Texas A&M
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Thursday, November 17,1983/The Battalion/Page 13
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Three-game sweep gives Longhorns
SWC crown, NCAA tourney berth
by John Wagner
Battalion Staff
The Texas Longhorns, paced by the dual offen
sive attack of Sharon Neugebauer and Kim Lar
son, whipped the Texas Aggies in three straight
games Wednesday to capture their third straight
Southwest Conference volleyball championship in
front of an estimated 2,400 spectators.
Neugebauer and Larson finished the match
with 14 and 12 kills respectively as the Horns
cruised, 15-8, 15-12, 15-10, completing their
sweep of conference play with a 10-0 record.
It was an especially frustrating match for the
Aggies, who came into G. Rollie White with an 8-1
conference record and hopes of upsetting the
Horns. An A&M win would nave forced the teams
into a playoff match Monday night in Austin, with
the winner claiming the automatic bid to the
NCAA tournament.
But Neugebauer and Larson made sure the
Longhorns would have Monday night off.
“We did all the things we wanted to do,” Larson
said. "We came into this match really confident."
The Longhorns jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead
in attain the first game before A&M was able to get on
. —the scoreboard. The Aggies had problems l)lock-
J usl ™ ling, and UT took advantage of it to take the lead.
“I think the crowd made us a little nervous at
first,” A&M coach Terry Condon said. “It’s the
Irst time we’ve ever played in front of that many
people.”
A&M cut Texas’ lead to 13-8 late in the game,
ase j J" but that was as close as they could get.
In the second game, A&M once again gave the
Horns a big lead, this time letting them jump in
front 9-3 before staging a comeback attempt.
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took away an apparent UT side-out and gave the
point to A&M on a net call. UT coach Mick Haley,
upset at what appeared to be the referees’ indeci
sion, came off the bench to complain. He was
given a yellow warning card, and the referees
stood by their earlier call.
The slight controversy seemed to fire the
Aggies up, and they charged back to tie the score
at 11-11 before the Horns’ attack put the game
away. Jo Beth Palmer, Fran Teeter and Neuge
bauer each had a spike to put A&M away, 15-12.
“We just served out at too many crucial points,”
A&M’s Linda Clausen said.
The third game was all Texas, and only a UT
letdown late in the game allowed the Aggies to
make it close, 15-10.
Condon was obviously disappointed in the
Aggies’ play.
“We’re supposed to be the No. 1 defensive team
in the conference,” Condon said, “and we certain
ly didn’t show that tonight.
“Some of key players had horrible matches.”
The Longhorns came into the match leading
the SWC in offense with a .280 attck average, but
in the end, it was their defense — not the Aggies’
— that clinched the win. Time after time the
Horns stood firm against A&M’s attack, and UT’s
blocking caused major problems for the Aggies
throughout the match.
“We played a little bit higher at the net than
they (the Aggies) did,” Haley said. “We were suc
cessful in doing what we wanted to do.”
The win boosted Texas’ season record to 30-6,
with games against Purdue, Ohio State and a tour
nament appearance at the Northwestern Invita
tional tournament left on the schedule.
The Aggies dropped to 23-21 on the season.
Texas Longhorn volleyball players Jo Beth
Palmer (20), and Kim Larson reach up to
block Chris Zogata’s spike Wednesday night.
Dave Scott, Battalion photo
The Longhorns captured the Southwest
Conference championship and a berth in
the NCAA playoffs with a three-game sweep.
With the score 9-5 in Texas’ favor, the referee®
Prediction
UPI picks Michigan over Ohio State
in annual battle for money, prestige
Haley says Ags should get bid
United Press International
Even when there’s no Big Ten
itle on the line, the Michigan-
| Ohio State game keeps the bowl-
i wills etchers waiting. The winner of
illpaf Saturday’s battle at Ann Arbor,
thef Mich., goes to the Sugar Bowl
srcaii* w jjj| e t J, e i oser settles for the
willh fiesta Bowl.
fhel 1 , The difference in the Sugar
d 00 pnd Fiesta Bowls is $900,000, as
rnmet jf bragging rights weren’t
enough to get the Wolverines
“and Buckeyes ready to bang
heads.
No. 8 Michigan’s attack re
volves around the passing of
Steve Smith, while No. 10 Ohio
it.i,Lf ^State’s offense is more balanced.
I™ The Buckeyes can run 1,000-
jUU yard rusher Keith Byars or let
Mike Tomczak throw. The Wol-
Iverines counter with a strong de-
A'fi fense against both the pass and
^ Hrush, the home field adv
[vantage
and revenge motive (Ohio State
won 24-14 last year and 14-9 in
11981).
Prediction: Michigan 20,
Ohio State 14.
In other games Saturday:
East
Penn State 24, Pittsburgh 17 —
Lions have one more upset in
them.
West Virginia 31, Syracuse 14 —
Orange won’t pull off another
shocker.
Boston College 40, Holy Cross
22 — Good test for Holy Cross.
The difference in the
Sugar and Fiesta
Bowls is $900,000, as if
bragging rights we-
ren’t enough to get the
Wolverines and Buck
eyes ready to bang
heads.
Harvard 34, Yale 6 — “The
Game” becomes ‘‘The Mis
match.”
Also, Rutgers 18, Temple 14;
Penn 21, Dartmouth 14.
South
Clemson 21, South Carolina 15
— Tigers aren’t as hungry for
non-league foe.
Tennessee 27, Kentucky 24 —
Vols shake off last week’s upset.
North Carolina 31, Duke 17 —
Pair of three-game streaks end.
Maryland 30, North Carolina
State 12 — Terps snap slide with
ease.
Also, Virginia 19, Virginia Tech
16.
Midwest
Illinois 34, Northwestern 6 —
Illini has fun against overmatch
ed Wildcats.
Iowa 44, Minnesota 16 —
Another Big Ten mismatch.
Missouri 25, Kansas 10 — Tigers
keep faint Big Eight hopes alive.
Notre Dame 24, Air Force 14 —
Irish outrush run-happy Fal
cons.
Also, Oklahoma State 28, Iowa
State 20; Wisconsin 21, Michi
gan State 10.
Southwest
Texas 34, Baylor 14 — Lon
ghorns surprise by winning big.
Southern Methodist 29, Arkan
sas 7 — Angry Mustangs
stamped Hogs.
Louisiana St. 28, Tulane 14 —
Small consolation for Tigers’
miserable season.
Also, Texas A&M 20, Texas
Christian 8; Texas Tech 18,
Houston 16.
West
Washington 25, Washington
State 12 — Huskies avoid repeat
of ’82 to clinch Rose Bowl.
UCLA 24, USC 16 — Trojans
write this year off.
Brigham Young 46, Utah 19 —
Cougars offense no match for
Utes.
California 18, Stanford 14 —
Bears won’t need help from the
band this time.
Arizona State 26, San Jose State
14 — Wildcats stopped slide last
week.
Also, Nevada-Las Vegas 10,
Long Beach State 7.
Last week: 22-6
Totals: 234-85
by Kay Mallett
Battalion Staff
Texas A&M’s preseason goal
of reaching the NCAA regional
playoffs this year can still be
come reality despite losing the
Southwest Conference title to
the University of Texas
Wednesday, Longhorn coach
Mick Haley said.
In fact, Haley said A&M has a
better-than-average chance for
an at-large bid to the playoffs.
“I think A&M is better than
three of the teams that won their
conference and are getting
bids,” he said. “Plus, A&M play
ed an extremely tough schedule
this year.”
But Texas A&M coach Terry
Condon said receiving the bid is
highlv unlikely.
“I don’t think we’ll get one,” I
she said after the 8-15, 12-15,1
10-15 loss to the Horns. “We’ve |
played a lot of good teams, but
our record isn’t that good.”
The Aggies have played in
five top-notch tournaments this
season, including the UCLA In
vitational, in which several top
20 teams participated. Both
Haley and Condon said the
Aggies’ schedule hurt their re
cord.
Of the 24 teams that make the
NCAA tournament, six are
chosen at at-large. Condon said
the California teams likely
would get those bids.
But Haley said the Southwest
Conference is underrated when
compared to the well-known
west coast teams. He added that
tradition also helps the Califor
nia’s teams when it comes to
handing out invitations.
“The Southwest Conference
has some of the top talent across
the country,” he said. “That ta
lent should be recognized.
We’re not the patty-cake confer
ence the west coast coaches think
we are.”
A&M finishes up its season at
Louisiana State University over
the Thanksgiving holidays.
Haley predicted that if A&M de
feats either LSU or the Universi
ty of Southern California, the
Aggies would get a bid for re-
gionals.
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