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Wednesday, February 7,1990
Sports Editor Richard Tijerina 845-2688
Vince
Snyder
Sporfs Writer
Johnson has
new faces to step
in for ’90 season
TP he change in seasons means a
change in sports.
Spring is right around the comer, and
along with it conies a sport that has been
around for well over a century; a sport
that is as American as hot dogs, apple
pies and Chevrolets.
A sport in which dreams are made.
The sport called baseball.
The Aggies have a dream — make
that elusive trip to Omaha, Neb. at the
end of the season.
Although A&M has played in the
regionals for the last four years, they
have yet to make it to the College World
Series.
In 1986 the Aggies lost to South
Florida in the South II Regionals; in
1987 they lost to Oklahoma State in the
Mideast Regionals; in 1988 they lost to
Cal State-Fullerton in the South
Regionals; in 1989 they lost to Louisiana
State in the Central Regionals.
Last year the Aggies arguably had the
most talented team in the history of
college baseball. They sported a 58-7
record, their best ever dating back to the
start of A&M baseball.
The question now is can the Aggies
repeat their awesome play this year?
For the pride and tradition of Texas
A&M University ... lets hope so.
Bit one problem exists for another
Cinderella story: the loss of 11 A&M
players to the major leagues. Eight of
those 11 were starters, not to mention
three star juniors who decided to move
on to the big leagues a little early.
And yes, the effects have been felt by
the team already.
A&M was ranked No. 1 in the nation
for 11 weeks in 1989, and finished ninth
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Ags flatten Frogs by leaps, bounds
Photo by Scott D. Weaver
A&M’s David Harris pulls down a rebound against Baylor last weekend.
Harris leads the Aggies tonight against TCU at G. Rollie White Colisum.
A&M tramples TCU
84-70 Tuesday
By NADJA SABAWALA
Ot The Battalion Staff
The Texas A&M women’s basketball
team defeated the Texas Christian Univer
sity Lady Frogs, 84-70, in a grudge match
Tuesday night in front of a crowd of 405 in
G. Rollie White Coliseum.
With honarary head coach A&M Presi
dent William H. Mobley looking on, A&M
improved it’s overall record to 14-7 while
TCU dropped to 9-11. Both teams are now
tied at 6-4 in Southwest Conference play.
The Lady Aggies, still bitter from a close
55-51 loss at the hands of the Lady Frogs in
Fort Worth earlier this season, played with
both emotion and spirit.
“We had the home advantage,” said
A&M junior forward Diane DeCree, who
led the Lady Aggies with two blocks and
five assists. “We didn’t want anyone to come
to College Station and take anything away
from us.”
Junior Aggie guard Yvonne Hill had a
game-high 21 points and was 8-of-10 on
free throws to lead A&M. Hill animated the
Lady Aggies with an emotional reaction for
every key play.
A&M coach Lynn Hickey said, “Yvonne
has that kind of emotion ... she’s that kind
of leader.”
The lead shifted from team to team
throughout the first half and was tied six
times, with TCU usually coming out on top.
With 6:26 left in the first period. Hill con
nected on two free throws, tying the game
at 19. Twenty-one seconds later, sopho
more guard Sheri Dillard made a short
jumpshot for a basket and A&M began to
pull away.
The Lady Aggies then went into a scor
ing drive, scoring 14 points to the Lady
Frogs’ eight for the last six minutes of the
first half.
A&M sophomore forward Dena Russo
left the game with a knee injury with 1:59
remaining in the half but not before scoring
four points and pulling down four de
fensive rebounds.
With only one second left in the half,
sophomore center Vanessa Edwards fouled
TCU’s Janice Dziuk, who made one free
throw to end the first period with the Ag
gies on top, 35-27.
The Lady Frogs returned in the second
half to pull within two points of A&M, 45-
43, with 12:43 left in the half after a quick
four point run, but the Lady Aggies drew
together and began to break away.
“I felt we did a good job coming in,” De
cree said. “The key was communication.”
A&M’s Hill, Lori Dillard and LaTanya
Irving exploded on second-half offense,
scoring 12, 11 and 10 points respectively.
DeCree went under the boards, record
ing two offensive and four defensive re
bounds in the second half for a total of
eight rebounds for the night.
TCU freshman guard Liz Zeller was five-
of-five for the night, but fouled out with
8:32 left in the game.
The Lady Aggies went on to score their
last four points with only 43 seconds re
maining and held on for the victory.
Harris leading team
to another rebound
By CLAY RASMUSSEN
Of The Battalion Staff
The Texas A&M men’s basketball team
has had its share of rebounding woes this
season, both under the basket and in the
win-loss column.
The Aggies will get an opportunity to bo
unce back from a disappointing 85-77 loss
to Baylor last weekend when they host the
rejuvenated Texas Christian Horned Frogs
in a key Southwest Conference matchup at
G. Rollie White Coliseum Wednesday
night.
Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m.
A&M Coach John Thornton said he be
lieves the Aggies are ready to face TCU and
that they’ve always been able to bounce
back from disappointing losses.
“The only thing I really have to go by to
tell if they’re ready is the way they practice,”
Thornton said. “They’ve practiced like
they’re ready to go out and play.
“This club is resilient, they want to play
basketball. I think that’s a trait of our team.
Hopefully we’ll be able to bounce back.”
And it’s imperative that the Aggies re
bound from the Baylor loss. A&M, 4-5 in
SWC play, and TCU, also 4-5 in the SWC,
are locked in a fourth place tie with Baylor,
just a half game back from third-place Rice.
A win Wednesday could move the Aggies
in a position to overtake TCU and set up a
showdown next week with the Owls.
However, Thornton said A&M can’t look
past TCU.
“They’ve got a real solid inside game,”
Thornton said. “Their two big men, (center
Reggie) Smith and (backup Rich) Antee
compliment each other, and forward
(Craig) Sibley might be the best athlete in
the league.
“They just do an outstanding job execut
ing their offense and play real agressive
man-to-man defense.”
Sibley has been the backbone of the
Horned Frogs’ offense over the last nine
games. He has been one of TCU’s most
productive and consistent players, leading
the Frogs in scoring (14.2 points per game),
rebounds (7) and blocked shots (30). He is
shooting 55.3 percent from the field.
But to score, Sibley will have to go
through A&M center David Harris. Al
though Harris only scored one bucket
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