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The Battalion SPORTS I Thursday, February 9, 1989 ;et ding n erhaul. The si} ix break couldm e of about $350u f l)illi()ii Reaganj up deteriorating plants, along ni| tart of the idledj riant in SouthCj l is I intent oi taxi; ist* zones" in i® military spendi® at ion f or fiscal i t increase overin| f a 2 percent incttj n had proposed j e, af ter inflation,l( a in the capital-jar nn of 15 percents e t han two years.b f art. eviews itions; r waits .ION (AP)-Sa (11 icsdav a firstvott ,ci':s nominations tarv will be delate: et• ks while the FI itions about hist 11 inking, but Pres tood by him, dt imoi and frennd new allegationsoli nc which are» I in the Tower nos- .'sen. Sam Xtinnl ■d Services Commit He told reportft t vote to confira the latest charge I. and said held McCain, R-Are at ions linked Totffl on procurementiit vliich has involve! defense contract® nfot ination regati nilitarv contracts, o with this prem d, the Til Wini tin said, using tk t ment name fortlt "I ... havenoinde w ledge. But I af is the case.” denied trading# h. But Nunn ami s have voiced c* 1 ower could avd crests m viewoflf million he receivtt n f or major defew Iter ending a 21 n the Senate ta reporters at ik he had seen now > him to lose coni: ominee. en anything, or In te FBI reportmadt hange my mindi mid he conceriWB ety or about fail® oi duty 24 hoursi twei is, ‘No, I has: >dv has someth® innor and frettz# xlease get it to d» to the White Ho® ainly get it to lk the Senate. Bulk mgh that vvedoiiJ after rumor,”Bid list rat ion had he vote this week,b alter Nunn andh ihlican on thecoE Wat tier of Virgil' t I uesday night • president frank rious concerns,® 1 lat 11 a vote wash’ is some have tirtp no because of tli® urn said. getatiof desert willows a!'| mlilic lands,GaCi t e cut down andjl es. said BI.M rant'} pec:t was caught rious,” Guztf BI.M was anf federal land* ders appear 1 ' evvav in sent' 5 is new, but 1 very serious,” C® Explosive Ags blast SMU, 82-58 Thompson leads hot-shooting A&M past beleaguered Ponies By Tom Kehoe SPORTS WRITER Shelby Metcalfs Texas A&M team put together the best 40 minutes of basketball it’s played all season to blow out the Southern Methodist University Mustangs 82-58 Wednes day. Metcalf said the win was earned in practice this week. “A lot of hard work went into this,” he said. The Aggies poured it on tlte Po nies with a tough presssure defense to force SMU into 19 turnovers. Metcalf said the strength of the pressure was the key. “For 40 minutes our intensity was really good,” he said. SMU’s ballhandling was ham pered by the loss of guards Kato Armstrong and Todd Alexander. Armstrong was declared academi cally ineligible at the beginning of the spring semester'and Alexander quit the team Tuesday. It was the second time Alexander left the Mus tangs this season citing personal rea sons. A&M forward Donald Thompson confirmed that it was in the Aggies’ gameplan to harrass the less-experi enced ballhandlers from SMU. “We put a lot of pressure on them because they lost both of their guards,” Thompson said. Thompson led A&M with 21 points, highlighted by hitting five shots in a row in the first half. Fie felt his shooting was coming back. “Everyday after practice I stayed in for about 30 minutes and worked on shots around the basket,” Thompson said. Aggie Update • Score:Texas A&M 82, SMU 58 • Record: 10-12; 3-7 in the SWC. • Next game:Wednesday at Baylor. • Standing: Eighth place. T hompson hit 10 of his 12 shots from the field. Also contributing to the blowout were Tony Milton and Freddie Ricks. Milton hit for 14 points for die Aggies while Ricks pumped in 17, hitting two three-pointers and converting two three-point plays from the line in the second half. Ricks summed up the evening best. “It was good luck night for the Aggies,” Ricks said. Despite the troubles at the guard position, forward Eric Longino was able to hit for 21 to lead SMU. Long ino had 14 of his points in the sec ond half and was a perfect five of five from the f ree throw line. Other contributors for SMU were forward John Colborne who had 12 points and a game-high seven re bounds, and center Glenn Puddy who chipped in 14 points. Puddy was six of seven from the field. With help from their good pres sure the Aggies shot an outstanding 62.9 percent from the field. They also hit 60 percent of their three- point shots in the game. SMU could only manage a 44 per cent average from the field but hit 80 percent of their tries from the line. SM U never led in the game as the Aggies controlled the tip and never looked back. A&M quickly jumped out to seven point lead before a TV timeout. That was the Aggies small est lead of the game as Mustang mis- cues and hot Aggie shooting allowed Metcalfs team to steadily increase the lead to 22 as A&M led at the half 48-26. The Aggies shot over 67 percent for the first half. Although the SMU outrebounded A&M for the half, they could hit on only 39 percent of their shots from the field. The second half began with A&M inbounding and committing the first of their nine turnovers in the half. SMU began an 11-2 run that would bring them within 13 (50-37) before the Aggies countered with eight unanswered points to push their lead back to 19 (56-37). The teams traded short streaks, buckets and turnovers for the rest of the half. The Aggies scored for the final time with 47 seconds remaining to bring their total to 82 for the night. All 2,156 fans in attendance pulled for A&M to get off a final three-pointer to hit the magical sum of 85 points. When the Aggies score 85 or more points in a game fans may redeem their ticket stubs for a free hamburger at a local restaraunt. The Aggies will now have a week off from competition before travel ling to Waco next Wednesday to face the Baylor Bears. The Bears are cur rently in last place in the Southwest Conference. Dillards fit in with Lady Ags By Stan Golaboff SPORTS WRITER Most Texas A&M students know about A&M's famous All-American siblings |i>lin Roper and Donna Roper Howe vet. ibex ate not the only siblings to play spot is at A&M. 11ns seat. A&M and head wom en’s basketball coach Lynn Elickev Profile: Lori and Sheri Dillard welcomed two sisters that may one day become campus celebrities like the Ropers Lori Dillard, a junior, and sister Sheri, a freshman, have many similarities tlutt make them special. m The first is their hometown. They are from Austin. Any Aggie from Austin gets a second look, but a woman basketball player from there deserves two or three. Austin, home of the Texas Lady Longhorns, has been one of the premier centers of women’s basketball. So why would they want to play in College Station? “I’ve lived in Austin all my life and my house is only seven or eight min utes away from the Erwin Center, but I felt 1 needed a change,” Lori said. “A&M has never won the SWC and alter talking to Coach Hickey I felt A&M had the talent to win. 1 want to be a part of that.” Sister Sheri had almost the same reason for playing at A&M. T wanted to go to school some where close to home, but I wanted to be part of a program that was build ing itself into a power. A&M is that kind of program/’ Sheri said. The similarities don’t, end there. Both played high school ball at Aus tin’s LBJ high school, but their age difference kept them from playing together. While at LB J, Lori was named All- District and All-Central Texas while leading LBJ to three straight district championships. She averaged 22 points a game during her senior year. Lori continued her winning ways at Temple Junior College, helping Temple win a conference championship last season, while av eraging 15.5 points a game and 10 rebounds a game. Lori first caught Coach Hickey’s eye during the U.S. Olympic Festival See Dillards/Page 10 DO THE LITTLE CAESARS STOW?* STOMP! Get 5 StomplStomps! for a FREE PizzafPizzaf lb set a StompIStomp!- purchase a small, medium or larse PizzalPizzaf or PanlPanf StcmpCStompt cards available at partepatng Little Caesars' Delivery to campus $1 M ’. Northgate only BUY ONE _ PIZZA... SET ONE FREE! Buy any size pizza at the | regular price, get the identical pizza FREE! I’rkt varies on sire and nuotber of to{^ j ptrtgj. ValM only wtth coupon at partlct- palirtjj tittle Caesars Not valid with itiy | other offer. One coupon per customer.; Cany oat only NORTHGATE 268-0220 University & Stasney TWO PIZZAS One for you. One for your buddies. One pizza With cheese <St five Items one pizza with cheese and one item. 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A&M football recruiting suffered because of NCAA probation and the aftermath of thex George Smith “hush money” scandal. “I think some recruits were scared off of Texas A&M because of the uncertainty about the NCAA,” Slo cum said. “If everything would have been wrapped up, it would have made a tremendous difference. I had several recruits tell me they waited as long as they could, hut they had to weigh all of the information.” However, the Aggies still got what they needed and saved some schol arships for next year. And this group is no slouch. Slo cum inked the state’s top place kicker, one of the state’s best full backs and the Class 4A player of the year. The place kicker is Terry Vene- toulias of Deer Park. Yenetoulias was rated the top kicking prospect on recruiting guru Max Emfinger’s Top 300 list and was selected to the Class 5A All-State team as a senior. The fullback prospect is David Drapela of Kerrville Tivy. Drapela (6-1,205) reminds Slocum of former A&M fullback Matt Gurley. He is ex pected to provide depth at the posi tion as a reserve for Robert Wilson, who set an A&M record for touch downs by a freshman last year. “We needed a guy to come in and spell (Wilson),” Slocum said. “He’s the type of guy that can get tough yards in the middle.” See Recruits/Page 12 Tired of throwing snow balls? Get ready to throw softballs!! Slowpitch Softball and Preseason Softball Tournament entries will be taken Mon., Feb. 13 - Tues, Feb. 21 Individuals interested in becoming Intramural Softball Officials should attend the orientation meeting on Mon., Feb. 13, 6 PM, 267 G. Rollie White. Office, 845-7826. RECREATIONAL SPORTS