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IWMMMailWMMfflmW Page October 16, IS! sa takes at Braves (AP) — Even e NI. champions! lines kept goingt* Louis Cardinals n :s. The p Wednesday Page 9 October 16, 1996 ■ m * ' Midnight Madness i »'13r tew festivity builds A&M basketball teams’ confidence inch prompting, lis comments lity than usual, >r Tony La Russati aves during pract sch Stadium. >ne that really hot that’s coming out! petting upset at Russa said, a day romp cut the Gut 3-2. "I’ve always hlity to handletki prised me some, d their celebratii rands quietly, on the badIlij lat they wanttoM I be the wayweita not getting on tiis al cool, and I dot this about usbei from Page 1 point for the Li y freshman fora ron, who leadsi Is scored with 21. *vv strategy n the two wins, ved to be one of r for the Aggies, t a new offense.! involves positioa ;r to her opponei to set up mote! the new offense a step ahead o( ority of teams in up-front,” 1 tas incredibleao: r to get in ft e the ball. Itisagt s moving.’’ goals tallied inti atches, theAgi them. Seniors si the second week goals this week re madebyjunio! rally speaki/y ill ranks ing charts, asslitl season total»i /cm assists lastw ier an overall W scoring sidel id three go; dug her a ti ic assists for a tot ely, freshmangi nie Wilson recoi of the season ic save and a . Wilson is ranli nation’s top 10 1 an impressive average. g the honors h G. Guerrieriiii ;, freshman deft :y and freshman: y Davidson Play irt of the Week junior m mt one regular ’hind them, paring to com| ■al nationally rat eekend. , the team ;as, to face sett Tsity of North 2 Duke Univefii lallenge Cup. from Page 7 ; a great pace her teamtoreii abilities," iderstands d provides an! chance to usei s. Anytime she iponent out, site 1 :o the goal i the respect oj and coaches g- respect her bet! but they bow dedicated said. “She isa connects well her they be a# Tim IVloog, The Battalion tomore forward Shanne Jones slam dunks at Midnight Madness Monday. By Dennis Ramirez The Battalion Within the depths of G. Rollie White Coliseum late Monday night, Texas A&M brought in the 1996-97 college basketball season in a festive fashion. Students packed the arena for Midnight Mania — an event designed to in troduce students and the com munity to the A&M Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams. With NCAA regulations allowing college teams to begin practice at midnight on Tuesday, A&M kicked off the season with a bang. “This is what it’s all about,” Men’s Head Coach Tony Barone said. “This is what Texas A&M Basketball should be about. We had a lot of people be hind supporting this — the Corps of Cadets, the band, the student body. Together, the en thusiasm that you can generate in this building is incredible.” The event featured a free throw contest held between dorms on campus, a yell practice lead by the Aggie yell leaders, and a slam-dunk competition which capped off the evening. Each of these offered an outlet for students to show their support through involvement. “It was a great way for us to come out here, have a good time and show our support for the teams,” Eli Alvarado, a junior envi ronmental design major, said. “Hopefully, all of this energy and ex citement will carry over and the teams will have great seasons.” Although the event did offer the students an opportunity to show their support and basketball skills, the athletes were more than happy to show off theirs as well. The Lady Aggies began the play er introductions by shooting three pointers, while the Aggies conduct- “Tonight disproved a lot of people who said this wasn’t going to work.” Tony Barone Men’s basketball coach ed the slam-dunk contest. The competition was won by freshman Jerald Brown. “It felt really great winning it,” Brown said. “The pressure was on because of the guys before me, but the crowd got me hyped and into it. I’d like to thank the crowd, I love the fans here at A&M.” Women’s Head Coach Candi Harvey was thrilled by the event and said it will have an impact on the Lady Aggies. “I’m so excited — this is my first Midnight Mania, and if we can have this kind of spirit in here every time we play, it would be tremendous,” Har vey said. “They (the Lady Aggies) are ready to start prac tice right now, and I might have to give them a sedative to calm them down. If this is indicative of how it’s going to go, we will certainly give them a run for their money.” Barone also said the event has a di rect impact on his team’s confi dence level. “We could go right onto the court and practice for three hours and these guys would be pumped,” Barone said. “You need to feel want ed, that is part of what all of this is about. We had a tough season last year and this gives these guys confi dence, because of the support mechanism. I think it’s an absolute ly phenomenal event.” Barone said the event went off without a hitch. “Tonight disproved a lot of peo ple who said this wasn’t going to work,” Barone said. “The doubters are going to come in here and see what a wonderful experience this was for our guys, the ladies, and the coaching staff. The spirit mecha nism of this university was present, and it was an incredible enthusias tic approach to what should hap pen in Texas A&M Basketball.” f *V * General Meeting at 12th Man Statue J Tour the locker room, Netum Steed, and the Kyle Field Press Box Special Speakers Volleyball Coach Laurie Corbelli 1 2th Man Team Member James Muniz JCh **' "The Keeper of Kyle" Billy Pickard THE PIRATE TRILOGY ...continues tonight “Love heals all wounds,” speaks the wise witch in the golden wind sound of her brass bell. 845-1234 PROFITABLE NUMBER! 845-0569 The Battalion Classified Advertising to Win FOR MORE INFO CALL: 845*1515 erCaro