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Lopez Battalion Staff Most people don’t consider j learn Irorni folleyball to be a game of inches, the game, h but the Aggie Ladies didn’t cpiite ling to maki measure up to an NCAA tour nament bid even though they were inches away from post- season action. lame teams lit is a lot mort, iVarriors Dec. 11 go againstih | 1^5 ( t on ’t make their ierdomeatl;| « 1 ' Ed Pincknts tate hasagH ee, and Noi ay to the volleyball circuit until Monday, but the Aggie Ladies are not likely to receive one with out a Southwest Conference title in their pocket. Most of the at- bids for the NCAA tour ney go out to various teams in California, where volleyball is more than just a weekend af f air. All coach Terry Condon’s ie Ladies had to do to secure a West-coast trip was to def eat the Lady Longhorns of Texas, a task they’ve lived up to before. But Condon’s team lost to Texas 12-15, 10-15, 15-8, 11-15 before approximately 3,000 Austin vol leyball supporters to give Texas the SWC trophy. The loss was demoralizing to the Aggie Ladies, but Condon said there’s still a slight chance of a tournament hid. “Most people consider the Southwest Conference to be one of the stronger conferences in the country, so we still might get a chance,” Condon said. “Over all, I think we’ve done pretty well. It’s been a good season and we have a good record and we’re ranked pretty high nationally. But a lot of Eastern schools that aren’t that strong probably will get the bids.” On a brighter note, Texas A&M men’s tennis team mem ber Kimmo Alkio reached the semifinals of the Southwest Re gional Qualifying Tournament for the NCAA tourney before bowing out to Tom Warneke of Trinity University, 6-2, 6-2. expects rward Chaill [in# > is 20 with swiii} ker. fop SO,*! powered, (1 AkeemW Iowa, the featuring f J d Bobb] ' ssouri, c and Ste 0. 15 If Ked Dale# ette is sparD ■Uvers and!' 1 his year tofk Okfaho® .. NO. 1 Ml 1 2428 GUADALUPE Have More Fun on Our QUALITY. 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But anyone who strayed in would eventually realize that such scenes were a routine part of Frog football ’82 — and Frog football ’81, ’80, etc. The reactions of the TCU players certainly were not those of players accustomed to win ning and shocked by a loss. The F.A. Dry era ended the way it began six years ago, and the time in between was no diffe rent. The TCU players who left Kyle Field Saturday knew no other way. As of Sunday, Dry is no lon ger head football coach at TCU. His players knew last week dur ing preparation for the game with the Aggies that their men tor had been axed. Stanley Washington, the Frogs’ senior all-SWC receiver, was a witness to the emotional trauma his teammates under went, and he struggled to pro vide moral support that would hopefully lead TCU through the Texas A&M game. “It’s extremely hard for a team to receive a blow like the one we did early in the week,” Washington said. “At that time the morale was extremely low.” But Washington, who caught only one pass for 22 yards against the Aggies, said he and some of the seniors were able to boost team morale a bit. “It (the game) was Coach Dry’s final hour, and a lot of the seniors’ final hour, and we wanted to make it something special,” Washington said. “I don’t know. I guess it’s just hard to get yoursell up and keep yourself up after something like that has happened. I guess the attitude was as good as it could be.” The Frogs’ star receiver said he could tell by his own reactions during workouts last week that staying ready for the Aggies would be a tough assignment. “I’d go out, and I could put all things aside, then there may be one time when I was sitting down drinking a sip of water on a break and all of a sudden real ity hit me again,” Washington said. “I’m pretty sure a lot of the players felt that same way.” Dry’s words to the team just after the announcement of his firing were not original. He said that all good things must come to an end. But Washington said those words made him realize he had four good years with TCU, despite his team’s lack of success. “Maybe that’s just the way it was planned to be,” Washington said. Professional football is still a distinct possibility in the tiny re ceiver’s future, and it would compensate more than adequ ately for four losing seasons at TCU. 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