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Thursday, February 4, 1988/The Battalion/Page 11 Sports &M holds off TCU for win By Hal. L. Hammons Assistant Sports Editor |The Texas A&M Aggies held off a late charge by Texas Christian for a toudi|7l67 win to end a three-game losing Uve stjeak. lze( i prjB'fhe win, combined with Texas’ 1 sub> victory over Baylor, gave the Aggies -held) He posession of third place in the i the iiHuthwest Conference with a 5-3 re- wliticalHrd, 13-9 overall. TCU fell to 1-7 and 7-12. WedneBA&M led 30-26 at half, but saw raeliatithe game tied at 38 with 13:17 re- ;s.ArajHaining on two Todd Willis free iressii throws. ■■ HabiHfiut A&M followed with five con- Hussei;Hcutive posessions that resulted in ■o points between the 6:53 and 3:57 marks for a 60-51 lead, its big- gesi of the game. ■ TCU hit four three-point at- ^Hnpts in a row in the last 3:07, in cluding three by Rod Jacques, to pull to within three with 45 seconds re- j| -■aining. But John Lewis missed the pcond of two free throws with 22 jmaiJseconds remaining, and Willis missed a tip-in that would have liiought the Frogs to within two. jl«Two free throw s by Chris Cokinos , Sth 18 seconds left clinched the vic- vKiry for A&M, and a transition dunk ty Doug Dennis sealed it. JjH Jacques led all scorers with a sea- ■ftn-high 25 points, and Lewis added 17 for the Frogs. Darryl McDonald A&M with 22. The Frogs, last in the SWC in re funding, consistently were able to ^t off second and third shots ■gainst the A&M defense. They led ■&M 34-27 in rebounding, includ- Higa 16-7 edge in offensive boards. B McDonald was coming off a 4-for- P shooting performance in A&M ’s Jss to Texas Sunday, and his im- brovement w'as critical to the Aggies. I McDonald said, “I haven’t played liell the last three or four games. iluif. ail* 1 :rseffii invok| :cun« imp )ail oc DRIVE THE NEW DODGE DAYTONA SHELBYZ...AND WIN! Photo by Mike C. Mulvey Texas A&M’s Darryl McDonald powers past TCU’s Todd Willis for a layup during Wednesday’s game in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Eoach (Shelby Metcalf) got on me pud I told him I wouldn’t let him down anymore.” befoitB The Aggies had been reluctant to ed ihl sjhoot from outside in their losses. ;r tecwhey came out firing against TCU, yrfK tVuh Freddie Ricks hitting two of by ibBiree three-pointers in the opening iarken!si x minutes to help A&M tp an early lilvfaB-7 lead they would never lose. , I McDonald said, “A lot of the guys weren’t looking to score (during the losing streak.) This game, if we got the shot we were going to shoot it.” TCU’s only lead was on the open ing bucket, when Lewis stole the ball from McDonald and took it in for a layup for the game’s first points. Metcalf said, “I thought we got a better effort. I thought we didn’t play with the intensity we had against Baylor and Arkansas, but it was better than against (Texas) Tech and Texas.” The win over Texas Christian puts the Aggies at 14-7 versus the Frogs in the 1980s, 79-67 overall. A&M’s next game is in Dallas against the Mustangs of Southern Methodist Saturday at Moody Col iseum. If the Aggies beat the Mus tangs they would tie the 70 year-old A&M-SMU series at 79 games a peice. Drive to win! Take the wheel of a Daytona Shelby Z and put this Dodge performance machine through a competition rally course set up on campus. Your lap will be electronically timed and the student with the best' official score wins a trip to Daytona Beach to compete in the National Grand Finals. Plus prizes to the 2nd and 3rd place finishers. All absolutely free to students. 2nd Place—$3,000 cash scholarship and use of a Dodge Daytona Shelby Z for 1 year. 3rd Place—$2,000 cash scholarship and use of a Dodge Daytona Shelby Z for 1 year. ‘Official rally and prize award rules available at competition site Entry is easy. Just fill out the entry form at the competition then drive to win. Open to any student 18 years or older who's a licensed driver. Win a trip to Daytona Beach, Florida during Spring Break, including your roundtrip air fare and hotel accommoda tions as campus winner. National Grand Finals Awards: 1st Piace—$5,000 cash scholarship and use of a Dodge Daytona Shelby Z for#, year. and r & Dodge COMING TO: TEXAS A&M WHEN: Feb. 6 and 7 WHERE: Zachry Parking Lot TIME:10 AM -5 PM Texas A&M Sports Car Club ■olt ro ta jastf- s if li« onta as ntf .esp ?adf- .p X V / . . - 1 id 1 - 1 DENIM CLEARANCE SAVE 40 % MISSES GLORIA VANDERBILT CALVIN KLEIN SYNC CHEROKEE JUNIORS UNION BAY CALVIN KLEIN . ZENA From out of the blue! Dynamite savings on fall and holiday denim jeans and skirts. In a variety of stonewashed and acid-washed styles. Misses sizes, orig. 30.00-50.00, sale 18.00-29.99 Junior sizes, orig. 36.00-42.00, sale 21.60-25.20 Dillard’s SPOST OAK MALL, HARVEY ROAD AT HIGHWAY 6 BYPASS, COLLEGE STATION