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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 Aggies host Horns tonight 20 Ur- IS nternational - The Vi maf Boarfi :ollege place votes; in parenttw 0)487 451 -0)402 45 (4-0)305 0)303 13 -1)234 0)220 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- Lll 43 .g (4-0)36 1)12 St. (4-1)6 (2-2)5 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.” B&M BOOKSTORE has a wide variety of paperback books for all to enjoy Fiction Mysteries Westerns Best Sellers Magazines Comic Books Collectors stamps and supplies Largest selection of science fiction in the area 3602 E. 29th St. Bryan 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 Thanks to you, I still have a home. For over 30 years, Smokey has been asking you to be careful with fire. During that time, you’ve helped cut the number of careless fires in half. So from Smokey Bear and all of us who live in the forest, thanks for listening. And keep up the good work 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 place with a 49-24 rout of Colorado and ex-coach Chuck Fairbanks. The Sooners received 451 points. Nebraska’s big victory moved the Comhuskers, 4-0, ahead of Texas with one first-place vote and 402 points. The Longhorns, unbeaten in three games, picked up the remain ing first-place vote and 345 points. Houston, 4-0, squeaked past Baylor, 13-10, but held on to sixth with 305 points, and No. 7 Washing ton, 5-0, blanked Oregon State, 41-0, and received 303 points. 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. 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