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irch \ mmmmmmmmmmmMmMMmm Wednesday, March 9,1994 Sports The Battalion Page 3 nag 3n n lim ield wt 5cholat; he's hi; itiation- «s foun:. -nt and; ver. nliain.lj t he'll ft Bill Wh settbi embers : 'el dam;; leenfile; team ir-; np into: igthete served ii ir Dunt; een a r 2, alter; letictei ibersit; id weir /Vhiteht: not imrj e Associa , he DivisW; eed McD^ Lady Ags want 'revenge 7 on Baylor Kevin Ivy/lHL BATTALION Texas A&M center Martha McClelland (middle) hustles for the loose ball during the A&M-Baylor game in G. Rollie White on Feb. 2. The Lady Aggies open the Southwest Conference Tournament against the Lady Bears. By Nick Georgandis Thl Battalion Although somewhat damp ened by a season-ending blow out at the hands of Texas Tech, the Texas A&M women's basket ball team completed a break through season on Sunday, fin ishing in second place in the Southwest Conference with a 20-6 overall record (11-3 in the SWQ. The Lady Aggies now hope to take their program to new heights, starting today, when they open SWC Tournament play against Baylor at 2 p.m. at Moody Coliseum in Dallas. A&M swept the season series with the Lady Bears, defeating them 92-78 at G. Rollie White Col iseum in early February, then edging them last week in Waco, 90-87. Head coach Lynn Hickey said that having played Baylor so re cently should help the Lady Ag gies succeed against them again. "A good thing about it is that our game plan against them should be pretty fresh in every one's minds," Hickey said. Baylor is led by sophomore guard Mary Lowry, who is lead ing the conference in scoring av erage, and erupted for a SWC record 54 points earlier this sea son against Texas. The recent series between the two teams promises to make to day's match-up a hard-fought game. Sophomore guard Lisa Branch said revenge will proba bly be on both teams' minds to day. "On their part, the fact will be that we beat them twice this year. for us, it will be that they put us out of the tournament last year," Branch said. Baylor is probably not the only team in the SWC that has revenge on its mind when the Lady Ag gies are mentioned. The Lady Aggies 11-3 confer ence record was the best ever for A&M since conference play began in the 1982 season. The Lady Aggies opened up the season with five consecutive victories, before falling to Okla homa. Later in the year, A&M ran off eight straight wins, includ ing huge home wins over the Uni versity of Texas and defending national champion Tech. During the regular season A&M has at times been dominat ing, winning games by 20 or more points eight times. Branch said that the regular season has been a real testament to the team's desire to succeed af ter last year's early departure from the tournament. "What we've done this year has been great for the program," Branch said. "It started with the loss to Bay lor last year in the tournament, and since that game we've all been determined to become a bet ter team." L. Houston takes Atlanta, 7-4 The Associated Press Edwards, Wilbert make all-SWC team The Associated Press DALLAS — Guard B.J. Tyler, the heart of the run- nin' Texas Longhorns quick tempo offense, was named The Associated Press South west Conference Player of the Year in balloting by the league's coaches. The Port Arthur senior, who transferred from De- Paul, led coach Tom Penders' club to the regular SWC title as he averaged 23 points, six assists and three steals per game. Tyler also led the SWC in successful three-point shots, averaging four of them per game. Tyler was the leading vote getter on the mythical All- SWC team picked by the coaches. He was joined on the first team by Austin senior Albert Burditt, who averaged 15 points and eight rebounds per game to give the Long horns and strong inside pres ence to go with Mr. Outside, Tyler. Joining the pair of Long horns on the first team were Jason Sasser, who averaged 20 points and nine rebounds for the Texas Tech Red Raiders as a sophomore out of Dallas; junior Kurt Thomas of Texas Christian, who averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds; and a tie for the fifth spot between Texas A&M teammates junior Joe Wilbert, who averaged 15 points and six rebounds, and senior guard David Ed wards, who averaged 12 points, five rebounds and seven assists per game. Texas A&M's Tony Barone, whose A.ggies faded at the end of the regular sea son with,three straight losses but tied Texas Tech for sec ond place, beat out Penders and Tech's James Dickey for SWC Coach of the Year hon ors. Detroit drops The Associated Press PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Shawn Hare blooped a two-run single and scored in a four-run sev enth inning Tuesday, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers 6-5. Doug Davis hit a three-run homer in the seventh for Texas, the Rangers, 6-5 Rangers' ninth homer in five games. With the scope tied 2-2, Danny Bautista singled off Matt Whiteside, stole second and continued to third on an error. Milt Cuyler walked and stole second before Hare's sin gle down the left-field line. Jeff Kunkel's homer made it 5-2. Skeeter Barnes doubled and scored on a single by Rico Brogna. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rookie shortstop Orlando Miller had a pair of hits and drove in two runs Tuesday, pacing a 10-hit Houston attack in a 7-4 exhibition victory over the Atlanta Braves. The Astros took a 5-4 lead with a three-run sixth off rookie Terrell Wade (0-1) on RBI hits by Scott Servais and Miller and a run-scor ing grounder by Andy Stankiewicz. Houston added two more runs in the eighth on Miller's run-scor ing single and Todd Winston's RBI grounder. Earlier, the Astros got RBI hits from Steve Finley and Luis Gonzalez. Big Eight television deal not done The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Signed con tracts aren't yet in hand, which is hindering television negotiations for the proposed merger of the Big Eight Conference with four members of the Southwest Con ference, officials said. But officials from schools in volved say the expanded confer ence has solid commitments to continue their organizational plans. The governing boards of Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Baylor Universities ap proved their offers of member ship to the Big Eight in late Feb ruary. James Corbridge, chancellor at Colorado, said he was pleased with the arrangement with the Texas universities. Corbridge was chairman of a Big Eight planning committee and headed the four-chancellor subcommit tee that worked on the expan sion. He said some participants want a detailed contract and sol id revenue projections to be available before they will make an absolute commitment. The problem is a television network will not negotiate with a conference unless the network knows exactly what the confer ence has to offer, Corbridge said. The addition of the Texas univer sities to the conference gives the expanded league 16 percent of the nation's television sets, com pared with 8 percent in the six states of the Big Eight, he said. Texas school officials say there is no immediate need to worry that something might fall through. "As a lawyer. I'd have to say nothing is solid as a rock," said Ross Margraves of Houston, chairman of the Texas A&M Board of Regents. "I would have to say that, yes, it is a done deal as far as Texas A&M is con cerned." Bernard Rapoport of Waco, chairman of the University of Texas Board of Regents, agreed. I Texaco '94 Operations Engineer, New Orleans I'm Art Garza. I earned my bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering in 1989 at Texas A&M. Now I'm at the University of Oklahoma earning a master's degree in business administration. And this May I'll join Texaco as an operations engineer. I'll have a high-quality academic background from two prestigious schools and a diverse network of fellow alumni from coast to coast. With this kind of academic synergy, the sky's the limit. Join me in the University of Oklahoma MBA program and make the most of your future! Texas A&M and The Oklahoma MBA: A Winning Combination! fijh Call (405) 325-4107 for details. 7 The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. 3/94 Sing-a-long with Keith Chapman Ahhhhh... there’s'nothing like the sound of a hunch of people singing. Except maybe a nice grilled cheese sandwich where some of the cheese is just a little bit burned and the bread is golden brown with butter. 5>ut I digress. VJe’ve got something special planned for you tonight! In addition to the great dance music on the main floor, you can join us in the East Wing fora sing-a-long with Keith Chapman. 5<f bar drinks and $1.50 pitchers 3-10. $1.25 longnecks all night long! Come out and sing! We want to hear your dulcet tones! No, really, we do! honest! MSC TOWN HALL AND 4r THE AGGIE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION ear.