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day • February 6,15! )hol would be super! a have it," he said. 1 lion the reality.” lulwichesisarestain The Battalion W d A P T C j i; U Page 7; Thursday • February 6, 1997 id they see the typeol /ill be embarrassed, :al about it,” Maddens t itself is not a threat, iblein. ■issue — notaTexai ila isjust 5 inches ofr of the Baptist Stud insion of Northgate nmunity. "But they have noto urch-friendly.” and wiches will try thgate scene, ictly that no onewi s,” he said. “The way er will be watching ill be a problem." e that there’s av pt that,” Raya sa; ewith theiropinio unify to help each Signing Day 1997 Aggies reel in 22 new recruits, including 17 on defense and five on offense here are so manye: rd to have a unite iple came from di iference to serve as the obstacles theyte ime obstacles is totf for A&M studen Tim Moog, The Battalion ^xas A&M Head Coach R.C. Slocum announces 22 new recruits signing for the 1997 season. lass of2001 primarily comprised of Texans By Jamie Burch The Battalion A high school football player often spends j ® s senior year thinking how good college life nd $50 for now L ||b< . _ ou| of the hou8e> away fl om par . jn, contact and in the ii me light. This notion of a lollegiate utopia often results in top recruits "“■eeing Texas for football paradises far from lome. But since the inception of the Big 12 i tire departmentimonference, home-grown talent has been charities helpingv laying home — and the Texas A&M Football Gine has been polwBeam has benefited greatly, years. He said the® of the 22 signees comprising A&M’s 1997 b is helping theputffecruiting class, 20 played high school football )rst part is dealingi'I |ithe east-central Texas triangle, element. 1 Head Coach R.C. Slocum said he is happy tto be looked on pif I /students andfacul: Ve try to get out into: is much as possiS hey feel pretty safe' Texas players have chosen to stay in state. “I’m very pleased that there appears to be a trend for some of the better players to stay in the state of Texas,” Slocum said. “Those guys, by in large, are more success ful. They have fewer problems when they’re close enough that their families can be here and be supportive of them. “Every weekend they’ll walk out of the locker room, and regardless of how they played, someone’s going to be waiting at that door to say ‘it’s okay.’ I think that sup port carries on throughout their whole life.” Slocum said he realizes recruits previously left Texas because of the dismal state of the Southwest Conference. See 2001, Page 10 By Matt Mitchell The Battalion The Texas A&M Football Team ended months of speculation Wednesday, sign ing 22 recruits to letters of intent to play football for the Aggies next fall. Feb. 5 was the official signing day for recruits around the country, with com mitments coming as early as 8 a.m. A&M Head Coach R.C. Slocum said the signees are a talented bunch ath letically, but the coaching staff looked at other traits, such as good character and good academic skill. “I’m impressed with them (the re cruits) as people first of all,” Slocum said. “We tried to put a high priority on the kind of people we recruited. I feel very good about these young men, and I believe this is the best group overall academically, and I think they’re good athletically.” Seventeen of the Aggies’ 22 signees are projected as defensive players; Five de fensive linemen, six defensive backs, four linebackers, and two defensive ends. Defensive lineman Rocky Bernard (Baytown Sterling), linebacker Roylin Bradley (LaMarque), linebacker Christ ian Rodriguez (North Mesquite) and de fensive back Jason Glenn (Houston Nimitz), younger brother of former A&M standout Aaron Glenn, are the prize de fensive recruits of this year’s class. R F' F* l~l RT F" R R R ™ Wm Howvwimm H TO Hi IB Hlf Hi Hli IH IBLwaJiP TEXAS A&M RECRUITING THE CLASS OF 2001 •Quarterbacks C+ • Running backs A- •Wide receivers F — •Offensive line B — •Defensive line A-- •Linebackers B — •Defensive backs A — no one waiting to follow Stewart's footsteps — insurance for a RB possibly heading west ■ 'passing attack' ushered out with Ensminger ■ family legacies should be enough — recruits might have to grow up in a hurry Bradley Rodriguez bolster anchor of Wrecking Crew — Glenn, talented class should shore up secondary Slocum said the Aggies helped them selves at the defensive line and secondary positions, two areas hit especially hard by injuries and graduation. “I think the best thing is that we had a clear need in the defensive line area,” Slocum said. “That’s an area where we lost players. We had seniors pretty much carry the group last year and it was vitally important for us to get some quality defensive line candidates. And I think we did extremely well there.” Perhaps the most glaring problem James Vineyard, The Battalion area for the team, last year, was the inex perienced secondary that was further weakened by injuries to what was already a shaky lineup. “Last year, we were very thin in the secondary, and we needed some addi tional help in the secondary,” Slocum said. “It was bad in terms of experience last year, but we also just didn’t have enough numbers. See Recruits, Page 8 Lady Ags end four-game slide with 66-63 win over Oklahoma 'JNO AY 4-5 PM CCT 22? r lDE0 H, 5-8 PM 3 By Lara L. Zuehlke and Dennis Ramirez The Battalion 1 “It wasn’t a pretty game, but we really don’t care ... It’s a win and we'll take it.” This was the sentiment held by Jexas A&M Head Coach Candi Har- |/i‘y after the Texas A&M Women’s asketball Team defeated Okla- bma University 66-63, last night at . Rollie White Coliseum. The Lady Aggies improved to 8-12 erall and 2-8 in Big 12 competition, fhile the Lady Sooners (5-14,1 -8) ex uded their losing streak to eight. Coming off the loss to Iowa State niversity Saturday, the Lady Ags ere out for revenge. “There’s no feeling like it, espe- jially coming back home after the Wg road trip,” senior guard Lana picker said. “It (the win) was really eeded for our confidence. We’ve orked hard and it’s not that effort hasn’t been there, but I think we need some kind of reward and we got it tonight.” A&M shot 33 percent (22-65) from the field overall but deteriorated in the second half— losing their com fortable 14 point lead. Harvey said the defense was the determining factor in the game. “We won this game on the defen sive end,” Harvey said. “We perse vered and withstood their little run there at the end. It was a great effort win.” Tucker said the Aggie defense did not allow Oklahoma to stick to its game plan and control the paint. “We kept them out of the paint area, and we tried to push them out of their comfort zone,” Tucker said. “We tried to make them set up their “The more pressure we put on the ball, the better we do all around/' Lana Tucker Senior guard offense real high and not let them get too deep into their offense. The more pressure we put on the ball, the better we do all around.” Another important compo nent came from the charity stripe, where the Lady Ag gies found them selves shooting 74 percent, adding key points to help them pull out the victory. “Whoever stepped up to the line was go ing to have to hit their free throws to keep the lead and we did,” freshman guard Amy Yates said. “We stepped up and we hit our free throws really well. The end play was a Hide sloppy, but we still came out on top.” Harvey credited the bench play for giving the Aggies a lift when they needed it down the stretch. “I thought we got great bench play,” Harvey said. “Jennifer Bur rows had an outstanding game tonight and did a super job on both ends of the floor.” Along with the great perfor mance by Burrows, freshman guard Kera Alexander, Tucker and Yates combined for 34 points and 13 rebounds. Fresh man forward Prissy Sharpe dished in eight points, five boards and three steals. After putting everything togeth er, being carried by a strong defen sive game and excellent free throw shooting, the Lady Ags were able to overcome adversity and chalk up a win despite other shortcomings. Harvey said what the team needs to do now is put components to gether to find another win. “It was a tremendous win, but in the same regard we need to build on it,” Harvey said. “We need to take this to Saturday and move forward.” Stew Milne, The Batealion, Sophomore guard Kerrie Patterson grabs a rebound and ends up falling ‘ on the floor during the fight for the ball against Oklahoma last night. ! %liPD: ^ich cele- ^ started hi with thf "Hot ^ Teddy! 1 ’! 5 to cal answer st free, sview!) appears Monday ’“‘s answer. 3 only letter not 73 state. (Z is in J is in New Jersey in the little-known Texas.) / / 4.0 & Go Independent Study l_a.b Center for Academic Enhancement 529 Blocker 845-2724 Academic The ISL provides students with study materials to prepare for earning credit by examination. This is available through a cooperative arrangement between the Center for Academic Enhancement (CAE) and the Office of Measurement and Research Services (MARS). 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