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The Battalion • Page 7
What’s a
sports writer
to believe in?
STEWART
DOREEN
Sportswriter
T he other day I read that Jer
ry Jones, the owner of the
Dallas Cowboys, wants to
add 40,000 seats and a retractable
roof to Texas Stadium by 1999.
Oh well, I guess that some things
that are still all right in the
world, or are they?
I won’t even mention that big
pile of wood on the polo fields.
Rice University, a team that
proved me wrong last week by stay
ing close to the Aggies, has the in
side track to go the Cotton Bowl.
Yes, they do, so stop laughing. Is
this the same Rice team that gave
Tulane its only victory of the sea
son? (Random thought: I still don’t
think Rice will get there, but how
many of you are going to watch the
Cotton Bowl with Rice in it?)
The University of Nebraska is
hosting Colorado this weekend.
The game will mark the 200th
straight sell out by A&M’s future
Big 12 opponent, a streak that goes
back to November 3, 1962. What
could possibly be bad about this?
Think about that incredibly long
sell-out streak A&M has at home.
A&M can start a new streak
against TCU on November 13th.
Life is not good for Texas soccer
coach Dang Pibulvech. Next year,
the five schools in the conference
with women’s soccer teams will get
together to play for the inaugural
and final SWC soccer title thanks
to the teams splitting up in 1996.
He has his own reasons, but when
you have three teams ranked in the
latest South Region poll, you just
have to say “Dang.”
The NCAA has struck again!
Their latest blunder came when
they denied the Liberty Bowl the
chance of bringing Steve “Air” Mc
Nair and his ;Alcoyu State team to
the Liberty Bowl. It would have
been the perfect opportunity to
see how the Heisman hopeful
would have done against Division
One opponents. The game would
have also guaranteed the Mem
phis bowl game a huge crowd
which they desperately need to
stay in business. The NCAA said
Alcorn State will not have beaten
the minimum numbers of Division
One opponents to qualify for the
bowl game. This might mean the
death of the Liberty Bowl.
Dallas’ point guard Jason Kidd is
facing another lawsuit. It seems
that Donald J. Peck, the owner of
the car Kidd sideswiped on May 22,
has filed a lawsuit for an unspecified
amount for medical and punitive
damages. This is the third lawsuit
Kidd has faced in the last year. Isn’t
it great that when a man signs a $54
million contract so many people sud
denly remember the bad things he
has done in the past.
Lastly, there are still five more
days before the Texas A&M soccer
team, in their second year at the
varsity level, takes on national
power SMU. Wednesday’s 3 p.m.
battle at the Aggie Soccer Complex
will not only test the Aggies’ perfect
career home record, but should also
send the winning team to the
NCAA playoffs.
Maybe next week will be better.
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October 28, 1978: The
Aggies hit a 57-yard
scoring pass on their
first play and roll to a 38-
21 win over Rice at Kyle
Field in Tom Wilson’s
debut as headcoach.
This day in
Aggie Football
‘Perfect game’ must for Ponies
By Drew Diener
The Battalion
Struggling Southern Methodist Uni
versity, fatigued by the strength of
their schedule and plagued by injuries,
hobbles into San Antonio Saturday to
take on seventh-ranked Texas A&M.
The Aggies are the fifth Top 25 team to
play the 1-7 Mustangs this season.
SMU head coach Tom Rossley said
his team must function on all
cylinders to come away with a victory
this weekend.
“We’ve got to go down there and play
error-free,” Rossley said. “We’ve had a
tough schedule without an off-date, and
it has taken its toll.”
The Mustangs are winless against the
four Top 25 opponents they have faced
this season, most recently losing to 19th-
ranked Texas last weekend, 42-20.
SMU quarterback Ramon Flanigan,
who is suffering from a strained left
hamstring, heads up the list of in
jured Mustangs. However, Rossley
said his condition continues to
improve daily.
“He still can’t sprint at full speed,”
Rossley said. “He can cjo short, little
things but it (the hamstring) affects
him if he really has to push and make a
20 to 30 yard sprint. “When he can
sprint full speed at the end of practice,
we’ll know he’s 100 percent.”
According to Rossley, Flanigan is
playing at about 70 percent of his mo
bility. A healthy Flanigan is a dan
gerous Flanigan, as his 1993 numbers
attest. Last season, the sophomore
from Wichita Falls rushed the ball
114 times for 462 yards while this
year, a hampered Flanigan has only
managed 279 yards on 115 carries.
"Looking at their (A&M)
talent and overall play, I
think this is the best team
we have played. Our de
fense has got to setp up."
—Tom Rossley,
SMU head coach
Rossley said a healthy Flanigan
is necessary for the Mustangs to con
sistently compete.
“When he hits the gap (when
healthy), he can take it 60 yards,” Ross
ley said. “We need that out of him (to
be a successful team).”
With Flanigan’s scrambling ability
hampered, the Mustangs will have to
rely on him to pass the ball effectively.
“If they take our passing game total
ly away from us, we’ll have a tough
time winning,” SMU wide receiver
James Whitmore said. “We realize that
they are going to blitz a lot, so we have
to get our reads down and come off the
ball quick.”
Through eight games this season,
the Mustangs have passed for 1715
yards and seven touchdowns, while
managing 1054 yards and 13 touch
downs on the ground.
Defensively, Rossley said the Mus
tangs must play better than they have
all season.
“Looking at their (A&M) talent and
overall play, I think this is the best
team we have played,” Rossley said.
“Our defense has got to step up. We
haven’t played the type of defense that
we need to play to win (all season).”
The Mustangs’ defensive unit is led
by sophomore linebacker Chris Bor-
dano. His 12 tackles against UCLA
September 10. In addition to that
performance, Bordano racked up a
career-high 14 tackles against North
Carolina October 1.
As a whole, the defense has allowed
an average of 435 yards per game this
season, while yielding an average of
33.8 points.
Rossley said despite the fact his
team has endured a murderous sched
ule and is out of the conference race,
they are ready to play.
“We’re getting ready and we’re excit
ed about the ball game,” Rossley said.
“It’s (the Alamo Dome) going to be a
great enviomment, and our players are
looking forward to playing in front of a
big crowd.”
Aggie swim
team dives into
SWC relays
By Kristina Buff in
The Battalion
The Texas A&M’s men’s and
women’s swimming and diving
teams will begin the 1994-95 sea
son this weekend when the teams
travel to Dallas to compete at the
Southwest Conference Relays host
ed by Southern Methodist Univer
sity. The diving portion will be
hosted by Texas Christian Univer
sity in Fort Worth.
“The SWC Relays are a good early
season meet to help us see where we
are in the middle of hard training,”
head swimming coach Mel Nash
said. “It’s a fun meet because of the
relay format.”
Last year at the Southwest Con
ference Relays were hosted by the
University of Houston, both the
men’s and women’s swim teams fin
ished fourth, and both squads had
first-place finishes in the 100-meter
freestyle relay. The men’s team also
won the 200-meter medley relay.
The men’s team is led by sopho
more Robb Pantano. Pantano, who
earned honorable mention All-Amer
ican honors, feels that the team has
See Swimmers/Page 8
Mathews matures into Aggies 5 top receiver
By Drew Diener
The Battalion
As Texas A&M’s leading receiver, Ryan Mathews is having
the best season of his collegiate career. Tops on the team with
21 catches for 321 yards, the senior from Houston Lamar re
mains humble, continuing to employ the same simple philoso
phy that has led to his current success.
“Like all receivers, I like to catch the rock,” Mathews said.
“Stats don’t mean anything to me. I just want to win the game.”
Mathews said his biggest game this season came against
Southern Mississippi, September 24, when he caught two pass
es for 97 yards and one touchdown, helping the Aggies to a 42-
14 victory.
“On one of those catches, I was cheated out of my second touch
down (of the game),” Mathews said. “They spotted the ball on the
one-yard line. (Nevertheless), the game was pretty fun.”
Texas A&M wide receivers coach Les Koenning describes
Mathews as a gamer, the kind of guy who loves to go out and
play.
“He wants the football,” Koenning said. “You want a receiv
er that wants the football. If you’re a receiver coach, you don’t
want to coach a kid who doesn’t want the football.”
Koenning said Mathews ability to haul in the big catch is not
the only dimension to his game. His knowledge of various
routes and his ability to react to the ball make him a respected
possession receiver as well.
“I think Ryan fits the mold of both (a big play and posses
sion receiver),” Koenning said. “He’s very deceptive, runs
great routes, gets in and out of a cut extremely well and has
great hands.”
One of the only strikes against Mathews is his lack of speed.
However, Koenning said Mathews’ desire to make plays over
rides that weakness.
“You look at his productivity and see how much he does and
it’s hard to beat that,” Koenning said. “If you’re going to go out
and invest your money in something, you want to go out and in-
See Mathews/Page 8
Stew Milne/THE Battalion
Wide receiver Ryan Mathews, No. 81, attempts to reel in a pass during the game against Baylor.
Lady Aggie netters look
to extend winning streak
By Kristina Buffin
The Battalion
This weekend presents a special
opportunity for the Texas A&M
women’s volleyball team. The Lady
Aggies have a chance to extend their
winning streak to six when they
play back-to-back matches tonight
and Saturday at G. Rollie White Col
iseum againstl9th ranked Universi
ty of Georgia (17-5) and the Aggies
face the University of Tennessee (8-
14) respectively. Both games have a
7 p.m. start time.
The Lady Aggies are looking for re
venge after losing to Georgia, 3-0, in
Athens last year.
“I’m excited because of what hap
pened last year,” outside hitter Jen
nifer Bronner said. “We went there
and we got drilled big-time. We want
to come out and play really well.”
The Lady Bulldogs will present a
defensive challenge for the Lady Ag
gies. Georgia outside hitter Priscilla
Pacheco is ranked third in the nation
with 5.49 kills per game.
“She is very difficult (to contain),”
head coach Laurie Corbelli said. “She
is a senior and ready to close off her
season. She is very effective.”
Middle Nikki Nicholson repre
sents a second defensive challenge
for the Lady Aggies. Nicholson
leads the team with a .357 season
hitting percentage.
“Nicholson is very quick and jumps
extremely high,” Corbelli said.
The Tennessee Lady Vols are led
by senior outside hitter Sonja Thomas
and freshman middle blocker Jenny
Meeks. Thomas is averaging 4.3 kills
per game, and Meeks leads the team
with a .216 hitting percentage.
“I think that it’s going to be a
great match-up,” Corbelli said. I
imagine they are about as strong as
we are. It’ll be a match that could
go either way.”
In the last five games, the Lady
Aggies have kept the same
five starters, and the combination
has propelled them to four
consecutive wins.
See Netters/Page 8
Aggie cross country teams
aim for strong season finale
By Stewart Doreen
The Battalion
The Texas A&M cross country
teams head to Lubbock this week
end to stake their claims at
the Southwest Conference Cross
Country Championships.
“They are starting to reap the ben
efits of the hard work they’ve put in,”
head coach Greg Hinze said. “We
definitely have a shot, but things
are going to have to go well for us for
that to happen. All it takes is one
person on one of those (favored) teams
to slip up.”
The men’s team, ranked fifth in the
District VI poll, are going into the
meet chasing the favored Texas
and Baylor teams. The Aggie men
are coming off a second-place finish
at the Texas A&M Invitational
and two first-place finishes in the
preceding meets.
The men are led by Matt Priest
who has two first-place finishes to
his name. Priest feels the team
is peaking at the right time
and knows they must be ready to
run on Saturday.
“We’re coming around at the right
time,” Priest said. “The whole team
has to be in the thick of things.”
The women’s team, ranked sev
enth in the District VI poll, is a young
team lead by Shannon Etchberger
and Cecille Sangalang. The Aggies
will be chasing the conference fa
vorites, Southern Methodist Universi
ty and Rice University, and Hinze is
looking for the team to run their ways
with the conference elites.
Neither team should be hard-
pressed to improve on last year’s per
formances at the championships. The
men finished last among the eight
teams, with only junior Albert Her
nandez finishing among the top 25
competitors. The women performed
only slightly better, finishing sixth in
the competition.
“If everybody runs the way they
are capable, they could have an upper
division finish,” Hinze said. “The
(conference) coaches picked them to
finish sixth, so anything above that is
something we’re shooting for.”
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