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Sports ggies try to break 17 fy FRANK L. CHRISTLIEB Battalion StafT Ilf Saturday’s Texas A&M- hiversity of Houston football pie ends with the Cougars win- j 17-13, coach Tom Wilson of i Aggies will probably wonder jiat it takes to beat Coach Bill Oman's team. Although the 20-year Cougar chhas had only four losing sea- swhileat UH, Wilson’s Aggies I the past two years have given loman more of a challenge than lust other teams. Wilson hopes jatthe 17-13 Cougar wins of 1979 |d 1980 are history, and that the gies will come away with a vic- pn that has eluded them the last lo years by a total of only six lints. This year s UH team has been d to understand through the (four weeks of the season. The jugars have been up and down compiling a 3-1 record so far, th last weekend’s 24-3 defeat of ; Baylor Bears showing that the liv Brian Jnviis didn’t last long. UH has Mercome its quarterback prob- §ni finding that sophomore nel Wilson can handle the ing position better than Yeo- ian first thought. Audrey McMillian, Yeoman’s arter at quarterback through the st two weeks of the season, re- iveda season-ending injury dur- |g the Cougars’ 12-7 loss two eks ago at Miami. Wilson has lepped in and completed 19 of 36 pistol alii doscsljj TS of tW Tuesdnj »Sciei passes for 254 yards, while rushing for 243 yards on 47 carries. Wilson feels that his offensive line has been a major factor in his success so far, and that if the line men can continue giving him ade quate protection, the Cougars should do well against the Aggies. “I felt more confident going into the Baylor game because I was able to get another week of work,” Wilson said. “I’m still trying to get used to everything around me and all of the guys up front have really helped me by protecting me. Ev ery time I run I hope to learn something about the offense. The veer demands so many different keys it just takes time. “I ran most of the time when I was in high school so I worked hard on my passing during the spring,” he said. “Obviously, I still have tons of work to do. “Playing Texas A&M will be another tough game. I am sure they will be ready for us.” The Cougars entered the season with several question marks float ing through Yeoman’s mind. Not only was the quarterback sitation a problem, but the Cougars’ youth also worried the UH coaching staff. However, the Cougars’ answers to those questionable spots have performed well during the team’s first three wins. The UH defense ranks seventh in the nation, allowing 221 yards a game. The Aggies have relied heavily on the talents of running backs Earnest Jackson and Johnny Hector through the first four games of the season, and the UH rushing defense has given up only 55 yards a game. The Aggie back- field will receive its strongest test of the 1981 season, while Texas A&M quarterback Gary Kubiak hopes to have success against a defensive backfield that has given up 162 yards a game. Jackson and Hector have totaled 773 rushing yards through the first four games, as well as 148 receiving yards. That places Hec tor fourth in the Southwest Con ference in tandem offense, while Jackson is sixth in the SWC. Cougar senior defensive end Leo Truss said: “To stop Hector and Jackson, we’ll just have to hit them hard and solid. They both ran well last year, especially Hec tor, and I’m sure they’ll be better this year because they’ve ma tured. ” Kubiak said the Aggies’ ba lanced offensive attack will be an advantage in Saturday’s game. “Some teams try to pass on Houston because they’ve got great linebackers and a great front four,” Kubiak said. “California (29-28 losers to the Aggies) had a good secondary, but they weren’t very big up front (on the defensive line), so we figured we could handle their front line and we ran against them. Against Tech we tried to balance the offense so the run and pass would complement ate too ie soccer teams ready to face strong opponents season iggies regulari nal and )th in 91 giving! s to prJ :7 _ , . My FRANK L. CHRISTLIEB team s ■ |prlfnr\il Battalion Staff ulto^rB^h Texas A&M Universi- L’TAlol men s anc ^ women’s soccer pins are in action this weekend, h the women playing at home inst Louisiana State University the men traveling to Lubbock play Texas Tech University. The weekend action follows inday’s announcement that Jth teams have been elevated to ■sity teams by the Texas A&M ■iletic Council and President FrankE. Vandiver. After the past lOIWekend’s matches, interim I du Iletic director Wally Groff liounced that the Aggie ^ pien’s and men’s clubs had *1 ] P c n given team status. ' |The men’s team has an overall ■cord of 3-3-1 and a Southwest ■nference Soccer League record Thursdl2-0-1. The women’s team, with il ranlmiecord of 2-0. puts that unbeaten ;ht gamyk on the line against eighth- i recorded LSU Saturday on the ims.Teif eas A&M drill field. Univei* The men’s team won two matches the past weekend, de feating TCU and Arkansas by scores of 3-2 and 3-0. Coach Telmo Franco said after those games that his team is playing with spirit and intensity. “In general, we accomplished some very good teamwork,” Fran co said. "Our club is playing more as a team. I would say we are right on schedule in that respect. Espe cially in the TCU game, which was a very difficult game, we played well.” The women’s team raised its re cord to 2-0 on the season by de feating Stephen F. Austin State University 2-1 Saturday in Kyle Field. Sue Niles scored the first goal for the Aggies with a direct shot on goal from the left wing. Two minutes later, Carol Smith passed to halfback Laura Estes, who scored from the 20-yard mark. The Aggies were unsuccessful on 15 shots, but they dominated the Lumberjacks enough to hold them to one goal. Aggie goalie Lucy Bourne saved several shots on goal by SFA, but the Texas A&M defense couldn’t prevent a fast break goal late in the game by the Lumberjacks. The women travel to Baylor Oct. 17 to play the Bears, then play the University of Texas in Au stin Oct. 24. .'fensea Tense* iteamI s, realwl Giesei the lea | today) Tickets | available | until 4 p.m. | : oods, ax. Students have until 4 p.m. to- = | to pick up tickets for Satur- = lys football game. 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ADS THE BATTALION Page 15 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1981 13 spell each other.” “When you work all week on both the running game and the passing game, if one of them isn t working in the game you can al ways go to the other,” he said. Texas A&M linebacker Mike Little said the Houston veer offense could pose problems for the Aggies, but he and his team mates hope to shut off an option- oriented offense. “The Houston veer is very dan gerous because if you don’t stop the inside run you leave a crease between the linebacker and the defensive linemen that the run ning backs and the quarterback can get through,” Little said. “If you go wide, they have the option of cutting back up the field on you. If you don’t get a good blow on the outside blocker, it causes real problems for linebackers. “We want to force them to pitch the ball as much as we can. If they exchange the ball a lot, we may force a few mistakes. 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