolina (18-4) 432 5. LSU (19-3) 379 6. Duke (17-4) 363 7. Syracuse . . . • (20-2) 338 8. Michigan St (16-5) 322 9. Louisville (21-3) 306 10. Marquette (17-4) 295 11. Arkansas (17-4) 172 12. Texas (17-5) 139 13. Purdue (19-5) 89 14. Temple (19-3) 85 15. Iowa (16-5) 78 16. Georgetown (18-4) 55 17. Vanderbilt (16-5) 48 18. (tie) Ohio St (14-7) 44 18. (tie) TexasA&M (20-6) 44 20. Detroit (18-4) 31 aspect of team sports. Ki ds need to learn that in team sports^ p doesn’t take just one, but , e . ^am as as whole,” she ex plained. “Obviously, I like team sports or i d be playing tennis or swimming.” Usi^g softball as an example, she sa J., “There are ninepeople in softbalj and the bench is very impor tant. fhere are no stars. There can be stars in basketball. Team sports are ju^t important.” , ^“‘Hher important part of sports that G oug h said she would concen- trate <j n is attitude. “Attitude is 70 percent of the game” she said. Gough seems to have managed quite well at handling two sports at once. However, it does get hectic. “Softball is in the fall and spring,” she said, “with basketball in the middle. There are no breaks.” Gough said that she spends be tween three and four hours a day with sports, which, when combined with classes, doesn’t leave much time for studying. “I’ve taken 15 hours a semester and that’s all I can handle she said. “I just want to graduate with a 3.5 and I’m really going to have to push Vol. 7 18 Pa 2 Sec it. 1 really have to budget my tii Gough said that there have several times when her grade fered or pressures at homei her want to quit. But, shesai( can’t get mentally depressed erything will cave in. “fve often had to re-evalui it made me see that quittingm an easy way out,” Gough said. r ^ didn’t enjoy it, I wouldn't have' in it for four years.” Gough and the Aggie Ladia ketball team will host Panola| College at 7 p.m. in G. Coliseum. SHAMPOO HAIR SPRAY EDGE SHAVE Vi ( Off Brock 11 oz. M. list . |39 Miss Brock 9 oz. can list 99 Protective 20* Off 7 02. can list I 55 . I I 89] : NEW PRODUCTS | OLD EKffQBITES g orange juice :i| Minute Maid Frozen APPLE PIE THESE PRICES GOOD THURS, FRI, SAT FEB 15-16-17 Mrs. Smiths 10" size 46 02. pkg. % J59 PARTY PIZZA \ 89j Totino's Fro2en AH Varieties 13 02. pkq. 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