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White’s career night cages Bears Briefs
David
Winder
E ven though No. 3
Texas A&M is a
four-point underdog
to No. 7 Colorado this Satur
day, USA Today college foot
ball writer Steve Weiberg is
still picking the Aggies.
“I’m in the minority on
this one, but I like A&M,”
Weiberg said. "They look sol
id on both sides of the ball.
Colorado might have more of
a flashy offense, but A&M
has a good offense and
maybe the best offensive
player in college football in
(Leeland) McElroy.”
Mike Huguenin, the assis
tant managing editor of The
Sporting News, said he’s go
ing with A&M because a win
means more to the Aggies.
“Saturday is a chance for
them to receive national
prominence,” Huguenin said.
“It’s a chance for A&M to
make a national statement.
“If they lose, everybody
| will say that they are just a
typical Southwest Confer
ence team that can’t win the
big game. The players
should be sky-high because
it means more to A&M. Col
orado still has the Big 8 sea
son — A&M is playing for a
See Winder, Page 8
Evan Zimmerman, The Battalion
Texas A&M
Lady Aggies'
junior outside hitter Bonn! Chaffe warms up during the
practice Tuesday at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
□ The sophomore
recorded 25 kills to
lead A&M past Baylor
in four games.
Staff and Wire Reports
Led by sophomore middle
blocker Page White’s career-
high 25 kills, the Texas A&M
Volleyball Team beat Baylor
Wednesday night in Waco.
A&M moved to 6-1 on the
season with the 12-15, 15-12,
16-14, 15-12 win over the
Lady Bears.
White helped out an A&M
offense that was
weakened by illness.
Sophomore outside
hitter Kristie Smed-
srud, who was
plagued by a stomach
virus for much of the
week, played only
two games.
White’s previous
high for kills in
match came last year
against Arkansas-
Little Rock when she
recorded 20.
Senior setter Suzy Wente
returned to the starting line
up after missing most of last
weekend’s action due to ill
ness.
Wente played all four
games against the Bears,
leading the Lady Aggies with
61 assists.
The Lady Bears, who en
tered the game with a 1-10
record on the year, surprised
the Lady Aggies by winning
the first game.
The Lady Aggies were de
feated despite compiling a
.388 hitting percentage, their
highest of the match.
The Lady Aggies defense
White
kicked in the second game
however, limiting the Lady
Bears to a .111 hitting per
centage.
A&M’s defensive domi
nance continued throughout
the match and peaked in the
decisive fourth game in which
Baylor hit for only a .026 per
centage.
The offensive production
for A&M was well spread
among several players.
Senior outside hitter An
drea Williams led the team
with 14 digs and finished sec
ond on the team with 13 kills.
Williams also contributed five
assists and three block as
sists.
The other starting
outside hitter, Dana
Santleben, contributed
12 kills and five.digs.
But the most pro
ductive performance
was turned in by
sophomore middle
blocker Cindy Vander-
Woude.
VanderWoude
recorded a match-high
.500 hitting percent
age. VanderWoude
contributed 10 kills while
committing just two errors.
Freshman outside hitter
Stacy Sykora continued her
immediate contributions,
recording 10 kills and 10 digs
in the match.
The Lady Bears were led by
outside hitter Sarah Sivert-
son, who collected 22 kills and
a match-high 16 digs. Outside
hitter D’Ann Arthur led Bay
lor with a .350 hitting per
centage and setter Sharon
Pratt recorded a team-high 48
assists.
The Lady Aggies return to
action Friday when they host
the TAMU Tournament begin
ning at 5 p.m.
Elway, Smith earn NFL
weekly honors
Detmer, tradition spearhead Colorado’s attack
□ Colorado's quarter
back is the nation's
top-ranked passer.
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
On Saturday, the Texas A&M
Football Team will face the
hottest quarterback in Division
I football and perhaps some of
the coldest temperatures any of
the players have ever seen.
While the prospect of meeting
Colorado quarterback Koy Det
mer is on the Aggies’ minds,
players say they do not consider
the weather to be a factor.
“The weather doesn’t both- |
er us, we’re not concerned
about playing there,” junior
running back Leeland McEl
roy said. “It can’t be worse
than any other place. I can’t
think of anywhere that can be
worse than playing in Death
Valley (Louisiana’s State
Tiger Stadium).”
Despite McElroy’s confi
dence, the weather could be a
problem. Snow flurries have
been reported in Boulder this
week.
It remains to be seen how
much Detmer will bother the
Aggie defense. In the Buffaloes’
three games this year, Detmer
has completed 54-of-77 passes
for 948 yards and eight touch
downs. He has thrown just one
interception.
“Koy is extremely talented,”
senior comerback Ray Mickens
said. “He’s cocky and confident,
like a lot of great players are.
He’s a great quarterback, and
we’re going to have to contain
him. He is the best quarterback
we’ll face all year.”
Detmer is a big change from
Colorado’s quarterback from
last season, Kordell Stewart.
Stewart was a multiple-threat
quarterback who was equally
adept running the ball as throw
ing it. Detmer is more of a drop-
back type of passer.
“Detmer will wear you out if
you don’t get pressure on him,”
A&M Head Football Coach R.C.
Slocum said. “We plan to do
what we normally do on de
fense, however.”
While A&M worries about
containing Detmer, he is con
cerned with reading A&M’s de
fensive formations.
‘We’re going to have to get af-
"We are going
to try to see
what we can
do to corral
(McElroy)."
— Rick Neuheisel
Colorado Head Coach
ter it or they’ll come rolling
right through us,” Detmer said
during the Buffaloes’ press con
ference this week. “I’ve got to be
sharp with my reads and know
where the blitz is coming from. I
don’t think we’ve played a team
with the kind of speed Texas
A&M has.”
When Detmer is not hitting
his receivers at a 70.2 percent
accuracy rate, he is giving the
ball to the Buffaloes’ “Thorough
bred Tailback Trio” of Herchell
Troutman, Marlon Barnes and
Lendon Henry. The three have
combined for 413 yards and
nine touchdowns this season,
nearly the same numbers that
Colorado’s Heisman Trophy
winner Rashaan Salaam had in
his first three games last sea
son.
Slocum said the Aggies will
have to balance their defensive
fronts to keep the Buffaloes hon
est on offense.
“You can’t just try to stop
them from running and make
them throw, because they like to
throw and are very good at it,”
Slocum said. “Likewise, if you
say we have to stop Detmer,
they will wear you out running
the football. They are a bal
anced offense, and I think they
■ do both about equally as well.”
Offensive tackle Calvin
Collins said although the Buf
faloes’ offense is powerful,
they will be lining up against
a rather vaunted A&M de
fense.
“Their offense is explosive,
but our defense can play a bit
too,” Collins said. “Their de
fense is a lot like theirs. Our
offense plays our defense
everyday, so well be ready for
what they throw at us.”
On defense, Colorado Head
Coach Rick Neuheisel said
McElroy will be a key for the
Buffaloes if they want to take
the victory.
“They try to get the ball to
McElroy whenever possible,
and that’s a tough thing to do
sometimes,” Neuheisel said,
“He’s one of the top competi
tors in the country and is cur
rently leading the Heisman
campaign, justifiably so. We
are definitely going to see
what we can do to corral him.”
NEW YORK (AP) — John Elway,
who threw a winning touchdown
pass for Denver on the game's final
play, and Emmitt Smith, whose
touchdown run in overtime gave Dal
las a victory, were selected NFL of
fensive players of the week Wednes
day.
Buffalo linebacker Bryce Paup
was chosen defensive player of the
week and San Diego's Andre Cole
man was special teams player of the
week in the AFC.
In the NFC, San Francisco safety
Merton FHanks was chosen defensive
player of the week and Atlanta kicker
Morten Andersen was special teams
player of the week.
Smith's 31-yard run in overtime
gave the Cowboys a 23-17 victory
over Minnesota. He finished with 150
yards and two touchdowns to win the
NFC award for the second time this
season.
Three Texas sites submit
bids for Big 12 title game
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Stadium,
the Astrodome, the Alamodome and
two Midwest venues have submitted
bids for consideration of a possible
Big 12 postseason football title game,
the new conference said Wednesday.
Big 12 officials will confer with
designees from the five sites by tele
phone to review proposals and
arrangements, the league said as its
first round of autumn meetings con
cluded.
"We hope to have this contact
process completed in the next two
weeks, possibly a little longer," Com
missioner Steve Hatchell said.
He said final proposals were ex
pected to go to the Big 12 Council of
Chief Executive Officers for a meet
ing in late November.
Besides the Texas locations, the
two other possible sites are Arrow
head Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.,
and St. Louis', new domed stadium.
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Evan Zimmerman, The Battalion
Texas A&M junior transfer Albert Connell struggles to break a tackle against Tulsa Saturday in the Aggies'
55-9 win. The Aggies travel to Boulder, Colo, this week to take on the No. 7 Colorado Buffaloes.
Astros blank Cubs, stay close to Dodgers
□ Shane Reynolds struck out
12 while pitching a seven-
hit shuout.
HOUSTON (AP) — Shane
Reynolds, winless since Aug. 30,
threw a seven-hitter and Craig Biggio
drove in two rui^s with a second-in
ning single, leading the Houston As
tros to a 4-0 victory over the Chicago
Cubs on Wednesday night.
The Astros, who at best can tie
Cincinnati in the NL Central, kept
the Astros within one game of the Los
Angles Dodgers for the National
League wild card slot.
The Dodgers kept their one-game
lead by defeating the San Francisco
Giants 4-2.
Reynolds (10-11) got his first victo
ry of the month in four starts. He
struck out 12 to match his career
high and walked one in his third com
plete game and second shutout of the
season.
He allowed only one runner to
reach second base until the sixth in
ning when Mark Grace singled and
went to third on Luis Gonzalez’s dou
ble with two outs. Reynolds struck
out Shawon Dunston to end the in
ning.
Reynolds tied a club record with
three sacrifice bunts. It has been
done four times, most recently by Joe
Niekro against Atlanta on June 19,
1985.
The Astros took a 3-0 lead in the
second. James Mouton and Rick
Wilkins singled to start the inning off
Frank Castillo (10-10). Ricky Gutier
rez followed with an infield hit to
deep first base, scoring Mouton.
Born to Be
i mp
Charting the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers' quests to earn wildcard spots.
National League
American
League
Los Angeles
71-63
.530 —
California
71-63
.530
Houston
70-64
.522 1
Seattle
71-63
.530
—
Philadelphia
66-69
.489 5 1/2
New York
71-64
.526
1/2
Chicago
65-68
.489 5 1/2
Kansas City
68-65
.511
2 1/2
San Diego
65-68
.489 5 1/2
Texas
68-66
.507
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