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Page 6/The Battalion/Wednesday, January 4,1989
Sports
It’s official!
Irish No. 1
NEW YORK (AP) — Notre
Dame's record eighth national
championship became official
Tuesaay when the Irish were a
near-unanimous choice as the
No. I team in The Associated
Press postseason college football
Notre Dame, a S4-21 winner
over West Virginia in the Fiesta
Bowl Monday, received 58'/i
first-place votes and 1.198Vt of a
possible 1,200 first-place points
from a nationwide panel of 60
sports writers and sportscasters.
Miami, the 1987 national
champion, received the other 1 '/*
first-place ballots and 1,14 P/t
points.
The Hurricanes, who dropped
a 5J-30 decision to Notre Dame
in October, beat Nebraska 23-3 in
the Orange Bowl.
West Virginia's loss to Notre
Dame dropped the Mountaineers
from third to fifth.
Florida State advanced from
fourth to third with 1,073 points
following a 13-7 victory over Au
burn in the Sugar Bowl.
Michigan, a 22-14 winner over
Southern California in the Rose
Bowl, made the biggest jump,
leaping from No. 11 to No. 4.
Rounding out the “fop Ten
were UCLA, Southern Cal, Au
burn, Clemson and Nebraska.
The final Second Ten includes
Oklahoma State, Arkansas. Syra
cuse, Oklahoma. Georgia, Wash
ington State. Alabama. Houston,
LSU and Indiana, the only new
comer in the Top Twenty.
Russo, Roper lead Lady Ags over TCU
By Jerry Bolz
Assistant Sports Editor
Texas A&M's Lady Aggie
hoopsters held on for an 84-72 vic
tory over Texas Christian Tuesday
night in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
TCU was A&M’s first Southwest
Conference opponent of the season.
Things got sloppy in the second
half as the teams combined for 33
personal fouls in the period, and a
game total of 48.
A&M had their biggest lead of the
affair with just under three minutes
left in the game (81-57) but onlv got
three more points the rest of the
way.
TCU showed a “never die” atti
tude and poured down 15 points in
the final three minutes.
The Lady Aggies, just home from
winning the San Jose State Invitatio
nal had somewhat of a lapse on the
court a
Coach Lynn Hkkev said she was
disappointed in the teams effort, but
it was probably the road trip that
caused the lapse.
“Until they mature a little bit
there’s gonna be some bad things
happening,” she said.
Hickev said the team will practice
twice today. Freshman guard LaTa-
nya Irving, who finished with 14
points, said the practices would
probably involve a lot of running.
“TCU has a good team, but we
were too confident we had the game
won — so we didn't plav as g«H*d as
we should have," Irving said.
A&M started the game in a bla/e
of high-percentage sn«x>ting. Senior
ace shooter Donna Roper led the
way with 13 first-half points and 19
for the game.
The Ladv Aggies jumped out to
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an 18-8 lead on Roper’s first of two
three-point shots in the game, and
pushed it to 21-8 with a Mindv Neal
jumper and a free throw by Sheri
Dillard.
Every Lady Aggie on the rostei
saw action in the game and onlv four
team members did not score.
Beth Naughton. who led TCU
with 19 points, went on a spree of
backboard jumpers to pull TCU
within 11 points at 33-22 with about
four minutes left in the first half.
But that was as close as the Ladv
Frogs could get the rest of the way.
A&M forward Dena Russo came
out with the hot hand in the second
half. Her three-point field goal at
the 18:35 mark gave the Lads Ag
gies their first 20-point lead of the
game, at 47-26. Sne connected oh
two more three-pointers in the half
to finish with four long ones and 18
total points.
Center Nette Garrett also had a
steady hand for A&M, being the
fourth Lady Aggie of the night to
score in double figures (12 points).
Senior Lisa Jordon, who led A&M
in scoring in both of their California
outings, only had two points against
the Ladv Frogs. Hickey was sur
prised at the low total by Jordon .
“With the confidence she gained
from last week, I thought she would
have come out better,” Hickey said.
TCU lulled for most of the second
half before forwards Kathleen Olson
and Yolanda Norman came on
strong. Both were deadly from the
free-throw line and ended with 15
and 13 points respectively.
The duo, with help from Michelle
Henry with nine points, closed the
gap to the finishing margin of 12.
I he win. A&M's fourth straight,
boosted the Ladv Aggies' record to
8-3. TCU dropped to 5-5 and ended
a two-game win streak.
The Lady Aggies have a few days
off before traveling to Dallas for a 5
p.m. game with SMI' Saturday.
Hickcv said she is concerned
about the Mustangs.
“Thev're (SMU) very much a
threat — a fine team." she said
“They're just a wild bunch of Indi
ans on the floor. Teams like that give
us problems."
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Brandt: Aikman cinch to be Cowboys’ top pick
DALLAS (AP) — When the 53rd annual
Cotton Bowl ended, Gil Brandt was wearing a
UCLA gimmie hat.
The surest prediction you can make for
1989 is that the Dallas Cowboys will make
Troy Aikman the number one pick in the
NFL draft.
Brandt, the Cowboys’ chief scout, was
beaming after Aikman led the Bruins to a 17-
3 victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks.
“The Cowboy^iavenost some luster and he
(Aikman) will help us retain it,” Brandt said.
"He’ll provide a little excitement to Dallas and
Texas. 1 want him for my number one pick
and I think poach Tom Landry will be easily
convinced."
Aikman shcxik oil an early interception to
lead UCLA on touchdown drives of 97 and
74 yards in the first half.
He made six straight third down conver
sions on the first drive. On the second one, he
showed his agility by faking a ban doff and
rolling out fora 1-vard touchdown pass.
"It wouldn’t be right to expec t Troy to take
you to the Super Bowl the first vear you have
^Jiim," Brandt said. “I think he is g<xxl bui he
isn't Clark Kent."
Arkansas cut off the deep passes but the
patient Aikman still passed for 172 vards to
earn the Offensive M VP Trophv.
Arkansas linebacker l^Salle Harper, the
defensive MVP who had 20 tackles, was im
pressed.
"We had problems containing him,”
Harper said. “He really has gcxxi speed and is
a mobile quarterback. He’s gcxxi on the run.
He was outstanding and guided his team
well.”
“I'd love to come to Dallas," said Aikman,
whose hometown is in Hcnryetta, Okla.,
about three hours awav from Texas Stadium
by automobile.
Aikman will play in the Aloha Bowl and the
Japan Bowl then will pick an agent.
“I’ve received a lot of letters but haven’t an
swered any of them." he said. “There will be
plenty of time for all of that.’’
UCLA etched its name in NCAA howl his
tory with its seventh consecutive post-season
victory.
Coach Terry Donahue, whp has been with
the Bruins for each of the victories, said “the
win has a lot of significance for our piogram.
To do something that no other fcxitball pro
gram has done was a tremendous accomplish
ment. I’m proud to be part of it."
It was UCLA’s first tnp to the Co4ton Bowl
but Donahue said “the wav we were treated
we wouldn't mind coming Hack again. The
weather was even perfect.”
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