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Texas A&M junior center Debbie Biermann (41) follows through on a shot amongst
three Cincinnati Bearkat defenders Sunday during the Aggies 74-48 victory.
A&M scratches Cincinnati,
74-48, to win tournament
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
Just call them Houston Rockets North.
Using a stifling defense and a multi
tude of players on offense, the Texas
A&M women's basketball team coasted
to a 74-48 victory over the University of
Cincinnati Sunday to win the
Domino's/Holiday Inn Lady Aggie Invi
tational.
With the win, A&M improved its sea
son record to 4-0.
The Lady Aggies were led by sopho
more center Martha McClelland who
scored 11 points and collected a career-
high 13 rebounds. McClelland, one of
five A&M players to score in double fig
ures, was named the tournament's Most
Valuable Player. McClelland said she
thought the team's season opener set the
tone for the rough play she experienced
in the tournament.
"Our first game against (Arizona State)
was a very tough game, " McClelland
said.
"I'm glad it was our first game because
it really prepared us for this weekend."
Also honored for her weekend perfor
mance was sophomore guard Lisa
Branch, who joined McClelland on the
all-tournament team. Against Cincinnati,
Branch contributed a game-high 12
points, including being two' of three on
three-point shots.
Branch said she believed that after a
slow start, the team played hard.
"Coach Hickey was on us early for not
communicating or being intense which
were our two goals," Branch said.
The Lady Aggies made it to the final
after knocking off the University of Port
land on Saturday night, 88-70. In that
contest, McClelland scored a career-high
22 points and Branch threw in another 20
points plus eight assists.
Notre Dame makes return trip to Dallas
By Michael Plumer
The Battalion •
What had been rumored for a week
came to fruition Sunday morning as
Notre Dame was invited to the 1994 Cot
ton Bowl to play Southwest Conference
champion Texas A&M on New Year's
Day.
Third-ranked West Virginia (11-0) by
passed the Cotton Bowl for a higher
payout from the Sugar Bowl and will
face Southeastern Conference champion
and ninth-ranked Florida (10-2). The
Mountaineers were hoping to get a shot
at the national title but the Coalition Poll
released Sunday had Florida State ahead
of West Virginia.
The national championship should be
decided in the Orange Bowl as number
one Nebraska (11-0) faces second-ranked
Florida State (10-1).
The Notre Dame-A&M contest is a re
match from the 1993 Cotton Bowl, a 28-3
Irish victory. Last year. Cotton Bowl of
ficials drew criticism from around the
country because they refused a return
engagement by the Seminoles, who
played in the 1992 game.
Cotton Bowl general manager Rick
Baker said the situation warranted a re
peat of the 1993 contest.
"We prefer not to have rematches,"
Baker said via a teleconference call.
"But we thought we were in a no-lose
situation. When West Virginia passed,
we were left without much of a choice.
"We are very pleased with a Notre
Dame-A&M game. I think it will be one
of the best matchups on New Year's
Day."
The fourth-ranked Irish (10-1) will
make their seventh appearance in the
game since 1970 while the seventh-
ranked Aggies (10-1) make their third
consecutive trip to Dallas.
Texas A&M head coach R.C. Slocum
said the return by Notre Dame gives
A&M a chance to harness some of that
elusive national respect.
"In all honesty, either team
would be hard to beat," Slocum said.
"But if you beat Notre Dame, you get
more credit. West Virginia does not car
ry the weight Notre Dame does. "That
is just a reality."
Slocum added that he is excited to
play the Irish again.
"First of all, I am delighted about be
ing in the Cotton Bowl," he said. "Notre
Dame is as talented as any team in
America. This game offers a great
matchup.
"I do not know of any finer coach in
America than Lou Holtz, and that is
what makes it fun."
Holtz, Notre Dame's head man, said
despite all the hyperbole about who
should play where, he does not want his
team to forget about the task at hand.
"I am not real happy to play A&M,"
Holtz said. "We have not fared well in
rematches. I point to the 1990 Orange
Bowl when we got beat by Colorado af
ter beating them in the 1989 Orange
Bowl.
"There isn't anybody in America who
wants to play A&M in Dallas because it
is like a home game for them.
"Right now, we have more than we
can say grace over worrying about
A&M."
Last New Year's Day, Slocum said
the Fighting Irish dominated the Aggies
along the line of scrimmage and as a re
sult, ended up winning by 25 points. He
said A&M needs to reverse that trend.
"We have to play at a higher level,"
Slocum said. "Notre Dame controlled
both sides of the ball, and we have got
to improve across the board if we are
going to be competitive."
Texas ends A&M spikers' season
From Staff and Wire Reports
AUSTIN - The Texas A&M Lady Aggie volleyball team fell to the University of
Texas 15-10,15-3 and 15-8 at the Recreational Sports Center Saturday night in
Austin.
The Longhorns, ranked number one in the nation, moved their 1'ecord 30-2 over
all. The Aggies, seeded eighth in the region, finished 27-8 overall. Texas won all
three matches between the teams this season.
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A&M head coach Laurie Corbelli said she was pleased with the Aggies' start
but she wished they could have continued it
"We started off like 1 was hoping we'd play the whole time," Corbelli said. "We
had a mid-match lull, and you can't play up and down with a team like this."
A&M basketball plays
Montana State tonight
From Staff and Wire Reports
Texas A&M begins a four game home-
stand tonight against Montana State at 7
in G. Rollie White Colesuim.
The Aggies (1-1) will attempt to re
bound from their first loss of the season
against Kansas State last Wednesday, 64-
53. Junior forward Joe Wilbert led A&M
with 12 points with junior forward Da
mon Johnson adding 10 points.
The Bobcats enter the game undefeat
ed at 3-0. The game marks the first meet
ing between the two schools.
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