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duca- ready 1 n offer ntedto offers vej ns served cafeie- eople, eds 18! re said, rvessis ker, s uildini aid the Cori benei ny trav i deckle lancing :wly in boards ach sta- dets do station, also has relp ex- g of the he larg- used to eater to Sports herrill-less By Jerry Bolz Sports Writer Defensive Coordinator R.C. Slo- um was calling the shots for the Texas Aggies instead of Jackie Sher- ill Saturday, but it didn’t hurt the kggies in the win column. The Aggies defeated Texas Chris- an 18-0 with Slocum, not Sherrill oaming the sidelines. Slocum filled in for Sherrill dur ing Sherrill’s self-imposed leave of bsence. Slocum said the players had to be little distracted, but they still came jo play the game. “The game was still our players gainst theirs,” he said. “We im- ressed upon them just to play the ame. I didn’t detect any lack of motion.” Quarterback Bucky Richardson, vhohad 98 yards on the day, agreed ith Slocum. “When you hit the field it’s you ndthem,” he said. “Players win ball [antes — not coaches.” Sherrill, who watched the game rom an unknown location, talked nth Slocum on the phone before ind after the game. Slocum said iherrill told him he did a good job [caching. Linebacker John Roper, who had 10 unassisted tackles, said Slocum gave a speech before the game that ;otthe team fired up. ‘We had a little extra incentive be- ause our coach wasn’t on the side- ine,” he said. “We left a goose egg ip there for TCU — a big one.” Richardson felt compassion for iherrill. “It’s hard for him because there is to place he would rather be on Sat- rday than on the sideline,” he said. All the players love him and he’s iur leader. Hp’ll always be our lead- The Horned Frogs were shut out or the first time since their game gainst Texas in 1985. Early on, it looked like they were ping to score several times. But the \&M defense, with it’s usual slow tart, got some big turnovers that ;ept TCU out of the endzone. The domed Frogs lost three fumbles in he first half, including one at the l&M two-yard line. Slocum said teams who run high- iskoffenses like TCU’s option game vill fumble from time to time. After the first half, the Aggie de- ense came alive. They prevented he Horned Frogs from getting close >y holding TCU to 32iyards in the lalf. fi bi A&M started the scoring late in he first quarter after Rod Harris re amed a TCU punt 16 yards to the Iggie 47. Richardson nailed him igain the next play for 49 yards to )ut the ball at TCU’s 4-yard line, lichardson hit tight end Mike Jones two plays later for a 2-yard TD. The extra point snap was hobbled by Richardson to hold the score at 6- 0. TCU had a field goal attempt on their next drive, but they failed to capitalize. Roper forced a fumble by TCU quarterback David Rascoe, which Leon Cole recovered to end TCU’s next drive. Scott Slater came on three plays later to boot a 43-yard field goal against a strong wind to give A&M a 9-0 lead. Just before halftime, a referee ruled a touchdown on a Darren Le wis pass to Gary Oliver. But the Ag gies were given an ineligible receiver penalty and had to settle for another Slater field goal — this one from 38 yards that made it 12-0. Linebacker Dana Batiste said TCU has a classy football program and that he enjoyed playing the Horned Frogs. “I do respect TCU, and they have a good football program — they’re good guys,” he said. The referees held ground over the game, throwing flags for per sonal fouls and unsportsmanlike- conduct violations on both teams throughout the day. The Aggies had 13 penalties for 124 yards. Richardson said the Ag gies came out agressive and got a few flags called on them. Lewis thought the referees were overly strict. “It was pretty rough out there,” he said. “The referees wouldn’t let us play the game.” The pace of the game slowed down in the second half. Slater missed two field goal at tempts in heavy wind and wet field conditions, and both teams were scoreless until about six minutes from the end of the game. TCU went for the first down on fourth down and was tackled behind the line by Roper. The Aggies took over at the Horned Frog 43-yard line and Richardson had consecutive runs of 10 and 31 yards. Robert Wilson dove in two plays later, but the snap on the extra point attempt was hobbled again to make the final 18-0. TCU running back Tony Dar- thard and A&M’s Lewis both went over the 2,000 career-yard mark in the game. Lewis ended up with 2,020 yards, just one behind Dar- thard. The game marked the 16th straight victory of A&M over TCU. The Aggies play Texas Thursday in Austin. Batiste said he thinks A&M has a good enough team to beat the Longhorns. It is not determined who will coach A&M. The Battalion Monday, Nov. 21, 1988 Page 9 shut out TCU Photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack (above) John Roper had three sacks on the day against TCU. (right) Bucky Richardson 98-yard performance sparked the Aggies. Photo by Jay fanner Neither rain nor wind nor controversy keep the game from appointed rounds The first hurricane of the year came to Kyle Field Saturday, but it wasn’t strong enough to keep the Aggies and TCU off of the field. This hurricane was not a meteorological threat, like Gilbert. Instead, it was a storm stirred up by fast moving clouds of suspicion that Jackie Sherrill has been up to more than expected. But Defensive Coordinator R.C. Slocum took the helm and, if only for a few hours, calmed the storm. I don’t know what Sherrill is up to. Proba bly only a handful of people do. But the fact is that the game was played — with or without Sherrill, Slocum or sunshine. Truthfully, it was a pretty boring game. One of the most exciting features of the game was the real weather. Up in the climate-con trolled press box, it was enjoyable to watch the thick black clouds move in over the stadium around halftime. The area was under a tor nado watch all through the game, so it was thrilling when they announced over the p.a. system that at the 1956 A&M-TCU game a Jerry . Bolz Sports writer tornado hit in the College Station area during the game. The rain came down and we got quite a pic turesque view of thousands of umbrellas huddled together. Oh yeah, the game. There was a game going on all through this. The Aggies had a typical approach to the offensive game. Bucky Richardson led the troops on run after run — dives and options only, please. I’m a simple guy, and I enjoy A&M’s scheme. They may have a lot of two and three yarders along the way, as they did against the Horned Frogs, but they can be counted on to break a long one now and then. Chris Osgood came on for a couple of series but nothing came of it. I still think the Aggies should stick with Richardson as the leader. He has proven he can win, and the rest of the of fense seems to be behind him. It’s important for an offense to be single-minded and not have to make adjustments for different quar terbacks every game. In the backfield, Darren Lewis had a decent game, gaining 105 yards. He said TCU was hitting pretty hard, and being the first game with cool weather, Lewis did a good job. Lewis definitely has incredible potential. He and TCU’s Tony Darthard both went over the 2,000 career yard mark, and Lewis is only a sophomore. See Game/Page 10 season in tht an dii’i* -inks in leaning [umula- idle tht .inutes. es that the stir i are so ld whai Lady Aggies finish n 4-game win over Baylor Aggie hoopsters dominate Simon Fraser to open year :s ;es tha» ,e conn as, ^ is loani o 3 per by th' By Cray PixLey Assistant Sports Editor The Texas A&M Lady Aggie volley ball team faltered briefly, losing the third ame of a four game match, before strik- ingback to defeat the Baylor Bears 15-3, 5-5, 13-15, 15-8 Saturday in G. Rollie White Coliseum. The Lady Aggies were on the attack lemolishing the Bears in two quick ;ames before the service action of Jana Ranly led Baylor out of a slump and past i&M in the third game. A&M Head Coach A1 Givens said his earn didn’t let the Bears back into the natch in the third game. “I don’t feel they (A&M) let down in he third game as much as Baylor started haying better,” he said. “They started ierving more agressively, and our pass ing broke down a bit in that game.” spends ts or tht jy ; xasAv < -ial Aid ike the) of min' SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE </) iey icy, olli U t insu ri J st 11 ' Lj < (/) LJ J < W IU J < (n I ctf l ° , A r ' Co* i.i G The Bears, who struggled all season in the Southwest Conference gamering only one win, committed several net serves in the first two games before pull ing out the third-game win to force A&M into a fourth game. The Lady Aggies came back to win the match in the fourth game with the strong serve of Melanie Rother and Krista Hierholzer. The Lady Aggies clinched a second- place tie in the SWC with the University of Houston, and the match was the last of the regular season for both teams. A&M finished with an overall record of 18-3 and 6-4 in the SWC. The Bears closed with 8-22 and 1-9. Senior Lady Aggies, Cheri Steensma and Vivian Viera played their final home match of their A&M career Saturday. “I think Cheri and Vivian had a great match for the finale of this conference season,” Givens said. Both Viera and Steensman had great efforts against the Bears, with Viera con tributing 19 kills and eight digs. Steensma had 11 kills and eight digs. Kelli Kellen and Amy Cumings aided the Lady Aggies with 12 and 10 kills re spectively. Yvonne Van Brandt led in digs with 17. “The defense was the key to the first and second games,” Givens said. “We flowed well with passes and served really well.” The Lady Aggies move on to a tourna ment at the University of Texas at Ar lington over the Thanksgiving weekend. By Jerry Bolz Sports Writer Shelby Metcalfs Aggies ran over a running team Friday night, beating Canada’s Simon Fraser Clansmen 82-52. Senior forward Donald Thomp son led all scorers with 24 points in cluding several spectacular slam- dunks. “Our plan was to put a hand in their face,” he said. “If we would have ran with them, they probably would have run us out of the gym.” At times during the game, the Ag gies did run with the Clansmen. Most of their points were on layups and jams, with only a few coming from outside. Darren Rhea, a 6-9 junior for ward was the Aggies top outside scorer, hitting three of four three- point shots. A&M played with three forwards and two guards as did Simon Fraser. Neither team used a center during the game. Head Coach Shelby Metcalf said he wishes he could use Rhea outside, but his small team doesn’t afford that privilege. But Rhea has many typically small-player skills. “I love to pass,” he said. “Getting an assist is as good as a bucket to me.” The Aggies got a quick start and led 25-10 mid way through the first half. The Clansmen went on an eight- point run to close the gap at 25-18. But A&M went on a 16-7 run to close out the half ahead 41-25. Sophomore guard and passing specialist Freddie Ricks said the vic tory was a team effort. “We broke down a little in the middle,” he said. “But we’re an un selfish team, and we finally came to gether in the end.” The Aggies came out in the sec ond half and matched their 41-point output of the first. Rhea and junior guard David Wil liams had 14 points in the contest, and Ricks added 12. Ricks had eight assists and three steals to lead in both categories. i j /) Contact Lenses Only Quality Name Brands (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Barnes-Hinds-Hydrocurve) $ 59 00 o o * </> pr. *-STD. DAILY WEAR SOFT LENSES $79 00 o o 8 pr. *-STD. EXTENDED WEAR SOFT LENSES $79 o ° </> o o pr. *-STD. 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