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v 7 Sports uesday, January 15, 1991 The Battalion Sports Editor Alan Lehmann 845-2688 er Con- hen it o oper- ing the s. Califor- )an po- [ candi- ms for rnment n anti- a Day- i a ban its staff e from ie U.S. sify so- ;al sub- >el case a New ' made ew out ruling prizing ^alifor- police >e peo- of po- ir; ct a’s ho- :d over Kellen, athood ly gays red by as sold iminis- to gay ■iminal ►sexual shows in de fear of i.ellen, . roles, nment Asso- direc- ar Re- l an at- rdian apossi- iismay r from latized award, ce to on owded ity fail lion a y offi- jlation jy Sat- James ;ounty isoner ve the other at the tuated below of in- D. On t offi- on at ty Jail er, the eds of >r the $40 a t that L. aaount .ayers’ larris -icher. rs are ag the a van- ilation d pro- a and ut use lot as Iggies break losing skid; whip Gents 103-82 HUY THANH NGUYEN/The Battalion A&M reserve guard Freddie Ricks stretches to keep the ball inbounds during the Aggies 103-82 win over Centenary Monday night in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Lady Ags fall to LSU Akeem’s eye repaired HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets center Akeem Olajuwon underwent successful surgery to repair damage to his right eye suffered Jan. 3 when he was el bowed in the face by Chicago Bulls center Bill Cartwright, doc tors announced Monday. “There were no surprises, and with proper healing everything should go as planned,” said Dr. Robert Wilkins, who performed the surgery. Olajuwon, the Western Con ference all-star starting center for the past four seasons, should be able to resume workouts with the team in eight weeks, Rockets gen eral manager Steve Patterson said. Olajuwon suffered a blowout fracture on the bottom of his right eye orbit Jan. 4 when he and Cartwright went for a rebound under the Rockets basket in a game in The Summit. The Rockets at first thought Olajuwon would be lost three to four weeks and that no surgery would be required but further ex amination revealed a need to in sert a piece of Teflon shield to help repair the damaged bone structure around Olajuwon’s eye. There was concern that Olaju won’s eye might sink from lack of bone support if the surgery was not performed. “The doctors were able to pull the floor of Akeem’s orbit back up into place and insert Teflon over it and recovery should be as expected,” Patterson said. Olajuwon was dismissed from the hospital Monday night to be gin his recuperation at home. Pat terson said the Rockets’ center could resume conditioning on a stationary bike as soon as he wished. “He can begin some sort of exercise in roughly four weeks and in eight weeks be able to play basketball after that,” Patterson said. There was no damage to Olaju won’s eye, Patterson said, so “we’re looking for a full recov ery.” Patterson said Olajuwon would wear protective goggles when he returns to the court. “The fracture was as large as we expected, maybe a little larger,” Wilkins said. “Tissue had herniated into the sinus and we removed it with no problem. We inserted a Teflon plate approxi mately two inches by one inch.” Patterson said because the Rockets are over the NBA’s salary cap he is not anticipating any ros ter moves before Olajuwon’s re turn. Olajuwon was injured in the third quarter against the Bulls. Houston won that game and beat Indiana Jan. 5 in their first game without Olajuwon in the lineup. They have since lost four straight games going into Monday night’s game at the Los Angeles Clip- pers. Pistons continue Mays’ slide if SCOU WUDEL ;!The Battalion Staff Texas A&M coach Kermit Davis i.jrot what he had been looking for londay night. An all out team ef- w 1. The Aggies (5-10) picked up their jsi victory in almost a month by de aling Centenary University 103- l A&M’s last victory was Dec. 20 0 Texas College. Since that time Je Aggies lost six straight games jidfell to an emotional low last Sat- jdayin a 15-point loss to Southern ilethodist University. The Aggies made a 360-degree jrnaround in effort against the Jtnts. Davis said he had met with each Jayer individually before the game jidstressed the need for having fun (the court, and not thinking about ie losing streak. A&M’s newfound intensity led to ie Aggies’ highest point total of the ear. Right now we’re just glad to get a dn, we needed a win,” Davis said. "It was good to see our team re- ipond that way.” Five Aggies scored in double fig- jresin the contest, and the A&M of- !ense struck from all points on the mint. Davis gave credit to the dominat- ag inside-play of Shedrick Ander- sn, who converted eight of 10 shots lor 18 points and added 9 rebounds. Anderson, who utilized his size idvantage inside, said he had to get limself focused after his poor per- brmances in the last three weeks. “I had to get myself together to :ome out and feel like I’m a player iigain,” Anderson said. Rashone Lewis picked up where ile left off Saturday, continuing to five the Aggies muscle inside. He josted 19 points and grabbed 11 »ards. The guard trio of Lynn Suber, Isaac Brown, and Brooks Thomp son, which struggled for a total of 19 points in its last game, ran up 45 points against Centenary. Suber, who scored 18 points, said the team had the right attitude for 'he game. The different thing I saw was hat we were having fqn tonight,” iuber said. “We play a lot better when we’re out there having fun and pulling for each other. “People were slapping each other on the butt and giving high-fives and just having fun.” The Aggies biggest lead of the night came with nine seconds left in the game, after Anderson finished the scoring with a layup. But earlier A&M had built safe leads only to let the Gents back into the contest. The Aggies built a 14-point lead midway through the first half after Brown nailed a three-pointer. But the Gents went on a 16-4 run to close the lead to two points with 16:01 left in the half. Centenary continued to penetrate the lane for easy layups and even tually took its first lead with 2:47 left. The Gents held a 45-44 advan tage at halftime. Davis said the team talked about the defensive letdown during half time, and the team responded by im- mediatly regaining a lead they would never relinquish. After Suber converted a 16-foot jump shot to open the scoring, the Aggies found space in the middle to convert easy layups and short jump ers. Davis even found reason to smile at a technical foul issued to Cente nary coach Tommy Vardeman, as the Aggies built a 65-54 lead halfway through the second half. By CRAIG WILSON Of The Battalion Staff What started as a comedy of er rors between Texas A&M and Loui siana State Monday night developed into an exciting basketball game, al though the outcome was not what the Lady Ags had hoped for. Despite a slow start, the 11 th- ranked Lady Tigers (12-2) built a comfortable 31-point lead early in the second half and cruised to a 90- 75 victory over the Lady Ags (7-7) at G. Rollie White Coliseum. LSU spoiled a good effort by A&M. The Lady Ags sank a school- record nine three-point field goals in the loss. A&M was unable to stop LSU’s Dana Chatman, who finished the game with 23 points, 21 of them in the first half. The 5-5 senior point guard also pulled down 10 re bounds. Lady Ags coach Lynn Hickey, al though upbeat about the team’s per formance, expressed concern over A&M’s lack of consistent shooting. “We started the game out great,” Hickey said. “We made some gre;t defensive plays ... but we had two or three layup opportunities and we were so intense that we couldn’t take advantage of the wide open shots.” Hickey was nonetheless impressed with the team’s intensity and hustle, especially considering the circum stances. “I am very proud of the team,’’she said. “This is a top ten team ... and we stayed with them.” The Lady Ags trailed by only twelve points at halftime, but Lady Tiger guard Annette Lowery keyed a 29-10 run with 11 points as LSU built a mountainous 76-45 lead with 9:35 to play. A&M was outrebounded 20-8 during that stretch, and by a 53-40 margin for the game. “We were in awe of what was around us,” Hickey said, “and we didn’t take care of business the first ten or twelve minutes of the second half.” The Lady Ags, despite shooting only 35 percent from the field, ended the contest with a 30-14 run. They were keyed by the hot shoot ing of 6-1 junior forward Dena Russo, who fouled out with a game- high 27 points and 13 rebounds. Russo said that a lack of defensive intensity was the cause of the Aggie’s second-half demise. “We’re still not playing the full 40 See Lady Ags/Page 8 DALLAS (AP) — Vinnie Johnson scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter Monday night as the Detroit Pistons won their 10th con secutive game, 89-81 over the Dallas Mavericks. Joe Dumars added 17 points for the Pistons, who won for the 12th time in their last 14 games and matched their 10-game winning streak in November. Derek Harper scored 21 points and Rolando Blackman 19 for Dal las, which lost its third consecutive game and 21st in the last 29 starts. The Mavericks trailed only 84-81 on Randy White’s follow shot with 2:11 td play. But Dennis Rodman, who had 15 rebounds, scored off an offensive rebound with 1:51 left and Bill Laimbeer made it 88-81 with an 18-footer with 1:15 remaining. Detroit led 68-62 entering the fi nal quarter behind 12 third-quarter points from Dumars. The Pistons took a 38-35 halftime lead despite shooting only 36.6 per cent from the field. _ . The Texas A&M University Interfratemity Council and Its 27 National Fraternities Invite You to Participate in SPRING 1991 FRATERNITY RUSH It All Begins With the Fraternity Life Seminar... '. I Wednesday, January 16, 7:00 p.m., MSC 225 The Fraternity Life Seminar represents the beginning of spring rush for Texas A&lVTs 27 men's fraternities. You are invited to the seminar to meet representatives of the fratemites and to receive schedules of each chapter's rush activities. Spring rush will end with Bid House on Friday* January 25. Should you have any questions, please come by the IFC office on the second floor of the Pavilion. Come and see what Fraternity Life Offers... BROTHERHOOD LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP SERVICE SOCIAL