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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1980
A&M hits 66 percent from field
q Sam falls 94-41 to Ag Ladies
v/’ By KATHLEEN McELROY The team used a full court press at only tour baskets in the first 10 mi- end of the game, wasn’t achieved. uses it h
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By KATHLEEN McELROY
Sports Staff
The Aggie ladies, playing before
fieir largest home crowd this sea-
ion, politely knocked the daylights
ut of the Sam Houston Bearkats in a
14-41 win Tuesday night in G. Rollie
(Vhite Coliseum.
The crowd — about 6,000 — came
nostly to see the unbeaten A&M
nd Arkansas men play for the top
pot in Southwest Conference bas
eball, and they probably expected
i see a nice, demure game of ladies’
isketball. Instead they saw the
ggies conduct a free clinic on how
to play perfect ball — male or
female.
' This is the second beating A&M
fws given Sam Houston in a week,
last Thursday the Ladies won 94-52
in Huntsville.
1 The Aggies, in winning their fifth
traight game, played offense the
fay it should be played, hitting an
(mazing 66 percent of their field goal
((tempts. Leading scorers in the
ame were sophomore postman Lori
j'oreman with 15 points and senior
leggy Pope and sophomore guard
iKelley Sullivan, each with 14 points.
But this wasn’t just a game of good
idlvidual effort. The Ladies shared
assists — a sign of team play. They
Iso made 83 percent of their free
rows as compared to the Kats 55
| percent.
The defense was almost perfect,
lam Houston hit a measly 29 percent
il their shots from the field and com-
nitted 26 turnovers — twice as
lany as A&M.
Peggy Pope was also a defensive
Itandout, pulling down 10 rebounds,
Itealing three times and blocking a
|oiiple of shots. Junior Tammy Graf
ton grabbed eight rebounds,
j. The leading scorers for the Kats
here Antonette Denley and Sherry
■fitter who each scored 12 points.
I A&M’s record is now 11-7, while
lam Houston dropped to 7-13.
The crowd had an effect on the
fadies, who are used to playing in
font of tiny crowds composed of
fiends or the woman’s basketball
inthusiasts.
"That’s the biggest crowd I ve
er played before, said Cherri
app, head coach. “I think it
Iped.”
But the crowd wasn’t the sole
|;ason for A&M ’s good play — Rapp
the team some good advice be-
fre the game started.
T told them at the first of the game
at we had to cut down on our tur-
vers,” Rapp said. They took her at
rword committed only three the
hole first half and went into the
der room at the half with a 44-23
The team used a full court press at
the beginning of the second half to
break what spirit the ’Kats might
have had left. The Aggies scored 12
straight points before Sam Houston
got on the board in that half, and
then A&M continued to blitz their
opponents. Sam Houston scored
only four baskets in the first 10 mi
nutes of the half.
By the end of the game most of the
excitement concerned whether
A&M would score 100 points — a
mark seldom achieved in women’s
basketball. That goal, which the
crowd fervently pushed for at the
end of the game, wasn’t achieved.
The Aggies, now rid of Sam Hous
ton for awhile, must concentrate on a
much more formidable foe — the
nationally-ranked Texas Longhorns
in Austin. Rapp has already been
thinking of some type of strategy for
use against them.
As far as using a full court press to
tire Texas, she said, “I haven’t de
cided yet.” Why? “Because Texas
uses it too.
The players are also looking for
ward to playing Texas. “This was
good for us,” junior forward Trigg
Crawford said, “because we are play
ing Texas next. It’ll get us in shape. ”
For now, the Aggies can remem
ber the ovation the fans gave them at
the halftime of the Arkansas game, a
tribute to the highest scoring Aggie
basketball team — at least this night.
SOCCER
Anyone interested in playing soccer this spring should come
to the organizational meeting.
Place: Military Science Bldg. Room 109
Date: Wed. Jan. 23 at 8:00 PM
Brazos Valley
Amateur Soccer League
Maravich signs
pact with Boston
United Press International
BOSTON — Pete Maravich
wanted to be a Boston Celtic the
moment he stepped off the campus
of Louisiana State University. And it
took just five hours Tuesday night for
him to achieve that 10-year dream.
The frizzy-headed Maravich who
was placed on waivers recently by
the Utah Jazz ended his status as pro
basketball’s most eligible free agent
by signing with Boston for the re
mainder of the season. The deal was
wrapped up just five hours after
Maravich flew into town to meet
with General Manager Red Au
erbach.
The signing not only buoyed the
Celtic’s chances but dealt a blow to
the Philadelphia 76ers. Philadelphia
looking for a guard to help replace
the injured Doug Collins had talked
to the 6-foot-5 backcourt whiz for
several hours Monday and given him
a physical.
Maravich has not played in seven
weeks and will sit out a while until
his injured groin heals. That enables
the Celtics to work on a deal for the
player they must release when
Maravich is activated.
Staff photo by Lynn Blanco
Peggy Pope (42) gets her hand on a jump ball first in the Aggie
Ladies’ 94-41 thrashing of Sam Houston State last night. Aggie
Lisa Hughes (11) watches the action. Pope scored 14 points in
helping the Ags to their fifth straight win.
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United Press International
Before the Montreal Canadians
jidNew York Islanders became just
fetty good teams in hockey this
tar a matchup like this would have
ten priceless.
ts arena ■ As it was the two teams put on a
, ^gels flow that left everyone smiling
is games (Tuesday night. The result: a stirring
of Hons-1
fused to |
Saturday I
8,800 in |
2-1 victory by the Islanders.
“That was very satisfying” said
Glenn Resch whose goal-tending in
the third period blunted a furious
attempt by Montreal to tie the score.
“This gives us the confidence we
needed so badly. I couldn’t write a
better script for a team victory.”
Billy Harris scored his 12th goal of
the season midway through the
second period to give the Islanders
their sixth straight win and snap a
six-game winning streak for Mon
treal.
With both teams skating short-
handed Harris worked a give-and-go
with Wayne Merrick and scored into
an unguarded net at 10:23 to snap a
1-1 tie.
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