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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
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feel like being stopped.
"This was the best game of my
career," Hill said gleefully. "I had
212 yards in my first game
(against LSU), but that's behind
me. I ran hard today, and that
was my goal at the beginning of
the season."
The adverb "hard" is a mild
one to use when describing the
way Hill frustrated TCU tacklers.
Take for example his six-yard
touchdown run in the fourth
quarter, when he planted a shoul
der in the chest of free safety
Brashant Carter, leaving Carter on
the seat of his pants. 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
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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'
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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.
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