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THE BATTALION Page 15
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1979
HWilson’s return spoiled
Aggies head for tourney
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By MARK PATTERSON
Battalion Sports Staff
It rained on Tom Wilson s
homecoming parade last weekend in
Lubbock.
Returning to his alma mater as
the football coach of Texas A&M,
Wilson led his Aggies against the
Texas Tech Red Raiders in what was
described as a game of survival in
the Southwest Conference. The
loser would probably be out of the
SWC title chase.
The Raiders survived, the Aggies
didn’t.
“I’m very disappointed for the
earn,” Wilson said at his weekly
iress conference Tuesday, “f m dis-
ppointed because this team has
lone a lot of good things so far this
/ear. We still have a chance to be a
^ good football team. Things just ha-
/en’t gone our way so far.”
With a record of 2-3 (0-2 in SWC
lanagemesfi
l attitude
play) the Aggies are in danger of suf
fering their first losing season in six
years. It was back in 1973 when the
Aggies went into the red, posting a
5-6 season record, 3-4 in conference
play.
“We’ve made some bad plays that
caused us to lose this seaosn, but we
have to look at things from a realistic
standpoint,” Wilson said. “We’ve
lost three games by a total of 12
points, two of those games by one
point. We re mature enough to
know that if we took a couple of
plays out of those games, we could
easily have won them all.
“We still have the opportunity,
with six games left on the schedule,
to do some good things this season.”
Wilson saw some good things in
the Aggies’ loss in Lubbock last
weekend. The coach pointed out
that Mike Mosley had one of his
finest games as quarterback for the
Aggies. Also, no member of the of
fensive unit suffered an injury in the
Tech game. For the first time this
season, the Aggies will field the
same offensive unit that started the
previous week’s game.
“At least the offensive line will
have two weeks to work together,”
Wilson said of the unit that has been
hardest hit by injuries. “Bryan
Dausin (making his first start) did a
good job at quick guard for us last
week. And moving Philip Simpson
to the quick tackle position turned
out to be an excellent move.
“In fact, the only minuses
Simpson had were not related to
blocking assignments but to busted
plays. Those mistakes are under
standable for someone who hasn’t
played the position before.”
Wilson also saw some things that
disappointed him in the Tech game.
Foremost, the confusion on the
Aggie sidelines with time running
out in the game. Also of concern
were the two long touchdown drives
Tech was able to put together in the
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By CAROLYN BLOSSER
Battalion Sports Staff
Texas A&M’s women’s volleyball
|eam will host the University of
exas at Arlington (UTA) in a
-out-of-5 game match Thursday
ight in G. Rollie White Coliseum,
lay begins at 7:30.
The Aggies are still looking for
heir first win at home. Last Wed-
esday A&M lost here to the Uni-
ersity of Texas three games to one.
The weekend before, the Ags failed
:o win any matches in the tourna-
nent they hosted against Lamar and
UTA.
It’s been a see-saw season so far
or A&M’s young team, whose rec-
irdnow stands at 14-10. The Aggies
lave shown they have the potential
obe one of the better teams around
jj beating nationally ranked Hous-
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ton and other top teams in the state.
But their play has been marred by
inconsistency, and at times,
mediocrity.
Last weekend the Aggies played
well, finishing third in the Lamar
Invitational Tournament in Beau
mont. They began play Friday night
against Lamar, losing a close match
15-9, 12-15, 13-15.
A&M won the rest of their pool
play, defeating Nicholls State, San
Jacinto Community College, Alvin
Community College and Rice Uni
versity.
In A&M’s semifinal match against
Houston, starter Nancy Dunn had
to sit out because of illness, a loss
which coach Dave Schakel said
“broke our concentration.” A&M
lost the match 5-15, 7-15, but went
on to defeat Texas Lutheran College
for third place.
“We played well this weekend so
we’re getting there,” Schakel said.
“We’ve improved our blocking
along with our defense and passing.
We still need to improve our serv
ing and spiking. ”
Perhaps the Aggies’ biggest test
yet in the still-young season will
come this weekend when they
travel to Houston to compete in the
University of Houston Invitational
Tournament. Teams from all over
the country will be competing in the
20-team tournament, including
Purdue, Ohio State, Alabama and
New Mexico State.
A&M will begin its pool play Fri
day, facing the University of
Pittsburgh, Oral Roberts Univer
sity, University of Illinois and
Baylor.
final quarter to pull out the win.
“Tm discouraged and concerned
about the coaching error on the
sidelines at the end of the game,”
Wilson said. “We should of had an
opportunity to kick a 49-yard field
goal at the end of the game to win.
“We got the ball back but had too
much confusion on the sidelines.
With 14 seconds left, our field goal
unit ran on the field and we couldn’t
get it back off in time to run one play
and stop the clock.
“Another concern was Tech’s abil
ity to hold on to the football on the
two long touchdown drives in the
fourth quarter. They did a good job
keeping our offense off the field.”
Wilson said the long drives were
not due to any defensive break
downs.
“They weren’t doing anything dif
ferent on the two drives. They just
made some big plays. They made a
couple of first downs by inches to
keep the drives alive. Defensively,
we just couldn’t stop them.”
One decision made by Wilson has
been analyzed and talked about
since the game’s final gun. Leading
20-9, Wilson chose to go for a two-
point conversion rather than kicking
an extra point. The Aggies missed
the conversion try and lost by a
point.
“I’ve never second-guessed my
self on that decision,” Wilson said.
“We have a chart that has been
tested through the years that
coaches rely on. It gives point dif
ferences and what to do in certain
situations. The coaches checked the
chart up in the press box and, lead
ing by 11, the two-point conversion
was the way to go.
“If we had been successful, Tech
would have been forced to score one
touchdown, go for two, and kick a
field goal just to tie us. I thought it
was the right choice.”
By CAROLYN BLOSSER
Battalion Sports Staff
The women’s softball team heads
to Fort Worth Thursday to compete
in the State Championship Tourna
ment hosted by Texas Wesleyan
College. The Aggies are seeded sec
ond behind Texas Woman’s Univer
sity, last year’s national champion.
The Ags will be riding on
momentum when they enter the
state tournament, which marks the
end of their fall season. Last
weekend in Nacogdoches they won
the Stephen F. Austin Invitational
tournament, defeating TWU 1-0 in
the championship game. A&M’s
victory ended TWU’s incredible
winning streak of 15 consecutive
tournaments over the last two years.
Earlier this season A&M lost to
TWU 1-0 in the championship game
of the TWU Invitational in Denton.
On their way to last weekend’s
championship, the Aggies gave up
only two runs in five games. Lori
Stoll, A&M’s premier pitcher, came
within one out of a perfect game
against Baylor Saturday. She walked
the next-to-last batter, but held on
for a no-hitter in the 6-0 win.
A&M then defeated the Univer
sity of Texas at Arlington 4-1, earn
ing the right to face TWU for the
championship. Stoll again pitched
for the Aggi6s, and based on her
performance in that game, was
named the tournament’s Most Valu
able Player. She allowed TWU only
one hit while striking out 11.
In Friday’s play the Aggies de
feated Trinity 11-1 and Texas Wes
leyan 8-0, with A&M pitcher Irene
Mach going the distance in both
games.
Three A&M players named to the
all-tournament team were Nancy
Sullivan, Shannon Murray and Car
rie Austgen.
A&M will be taking a 25-5 record
into the State tournament. The
winner automatically goes into the
Regional tournament next spring as
a seeded team, thereby receiving a
bye in the first round.
Unlike Texas, most teams in the
country hold their state tourna
ments in the spring — their only
season of play — while A&M plays
both a fall and spring season.
The state tournament ends the
Aggies’ fall season. They begin their
spring season with a doubleheader
at home March 7.
A&M’s leading hitters going into
the state tournament are Carrie Au
stgen (.426), Rhonda Reese (.384)
and Melody Pritchard (.295). Au
stgen leads the team in RBI and also
set a new fall record of 13 stolen
bases. The old record was 11.
Lori Stoll carries an 11-2 pitching
record into the tournament. She
leads the team with 73 strikeouts
and has a seemingly run-proof ERA
of 0.33. Irene Mach is 7-1 and
Treshan McDonald 7-2.
Leading A&M defensively this
season are shortstop Nancy Sullivan
and catcher Rhonda Reese.
A&M and TWU seem to have the
best shot at the state title this
weekend.
“We re pretty even,” says A&M
coach Bill Galloway of the two
teams. “If we can maintain our
pitching and our offense, I think we
have a great shot at the cham
pionship.”
TWU has won the state tourna
ment the last two years while the
Aggies have finished second.
“We re hoping to win this year,”
Galloway said. “Third time’s a
charm.”
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Largest selection of science fiction in the area
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Fop teams are touchdown happy
United Press International
NEW YORK — The Top 10,
,vhich played a game of “Can You
Top This?” Saturday, returned in
most exactly the same order in the
ifth weekly Board of Coaches’ col-
E |ege football ratings, announced
Tuesday.
Five of the nation’s top seven
:eams rang up at least 38 points this
last weekend, and top-ranked
Southern Cal was not going to be
outdone. The defending national
schampions walloped Washington
State, 50-21, to retain their No. 1
ranking with 25 first-place votes and
06 overall points from the 35
loaches participating.
Alabama and Oklahoma remained
econd and third, respectively, after
impressive victories and Nebraska,
which crushed New Mexico State,
57-0, vaulted past Texas into the
No. 4 spot. The Longhorns went to
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fifth after beating Rice by a “mere”
26-9 margin.
The rest of the Top 10 stayed in
position, with Houston, Washing
ton, Ohio State, Notre Dame and
Florida State all winning Saturday.
The Trojans, 5-0, who have re
mained in the No. 1 slot all season,
trounced the Cougars Saturday for
their 13th straight victory.
Alabama, 4-0, also on a 13-game
winning streak, picked up eight
first-place votes and 487 points after
a 38-0 drubbing of outmanned
Wichita State.
Oklahoma, 4-0, retained third
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and ex-coach Chuck Fairbanks. The
Sooners received 451 points.
Nebraska’s big victory moved the
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points. The Longhorns, unbeaten in
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ing first-place vote and 345 points.
Houston, 4-0, squeaked past
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ton, 5-0, blanked Oregon State,
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Ohio State, 5-0, had a surpris
ingly tough time in subduing
Northwestern, 16-7, and picked up
243 points to stay ahead of Notre
Dame. The Fighting Irish, 3-1, re
ceived 234 points after a 21-13
triumph over stubborn Georgia
Tech. Florida State, 5-0, remained
10th with 220 points after crushing
Louisville, 27-0.
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