Monday, December 8, 1986/The Battalion/Page 9
Sports
|ady Aggies fall in tournament final
Missed free throws cause A&M downfall against Nebraska
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By Doug Hall
Sports Writer
It was a bad omen for the Texas A&M wom
en’s basketball team Saturday night when, during
lalftime, former player and A&M’s all-time lead-
ng scorer Lisa Langston went to the free-throw
ine
It stake were free prizes for making three
cipsecutive shots.
IHer first attempt had good rotation and a soft
touch, but the ball never even hit the rim. Airball.
lo it went for the Lady Aggies who shot only
47.8 percent from the line in losing to Nebraska
13-79 in the championship game of the first Con-
versi Hampton Inn Lady Aggie Classic.
Ifhe free throws killed us,” A&M Head Coach
Lynn Hickey said. “You can’t shoot 48 percent
from the free-throw line and win close games.
We missed 12 free throws and lost by four, so
I’s the key.”
Hut the Lady Aggies made a valiant run at the
well-disciplined Cornhuskers in the second half,
closing to within two points at the 1:15 mark af
ter trailing by as many as seven with less than five
minutes to go.
Leading the Aggie surge was Donna Roper,
who led all scorers with 22 points, and Beth
Young, who finished the night with 16 points.
The Aggies, however, could not match the bal
anced approach of the Cornhuskers who had six
of their seven players in double figures. Leading
the way for Nebraska was junior forward Maur-
tice Ivy, who totaled 19 points and four re
bounds. Ivy was named the tournament’s most
valuable player. ,
Nebraska Head Coach Angela Beck was ob
viously pleased with Ivy’s performance, but was
even happier with her team’s play.
“Ivy is a great player,” Beck said, “but this was
a team effort. A&M kept coming at us and made
us play to the last second, and we played hard.”
Hickey also had kind words for the Nebraska
team, which improved its record to 5-0 with its
wins over A&M Saturday and a 62-49 beating of
Lamar on Friday night.
“They’re a fine team,” Hickey said. “They
don’t have great, awesome athletes except for
Ivy, but they’re basketball players. They know
how to play the game; they’re aware of what’s on
the floor.
“We have better athletic talent, but we’re still at
a point where we’re trying to learn how to adjust
to things.”
One of the things the Aggies didn’t adjust to
was the inside play of Stephanie Bolli, who came
down with five important second-half rebounds,
and the left baseline shooting of Amy Stephens,
who finished with 16 points.
On the defensive side, Bolli held A&M center
Lisa Jordan to only one second-half point, after
the 6-3 sophomore dropped in 13 in the first
half.
“Stephanie Bolli was our unsung hero,” Beck
See Lady Aggies, page 11
eorgia closes season forAg volleyballers
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By Homer Jacobs
Assistant Sfnirts Editor
I'lie University of Georgia elimi-
mald Texas A&M in the opening
ound of the NCAA volleyball play
offs Friday night to finish the 1986
eason for the Aggies.
I l&M lost 15-5, 4-15, 10-15, 6-15,
itlHive the Aggies a 23-14 final re-
fcnl. Georgia, 33-7, will face the
|mversity of Texas Saturday in
Austin in the South regionals.
tH'he Aggies were held to a .269
TANNING
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$15
MVU
104 College Main
hitting percentage, anti A&M Coach
A1 Givens pointed to lackluster pass
ing as a key to the outcome.
“We came out and played ex
tremely well the first game,” Givens
said. “In the second, third and
fourth games, our passing broke
down, which made our offense very
predictable.”
Individually, sophomore Cheri
Steensma was a bright spot for the
Aggies, recording 15 kills and a .448
hitting percentage. Senior Stacey
Gildner led A&M in kills with 18,
while finishing with a .428 hitting
percentage. Freshman Yvonne Van
Brandt led the Aggies defensively
with 14 digs.
Givens said Georgia’s talent and a
big home court advantage for the
Bulldogs, who have won 18 straight
matches at home and 27 out of their
last 28, made them unstoppable.
“I think playing at home had a
tremendous advantage (for
Georgia),” Givens said.
Although the Aggies did not
16-team regional round,
was content in giving his
make
Givens
squad a Top 20 ranking.
“Theoretically, we finished tied
for 17th, which is not too shabby,”
Givens said. “I think we represented
A&M to the best of our abilities.”
Friday’s match was the last outing
for A&M All-Southwest Conference
performers Margaret Spence and
Gildner and for seniors Chris Zo-
gata, Laura Hoppe and Stacey
Smith.
A&M’s Paula Crutcher tries to get past two Nebraska
as she drives to the goal during Saturday night’s game
Photo by Doug La Rue
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