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sports Battalion/Page February 2,191 Aggie Ladies fall to hot Cougars reaffirms dominance by Gaye Denley Battalion Staff Coach Cherri Rapp had promised that Monday night’s game with the University of Houston would be nothing like the Lady Cougars’ 73-36 blow out of the Aggie Ladies in last week’s Southwest Conference tournament. “Next time we play Houston, it won’t be that kind of game,” she had said. It wasn’t. Though they drop ped their second straight game to the Lady Cougars 77-65 Mon day in G. Rollie White Coliseum, any resemblance to Thursday’s tournament game, Texas A&M’s worst of the year, ended there. Freshman post Michell Tatum broke the 20-point mark for the second time in less than a week, scoring 22 Monday to spark an inside game that accounted for 37 of Texas A&M’s 65 points. Tatum was 10 of 17 from the field, while her team connected on 28 of 55 attempts for 50 percent, the Ladies’ highest of the season. “We had a great offensive game,” she said. “We hit the boards not quite as well as we should have, but we hung in there.” Another freshman post, Ann Trinka, was the other half of the Ladies’ inside attack, finishing with 15 points on seven of 13 attempts and one free throw. Guard Romy Gandy had eight points, and Jenni Edgar added four to give the Aggie freshmen a total of 49. “Our offense was much bet ter,” Rapp said. “Romy Gandy did an excellent job at point guard. I’m pleased to have the freshmen come through like they did tonight.” Texas A&M’s recharged 1982 LAW DAY (FORMERLY MBA/LAW DAY) Interested in a Legal Career? ^Attend panel discussions on law schools and legal careers, featuring Fred McClure, Kent Caperton and more. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. AStA Bldg. $ 2 AT MSC BOX OFFICE & DOOR $ 6 W/BBQ LUNCH (PRESALE ONLY) PI KAPPA ALPHA The “PIKES” Conclude Spring Rush ’82 this week at the Pike House offense, however, wasn’t enough to put away a Houston team with a pair of all-SWC posts of its own. Vickey Finch and Tylenia Nichols combined for 43 points to lead Houston’s 58 percent shooting perform ance. The Lady Cougars also sank seven of eight free throws for 87 percent, compared to Texas A&M’s 85 percent. “Our post defense was terri ble,” Rapp said. “It’s the reason we lost the game. And Houston was really playing well — they w’ere hitting everything they put up from the floor, and it’s really hard to beat a team when they’re playing like that.” Houston coasted to a 39-30 halftime lead, doing most of its scoring in the last five minutes of the first half, Tatum said. At one point in the second half, the Cougars were ahead by 22 until the Aggie defense began to tighten in the closing minutes, she said. “Our defense was so much better in the last five minutes,” she said. “If only we could’ve held the posts (on defense), we could’ve won.” The loss, their third straight, drops the Aggie Ladies’ season mark to 7-15 with five regular- season games remaining, most of them against SWC teams. The Ladies travel Wednesday to Waco to play Baylor, which de feated them 74-60 when they met Jan.9. (continued ft staff photo by Sumanesli Apt University of Houston junior post Vickey Finch shoots over Aggie Ladies’ sopho more guard Sheryl Clark during the Cougars’ 77-65 victory over Texas Al Monday afternoon in G. Rollie WhiteG iseum. Bears’ Ditka completes new staff with Hughes that we really i things tonight. ■“They kept open shot... ask there, I’m goi whether I miss< they weren’t so so I went to thei and put the she . [Several of came on follov own misses. He bined for 33 r< ing the Coug while the Aggi 48 rebounds. i| “I know that ference champi and if we keep we’re going t chance to get i | “When I km there, I started That was as opi year long. Ton opportunities back in.” V Riley said will provide it well in future T “It really m because a gt tonight is the look for,” Rile every game I j to remember \ and how I g< work on doinj During the of the game, t tied five time six lead char took a 16-14 k jumper in th left in the fit that point on, led. Texas A&1S Chart United Press International CHICAGO — The new coach of the Chicago Bears has arranged his 1982 staff with the signing of Ed Hughes as offen sive coordinator. Hughes, 54, an offensive assistant with the Eagles last year, had been offered the job last week by Bears’ Coach Mike Ditka and made up his Monday. “1 have three high schodJ daughters and that was I reason I wanted the weekern think about it,” Hughes said. 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