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Sports Friday, February 11,1994 The BATTALION Page 7 Texas Aggie hoopsters claim 1000th victory with win over Oral Roberts' Golden Eagles Texas A&M senior guard David Edwards (10) drives past Oral Roberts' Earl McClellan (11) during the Aggies' 79-66 victory over the Golden Eagles Wednesday. Edwards had 21 points, nine assists and five steals. Lady Aggie Softball begins season versus No. 1 Arizona Mavs need to return to yesteryear I 've been in sort of a remi- n i s c i n g mood lately. I haven't been remi- n i s c i n g about my first kiss. I haven't had one yet. I haven't been remi- n i s c i n g about fond childhood memories. I don't have any of those, ei ther. I've been reminiscing about my first love . . . the Dallas Mavericks. Hey, don't laugh, the Mav ericks were once pretty good. Honest, they were. They won 50 games in a season at least a couple of times. Wow, 50 games in one season. Have the Mavericks won 50 games total this decade? I don't even know. All I know is that those jok ers broke my heart pretty bad and it still hurts. I often sit in class and daydream about the year the Mavericks took the Lakers to game seven of the Western Conference finals. They lost, but I was sure they'd be back the very next season to possibly win it all. I was wrong. The Mavs went sour and they've never been the same since. Damn that was a long time ago. I was in the eighth grade battling my way through pu berty. See Mavericks / Page 9 By Nick Georgandis The Battalion The Texas A&M men's basket ball team claimed its 1000th vic tory in school history Wednes day night , defeating the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 79-66, in front of a crowd of 2,378 at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Head men's basketball coach Tony Barone said although the team will take any victory, he was not pleased with the team's overall performance. "I don't want to minimize a victory. I'm not disappointed in the win," Barone said. "I am disappointed in our fo cus tonight." The Aggies, now 14-5 on the season, were led by senior guard David Edwards' 21 points. Ed wards also contributed nine as sists and five steals to the win. Other A&M players scoring in double digits on the night were junior guard Tony McGinnis with 12, senior guard Chuck Henderson with 16 and sopho more forward Lance Broderson with 10. Broderson also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, and pleased his coach with his per formance. "I thought Lance really gave us a great look tonight," Barone aid. "He really stepped up to the table when the other guys on the back line didn't play tonight." Henderson, who scored A&M's last five points in the Ag gies' 89-88 win over Texas Tech last Saturday, came out firing in the first half against Oral Roberts, nailing four out of five three point attempts while scor ing 14 first half points. Hender son's hot shooting helped the Aggies to a 35-23 halftime lead. The Golden Eagles were led by senior Chris McKinney, who led all scorers with 22 points. After trailing most of the second half by double digits, Oral Roberts made a late run to close the lead to 73-66 with 1:32 left in the game. From that point on, A&M avoided the Golden Eagles' press, made six out of eight free throws to pull away for the vic tory The Aggies next travel to Austin on Saturday for a big re match with the University of See Aggies / Page 9 By Stewart Doreen The Battalion The 14th ranked Texas A&M softball team is seeking another successful year and a return to postseason action with their young squad and one of the toughest schedules in recent memory. Head Coach Bob Brock is going into his 13th season at A&M with a record of 564-187. Brock com bines five players from last year's 20th ranked ballclub with three players who transfered from other programs and eight freshmen. The list of returnees is headed by All-American shortstop Jen nifer Mcfalls. The senior from Grand Praire, Tx., holds many ca reer and season batting records and is on pace to break many more. Another player from last Special to The Battalion The month of February may be the shortest month of the year, but to the sportsman it can seem like the longest. Deer and waterfowl seasons are through for the year and spring time bass fishing is still a few months ahead. Fortunately, with a little knowledge of where to fish, spring time fishing for large- mouth bass in February is possi- year's squad is pitcher Kim Gon zalez. Gonzalez, a senior from Roseville, Calif., is coming off a season where she led the nation in wins with a 33-11 record and was selected to the 1993 all-Midwest Region second team. Third base/catcher Barbi Tuck, the third starter from last year's club, will be a co-captain along with Mc- Falls. To make up for the 12 varsity athletes lost from last year's club. Brock has brought in 11 newcom ers and expects many of them to step in right away. Mary Mapp, a freshman from Ft. Worth, will bring the experience from the 1993 Olympic Festival to take over the second base responsibilities. Junior college transfer Beth Gerken, a junior from Rescue, See Softball / Page 9 ble. The question is: Where can you find good bass fishing in February? The answer is: pow er plant lakes. Power-generating plants use water from lakes to cool the plant the same way a radiator is used to cool an engine. The water discharged from the plant into the lake can get as warm as 90 degrees in the win ter months and higher than 100 degrees in the summer months. Currents carry this warm See Fishing/ Page 9 Drew Diener Sportswriter A&M Outdoors Power plant lakes give fishermen opportunity for winter angling By Michael Glass Jyi Chance to Order The ’94 Aggieland Nation’s Largest Yearbook • 864 Pages • Awesome Design, Copy & Photography O rdering YOUR A&M yearbook is easy. Just stop by the Student Publications busbies office, room 230 Reed McDonald. 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