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Accidents
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role models
NICK
GEORGANDIS
Asst, sports
editor
W hen are they going to
learn? How much more
tragedies must we all en
dure before professional athletes
realize that off the court, field or
whatever, they are just human as
all the rest of us.
The latest travesty of which I
write of course, is the paralysis of
Seattle Seahawk defensive tackle
Mike Frier. Frier was riding with
Seattle running backs Chris War
ren and Lamar Smith in a car
owned by Smith that smashed
into an utility pole in Kirkland,
Washington. Frier, a 6 foot, 5
inch, 299 pound, 25-year old from
Appalachian St., is not expected
to ever walk again.
Warren suffered two fractured
ribs in the crash and Smith, suf
fered a chip fracture in his spine
that now appears to be more seri
ous than previously thought, and
an ankle sprain.
The issue of who was driving
the car remains in question, but
alcohol appears to have played a
role in the wreck. Smith is a
rookie running back from the Uni
versity of Houston and Warren is
a two-time All-F*ro, currently sec
ond in the AFC in rushing, just
five yards behind the leader, Mar
shall Faulk.
All three now have a shock to
the system, especially Frier. But
what of Smith and Warren? It
seems likely both will eventually
return to the game, but will what
happen change them? After a
couple of months of being adored
by fans and getting the big checks
for playing a game, will the two
players begin thinking that they
can fly again, or will what enough
to keep them grounded?
Common sense would say yes.
Your brain would say yes, and so
would your heart. But if that was
case, why do we all know it’s just
a matter of time until another
great athlete leaves the world pre
maturely?
But the money flows freely in
big-time sports and the head can
swell quickly. It is understand
able. Warren slashes his way
through defenders in the King-
dome, why can’t he do the same
thing in his car on a Washington
freeway? Jerome Brown used to
be unstoppable on the defensive
line of the Philadelphia Eagles,
why shouldn’t he have been the
same driving way over the speed
limit? He was until he hit a slick
spot and sailed the car into a
palm tree, killing him and his
small nephew.
As if you need any further ex
amples, there is of course, Magic
Johnson. Although I have always
been a Rockets’ fan, I was a big
admirer of Magic while growing
up in the 1980s. Magic always
knew where the open man was
and where the defense was not.
When he announced his retire
ment in November of 1991, I was
stunned beyond belief. I always
thought Magic was different, I
guess I was won over by his
charm and flair and penchant for
doing the impossible. I had put
Magic up on that
“untouchable” platform, but he
had fallen, fallen fast and hard.
Who’s next? Another Len Bias
See Georgandis/Page 10
The Battalion • Page 7
Lady Aggies take title in tournament
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
In a game of runs, the Texas A&M wom
en’s basketball team saved the best for last.
After Alcorn St. had closed to within 58-53
of the Lady Aggies in the championship
game of the Domino’s Pizza/Holiday Inn
Lady Aggie Invitational, A&M regrouped
and closed out the game with a 28-11 run to
win the championship game, 86-66, Sunday
at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
The Lady Aggies’ junior point guard Lisa
Branch was named tournament MVP while
scoring 14 points Sunday and dishing out
eight assists. Junior
transfer forward An
gel Spinks and junior
center Martha Mc
Clelland were named
to the All-Tourna
led the Aggies in scor that's being confident."
ing with 19 points
and added nine re
bounds. McClleland
added 16 points while
junior forward Kelly
Cerny hauled down
12 rebounds.
A&M head coach
who led ASU with 18 points and eight re
bounds. But Tatum could only play 24 min
utes, fouling out with 10 minutes to play in
the game.
The Lady Aggies advanced to the final by
blowing out Central Michigan 72-39. ASU
squeaked by New Mexico State in Satur
day’s first game 75-69 to reach the finals. A
crowd of 523 watched the Lady Aggies ad
vance to 4-0 on the season.
Harvey said the the team’s play so far this
season has legitimized its Top 25 ranking.
“I think we are definitely a top 25 pro
gram, “ Harvey said. “When we broke into
the Top 25, I thought it was kind of a state
ment on last year’s laurels but now I think
we are the team
"We are the team to beat in the
SWC. That's not being cocky.
—Lisa Branch,
Lady Aggie junior point guard
Candi Harvey said she was extremely
pleased with the way her team played over
the weekend.
“This is my first trophy at A&M, and it
feels very, very good, “ Harvey said. “This
game is what we needed. It made us dig
deep, and we responded with lots of pride
and intensity.”
The Lady Aggies led 39-29 at half time,
and seemed to have the game well in hand
when they started off the second half with
a 18-11 run to take a 57-40 lead with
12:47 left in the game. But ASU didn’t
give up easily, going on a 13-1 streak of
their own to close within five points with
10:31 to go.
The player keeping ASU close through
out the contest was forward Nickie Tatum,
to beat in the
SWC.”
Defense was
again a key for
the Lady Aggies
as they forced
ASU into 21
turnovers. A&M
collected five
block shots in
cluding three by
Kelly Cerny, four
steals and limited
ASU to a .317
shooting percent
age including a paltry two of 20(.100) from
behind the three-point strike.
The Lady Aggies used their height ad
vantage to dominate ASU inside. Shoot
ing mainly from the post, McClelland was
seven of 12 from the field and Spinks shot
eight for 14.
Although the season is still very young,
Branch said other teams should start pay
ing attention because the Lady Aggies are
starting to believe.
“When our inside game and outside game
are working, we can be a stomach ache for
the other team, “ Branch said. “I agree with
Coach Harvey, it’s about time we start be
lieving in ourselves. We are the team to
beat in the SWC. That’s not being cocky,
that’s being confident.”
Senior center Debbie
against Alcorn State.
Stew
Beirmann is fouled on her way
Milne/THE Battalion
to the basket
Ags face Ragin Cajuns
in home court debut
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
The Texas A&M men’s
basketball team will
attempt to stir up a lit
tle home cooking tonight
when they debut at home
against the University
of Southwestern Louisiana
at 7 p.m. at G. Rollie
White Coliseum.
The men’s team is at
tempting to break out of
a slow 2-4 start to the
1994 campaign. Sat
urday night the
Aggies were
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last-second tip-in by se
nior forward Tony
McGinnis. Senior forward
Joe Wilbert continues to lead
the team in scoring, averag
ing about 17 points per game.
A&M head coach Tony
Barone, in an earlier inter
view, said fan participation
has to be one of the ele
ments if the Aggies are to
continue on the road to be
coming a top program.
“We have established our
selves as a good team, and
now we need to catch the
next step, “ Barone said.
“We have to have people get
ting out and filling the
stands to keep the level of
competition high.”
There will be several new
faces for Aggie fans to ac
quaint themselves with
tonight. Gone is all-star
point guard David Edwards,
as well as standouts Brett
Murray and Chuck Hender
son. Replacing these three
are Wilbert, junior guard
Corey Henderson(Chuck’s
younger brother) and fresh
man guard Kyle Kessel.
The point guard job was
up for grabs in training camp
between Kessel and
sophomore Jimmy
Smith, but apparently
the job is now Kessel’s
to lose. Filling out
the starting line-up
are McGinnis at
small forward and
senior forward Da
mon Johnson.
Last season, the
team reached a
post-season tour
nament for the
first time in seven
years, losing to the
University of New Orleans in
the first round of the Nation
al Invitational Tournament.
Last season’s record of 19-
11(10-4) in the Southwest
Conference was A&M’s best
record in over a decade.
Following tonight’s game,
the team will be off for 12
days for finals. Their next
game will be December 17
at Montana State. They re
turn home on December 19
to host McNeese State at 7
p.m. The Aggies begin SWC
play on January 14 when
they travel to Austin to play
arch-rival Texas in a game
set to be televised regionally
on ESPN.
Netters knocked out of NCAA tourney
Staff and Wire Reports
The Texas A&M women’s volleyball team’s
season came to an end Saturday afternoon
when they were defeated by Ohio State Univer
sity 6-15, 13-15, 10-15 in the second round of
the NCAA Tournament.
“I’m going to make our players watch the
Ohio State tape all spring, “ head coach Laurie
Corbelli said. “I want to play a quick offense,
and you have to have the athletes. But, I also
want our players to remember this match.”
The Lady Aggies were led by junior outside
hitter Dana Santleben who contributed led the
team with 16 kills and a .560 hitting percent
age. Junior setter Suzy Wente dished out 42
assists and freshman outside hitter Kristie
Smedsrud led all players with 13 digs.
The Lady Aggies reached the NCAA tourna
ment for just the second time in their history, but
for the second year in a row. They finished third in
the Southwest Conference and were the runner-up
in the SWC Tournament three weeks ago at Rice.
The fourth-ranked Ohio St. Buckeyes moved
to 27-2 on the year and advanced to the round
of 12 in the tournament. The Lady Aggies fin
ished their season 19-14. They also lost in the
second round of the NCAA tournament last
season, falling to the Unviersity of Texas in
Austin a year ago.
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