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Sept. 16 th MSC 206 7:00 p.m. Call Nelson at 693-8431 Mark at 764-9229 Page 6 Texas A&M SPORTS The Battalion Monday, September 14,1? I j a y Defense A&M jumps to No. 5 in AP polf Continued from Peoe 5 FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS ‘appIar^eTn placed Continued from Page 5 quarter, sacking Tulsa quarter back Gus Frerotte and stripping the ball. Buckley, not being one to rest on his laurels, then rolled over and recovered the fumble on the Tulsa 47, a play that resulted in no points but stopped a Tulsa drive and helped spark the rest of the "Crew" throughout the duration of the game. "I just try to play hard every single down," an understated Buckley said, "and when you do that sometimes you make the big plays." A&M noseguard Eric England, however, was a little more com plimentary in his assessment of Buckley's performance. "I thought the defense played really well, and we had Marcus Buckley back to his old form," England said. Frazier's big moment came ear lier on, when he picked off a Frerotte pass intended for receiver Gary Brown near midfield, end ing the Golden Hurricane's game opening 33-yard drive. Following the game, Frazier was humble about his intercep tion streak, one that might pull him out of former A&M corner- back Kevin Smith's shadow. "I've had a pretty good start," Frazier said. "I just hope I can keep it up the rest of the season." Although both Buckley and Frazier started quickly, they, along with the rest of the defense, were thrown into the fire at the end of the first half when Tulsa defensive tackle Cory Lax recov ered a Rodney Thomas fumble on A&M's 21. Instead of folding their tents and settling for a 10-3 deficit, the Aggies instead bowed up and put on a clinic on how to play defense under pressure. Eric Lange's ensuing 40-yard field goal did give the Hurricane a 6-3 advantage, but the signifi cance of not allowing a touch down was great enough to offset Tulsa's lead. "We don't like giving up the ball in our end of the field," Fra zier said. "But when we did and then stopped then^i, that just broke their offense's confidence and Texas A&M, by virtue of a 19-9 win over Tulsa, was voted the fifth-ranked team in the country in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Aggies (3-0) moved up two spots from last week's poll after their win over the Golden Hurri cane kept them undefeated. A&M also received one first-place vote. San Diego State gained its first ranking in 15 years and Notre Dame dropped four spots after a controversial tie with Michigan. San Diego State, which opened with a tie against Southern Cal, moved up to No. 23 after beating Brigham Young 45-38 Thursday. It's the Aztecs' first appearance in the poll since finishing 16th fol lowing the 1977 season. Notre Dame fell to No. 7 after tying Michigan 17-17 in a game that ended with Irish fans booing their own team for conservative play-calling on the final series. The Irish are now one spot below Michigan, which remained No. 6. Miami, which didn't play Sat urday, held onto the top ranking with 47 first-place votes and 1,534 points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. Washington stayed No. 2 fol lowing a 27-10 victory over Wis consin. The Huskies received 11 first-place votes and 1,481 points. Florida State jumped tw places to No. 3 after beating Clet son 24-20. The Seminoles got tv; first-place votes and 1,361 points Florida, which defeated Ket tucky 35-19, is still fourth. Rouni ing out the Top 10 are AB! Michigan, Notre Dame, Syra® Alabama and Penn State. It is the first time in I 56-year history that three oftli top four spots are held ‘ from the same state. Syracuse climbed a notch); No. 8 after beating Texas 31-21 Alabama fell one spottoNo.9M lowing a 17-10 victory overSouft ern Mississippi, and Penn States mained No. 10 after trampliiij Temple 49-8 Aggies Continued from Page 5 Granger said after the victory over Tulsa. "Our offense put them in scoring position, and our defense didn't let them get a touchdown. Our team was play ing a really physical game, and I thought we got better as the game progressed." A&M head coach R.C. Slocum echoed Granger's comments that his team has seemed to progress as each game goes on. "I think we got stronger tonight in the fourth quarter," Slocum said after the Tulsa game. "I think all season we've been a stronger team in the fourth quar ter." Atkinson said one of the rea sons A&M has been able to pull out fourth-quarter wins is that the Aggies stress playing the entire game. "It doesn't matter who wins the first three quarters, as long as we win the fourth quarter," Atkinson said. "These first three games we've had to struggle, but our defense and offense are get ting better about coming together in the end. "All we ever want to do is win, and it doesn't matter who is win ning at the half. We proved that we're a real fourth quarter team, because we came together and put points on the board in the last quarter." "We talk a lot about the fourth quarter," Hill added. "Every practice we hold up four fingers to signify that in every game there's four quarters, and we have to play the entire game." Golden Hurricane headcoad Dave Rader, who saw his team eight-game winning streak bn with the loss to A&M, said Aggie defense took over in second half and didn't allow team a chance to get back in fe game. "We're very disappointed wit the loss," Rader said. "Onot fense, we couldn't do anythingin the second half. Their defen! was dominating. They playdj very well against us." No matter how the went about winning their game. Granger said all thatmai ters was that his squad, which now ranked fifth in the nations still undefeated. "It's nice to be 3-0," Grange said. "It's been a long time sine Texas A&M was 3-0, and it's nie to be part of an undefeated team’ gave us momentum." "We knew we had to stop them, and we didn't do a good job of that last season," Buckley said. As it turned out, the Hurricane could manage only one more field goal in the entire second half. The role his two seniors played in that shutdown was not lost on Slocum. "When things go bad and you need a big play, you usually get one from the seniors," Slocum said. "You are always happy to have guys like that, and I wish I had more of them." DARRIN HILL/THeMm Tulsa’s Phil Holmes grabs for a fumble chased by Texas A&M’s Clif Groce (33) and Tyler Harrisoi (55) in the second quarter of the Aggies’ 19-9 downing of the Golden Hurricane Saturday at Kyle Fi Whitley Continued from Page 5 minutes compared to the 19 min utes that Tulsa had possession. Halftime: Tulsa 6, A&M 3. "We expected Tulsa to be ready to play, and we knew they were a good team," A&M center Chris Dausin said after the game. "We had some problems execut ing offensively in the first half. We weren't surprised with how well Tulsa played. After last year, we knew they had a good defensive unit. "We hurt ourselves a lot, though. Even when one person isn't executing, it hurts the of fense." Fortunately for the Aggies, the situation in 1991 reversed itself on Saturday. Last year, the Ag gies played a stellar first half and gave the game away late. This time, A&M turned it up a notch late in the game to keep from giv ing it away. Greg Hill had eight carries for 39 yards in the opening drive of the second half, including an eight-yard scamper in the end zone that would end up being the game-winning touchdown. Then, Hill cushioned A&M's lead with a 12-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Granger. Hill ended up with 125 rushing and 25 receiving yards. It marked the seventh time in his career that he has surpassed 100 yards rushing - not bad for someone who's only played 15 games. After the game. Hill admitted that the defense, which kept Tul sa to three field goals instead of three touchdowns, was again the true MVP. "We know we're going to have a great defense," Hill said. "It seems like sometimes the of fense struggles, but the defense never struggles." This game reinforced the no tion that the Aggies are turning into a second-half team. They have been behind at halftime twice already this season. In con trast, last year, A&M led in every regular season game at the half. Last year, this team didn't need to prove anything by the end of the game. This time, the Aggies have to prove it. "All we ever want to do is win, and it doesn't matter who's winning at the half," linebacker Jason Atkinson said. "Coach (R.C.) Slocum said he looks atit like a boxing match. When you've got them back on the ropes the entire time and you go back and forth, what matters is whoever is stronger in the fourth quarter. "We proved that we're a real fourth quarter team." And they will have to keep on proving it this season. The Aggies are now the fifth- ranked team in the nation. They are undefeated in three games. Now, they head north to take on a nationally-obscure Missouri team, who doesn't have the talent A&M does, but plays deceptively well at home. So, watch out. It could end up being another Tulsa. Texas A&M Flying Club Teaching the Best to F/y the Best Interested people are urged to attend our meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15 at the Airport Clubhouse. For information Call Mark at 696-7257 7:30 p.m. Organizations Get your organization the recognition that it deserves, put them in the 1993 Aggieland. Contracts are available in room 230 Reed McDonald, and must be returned by Thursday, September 17, to assure your group a page and avoid a late fee. 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