Page 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 , . ,
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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.
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“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
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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.
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