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ar ng 3e itiona] Sports Monday, November 12, 1984AThe Battalion/Page 9 SWC Volleyball Ags vs. Texas Tech G. Rollie White — 7:30 p.m. exSpence' account and ajt d: > COtM oyment e of 3 oi it supp. id expj' pprentio tesectot' in 15 ps lation t level ii; that nil' laid, miedisf hat it v rd of it e piesf : y inai dequai: juatefc standaii a bent: that tlf i ken fat her th nt. yes,: but dins h«’ are," ^ irnia at- aeir ed> dped* lie said hate-v end? -essiol'; 7 peopi ire oth links ^ dal e$ he erf j! bias' 1 lesahe : d to niglU' that; bout' ; two'; andeJ •bit-1# g > ir ^ ingS“ f Photo by DEAN SAITO “The (Athletic) department is a bit backwards in comparison toother universities, with reference to women’s athletics. All they (the department heads) want from us is to win the (Southwest) conference.” — Texas A&M volleyball player Margaret Spence (pictured above, No. 6, in action against Texas earlier this season). By TAMARA BELL Sports Writer Although Texas A&M sopho more volleyball player Margaret Spence spends mornings in the gym and afternoons in the weight room, she manages to squeeze in an episode of General Hospital with older brother, David, and keep up with her favorite class — the sociology of sport. “Volleyball naturally takes up a large portion of my days,” Spence said. “But I make time to visit with my brothers and friends. Since finding a stable job, perhaps in the marketing field, is of top priority when I graduate, my days are divided between studying and volleyball.” Since volleyball is an aggressive sport, Spence credits it with de veloping her character and matu rity. “It’s difficult to play volleyball without assuming certain roles, such as the aggressor,” Spence said. “I played basketball in high school and was told not to pursue basketball in college because I was too skinny and would be pushed around. I decided to con centrate on volleyball full-force.” On the wall in Spence’s room, amid pictures of friends and posters of sailboats, hangs a pho tograph of television star Tom Selleck. “When I was in Seattle for na tional competition, Tom Selleck was supposed to arrive at the games because of his interest in the sport,” Spence said. When I wasn’t playing, I was scouting out all the possible areas Tom could be. I ended up missing him by one day.” The easygoing Spence be comes animated when discussing the position of athletic director at Texas A&M. "I would like to be athletic di rector for A&M so I could dele gate the money supply to each or- Ags showcase ’84 eager talent A&M’s Margaret Spence ganization according to its performance,” Spence said. “Ob viously, I would take money from football and give women’s athlet ics what it deserves, or at least di vide the budget more evenly than it’s divided right now. “The (Athletic) department is a bit backwards in comparison to other universities, with reference to women’s athletics. All they (the department heads) want from us is to win the (Southwest) confer ence.” Spence encourages more stu dents to attend A&M volleyball games. “Even though we re always en couraging people to come out to the games, the turnout this sea son has been the best volleyball has seen here,” Spence said. “We didn’t expect the support we’ve gathered, especially from Dunn Hall. Those guys are like a fan club. It gets our adrenalin flow ing when we know someone’s be hind us.” No. 14 A&M and Texas are tied for first place in the SWC. Spence said the team needs extra support for the rematch with the Longhorns on Nov. 14 in Austin. By JEFF GRAUNKE Sports Writer Basketball exhibition games are used to showcase a team’s talent for the upcoming season. Texas A&M proved its ’84 showcase is chock full of talent in a run-and-gun 95-89 vic tory over the Houston Continental Flyers over the weekend. The Aggies looked like versatile basketball team. They showed their ability to run the fast break and work an offense to get the ball to the bas ket, even this early in the season. “We’re where we should be,” A&M coach Shelby Metcalf said. “Were adept and we played with confidence. I was pleased.” Metcalf has some potent offensive weapons on his ’84 squad. Leading the Aggies in scoring was “Down town" Kenny Brown with 26 points. Brown also pulled down six re bounds. “I felt strong,” Brown said. “I just had to bring it out. This year w'e’re running a lot. We’re pushing the ball down court without forcing it.” Holding his own in the lane, 6- foot-9 Jimmie Gilbert pulled down 10 rebounds and scored 13 points for A&M. Gilbert had tough compe tition under the boards, fighting against the Flyers heavy artillery. They brought some big guns to town. Brian Christensen led the Flyers in scoring with 18 points. Chris tensen, 6-10,245 pounds, wasn’t the only boss on the Flyers’ front line. John Hot lock, 6-10, 230 pounds, Nick Cucinella, 6-8, 230 pounds and Bill Wendlandt at 6-8, 220 pounds, provided muscle underneath. Andrew Parker was second in scoring for the Flyers, chalking up 16 points. Former Aggie Steve Syles- tine followed with 14 points and 7 rebounds. The game was physical — the fouls prove it. Three Aggies, Winston Crite, Don Marbury and A1 Pulliam fouled out for the Aggies. The Flyers’ Harry O’Brien fouled out for the Flyers. The Ags totaled 25 personal fouls to the Flyers’ 27. Sophomore Todd Holloway was second in scoring for the Aggies with 15 points. Marbury, a transfer from Brooklyn, New York, scored 12 points and had three steals for A&M. Overall, the Ags hit 50.7 per cent f rom the field and 75.8 percent from the foul line. “On the whole they played better than I expected,” Metcalf said of his team. “Cary Lewis played better than 1 expected. A1 (Pulliam) looked impressive out there.” Lewis, a junior guard, is coming of f a serious knee injury which has kept him out of uniform for a year. Lewis hit six for six from the foul line against the Flyers. “Gary’s knee held up,” Metcalf said. “I’m going to forget that. Ob viously he has.” The Ags had the lead for most of the game, but, even when the Flyers led, A&M controlled the game. A&M displayed confidence through out and showed it could play in con trol in a pressure situation. “In the second half we took char ge,” Metcalf said. “We ran the of fense well.” The Ags took charge, but not for long. With 7:54 left in the game, the Flyers took the lead. The lead changed hands twice in that span, but the Ags held on. Even when they were down, which was only by three points, the Aggies kept their cool. Metcalf wasn’t completely satis fied with the Ags’zone defense. Even though A&M won, Metcalf said, “There just wasn’t a whole lot of de fense out there.” Metcalf said the game was defi nitely a confidence builder for the Aggies. It was a high scoring game, something the Ags need to establish this early in the season. 1984-85 C a Aft y ft u r e c t o i (Mm ;.: |Li • V * • kV-r Available Now in Room 230 Reed McDonald 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ml / / r ; i i /(iSl 1 1 •' -1 v .tf , ii ^ ft,- T : /ft, Thftft-VV ft:-.ft\v T, ■ Students MUST bring their fee slip. 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