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Page 8 The Battalion
Tuesday, February 8,Iji
Professional
constraints
hard to bear
o m e
great
person
once
s a i d , " N o
cheering
from the
press box."
Well, for
all Aggies
not fortu
nate enough
to be jour
nalism stu
dents, let
me explain
this impor
tant, little quote.
It has something to do with
being unbiased. Reporters -
no matter what you have been
led to believe - strive to be
unbiased. Actually, it's one of
the basic tenets of journalism.
But, sports writers have the
hardest time trying to uphold
this rule.
Being the professional that
I am, this semester as a Battal
ion sports writer has been
very difficult.
How can they expect me
not to cheer?
Oh well, I chose to make
the sacrifice and know I deal
with it professionally. But
Saturday, because I was serv
ing my country as a member
of the National Guard, I was
not able to take my usual
press seat at G. Rollie White.
My commitment to the
Guard infringed on my com
mitment as sports writer ge
nius. Ha, but not my commit
ment as an Aggie. I was final
ly going to openly cheer on
the Aggies.
Thank God for cable televi-
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Sportswriter
Lady Ags
break into
AP top 25
By Matthew J. Rush
The Battalion
T he Texas A&M Lady Aggies
basketball team has cracked
the AP top 25 for the first
time since women's voting began.
"I'm proud that it's happened,"
Hickey said. "It was a goal we've
waited and worked for, but now
we must keep it in perspective."
The Lady Aggies (15-3, 7-0)
were voted into the top 25 after a
67-64 upset victory over then 4th-
ranked Texas Tech Lady Raiders.
Saturday's victory also capped
a perfect 3-0 week which saw vic
tories over conference foes South
ern Methodist and Baylor Univer
sity.
Senior forward Beth Burket
said she is excited about the
William Harrison/ The Battalion
recognition, but agrees with Hick
ey that the team cannot lose focus.
"It's a great feeling, but we
can't get consumed in it," Burket
said. "We've got more to accom
plish than just this."
Burket said the team's success
has come through the game-by
game approach the team has taken
during their first 18 games.
"We're just taking this each
step at a time," Burket said. "That
is what has gotten us here and it
will take that approach and focus
to continue our success."
Hickey said that she doesn't
feel any pressure now that the
team is officially among the
NCAA's elite.
"It's nice to be recognized, but
it doesn't make or break the sea
son," Hickey said. "The opportu
nity is something that we're defi
nitely happy about."
Hickey, in her 10th season as
A&M's head coach, said the team
A&M's Lisa Branch guards Texas Tech's LeKisha Wiley during Saturday's game.
still has goals to capture the
Southwest Conference champi
onship in school history and win
20 games.
Hickey also said both of the
goals should lead A&M's to its
first NCAA tournament bid in
school history.
Hickey said that the toughest
assignment for her coaching staff
will be to keep the team focused
for the eight remaining regular
season games.
"The most important thing for
us (the staff) is going to be bring
ing the girls back down to earth,"
Hickey said. "Right now we've
got to get the team mentally and
physically prepared for Texas."
The Lady Aggies will start the
second half of their conference
schedule on Wednesday when
they travel to the University of
Texas.
The Top 25 women's basketball teams as voted by a panel of women coaches, with
first-place votes in parentheses
records through Feb 6. total points based on 25
points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous
ranking:
Record
Els
1. Penn State (62)
18-0
1,766
2. Tennessee (9)
20-1
1,711
3. North Carolina
19-1
1.605
4. Southern Cal
16-1
1,541
5. Colorado
18-3
1.459
6. Connecticut
18-2
1.296
7. Texas Tech
17-3
1,280
8. Iowa
14-3
1,277
9. Virginia
18-2
1.255
10. Kansas
16-3
1,076
11. Purdue
17-3
1,046
12. Vanderbilt
17-5
1.033
13. Louisiana Tech
17-3
970
14. Stanford
13-5
845
15. Washington
15-3
729
16. Florida International
17-1
716
17. Rutgers
14-3
557
18. Selon Hall
17-3
476
19. Auburn
15-5
408
20. Alabama
15-5
388
21. Boise State
17-3
355
22. Montana
16-3
237
23. Toledo
17-1
• 152
24. Western Kentucky
15-5
144
25. Texas A&M
15-3
125
Others receiving votes: Ohio St. 118; Southern Miss. 71; UNLV 45; N.
Illinois 43; Florida 39; Mississippi 37; Texas 37.
Toledo hired as UCU
offensive coordinate
From staff and wire reports
Former Texas A&M coach Bob Toledo willjoinj
UCLA's coaching staff as the Bruin's offensivecootj
nator after being hired by Terry Donahue onSaturda;
Toledo was fired by Aggie head coach R.C. Sloe;
on Jan. 3. Georgia's Steve Ensminger replaced Tol®
as offensive coordinator, and Gary Kubiak waspis
moted to quarterbacks coach.
Slocum, however, helped the former Aggiecoa:
get his new position.
"R.C. recommended him (Toledo)," Bruin'sfe
coach Donahue told the Los Angeles Times. "Iprtfc
bly would not have hired him, had not R.C. rect:
mended him."
Toledo turned down a similar opportunity at
See Toledo/Rase
A&M volleyball team nets
exceptional recruiting class
From staff and wire
reports
The Texas A&M Lady
Aggie volleyball team had
an exceptional recruiting
class as three nationally rec
ognized players signed let
ters of intent, said head vol
leyball coach Laurie Corbel-
li.
Kristie Smedsrud, a 6-1
outside hitter from La
Mesa, Calif.; Cindy Vander-
Woude, a 6-0 middle block
er from Escondido, Calif.;
and Jennifer Wells, a 6-0
middle blocker from Stock-
ton, Calif., are some of the
best players in the country,
Corbelli said.
"This is an exceptional
class," Corbelli said. "We
lost four seniors, so it was
important that we find ath
letes who we feel could
make the transition to the
college level and fill our
needs. ,
"This is probably the
best all-around grot;
have ever signed."
Smedsrud, a threet
All-CIF first-team select: I
and VanderWoude, at»i
time All-CIF honoree,
team
mates on
the San
Diego
Volley
ball Club
17 Red
team that
captured
the 1993
regional
champi
onship.
The
team is a favorite for the; 1
nior championship title:
June. Smedsrud's 16-ar:
under team wonthenatic
al title in 1992.
"They have plan I
against some of the be
players in thecounti
their age group," Corh
said, "and they have e
rienced success." /W
Corbelli
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