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The Battalion Sports
March 8, 1982 Page 11
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\&M to host Lamar in NIT Wednesday
staff photo by David Fisher
gie forward Mike Thomas shoots while in the SWC tourney Friday, but lost
ier pressure from Houston’s Michael to the Arkansas Razorbacks 84-69
ing (42) and Clyde Drexler (right). in Saturday’s championship game.
' Cougars defeated the Aggies 89-76
by Frank L. Christlieb
Sports Editor
The Texas A&M basketball
team will host Lamar University
in the opening round of the 32-
team National Invitational tour
nament Wednesday.
Although it had been specu
lated that the Aggies would re
ceive an invitation after losing
89-76 to the Houston Cougars
Saturday in the Southwest Con
ference tournament semifinals,
the offer was not confirmed un
til Sunday.
Texas A&M Associate Athle
tic Director Charley Thornton
accepted the invitation Sunday,
saying: “I regret we did not re
ceive an invitation to the NCAA
tournament, as we feel our bas
ketball team could compete in
the NCAAs. The NIT is still a
very prestigious tournament
and it will be very helpful to our
program, our players and to our
recruiting to be able to play in
it.”
The Aggies’ opponent was
not announced until just after
10 p.m. Sunday night, when
Texas A&M coach Shelby Met
calf received news of the
pairing.
“I’m just glad to be in the
NIT,” Metcalf said. “I’m real ex
cited about our playing at home.
I imagine if we’re fortunate
enough to win this one, we’ll
have to hit the road.”
Texas A&M has played the
Cardinals only once in its his
tory, losing 61-60 during the
1979-80 season in the Great
Alaska Shootout in Anchorage,
Alaska. Lamar, which partici
pated in the NCAA tourney the
past two seasons, finished as the
runner-up in the Southland
Conference this season with a
22-6 record.
While Southwestern
Louisiana won the Southland ti
tle by defeating the University of
Texas at Arlington in the league
tournament, Lamar was elimin
ated by UT-A 78-73 in the tour
ney semifinals.
The Aggies, who will host the
Cardinals in G. Rollie White Col-
photo by C. Michel Chang
Texas A&M basketball coach Shelby Metcalf watches
action during Friday’s loss to the Houston Cougars.
The Aggies received an invitation Sunday to compete
in the National Invitational Tournament, and will
open by hosting Lamar University Wednesday at 7:30
in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
iseum at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
finished the season with an l8-
10 record.
Lamar finished with a 22-6 re
cord and had a 7-3 record in
regular-season conference play.
Other NIT pairings include:
Tuesday
— Oklahoma (19-10) at Oral
Roberts (18-11)
Wednesday
— Western Kentucky (19-9) at
Purdue (14-13)
— Connecticut (17-10) at
Dayton (19-8)
— Long Island U. (20-9) at
Illinois (17-10)
— Washington (18-9) at
Brigham Young (17-12)
Thursday
— Temple (19-7) at Georgia
(16-11)
— Iona (24-8) at Rutgers (19-
9)
— American (21-8) at Brad
ley (21-10)
— Murray St. (20-7) at Neva-
da-Las Vegas (19-8)
Friday
— Tulane (17-8) at Louisiana
State (14-13)
— Maryland (15-12) at Rich
mond (18-10)
— St. Peter’s (20-8) at Syra
cuse (15-12)
— Fordham (18-10) at Virgi
nia Tech (18-10)
— Mississippi (17-11) at
McDonalds
DRIVE-THRU
WINDOW
MCDONALD’S
INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS
Clemson (14-13)
— Cal-Irvine (22-6) at San
Diego State (20-8)
The University of Texas at El
Paso, which finished with a re
cord of 20-8, did not accept an
invitation to play in the NIT. All
nine of the other schools win
ning 20 games but not receiving
NCAA berths accepted NIT
spots.
Metcalf, whose squad defe
ated Baylor 64-63 in the SWC
tournament quarterfinals be
fore losing 89-76 to Houston,
said the emotional opening vic
tory over the Bears shouldn’t
have affected the team.
“I thought we played much
better in our other two games
against Houston,” Metcalf said.
“We don’t have any excuses.”
After Friday’s loss to Hous
ton, Metcalf said: “I thought the
last 10 minutes of the first half
(when Houston erased a seven-
point Texas A&M lead to take a
45-34 lead at halftime) was the
best of the six halves Houston
has played against us this year.”
Texas A&M and Houston
split their two games during the
regular season, with the Aggies
winning here 95-77 and the
Cougars winning in Hofheinz
Pavilion 96-93 in the last game
of the season.
Tickets for Wednesday’s NIT
opener game are $6 for reserved
seats and bleachers on the west
side of the coliseum, and $5 for
north end bleacher seats. The
reserved seat tickets will be avail
able to season ticket holders to
day through noon Tuesday on a
first-come, first-served basis,
and after that they will be on sale
to the general public.
General admission tickets are
$4, and students with all-sports
passes have priority in purchas
ing those tickets. The priority
period for students with passes
is today through noon Tuesday,
and only one ticket may be
bought with each all-sports pass.
All remaining tickets will be
available to the general public
after noon Tuesday.
At University Drive
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BREAKFAST EVERY
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Now on S. Texas Ave.
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IM Game Plan
I VOLLEYBALL ENTRIES OPEN: Today is the first day to
sign up your team for this year’s Volleyball Triples Tourna-
| ment. Entries will be taken in the IM office through Tuesday,
[ March 23, and play will begin March 29. The entry fee is
$10.00 per team. There will be a men’s, women’s, and corec
division in Classes A, B, and C.
OFFICIALS MEETING: Men and women interested in
officiating Volleyball Triples should attend the meeting tonight
at 7 p.m. in room 162 East Kyle.
ENTRIES CLOSE: Tomorrow, March 9, is the last day to
sign up in the IM office for Innertube Water Polo, Water Polo,
Badminton Doubles, and the Slam Dunk Contest. Three com
petitive options are offered in each sport for men and women.
EXTRAMURAL SPORTS CLUB MEETING: On Tues
day, March 9, each sport club must send one representative to
the bi-monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. in room 162 East Kyle.
SLAM DUNK CONTEST: Wednesday night, March 10 at
7 p.m., the main floor of G. Rollie White will be the scene of
the 1982 slam dunk contest. Interested men and women can
enter the competition in the IM office or at the contest. A $1
entry fee will he assessed each person, and male and female
champions will be awarded Intramural T-shirts.
TEAM CAPTAINS MEETING: Innertube Water Polo and
Mater Polo team captains meet Thursday, March 11 at 5:15
p.m. in Room 167 G. Rollie White to pick up schedules and go
over rules.
Aggie weightlifter
Steve Lumpee recent
ly set a new
weightlifting world
record. To help him
build his strength for
Nationals next week,
Steve is our
McDonalds* “Be
Our Guest” winner.
He can pick up his
B.O.G. coupon in the
Intramural Office.
Mens’ Class A
Intramural Bas
ketball Cha in -
pions — The
“Jim Bobbers”.
Aggie Sets World Record
Steve Lumpee, a Texas A&M weightlifter, has set
a world record in the Men’s teenage dead lift. On
February 20, the 19-year-old sophomore from El
Paso, broke the dead lift record previously set in
August. At the Texas State Open in Arlington Steve
lifted 672 pounds.
A graduate of Coronado High School in El Paso,
Steve is currently a Pre-Med major here at Texas
A&M. He started seriously weightlifting as a senior
in high school. Since moving east, he has been
training under the direction of World Class Power
Lifter Bennett Clayton who operates a weight train
ing facility in Bryan.
In his short career, Steve has set three weightlift
ing records: the squatlift at 622 pounds, the dead lift
at 672 pounds, and a novice total lift record of 1.669
pounds.
Steve is a member of the Texas A&M Weightbft-
ing Club which, he says, is growing rapidly. Anyone
seriously interested in weightlifting competitively
or in learning more about weightlifting as a sport
can join the club and use the club’s facility on the
Acknowledgements
McDonald’s® Intramural High
lights is sponsored each Monday
in the Battalion by your local
McDonalds* Restaurants at
University Drive, Manor east
Mall and Texas Avenue. Pictures
by Tom Davies and Steven
Ward.
Basketball Champions
Thursday, March 4, was the last night of the 1982 Intramural
Basketball season. After two months of games the All-
University finals in Classes A and B were held. When the
playoffs began, 111 Class A teams and 371 Class B teams had
visions of championship awards. Well, the results are in, and
the following teams have come out on top.
Super League
Men
Women
Men
Women
CoRec
Men
Women
CoRec
Class A
Class B
Banished Forever
In Your Eye
Jim Bobbers
NBA
Centex
OBDP
Keathley Kommets
It’s My Team
SPRING BREAK HOURS
second floor of G. Rollie White. Lumpee noted with
a smile that more women are learning to enjoy
weightlifting and joining the A&M Club.
During Spring Break, the College National Pow
erlifting Championship is being held in Hunting-
ton, West Virginia. Naturally, the TAMU club will
be competing, so Steve and several other club
members are training now. Those traveling to West
Virginia March 19 and 20 include: Hiep Van Nguy
en, Andy Rettenmaier, Freddy Cortez, Steve Lum
pee, John Rodger, Ed McGough, and Robert
Windsor.
President of the A&M Club, Phil Bellmore, says
the team hopes to place in the top three teams
nationally. An impressive showing at the National
Championships will help the club in its bid for
varsity status.
The TAMU Club will be hosting two powerlifting
meets in College Station this spring on March 27
and on May 1. More information about Weightlift
ing and other extramural sport clubs is available in
the Intramural Office.
DeWare Fieldhouse
East Kyle & GRW
Pool
DeWare Fieldhouse
East Kyle & GRW
Pool
March 16 - 19
March 20-21
Closed
10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Noon - 2 p.m.
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Sport Club Action
Since Spring Break begins this weekend, most Aggies are
preparing for a long-awaited vacation. TAMU sport clubs,
however, are just reaching the peak of their spring season.
Several of the more competitive clubs will be active this
weekend and/or next.
GYMNASTICS: travels to Houston Baptist University Saturday,
March 20, for the Texas Open.
LACROSSE: The men's team travels to Louisiana, stopping in New
Orleans on Saturday, March 13, for a game with Tulane, and then it’s
onto Baton Rouge Sunday to play LSU.
RUGBY: The Men’s club will be in Houston Saturday, March 13, for
a game with the “Old Boys”.
CYCLING: The TAMU Club will be wearin’ the maroon in the St.
Patrick’s Day Road Race in San Antonio Sunday. March 14. Their
hectic schedule includes the Piney Woods Road Race and the Tour de
Louisiana Stage Race on March 20 and 21.
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Both the A team and the AA team will he
in San Antonio Saturday, March 13 for the Randolph Air Force Base
Tournament and gearing up for regionals in Houston March 20 at the
University of Houston tournament.
ROADRUNNERS: Austin will be the scene of the Capitol 10.000
Sunday, March 21 and Texas A&M runners will be there.
PENBERTHY CELEBRATION OF SPORTS 1982
.... Slow-Pitch Softball. ... Fast Pitch Softball.... Double
Elimination. ... 48 hours... . Tug-of-War.... Lacrosse. ...
Rugby.... Special Events.... Men, Women, CoRec, Facul
ty* Staff. Students.... Trophies.... T-shirts.... Fun....
Don’t Miss It!. ... Sign up before March 23 in the IM Office.