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Monday • October 10, 1994 SPORTS The Battalion • Page 7 7 UH game a grim reminder Aggies switch to passing game in 37-8 victory Pullig passes for 256 yards, three touchdowns tions from the Aggies. “The defense came out and played at our level,” senior line backer Antonio Armstrong said. “We played like we were sup posed to play, and the results speak for themselves.” The Cougars mustered only 85 yards rushing in the game, meaning that no Aggie oppo nent has managed over 100 yards this season. It wasn’t until three minutes into the second quarter that junior quarterback Corey Pullig hit se nior wide receiver Ryan Matthews for 36 yards down the right side of the field for the initial score. It was the first of three touchdown passes by Pullig, who passed for 264 yards on 21 of 37 passing. “We had to come out and air it up a little bit to try to get peo ple backed off of us,” Slocum said. “We wanted to get some work in and find out where our problems are in protection and see what we could do.” The attack continued with an other Pullig touchdown pass this time finding senior receiver Chris Sanders who leaped over a Houston de fender to give the Aggies a 14-0 lead. The touchdown pass was called a gift by Pullig who opted for the pass even ■ Jason Welborn/Special to The Battalion Running back Rodney Thomas outmaneuvers the UH defense. though he could have walked in to score. Special teams caused or scored two Aggie touchdowns. Twice in the fourth quarter, A&M blocked Cougar punts. Rodney Thomas’ nine-yard run came courtesy of a blocked punt from junior defensive back Dennis Allen. Following a Houston score, the Ag gies closed the book on the game on a blocked punt by senior safety Junior White that fell into the waiting arms of Allen for the 38-7 final score. Lady Aggies dominate 4-Way Invitational Women's tennis captures "A", "B" singles titles UH game a grim reminder of high school NICK GEORGANDIS Asst. Sports /yX I ’ve got a few friends that go to the University of Houston that are al ways mad at me because of a cer tain yell done by the Aggie faithful that starts with “Beat the hell...” and ends with “outta Cougar High.” Why, they wonder, do the Ag gies refer to the University of Houston as a high school, when they give Texas, their arch-rival, the nickname “t.u.”, at least refer ring to them as a university. To be honest, I haven’t the faintest idea why we call them Cougar High. Having grown up in an Aggie family, when I went to see A&M-UH games, I simply yelled whatever my parents were yelling. But after paying close atten tion to the various aspects that UH incorporated into their off- the-field activities Saturday night, I think I have a pretty idea where that moniker came from. In a nutshell, the Cougars be have very much like a high school, complete with their pre-game tra ditions and halftime performances. I felt like I was back at my old high school, especially since the opposing team’s crowd (in this case, the Aggie faithful), usually made up about nine-tenths of the total attendance of the contest. The Cougars started out the game by having the players run out onto the field while the cheerlead ers turned cartwheels and hand stands. The players burst through a giant homemade sign that con tained on it “UH is in da house”, an awe-inspiring message if I’ve ever saw. The players were all jumping around and urging on the non-exis tent Cougar faithful in the crowd. Oh, then there was the band. Dressed in their flame-red suits and hats with those' big'tufts coming out of the top, they played three very ba sic fight songs over and over and over again. It got very annoying, very fast. Are you starting to have flashbacks of your high school days? Anyway, at halftime, the UH homecoming court was announced. Not only was there a king and queen, but also a duke and duchess, a baron and baroness, a prince and princess, a couple of court wizards, a moat, a dungeon and a couple of dragons to boot. The winners just seemed so damn excited, it made me feel bad for laughing at the Royal Court, espe cially when they thought the roar of the crowd was for them, when in reality it was from the Aggie crowd welcoming the team back onto the field for the second half. Perhaps the most defining charac teristic that UH has in common with a lot of high schools is they’re very, very bad. True, UH put up a good fight against A&M, but the Cougars have only scored 27 points now in five full games. Their average mar gin of loss is 30 points, not bad against teams like A&M and Ohio State, but inexplicable against teams like Missouri and Louisiana Tech. Cougar High? From a football aspect, that’s a disgrace to Hous ton-area teams like Deer Park and MacArthur that are trying to give high school football a good name. By Stewart Doreen The Battalion Going into Saturday’s game versus the University of Houston, the sev enth-ranked Texas Aggies knew it wasn’t going to be a matter of if, but by how much. That question was an swered with a 38-7 A&M win. “It’s good to get done, get this one be hind us and get back to work,” head coach R.C. Slocum said. “Those kinds of games worry coaches more than anyone else. I knew we weren’t going to come down here and have them lie over for us.” “We’ve won a lot of games, and with that comes confidence,” senior running back Rodney Thomas said. “This win wasn’t impressive, but it was a win. That is what is important.” The Aggies came into the game as heavy favorites against Houston, but were held scoreless for over a quarter. The Cougars’ eight-man front contained the Aggies to 144 yards rushing (50 below their average) and forced A&M to pass. The Aggie defense however, not only matched the Cougars, but dominated the entire game, holding UH to only 213 total yards. The third quarter spotlight fell upon the defense as they extended Houston’s miseries holding the Cougars scoreless for the 11th straight quarter. Though the ‘Wrecking Crew’ would al low a touchdown in the fourth quarter, the overall effort received positive reac- Blake Griggs/THE Battalion Tennis player Lonna Logan dives on a return at the tournament on Sunday. By Kristina Buffin The Battalion Although this weekend’s weather was not tennis-friendly, the Texas A&M women’s tennis team blew away the competition at the Texas A&M 4-Way Invitational this weekend. “We played really well, even though two of our girls weren’t playing. I’m re ally optimistic this year, this tourna ment shows that we are much more deeper this year.” head women’s tennis coach Bobby Kleinecke said. Leading the way for the Lady Ag gies over the weekend was junior Lon na Logan. Logan ended the tourna ment with a win in the final of the “A” singles contingency. “Lonna is consistent and has a lot of power. She uses her power to her ad vantage,” Kleinecke said. Logan defeated three Baylor players to win the singles title. She only dropped one set and decisively defeated Greta Gibson in the final 6-1, 6-2. “I’m playing more consistently and playing smartly, “ Logan said. “My first round win gave me more confi dence for the tournament.” Junior Anna Strakosova had an equally successful tournament by win ning the “B” singles contingency. Klei necke said Strakosova’s strength al lowed her to overpower her opponents. “Anna has a lot of power as well,” Kleinecke said, “She played real well. Her win in the first round gave her a lot of confidence.” Strakosova’s first-round win came against Baylor player Julie Hamilton, who Strakosova lost to in last year’s tour nament. Strakosova powered her way to a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Hamilton. In doubles play, the Lady Aggies put a team in the finals, but couldn’t com plete a tournament sweep. The most successful combination this weekend was the team of Christine DiNardo and Julie Beahm. Without dropping a set, the doubles team went to the finals looking for the win. However, once there, they lost to Bay lor’s top doubles team of Melissa Castro and Sophie Goldschmidt 6-3, 7-6. “The doubles are not quite worked out yet,” Kleinecke said. “We know Dingwall and Pate are the top team but we are working on other combinations.” Aggie air attack takes off at dome By Nick Georgandis The Battalion Maybe it’s something about the Astrodome... In the stadium in which a suc cessful passing attack took the Houston Cougars of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s into the stratos phere of the NCAA record books, the Texas A&M offense proved it could pass anytime it pleased as the Aggie football team rolled to a 38-7 victory over a stubborn University of Houston team Saturday night. "Their receivers made a lot more plays than I would have liked, “ UH head coach Kim Helton said. “I think (A&M) came out deter mined to prove they could throw the ball and they did.” Junior quarterback Corey Pullig enjoyed his second fine performance in the Astrodome in as many games, completing 21 of 37 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns. The 21 completions tied Pul Jig’s career high, while the 264 yards was the second- See Passing/Page 8 Womens soccer team defeats Texas Tech 3-1 Staff and Wire Reports The Texas A&M women’s soccer team defeated the Texas Tech University Red Raiders 3-1 Sunday at Fuller Track stadi um in Lubbock. “Tech played well, and their goalie had a great game,” said A&M head coach G. Guer- rieri. “But the main thing was that we played well. It’s good to be winning again.” The Aggies, 6-2-2, spotted Tech an early goal when Kristie Patterson scored in the 24th minute of the first half off a free kick from Nicole Dean. The Aggies, who ended a three-game road trip, would come back with minutes left in the first half. Freshman midfielder Bryn Blalack fired home a crossing pass from freshman midfielder Sonia Ibanez. Blalack opened the scoring in the second half shooting the rebound off the breakaway attempt by sophomore forward Kristen Koop. Junior midfielder Corie Hammers final ized the victory, blasting sophomore mid fielder Sandy Edwards’ pass in the goal from three yards out. Sophomore midfielder Kim Duda also received an assist the play. “We created a lot of chances, but stead fastness in front of the goal was what paid off,” A&M head coach G. Guerrieri said. “They weren’t the most beautiful goals, but they went in and we won.” For the match, the Aggies outshot Tech 34-5, including seven to zero on comer kicks. The Aggies return to College Station to prepare for three-match weekend beginning with Arkansas-Little Rock on Friday at 3:00 p.m. at the Aggie Soccer Complex. 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