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THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1980 Women’s softball team wins by RICHARD OLIVER Staff Writer The nationally second-ranked Texas A&M University women’s softball team took a step toward a national championship Wednesday night when they crushed Northeast Louisiana, 13-2. Meanwhile, the top-ranked team in the nation, Texas Women’s Uni versity, lost a close battle to Sam Houston State, 6-5, in the second round of the SWAIAW Division 1 Softball Tournament at Bee Creek Park in College Station. TAMU soccer team claims first place By RICHARD OLIVER Sports Editor In a match where the “steaks” were high, the Texas A&M Universi ty’s women’s soccer team knocked off Stephen F. Austin, 4-1, April 26. The win gave the Aggies the state title. “Their (SFA) coach offered them steaks if they could beat us,” said Texas A&M coach Allan Heath. “I guess they had cube steaks instead. ” The matches between the two clubs have customarily been close. Earlier this spring, the two teams tied, resulting in last weekend’s play-off for the undisputed Texas Women’s League title. The Aggie women ended their spring season with a 5-0-1 record, and a 21-2-3 record for the spring and fall. Texas A&M outscored their oppo- nents 33-11 in 10 games, and finished first in the Austin’s Women’s League Tournament and fifth in the Colorado College Tourna ment earlier this semester. Heath noted six of the team mem bers are freshmen, so the team should remain strong next season. In the SFA game, the Aggies led 3-1 at the half on goals by Donna Ellerbe, Carol Sullivan and Shantel Fougeron. Becky Carpenter added an insurance goal to wrap it up for the Aggies. Heath steps down as coach next year because he is graduating in December, and will be replaced by Rob Borgeson. Texas A&M University was rank ed second in this week’s National Coach’s Poll for Division 1 TAIAW softball teams. Both Texas A&M and TWU had received byes in the first round. The Aggies take on the winner of the LSU-Oklahoma University game in the semi-finals today at 5:30 p.m. In first round action, Sam Houston State knocked off Stephen F. Austin, 5-0; LSU beat McNeese State, 2-1; and Northeast Louisiana, 13-2. Aggie ace Shan McDonald, 17-5, pitched a three-hitter over the Indi ans, striking out six and walking two. She lost her shutout in the seventh inning when a single, three Aggie errors and a fielder’s choice allowed two unearned runs. The victory was Texas A&M’s 20th in a row, and raised their season re cord to 37-7. The team’s overall sea son record, spring and fall, is 64-14. The highlight of the game for the Aggies was their first triple play of the year. It came in the seventh in ning, with runners on first and third. The batter hit a grounder to third, and the third basemen threw to the second basemen, who threw to first, who threw to home plate catching the runner who was on second trying to score. The Aggie hitting attack was led by Carrie Austgen, who was four-for- five with three runs batted in, and Rhonda Reese, who was three-for four with three RBI’s. lllliiPlip * ♦ * "■% g * ■*# Si Ilncre endin V * i Aggie third baseman Maria Resendez steals a base past Northeast Louisiana second baseman Priss Jackson dur ing the Aggie Ladies 13-2 victory Wednesday night. Staff Photo by Lee Roy Leschper Jr. •* * - ring i mid • lected “WeS iis cou agree! iget p< fthe g< jntrol. Bush deral : “We JuTULfa/M-cM hjfahL, — Gymnasts take 3rd in state The Texas A&M Men’s Gymnas tics Team came in third on April 26 at the Texas Gymnastics Conference Championships held in Arlington, highlighting the “finest season the team bas ever had. ” The team brought home 12 medals along with the third place trophy. The University of Texas took first at the Championships, followed by Texas Tech. “We almost took second (only missing by 2.5 points).” saidjim Foght, who took sixth place in the rings competition. 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