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December 2, 1994 ti Friday • December 2, 1994 The Battalion • Page 7 Bosnia lish limpeded move- rnent and per- rb-held Croatia Serb fighters countries have tensive to drive osnian govern- it of the Bihac west Bosnia, •bs did agree to with top U.N. hi Akashi in mghold east of Wednesday, to meet U.N. Boutros-Ghali listed talks be ivo, capital of ^ovina’s inter- cognized gov- nament will be held at 2 nformation call Aaron noon in the MSC Tunnel 515. fellowship at 7 p.m. in id Greg Mott will be ibout Christmas in Col it 693-2213. Conquering Your Finals' tall. For more Informa- al pastor will lead a rail- I Is topic will be "What For more Information nerica (PRSSA): A standing member certifi- B Rudder. For more in- idback workshop will ip will discuss effec- iment in the workshop e and supportive place being a latino(a) stu- p.m. in Henderson Hall. 5-4427 extension 134. aen changed to 5:30 is welcome regardless e information call Molly iformative and insight- guest, the Director of m. in 145 MSC. information call Paula V Louisiana will be held rmation call Aaron Met- the semester will be >r more information ling of the fall semester more information call Is non-profit student should be submitted le desired run date, ot events and will / questions, please JDENT 1995 MY? Other sports also need 12th Man support STEWART DOREEN Sportswriter D id you ever hear the one about the Aggies that filled G. Rollie White to support their volleyball team playing in their second straight NCAA tour nament? Sadly enough, that was a joke and nobody is laughing. The reality is that Aggies aren’t filling the bleachers to watch the Aggies. I’ve already done a column say ing A&M school spirit isn’t all it is cracked up to be. However, after the disappointing attendance at Wednesday’s NCAA volleyball tournament match, I can only say that the A&M school spirit truly is pathetic and that was giving the students at Texas A&M too much credit. An attendence of 773 (that is just under two percent of the campus), proved to be a new low. Are Aggie students really that high on themselves that they can’t go out and support all their teams. What’s the deal? Texas A&M is the third largest universi ty in the nation with around 43,000 students, and volleyball coach Laurie Corbelli hasn’t seen 42,000 of them. I figured instead of ridiculing you any further, I would maybe come up with some ideas that the A&M athletic department can use to bring those more-tradional A&M fans to those smaller athlet ic events (meaning non-football sports). 1.Offer all you can “whoop” night at the softball field. 2.Start up a bonfire-like at- moshphere at G. Rollie White Col iseum by pairing up students as “Barone Buddies.” Instead of can dy, take each other out for a big bowl of pasta. 3.Serve beer at A&M athletic events, so seniors can dunk their rings in a 16 ouncer. 4.Get the band to make special appearances at the tennis com plex. 5.Throw the yell leaders off the 10-meter platform after an Aggie win in swimming and diving. 6.Aggies get to kiss their date when an Aggie golfer makes a birdie. 7.The 10,000-meter elephant walk. 8.Tell Aggies it’s football, just in a different location. Seriously, the Aggies are try ing to build one of the strongest athletic programs in the nation, but when you can’t fill the stands the process gets slowed up. A big crowd can inspire our players to play better and bring better ones to A&M. The low turnout also makes the school look bad. Imagine watch ing a football game and seeing a stadium half empty. That crime is something that many Aggies are used to seeing at many SWC stadiums around the state. The opposite is what the other A&M sports are seeing. The thought gets worse when you think that the basketball team will move to the special events center in a few years. A crowd of 1,000-2,000 will look that much worse. (Random thought:Somebody needs to call D.P. up and ask him why he didn’t put volleyball in his litttle cartoon.) Whatever the case, it is time for Aggies to start making an ef fort to improve the spirit at A&M. Hey, if all else fails, pretend you’re stacking wood. That’s something Aggies seem to put an effort into. That is not a joke. Stew Milne/THE Battalion Senior forward Joe Wilbert goes for a layup during a presea son game against Fort Hood. Aggies search for victory A&M basketball team focuses on Bank IV Classic By Drew Diener The Battalion Chemistry. At 1-3, Texas A&M’s mens’ basketball team is still searching for some. The Aggies’ quest con tinues this weekend with a trip to Tulsa, Okla homa, where they will compete in the four-team Bank IV Classic. “We’re still trying to make value judgements,” A&M head coach Tony Barone said. “We haven’t found a team chemistry or a team identity.” Of the 17 players on the Aggies’ roster, only three have been with the team for more than one year. Seven true freshmen and three sophomores make up a majority of the A&M squad. “Our execution hasn’t been good,” Barone said. “Execution is based on anticipation, and our guys haven’t been anticipating one another’s moves.” In the first round of the tournament Friday night, A&M is scheduled to do battle with winless Oral Roberts. Last season, the Aggies beat ORU handily 79-66 in College Station. Future Big 12 opponent Oklahoma State will play the Aggies in the second round. Barone said he wants his team to get a sneak preview of the competition they will be facing in two years. “We know they have Bryant Reeves (a senior All-American center) and all that jazz,” Barone said. “I want our guys to see what other good programs are like. At this point, I’d rather play OSU than some team you know you can beat.” Aside from a lack of chemistry, the Aggies’ rough start also results from a tough schedule, Barone said. A&M tipped off the season with a 103-73 loss to Arizona State in the first round of the Maui Invitational. In the second round, A&M fought hard against an upstart Tulane team, losing 76- 74 before defeating host Chaminade 73-52 to close out the tournament. Senior forward Damon Johnson said the tour nament was very helpful for the team. “Just look at the caliber of teams we played against,” Johnson said. “They were good teams, and that helps prepare us for conference.” Barone said scheduling such a tournament for "Execution is based on anticipa tion, and our guys haven't been anticipating one another's moves." AdrM head coach Tony Barone, a young, growing team may not have been so wise, however, he does not regret it. “It doesn’t hurt them (the team) at all,” Barone said. “We don’t like being 1-3 but at least we learned. A season can be a success when you learn from your mistakes.” The Aggies suffered loss number three at the hands of St. Mary’s, 80-68, on their return home from College Station. Of their three losses this season, Barone said he was most disappointed with the St. Mary’s game. “We went into the game thinking we were go ing to go out and win easily,” Barone said. “We base our program on pride and effort, and we did n’t have that attitude in that game.” After this weekend’s tournament, the Aggies will return to College Station to face Southwest ern Louisiana Monday in their home opener at G. Rollie White. “With three games in four days, we should come out with a much better attitude,” Barone said. “This is a long season, and the race is a marathon. “We absolutely have to come to play with tremendous enthusiasm at each game.” Lady Aggies host invitational A&M's depth presents problems to opponents' defense By Kristina Buffin The Battalion The 22nd-ranked Texas A&M women’s bas ketball team will be looking to continue their undefeated streak Saturday when they host the Lady Aggie Holiday Inn/Domino’s Pizza In vitational at G. Rollie White Colisieum. Along with A&M (2-0), Central Michigan University (0-1), New Mexico State Universi ty (1-0) and Alcorn State (1-0) wilT compete for the tournament trophy. The Lady Aggies will play the Central Michigan Chippewas Saturday at 8 p.m. CMU lost their season opener 80-45 to Xavier University, but the Lady Aggies are not taking the Chippewas lightly. “They don’t have any one star, they’re just a decent overall team,” head coach Candi Harvey said. “So we’re going to have to come out ready to play. We can’t look past Central Michigan worrying about New Mexico State or Alcorn State or we’ll never get to that championship game.” Harvey said the Lady Aggies will have to play a good defensive game to defeat the Chippewas. “We want to play hard nose man to man defense,” Harvey said. “We felt like we got much better in the Arizona State game and we think we have some defense intensity and hopefully we can carry that over into the Michigan game.” A&M is led by junior guard Lisa Branch who is averaging 17.5 points per game and junior center Martha McClelland who is aver aging 13 points per game. McClelland leads the team with nine rebounds per game. Coach Harvey believes that to stop the Lady Aggies, their opponents must attack their very versatile offensive game. "We have great depth. Our perimeter kids are effective scorers and so are our post play ers,” Harvey said. “We present them prob lems matching up-wise. If you’ve got size, well bury the outside shot and if you crowd us we’re going to get the ball to the paint and we’re going to hurt you there.” If the Lady Aggies stick to their defensive plan, they believe their offensive game will come naturally. “The most important thing is defense,” ju nior guard Lisa Branch said. “Once we get our defense going, we can get it going on our offense. Because if you play good enough de fense, you don’t have to set up an offense, you can just go down get a steal and score.” Harvey said the tournament competition will be the best the Lady Aggies have faced all year. “New Mexico State and Alcorn State are probably very similar,” Harvey said. “Both teams have a lot of returning players and that game should be a dogfight. It should be very exciting, real fast pace, a lot of scoring and if we can get past Michigan, well have our hands full. It’ll be the best test that we’ve had this season.” Photo courtesy of Sports Information Office Sophomore guard Lana Tucker dribbles down the court in the Arizona State game. A&M hosts an invitational this weekend. EXCUSE me ... I HAVE A . sug-oestion / GEE, OUR FOOTBALL SEASON IS OVER./ WHAT CAN I DRAW, A'OW ? Moon eclipses Bears in overtime win MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —Cris Carter turned Warren Moon’s short pass into a 65-yard touchdown in overtime Thursday night, giv ing the Minnesota Vikings a 33-27 victory over the Chicago Bears and a tie for the lead in the NFC Central. Moon’s second scoring pass to Carter, at 9:14 of the extra period, came two plays after Kevin Butler missed a 40-yard field goal that would have given the Bears (8-5) their second overtime win in two weeks and a two-game lead in the division. Instead, the Vikings (8-5) took control of the di vision, thanks to their season sweep of the Bears. After the Bears drove to the Minnesota 23, Butler was wide left on his kick. Moon, throwing on second down, threw into the flat to Carter. He spun away from line backer Joe Cain, straddled the sideline for a few steps and avoided a desperation tackle at tempt by Shaun Gayle at the 10. 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