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Sportswriter
Rocket-gazing
leaves viewers
all shook up
Mhx
still in knots.
My head is still
throbbing, my
hands are still
shaking.
The Houston
Rockets are un
defeated, and if
I see them play
one more
game, it could
be my death.
I'll be the
first to admit
that I get way
to involved in
watching Rockets' games. My friends
insist that we view them so they can
mock me. They seem to find it funny
when I repeatedly bang my head
against the wall when the Rockets
commit turnover after turnover.
But when the Rockets took on the
Los Angeles Clippers last Saturday, I
went out of control. After taking a
30-10 lead in the first quarter, the
Rockets began to slack off, letting the
Clippers pull to within four at the
start of the final stanza.
I began to feel the Rockets were
about to have a one in the loss col
umn.
Me (slamming the door on my
hand): That's it, they've lost it. They
had a twenty point lead, and they
blow it. They're the worst 12-0 team
in the NBA.
Dennis (friend): Come on Dave,
they haven't lost it yet.
Bret (leaving): Wait, I did not even
go home for Thanksgiving.
Dad (father): Boy, get from the TV
so we can watch them lose it.
Where's my remote control?
Danny Manning hits a jumper from
See Winder/Page 6
Lady Aggies trip Tigers
McClelland leads A&M
to 87-49 win over TSU
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
The Texas A&M women's basketball
team moved its record to 2-0 on the young
season with a 87-49 rout of Texas Southern
Tuesday night before a crowd of 600 at G.
Rollie White Coliseum .
Sophomore center Martha McClelland
led the Lady Aggies with a career high 20
points in only 21 minutes. McCelland also
contributed five rebounds and two blocked
shots, and she said was confident in her of
fensive ability throughout the game.
"Their post players were playing right
behind me the whole game, which is right
where I like them to play, " McCelland said.
"I felt like I could either turn around and
shoot or easily kick it back out each time."
Also enjoying a big night for the Lady
Aggies was sophomore guard Lisa Branch
who hit for 18 points, including a career best
four-of-five shooting from beyond the three
point line.
In the second half. Branch hit three three-
pointers on consecutive possessions to give
A&M a 64-39 cushion. In addition to her
scoring, Branch dished out six assists and
See Victory/Page 6
Kyle Bumett/THE Battalion
Texas A&M senior forward Nikki Littles (right) takes an elbow to the backside
during the Aggies' 87-49 victory over Texas Southern Tuesday night.
Aggies focusing on declawing Wildcats
By Miatthew J. Rush
The Battalion
The Texas A&M men's basketball team
(1-0) will travel north Wednesday night
to face Kansas State (0-1) in Manhattan.
The game can be seen on Home Sports
Entertainment (channel 25).
The Wildcats, 19-14 a year ago, lost
their home opener 74-60 to Southern Mis
sissippi on Saturday and will look to get
back to .500 against the Aggies.
Kansas State has, however, been very
successful at home throughout the years.
They currently boast a string of 47
straight winning seasons at Bramlage
Coliseum.
Texas A&M head coach Tony Barone
said that playing away from home in a
notoriously loud stadium will have little
effect on the Aggies game plan.
"I'm comfortable with our kids on the
road, so it should not be an issue," Bern
said. "We just need to be sound funda
mentally to do what it takes to win a ball
game."
Wednesday's game will also feature
two of the nations best point guards
square of against each other.
Anthony Beane was the 1993 Big Eight
Newcomer of the Year and was recog
nized by Sports Illustrated as "Mr.
Clutch." Beane is a candidate for the
Frances Naismith Award, given annually
to the top senior under six feet tall.
The Aggies counter with their own
candidate, senior point guard David Ed
wards. The native of New York said that
he is excited about playing a Big Eight
See Men/Page 6
Spikers ready
for tournament
By David Winder
The Battalion
After posting a 26-7 regular season
record, the Texas A&M women's vol
leyball team face the George Mason
Patriots in the first round of the
NCAA tournament at 7 p.m. in G.
Rollie: White Coliseum.
The appearance will be the Lady
Aggies fifth in the tournament and
their first since 1986.
"We played in the NIVC last year,
but this is the big deal," senior mid
dle blocker Amy Kisling said. "We're
all really excited, it's going to be fun."
A&M tied for the number seven
spot in the South region along with
the University of Houston. The Lady
Aggies finished their season with a
sweep of Sam Houston St. after losing
to Houston in the first round of the
Southwest Conference tournament.
Senior middle blocker Kim
Mitchell said the Aggies need to get
regrouped.
"I don't know if were playing the
best volleyball we've ever played,"
middle blocker Kim Mitchell said.
"Against Houston it was a very tough
game, I think we played as best as we
could it could have gone either way.
"I think everybody is going to he
motivated and pretty pumped."
The Patriots will also be motivated
as they are playing in their first
NCAA tournament. Ranked number
nine in the South region, George Ma
son is the nation's second leading
See Spikers/Page 6
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