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Page 6 Texas a&mSPORTS The Battalion Monday, November 23,1992 Study Abroad in PUEBLA Summer '93 O u Take Spanish 221, 222 in Mexico and receive TAMU credit! For more info and an application, attend this Informational Meeting: X ui Monday, November 23, 7:00 - 8:15 PM in the MSC, room 230 OR CONTACT Dr. Maria Marin Academic 202C Study Abroad Programs 161 Bizzell Hall West (409) 845-0544 Hill helps Aggies run by Homed Frogs By DON NORWOOD Sports Writer of THE BATTALION Any questions about A&M running back Greg Hill's heart should have been answered in Saturday's 37-10 win over Texas Christian. With 187 yards rushing on 25 carries, the sophomore from Dal las had his best game statistically at Texas A&M since his first out ing against Louisiana State in 1991. And with two important catches for 17 yards. Hill ended up accounting for 204 of A&M's 447 total yards. But mere numbers cannot come dose to telling the whole story. Hill seemed to thrive on the pres sure involved with playing for the Southwest Conference champi onship, as he continually lowered his shoulder and broke tackles against an up-and-coming team and in terrible weather conditions. Consequently, the TCU defense was forced to just try and slow Hill down, because he just did not Study A STUDENTS OF ALL MAJORS Receive TAMU Credit while Studying Abroad in ITALY ALL Classes Taught by TAMU Faculty! FINANCIAL AID IS AVAILABLE! Time is running out, so reserve your place NOW! For more Information and Application, come by or call the Study Abroad Programs Office 161 Bizzell Hall West 845-0544 As a Marine Officer, you could be in charge of a Mach 2 + F/A-18A, a vertical take-off Harrier or one of our other jets or helicopters. And you could do it by the time you’re 23. But it takes a special commitment on your part. We demand leaders at all levels. We teach you to be one. 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Or how about his 14-yard run in the third period, when he carried a pile of Horned Frogs five yards to help set up kicker Terry Venetoulias' third field goal of the game. He even displayed his tightrope walking ability with a 22-yard car ry at the beginning of that same drive, when he bounced off two defenders and danced down the A&M sideline to eke out extra yardage. For a running back who spe cializes in pretty runs. Hill's per formance against TCU was some thing special to watch. Even his teammates seemed to enjoy sitting back and enjoying the show. "Greg did a great job," A&M quarterback Corey Pullig said. "He impresses me more and more every game, not just as a player but as a person, too. "Greg makes every play. He works hard in practice, and I think it shows in the games." Granted, Hill has the benefit of playing behind one of the best of fensive lines in the game. But the relationship between a line and their backs is 50-50, as senior guard and unofficial offensive line spokesman John Ellisor said. "Greg Hill always impresses me with the way he he runs with the ball," Ellisor said. "He makes my job easier. It's a lineman's dream." If one looks for a complicated answer for why Hill seems to have a knack for making defenses look hapless, do not ask the man himself. His answer is as basic DARRIN HILL/The Bultulm A&M running back Greg Hill (27) tries to escape two Texas Christian defenders as John Ellisor (51) and Tyler Harrison (55) try to help him break free. Hill helped lead the Aggies to a 37-10 win over the Horned Frogs with 187 yards rushing. and to-the-point as it gets. "I was just out there running the ball, and the holes were there," an understated Hill said. "I gave it my best, and the Lord helped me do my best and help my team win the game." Hill seemed to be much more pleased with the fact that the fourth-ranked Aggies won the game and their second straight SWC title than with his role in the win. The excitement of a return trip to the Cotton Bowl was writ ten all over his face. And that ex citement bubbled over as he de scribed the joy of repeating. "You can't have a better game than this," Hill said with the look of a child in a candy store. "1992 Southwest Conference champi ons. It feels good to say that, so I'll say it again. 1992 Southwest Conference champions. "You definitely did not see the number four team play today. We were better than that." The only thing left for Hill and his teammates to prove is that their second straight conference crown will not go to their heads on Thanksgiving night. No mat ter what the record of each team is, the outcome of Thursday's A&M-Texas clash is very much up in the air. And do not think that Hill is taking the game lightly. "That will take care of itself," Hill said about A&M's motivation for playing against Texas. "We will have no problem getting pumped up for the Texas Long horns. "This is one of those games that will be a knock-down, drag-out from the first quarter to the fourth quarter. You should feel honored to play in a game like that." Lady Aggies fall to Texas AP Top 25 in SWC Tournament semis FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS The Texas A&M volleyball team's Southwest Conference sea son came to an abrupt end Satur day night at the SWC Tourna ment in Austin. One day after whipping Baylor in three straight games, the Lady Aggies got a taste of their own medicine as the University of Texas dropped A&M 15-1, 15-12, 15-8 in Austin's Recreational Sports Center. The loss drops A&M's record to 16-14 overall, 3-7 in SWC play. Texas's Erica Hibben was near ly unstoppable against A&M, as she led all scorers with 14 kills on 28 attempts for a .429 hitting per centage. She also had a team- high 13 digs. Katy Jameyson backed up Hi bben with 12 kills and a game- high two blocks, while setter Heather Pfluger led all players in assists with 33. A&M outside attacker Eliza beth Edmiston, who was named to the SWC All-Conference Sec ond Team, led the team in kills with 10 and led all players in digs with 15. Genny Wood led the Ag gies in assists with 21. The Lady Aggies were able to take out a few frustrations the previous night against Baylor, beating them 15-5, 15-13, 15-11. Edmiston logged 17 kills and 11 digs in that match, with three oth er Lady Aggies finishing in dou ble figures in kills. Despite Saturday's loss, A&M finished the SWC tourney with a major bright spot in the form of freshman setter Suzy Wente. Wente, who is on a pace to break all career assist records at A&M, was named SWC Newcomer of the Year following the tourna ment. In addition to her spot on the All-SWC team, Edmiston was also named to her second straight GTE/SWC Academic Honor Team. Record Pts Pvs 1. Miami (61.) 10-0 r ,0 1,549 1 2. Alabama (1) 10-0-0 1,483 2 3. Florida St. 9-1-0 1,407 3 4. Texas A&M 11-0-0 1,389 4 1 5. Notre Dame 8-1-1 1,289 7 6. Florida 8-2-0 1,166 9 7. Michigan 8-0-3 1,084 6 8. Syracuse 9-2-0 1,077 8 9. Georgia 8-2-0 1,030 10 10. Colorado 9-1-1 976 11 11. Washington 9-2-0 928 5 12. Nebraska 7-2-0 914 12 13. N. C St. 9-2-1 856 13 14. Stanford 9-3-0 828 14 15. Ohio St. 8-2-1 653 17 16. Miss. St. 7-3-0 575 18 17. Boston Coll. 8-2-1 516 19 18. Tennessee 7-3-0 432 20 19. USC 6-3-1 357 15 20. N. Carolina 8-3-0 351 21 21. Wash. St. 8-3-0 314 - 22. Penn St. 7-4-0 282 23 23. Arizona 6-4-1 257 16 24. Mississippi 7-3-0 204 24 25. BYU 8-4-0 114 - Others receiving votes: Hawaii 41, Bowling Green 31, Kansas 16, Illinois 9, Southern Mississippi 5, Virginia 4, Wake Forest 3, Arizona St. 2, Baylor 2, Rice 2, Fresno St. 1, Rutgers 1, Texas 1, UCLA 1. Aggies Continued From Page 5 ons, undefeated and ranked in the top five, we get our opponents best effort each week," Slocum said. "The teams we play are rid ing an emotional high, they're pointing to this game every week. "I felt like in the fourth quarter of every game we've looked like the stronger team," Slocum said. "We got stronger as the game wore on," Slocum added. "The game was essentially over in the fourth quarter." Sullivan said his team was eventually outmanned in the sec ond half, despite sticking to the assigned game plan against the Aggies. "Our game plan was to come out and not make many mistakes, not give them the ball, and make them go a long way to score," Sul livan said. "We pretty much did that until late in the third quarter, then we just ran out of gas." Sullivan, whose team lost to first-ranked Miami 45-10 earlier this season, put A&M in the same category as the Hurricanes. "Texas A&M is a strong, physi cal ball team, and they play with a lot of class," Sullivan said. "I def- nitely think that they are one of the premiere teams in the nation. Whitley We kept saying that the Ag- ild' Continued From Page 5 they did. In August, they were practi cally handed the title. All the media, all the coaches, all the ex perts, and all the fans picked A&M without a shadow of a doubt to defend their 1991 cham pionship. Maybe it was our fault. Maybe the media made too big a stink about the possible national champions and forgot that they had to play 13 games before they could actually make a claim to it. The expectations for this team had reached such astronomical heights that A&M would have had to win every game by nine touchdowns just to please every body. And that didn't happen. Granted, they didn't much look like the No. 4 team in the country in the early part of Octo ber. Top ten, yes. But not No. 4. gies would have to start improv ing if they were to be considered at all for the ultimate prize come January 2. Just looking at their performance the last three weeks, it doesn't take a Lee Cor se to figure out that their level of play has improved dramatically. Especially Saturday. No group of football players could reel a more terrifying wrath than the one that was undertaken by the Horned Frog offense on Sat urday. The "Wrecking Crew" shut TCU down in full, to such a point that the Horned Frogs in the third quarter could only manage a total offensive produc tion of six yards. And they did it in such effortless fashion that it looked like they didn't even break a sweat. Greg Hill was in rare form, having the second-best day of his A&M career on Saturday with 187 rushing yards. After the game, he showed his excite ment at being on top again. "1992 Southwest Conference champions," Hill said. "It feels so good to say it that I'll say it again. 1992 Southwest Confer ence champions." The champions should be very grateful that Baylor took care of their business in Floyd Casey Stadium. Although many would have preferred a winner- take-all matchup for the whole enchilada on Thanksgiving night, it's much better for the Aggies to have it wrapped up now. There's never any problem getting hyped for a Texas game. It's the rivalry that A&M re volves around every year. And the everpresent image of a na tional championship dangling in front of the Aggies should be in spiration for anyone. But now, the Aggies can trav el inside the belly of the beast with the official title of champi ons, and they can bask in the glo ry of knowing they are the best - again. Monda Sh or MAT! DICK Colum ed i mer woi the ruh beg fid; and are ou: Dickei econor Ed itori only, and the newsf Colum The B: Call seett number, c We re; Letters