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Page 7
Thursday • November 7, 1996
Ags put goals on line in St. Louis
By Nicki Smith
The Battalion
Stew Milne, The Battalion
A&M junior forward Bryn Blalack leaps over U-Mass players Julie Magid (#2) and
Robin Smith to head the ball last Sunday at the Aggie Soccer Complex.
The Texas A&M Soccer Team has already
made good on its promise to be recognized
as one of the top ten teams in the nation.
Now the sixth-ranked Aggies must lay every
thing on the line in the postseason during
the next three weeks, starting this weekend
at the Big 12 Conference Championships.
The event begins Thursday in St. Louis,
Mo., at the Anheuser-Busch Conference and
Sports Centre; however, the Aggies received
a first-round bye and will not kick off until
Saturday. The Aggies own an 18-2 record
overall and an 8-1 mark in the Big 12.
Considering there are only five teams in
the nation ranked above them, one would
think the Aggies would have no problem
taking home the conference trophy.
However, the University of Nebraska is
also invited to the party. The fifth-ranked
Cornhuskers presented themselves as a for
midable rival to the Aggies earlier this sea
son when they handed A&M its only confer
ence loss of the season Sept. 29, a 1-0
decision in Lincoln.
A&M Head Coach G. Guerrieri said the Ag
gies are more prepared to face Nebraska —
provided that both teams win their semifinal
matches and make it to the Big 12 finals.
“Last time we played Nebraska in Lin
coln, they played a very direct game,” Guer
rieri said. “We know that if we face them
again, we will have to find ways to bring
more control and bring our midfielders into
the game. Last time we played them, there
were so many long balls and the game was
out of control.”
Although it is not certain the Aggies will
meet up with the Cornhuskers in the final
Big 12 Conference game of the season, the
odds are clearly in both teams’ favor.
Senior midfielder Tania Castillejos said
the Aggies are looking forward to facing the
Cornhuskers again.
“We know how they play and know who
to watch for this time around,” Castillejos
said. “Not only do we have more mental
quickness and more experience in difficult
situations, but we are also more comfortable
with each other.”
Going into the tournament, A&M has the
No. 2 seed, while Nebraska is seeded No. 1
and also owns a first-round bye.
In first-round action today, third-seeded
Baylor University meets sixth-seeded Uni
versity of Texas, and fourth-seeded Texas
Tech University takes on fifth-seeded Uni
versity of Missouri.
A&M will face the winner of the Baylor-
Texas fray in the semifinals Saturday. A&M
owns regular-season wins over both the
Bears and Longhorns.
If they win that contest, the Aggies will
take on the winner of the game between Ne
braska and either Tech or Missouri in the
championship final, which will take place
on Sunday.
Guerrieri said the team is not concentrat
ing on who will be playing in the final game,
but instead is taking the championships on
a game-by-game basis.
“We have been trying to fine tune what
we do well,” Guerrieri said. “We believe that
if we go out well and play our best, it doesn’t
matter who the other team is.”
Guerrieri said the Aggies' early-season
setback against the Cornhuskers will not
play a factor should the two teams meet in
the final game, because both teams are play
ing in neutral territory.
"The neutral territory should even
things up,” Guerrieri said. “The only thing
we have to worry about now is the tall
thick grass we will be playing on and the
extremely cold weather.”
The winner of the championship show
down will automatically receive a bid to
the 1996 NCAA Tournament. First-round
pairings will be announced on Monday,
Nov. 11.
love of soccer
collegiate soccer career, Robin
son says she still shares her ex
perience with her brothers.
“Two of my brothers are in
high school, and two are playing
soccer in college,” she said. “We
talk as much as possible, but
we’re all real busy.
“My high
school brothers
come up for
games whenever
they’re not play
ing. Those games
mean the most
to me because
they are there
watching.”
Robinson said
her relationship
with her brothers
is unique be
cause they all
continue to lend each other a
hand, even with nine years
separating the oldest and
youngest siblings.
“Even though three of my broth
ers are younger and we are separated
by schools now, we all try to inspire
each other,” she said. “Everyone has
a strength in something different and
we’re not afraid to talk to each other.”
A&M Head Coach G. Guerrieri
said Robinson’s strength is her
tenacity and competitiveness.
“Tina’s a straight-forward
person,” Guerrieri said.
See Robinson, Page 8
Robinson credits brothers for her talent and
By Jeremy Furtick
The Battalion
M ost young girls growing
up with four brothers
are subjected to all
kinds of neighborhood athletic
abuse. They become the all-time
right fielder on the sandlot, the
center on the street football
squad, and usually take the
blame for almost every mistake
made in the spectrum of inter
neighborhood athletics.
But Tina Robinson, a senior
defender on the Texas A&M Soc
cer Team, with the help of her
brothers, broke the mold of the
sister-teammate.
Robinson, a four-year starter
for A&M, gives her brothers
credit for keeping her interest
ed in soccer while growing up
in Dickinson.
“I started playing soccer in
the second grade and I didn’t
like it at all,” Robinson said. “But
I had four brothers, and if I
Stew Milne, The Battalion
A&M senior defender Tina Robinson studies and relaxes at
Research Park during her free time.
wanted to play outside with
them, I had to play soccer.”
After a while though, Robin
son learned to enjoy soccer
more than the other sports she
was participating in.
“It was one of those things
where you realize you’re adept
at something
and learn to
like it,” she
said. “And I
learned to love
soccer.”
However, it
was not an easy
choice at first.
“I played
pretty much
everything,”
Robinson said.
“Volleyball, ten
nis, basketball,
soccer — I loved to play sports.
“My dad played semi-pro ten
nis and he wanted me to go pro
in tennis because he thought
that was where the money was,
but soccer was my best, so I
stuck with it.”
Robinson earned three letters
in volleyball and two in tennis
at Dickinson High School. She
also lettered four times in soc
cer and was given three first-
team all-district awards, a dis
trict MVP award and a
first-team all-state selection.
Even in the twilight of her
“I try to work hard
in every aspect of
our program — in
the weight room, on
the practice field and
in the classroom.”
Tina Robinson
Senior defender
Baylor’s daunting task
begins with sub-.500 A&M
By Ross Hecox
The Battalion
When a team stands 1-4 in
conference play, it might seem
like the season is over. But the
Baylor University Football Team,
which owns a 4-4 overall record,
is not ready to call it quits.
The Bears have to produce two
more wins this season to qualify
for a bowl bid, and this weekend’s
matchup against the Texas A&M
Football Team in Waco is where
they begin their three-game run
at the postseason.
Last year’s 7-4 record was not
enough to earn Baylor a bowl invi
tation, but because six Big 12 Con
ference teams are slated to partic
ipate in post-season competition
this season, the Bears could play in
December with only six wins.
Head Coach Chuck Reedy said de
spite its .500 record, the team is in a po
sition to gamer some concrete accom
plishments, including a bowl berth.
“We still have things to work
for,” Reedy said. “We’re getting
better little by little, and hopefully
as we go into the last three games,
we will be a better team.”
Baylor received its fourth loss last
weekend, dropping a close contest
to the University of Texas 28-23 in
Austin. But after falling behind 21-0
in the second quarter, the Bears
outscored the Longhorns 23-7.
Reedy said by keeping Texas
from scoring more than seven
points in the second half, his
players showed they were not
ready to give up.
“We’ve gotten better against
[Texas] every year,” Reedy said.
“I’m proud of my players to fight
back and put us in a position to
win the game. We played hard for
60 minutes and came away with a
feeling that we can play with
those kinds of teams.”
Baylor’s performance in Austin
seemed to have more bite than its
season statistics would indicate.
The Bears are next to last in the Big
12 in total offense (343 yards per
game) and defense (461 yards).
In comparison to A&M’s ground
attack, which ranks 16th in the na
tion, Baylor ranks 107th in the nation
in rushing yardage allowed (252.3).
Reedy said the A&M game will
be another tough contest.
“From the standpoint of offen
sive and defensive personnel, [the
Aggies] are going to match up
with anyone,” Reedy said. “This is
a very big game for us.”
Sophomore quarterback Jer
maine Alfred runs Baylor’s I-for-
mation offense. He has completed
52.2 percent of his passes, throw
ing for eight touchdowns and two
interceptions this season.
Junior running back Jerod
Douglas, who leads the team in
rushing, is questionable with a
pulled hamstring. Sophomore
Dexter Ford and freshman Elijah
Burkins, both averaging over five
yards per carry, will fill in for the
hobbled Douglas.
After playing A&M, the Bears
will face the University of Mis
souri and Oklahoma State Uni
versity. Even though those teams
are located at the bottom of their
division and may look like easy
victories, Reedy said sure wins are
nonexistent in the Big 12.
“This conference is very competi
tive,” Reedy said. “It’s obvious when you
look at the schedule of the Big 12 that
any week you can get beat by any team.”
Individual A&M Football Statistics
Rushing
G
Att
Net
Avg
TD Long
Sirr Parker
9
138
641
4.6
2 42
Eric Bernard
9
66
439
6.7
4 40
DAndre Hardeman
9
71
434
6.1
12 74
Dante’ Hall
9
59
412
7.0
3 74
Albert Connell
9
2
66
33.0
1 63
Team Total
9
411
2073
5.0
24 74
Receiving
G
No.
Yds
Avg
TD Long
Albert Connell
9
52
784
15.1
5 70
Dbnte Hawkins
9
29
351
12.1
0 27
Derrick Spiller
8
13
188
14.5
0 27
DAndre Hardeman
9
8
66
8.3
1 15
Aaron Oliver
6
7
120
17.1
1 57
Eric Bernard
9
6
53
8.8
0 43
Sirr Parker
9
6
47
7.8
1 16
Team Total
9
135
1783
13.2
8 70
Passing
G
Effic. Att-Cmp-Int
Pet
Yds TD
Branndon Stewart
9
111.21 245-125-7
51.0
1608 8
Randy McCown
4
108.10 21-10-1
47.6
175 0
Team Total
9
110.55 267-135-8
50.6
1783 8
Interceptions
No.
Yds
Avg TD
Long
Rich Coady
3
93
31.0
0
64
Dat Nguyen
3
38
12.7
1
36
Keith Mitchell
1
42
42.0
1
42
Donovan Greer
1
27
27.0
0
27
Shun Horn
1
26
26.0
0
26
Jason Webster
1
9
9.0
0
9
Andre Williams
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team Total
11
235
21.4
2
64
Defensive Leaders
Tackles
Sacks
UT
AT
Total
For Loss
No-Yards
Dat Nguyen
74
37
111
7-20
1.5-12
Warrick Holdman
38
24
62
7-16
2.5-6
Keith Mitchell
41
20
61
19-107
11.0-86
Edward Jasper
29
16
45
10-38
2.0-20
Philip Meyers
25
18
43
5-17
2.0-12
Rich Coady
27
15
42
2-3
0.5-1
Donovan Greer
30
11
41
3-12
1.0-8
Bran. Mitchell
22
17
39
10-45
6.0-33
Shun Horn
28
11
39
1-2
0
Pat Williams
22
15
37
6-15
1.0-3
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