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SPORTS
9
Monday, February 20,1989
Aggies upset Arkansas; Lady Aggies lose close one
Thompson, Milton lead Ags to surprising 82-71 win over Hogs
By Jerry Bolz
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The Aggies held on to beat the
Hogs 82-71 Saturday in the biggest
win of A&M’s season and of their
current four-game win streak.
The win evened A&M’s record at
12-12 and 5-7 in the Southwest Con
ference, while Arkansas, with a 17-6
overall mark and 10-3 in SWC play,
retains a share of the conference
lead with Texas.
The four wins in a row have come
after a five game losing streak. A&M
senior forward Doug Dennis said the
team is now playing to its potential.
“Right now we feel like we’re play
ing the way we’ve been capable of all
year long,” Dennis said. “Anytime
Aggie Update
• Score:A&M 82, Arkansas 71
• Record: 12-12; 5-7 in the SWC.
• Next gamerWednesday v. Rice
• Standing:Tied for 6th place.
you can beat Arkansas it feels good.
It makes it a lot easier when you go
home.”
Coach Shelby Metcalf said his
team did w hat w'as necessary to beat
Arkansas.
“I’d say we won it probably on the
offense,” Metcalf said. “The key to
playing Arkansas is to handle the
pressure and shut down their run
ning game. ”
They thought about it several
times, but the Aggies resisted letting
the aura of the first-place Razor-
backs overcome them.
Arkansas took its last lead of the
game 55-53 on two free throws by
Lee Mayberry with 10:26 left in the
game. Dennis tied it on an eight-foot
baseline jumper and Freddie Ricks
put the Aggies on top for good with
a six-footer on a drive in the paint.
Ricks stretched the lead to 60-55
by hitting a 20-foot jumper from the
right baseline.
Lenzie Howell, who led Arkansas
with 18 points, brought the Hogs
within two, 63-61, on a pair of free
throws with 6:05 in the game. He
was fouled by Thompson (his
fourth) and it looked like fouls
might upset the game for A&M. Ray
Little had already fouled out and
David Williams took a seat a few
minutes later.
However, it ended up with A&M
See Upset/Page 10
Lady Ags blow 16-point halftime lead in upsetting 74-73 loss
By Stan Golaboff
SPORTS WRITER
The T exas A&M women’s basket
ball team continued their season-
long habit of not playing 40 minutes
of good basketball and lost to the
University of Arkansas 74-73 Satur
day in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
It was the best of halves; it was the
worst of halves.
Lady Ag Update
• Score:Arkansas 74, A&M 73
• Record: 15-8; 7-5 in the SWC.
• Next game:Tuesday v. Rice
• Standing:Tied for 3rd place.
"We played great in the first half
and then we lost our composure,”
disappointed A&M Head Coach
Lynn Hickey said. “Arkansas played
well in the second half. We just can’t
seem to play 40 minutes of good bas
ketball.”
A&M (15-8 on the year and 7-5 in
the Southwest Conference) jumped
out to an early lead and dominated
every aspect of the game in the first
half.
“We played one of the best halves
we’ve played all year,” Hickey said.
“We passed the ball well. We com
municated well and shot the ball
well.”
The Lady Ags shot 57 percent
from the field in the first half, (com
pared to the Lady Hogs’ 35 percent),
and 77 percent from the line. Ar
kansas (17-6; 10-3 in the SWC) shot
45 percent from the line.
A&M led at half (46-30) and the
See Lady Aggies/Page 10
Photo by Dean Saito
A&M’s Donald Thompson (left) is fouled by Arkansas’ Larry
Marks (42) during the Aggies’ 82-71 upset of Arkansas.
Metcalf’s resurgent Aggies are making basketball fun again
“You can describe this game in one word:
Ya’neverknow. ”
—Joaquin Andujar,
baseball player.
Good old Joaquin was, of course, talking
about baseball. But he could just as easily
have been talking about the current Aggie
basketball team.
Shelby Metcalfs Aggies, given up for
dead two weeks ago, have apparently struck
up a deal with a higher power and pul
together a four-game winning streak which
is threatening to take them into the
Southwest Conference’s upper echelon.
Okay. Maybe Shelby didn’t strike a deal
with the almighty up above, but something
very strange is going on here.
The Aggies look so vastly different than
the team which was firmly entrenched at
the bottom of the SWC standings recently
Doug
Walker
Sports editor
that they look like a group of imposters.
In the last four games, the Aggies have
climbed back to .500 for the season and
seemed to found an exciting style of play.
But the real reason for the turnaround isn’t
mystical, religious or supernatural.
The Aggies have simply relaxed and
settled into an offense Metcalf and his
coaching staff decided to go to following a
loss to Texas Christian in the Aggies’
second SWC game.
Metcalf decided to use an opportunistic
offense which used the fast break when it
was available and produced points from its
defense. He was looking for aggressive play
and hustle to shake the team out of its
slump.
Their confidence was at an all-time low
and things seemed to be crumbling around
them as they suffered through a dreary 1-7
start in SWC play.
The first sign of life came in the seventh
SWC loss in which the Aggies played a
strong Texas team close in a 85-80 loss in
Austin.
After weeks of feeling bad about
themselves, the Aggies realized they could
play good basketball.
Metcalf’s change in philosophy deserves
much of the credit for the turnaround of
his team. However, another reason, which
won’t leap out at you in the box score, has
played just as big a role.
The Aggies have settled on a consistent
starting five and found some offense off
the bench from Lynn Suber in the last few
games.
Ray Little, a junior forward, has made a
big impression on his teammates and his
coach in his six games as a starter. His
constant hustle on defense has had a big
effect.
Hustle is contagious. When Little is out
there working so hard his teammates work
harder so they won’t look bad. Pretty soon,
everyone on the team is getting after the
opponent as hard as Little.
Freddie Kicks, a guard, also became a
contributor in the Texas game. He scored
14 points in the loss and has teamed with
fellow guards Tony Milton and David
Williams to form a solid group which isn’t
afraid to drive inside or create something
defensively.
Team captain Donald Thompson has
seen his patience rewarded. After the
disappointment of the slump, Thompson
has found new vigor during the recent
winning streak.
Times like these are what makes college
sports so enjoyable. Not long ago, this
looked like a season that couldn’t end soon
enough. Now, with the upset of Arkansas,
this team looks capable of beating anybody
in the league.
Stay tuned.
Like Joaquin said: “Ya’neverknow!”
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20,1989
MSC, ROOM 226
9:30-4:00 PM
Representatives from youth camps in
Texas and other states will be interview
ing A&M students for positions in camps
during the Summer of 1989.
Students with an interest in working with
youth are encouraged to attend. No ap
pointment is necessary.