Page 10/The Battalion/Wednesday, February 6,1985
SPORTS
No time for LadyAgs
to rest against Baylor
By CHAREAN WILLIAMS
Assistant Sports Editor
The Texas A&M women’s basket
ball team doesn’t seem to know the
meaning of the word “rest.”
The Aggies returned from Ar
kansas late Sunday night after a 75-
65 defeat. Monday, the Aggies prac
ticed and watched game films of the
Razorback loss. Tuesday, the team
had a hard practice.
Tonight it’s back to the hard
woods for yet another game.
At 5:15 p.m. in G. Rollie White
Coliseum, tne Ags will take on the
Baylor Bears, who are only a game
ahead of the Ags in the Southwest
Conference standings.
For the Aggies (10-9, 3-6 in SWC)
it’s a good chance to gain some
ground on the conference front
runners.
“It’s an important game,” said
A&M Head Coach Lynn Hickey.
“You’ve got to win the home games.
We’re close to several teams in the
conference. If we beat a few of these
teams, we could move into the fifth
spot.”
The Aggies have been playing
some tough games as of late. And
Hickey said Baylor will be no excep
tion.
“Baylor may have some of the fin
est athletes in the conference. They
have good size and can really jump.
They have an outside and an inside
game.
“Their biggest problem is that
they haven’t been consistent. We’ve
got to play our hardest and our best.
We have to try to intimidate them
and control the game. They are so
quick; we don’t want to get in a run
ning game with them.”
Ann Trinka, the Aggies’ sixth
man, could see a lot more playing
time against Baylor. Trinka led the
Ags with six rebounds and had a sea
son-high 16 points against Arkansas
last Saturday.
Center Michelle Tatum injured
her shoulder against Arkansas and is
a probable starter. Tatum may only
limited action against the Bears.
Hickey said the Ags haven’t made
a decision on the final starting line
up, but feel comfortable with Trinka
in the game.
“We may move Ann (Trinka) into
the starting line-up,” Hickey said.
“You just never know whether a kid
will perform better coming off the
bencn or starting. The people she
would be replacing have done a fine
job, so you don’t want to jump that
either.
“I don’t think Michell’s injury is
serious, but she will miss two days of
ractice. That might hurt her a little
it. Thank goodness Ann has started
to play well.”
One of the Aggies biggest prob
lems has been offensive consistency.
One night, Jenni Edgar will carry
the team with her perimeter shoot
ing and another night Lisa Langston
will be controlling the inside. Other
nights someone else will enter to
save the Aggies, ala a Beth Young
jumper at the buzzer to beat Rice in
Houston last week.
And then some nights, none of
the Aggies are hitting.
“We’ve been waiting for them to
all be hitting on the same night,”
Hickey said. “If we ever get that con
sistency, there aren’t many teams
that will beat us. But, we’re still wait
ing for it. With only nine games left,
there’s not much more time to wait.”
Hickey said she was pleased with
the progress and dedication the se
nior-laden team has shown.
“They have worked hard,” Hickey
said. “I feel good about the things
they have done. It’s just hard to go
through that and not get the success
on the scoreboard.”
Tonight, the Aggies are hoping to
feel that unknown feeling of success.
If the Ags defeat the Bears, they will
have won three out of their last four
gdmes — a giant step for the wom
en’s program in only Hickey’s first
season.
Photo by DEANSAITO
Texas A&M’s Jimmie Gilbert (30) shoots a jumper over the
top of Rice’s Tony Barnett during the Aggies’ victory over
the Owls last week in Houston. A&M will meet another
struggling SWC foe tonight in the form of the Baylor Bears.
A&M can’t elude
last-place Bean
By BRANDON BERRY
Sp>orts Writer
The Texas A&M men’s basketball
team hopes to avoid a fire and brim
stone baptism by the last-place Bay
lor Bears at 7:30 tonight in G. Rollie
White Coliseum.
“(Baylor’s) a real quick team,” said
Aggie Head Basketball Coach
Shelby Metcalf. “They have some
tremendous athletes and have been
playing real well in their last three
games.
“They’ve just been playing the
wrong teams.”
The Bears come into the game
having lost in overtime to the Arkan
sas Razorbacks last Wednesday.
Their one conference win of the sea
son, over Rice in Houston last Sun
day, followed a strong performance
against the Houston Cougars.
Baylor really has been playing
well against the good teams. So why
are they in last place in the South
west Conference?
Following a 7-2 record to start the
season, the Bears lost their next
eight games, six of which were SWC
contests. Baylor still ranks as one of
the highest scoring teams in the na
tion, but their weaknesses frequently
resulted in the other team finishing
with just a few more points when the
final buzzer sounded.
Until recently, that is.
“They’re a lot less of a gambling
team on defense than they were ear-
yez
lea'
they still lead the conference
steals.
“They really do have some;
mendous athletes.”
And some very inexpeni
ones. Their leading scorer, j
Carlos Briggs, is a junior
transfer and their next twos
leaders, guards Michael Wil
and Eric Johnson, are freshmen |
So why should the Aggie
scared of a team long on m
ence and short on defense?
“This game is important to usi
just because it’s the next one,"
calf said, “but also because wen
need a win right now. That Ids
Arkansas really hurt us and wee
to play well against Baylor. The
sure to play well against us.”
Hopefully for the Aggies,non
enough to spoil Metcalfs diai
recording his 200th SWC victon
A&M. That milestone eludetb
calf last Friday night in diet ?
riendly confines of Barnhill i
in Arkansas.
Metcalf wants a win forthett
The team wants a win for Meld:
Maybe Baylor will find it ii;
heart to oblige.
Texas A&M Sportsday
Men's Basketball
Ags(14-6, 6-3 in SWC) vs. Baylor (8-11, l-7inSWC)
G. Rollie White Coliseum — 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Ags (10-9, 3-6 in SWC) vs. Baylor (8-9, 3-5 in SWC)
G. Rollie White Coliseum —5:15 p.m.
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