uesday • November 25, 1997
S The Battalion
PORTS
nmi
ton
k) — Vice
['pec! Mon,
candidat,
|i' former
jug czarsoi
I'iiy toget|
loss,
i UN were
I'Paignt
I louston
I'acherina:
di man hi
|in Mayor
run a|
t'c here
|i is an e;
I'as madei
11 ihe heal,
|liis nation
jt respon
lam for oik
less storif
[ment and
Ithew
JtatesofAi
lore than
1,000 apiei
Vks.
|iave land
/here hew
lie with act
I’ongressi
from Hoi IRVING, Texas (AP) — Owner Jer-1
icParnell (ones blames liis coaches more
Aggies bounce Kangaroos
RYAN ROGERS/The Battalion
ishman guard Michael Schmidt takes a ball to the basket for a layup.
By Jeff Webb
Staff writer
The hype surrounding the Texas
A&M Basketball Team this year is
how improved the team is over last
year’s product.
The public
got a good view
of the new-look
Aggies Monday
night as the Ag
gies romped the
University of
Missouri-
Kansas City
Kangaroos 102-
61. This was the
same team the
Aggies had to
come back against in Kansas City
last year for a 74-73 overtime win.
Despite the huge one-year turn
around, A&M Coach Tony Barone
said this was the same team they
faced last year, having added ten new
players to the roster.
“This team is much better and
more athletic,” Barone said. “They
shoot the ball better. This team will
1
Davis
finish in the top three in their league.”
UMKC coach Bob Sundvold re
alized his team could have put up a
better performance, but needed to
prepare for their upcoming confer
ence schedule.
“We probably would have come
out in a 2-3 zone and let them shoot
away from the three-point line,”
Sundvold said. “We’re playing to
win later.”
Six Aggies scored in double fig
ures. Leading the way was junior
Calvin Davis with 22 points.
Sophomore guard Jerald Brown
scored only nine points, but made
a big contribution with 11 re
bounds and seven assists.
After letting Stephen F. Austin
back in the game by being tenta
tive in the latter stages of the con
test, the Aggies never let the Kan
garoos back in the game after the
first half.
UMKC saw their last lead evap
orate 6:13 into the first half but
kept it close until a 9-0 run late in
the first half gave A&M the 47-32
halftime lead.
The Aggies put the game away
Women beat SWT
The Texas A&M Women’s bas
ketball Team picked up its first
win of the season, defeating
Southwest Texas State 88-68 in
San Marcos last night.
Freshman Brandy Jones lead
the way for the Aggies with 20
points off the bench.
The Aggies improve to 1-1 on
the season.
with a 22-0 run in the second half.
In a stretch that spanned nearly sev
en minutes, the Aggies forced three
UMKC turnovers and held their op
ponents to 0-11 shooting.
“Their spurt came from stealing
the ball and pressing,” Kangaroo
guard Mooch Williams said. “We
could have stopped it by setting
things up, but we wanted to be ag
gressive. I think they will be a con
tender for the Big 12.”
Barone said he was concerned
it would look like the Aggies were
running up the score, but felt it
was necessary to get some players
on the floor who need work.
“We don’t want to embarrass
anybody,” Barone said. “We know
how that feels. That’s why we took
the press off.”
“Tony was very apologetic, but
he didn’t need to worry about that,”
Sundvold said. “It was a thumping.
I was still pressing, and his guys
were trying to earn minutes. That’s
the way it ought to be.”
The blowout win was the
biggest margin of victory for the
Aggies since the 1978-79 season,
when they beat Prairie View A&M
113-63. It was also the 42nd 100-
point game in Aggie history.
Sophomore point guard Brian
Barone nailed his first career three-
pointer against the Kangaroos.
Barone was 0-7 from behind the arc
last season and has been hesitant to
shoot in the past.
Monday night’s win provides
cautious optimism concerning this
edition of the Texas A&M Basketball
Team. The Aggies hope to continue
their success Saturday night against
Bethune Cookman at 7 p.m. at G.
Rollie White.
ones puts blame of Packer loss on coaching staff
[\ others.
mhis players for the Dallas Cow-
)mreport! ys’worst regular-season defeat
[ 1989.
keeping!! tones worked
Ipt for piti eDxlkis locker
omSunday, try-
IremarteUto ^11 v his
is integnt avers aiter they
1 ment to
Iservice.
Is someoi
Ims
(n Houston
Eterouted45-17
g r the Green Bay
nickers.
“Our coach-
staff should
tlanta,a# e a significant
lit of the blame
the loss,”
messaid Mon-
ay. "If we had a
Inistnriioii
14). ii we nau a chance we’d do
J me things all over again coach-
|| g-Wise. Watching films today was
. V (tmbarrassment.We should have
Jones
made adjustments.”
Jones singled out the defensive
coaching staff headed by Dave Cam-
po for most of the blame, saying the
Cowboys blitzed too much in the sec
ond half after holding Green Bay to a
10-10 tie after two periods.
“If we could have played it (the
defense) straight we would have
been a lot more effective,” Jones
said. “Our players competed at a top
level.”
Jones went from player to player,
trying to revive their spirits for the
Tennessee Oilers on Thanksgiving
Day in Texas Stadium. Both teams
are 6-6.
“We need to win our last four
games to get into the playoffs,”
Jones said. “So far this season has
been extremely disappointing. But
we know what our players are ca
pable of doing.”
Coach Barry Switzer said Jones
just said what the coaches were
saying during a Monday morning
film session.
Of particular dismay to the
coaches were the 11 consecutive
third downs the Packers converted.
“We couldn’t make third downs,
and we couldn’t stop them on third
downs,” Switzer said. “That was in
credible. But let’s give the defense
a break one time. They’ve played
well this season. Jerry just said
what the coaches were saying
while we were watching film. We
were criticizing ourselves.”
The Cowboys got hurt on nu
merous blitzes.
“We had the wrong personnel in
the game at times,” Switzer said.
“We turned the tight end loose a
couple of times. We had a combina
tion of mentals (mistakes) and
sometimes our guesses didn’t work.
We called some blitzes and got
burned by the running game.”
Switzer and his entire coaching
“Our coaching staff should
take a significant part of
the blame for this loss.”
JERRY JONES
DALLAS COWBOYS OWNER
staff are under the gun. Jones has
yet to promise anybody is going to
be back.
Jones said of Campo: “I have a
lot of confidence in Dave Campo.
I’d like to be on the same team
with Dave Campo for a long time.
I’d like to keep this defensive staff
for years to come.”
Dorsey Levens gained a fran
chise-record 190 yards against the
Dallas defense.
“I’m embarrassed,” Campo said.
“We all should be embarrassed. We
knew what was coming and could
n’t stop it.”
Strong safety Darren Woodson,
one of the best tacklers on the
team, has a right shoulder injury
that might keep him out of the Oil
ers game.
Guard Nate Newton, who went
out with a knee injury, said he will
probably play, as did running back
Emmitt Smith, who had a stiff neck.
Newton said it will be hard for the
Cowboys to recover from this loss.
"In effect we’ll try to change a
donkey into a thoroughbred in a
week,” he said.
Big 12 rewards
top performers
DALLAS (AP) — Oklahoma
quarterback Justin Fuente, and
Oklahoma State strong safety
Ricky Thompson and free safety
R.W McQuarters were named the
Big 12 players of the week.
Fuente paced the Sooners to
a 32-21 victory over Texas Tech
by coming off the bench to com
plete 14 of 21 passes for 218
yards and one touchdown for of
fensive honors.
Defensive honors go to
Thompson, who recorded seven
total tackles and a pair of pass in
terceptions in OSU’s 24-14 win
over Baylor.
McQuarters, the special-
teams player of the week, re
turned two punts for a com
bined 93 yards. He also had two
pass receptions for 54 yards and
made five tackles.
' them an
I for whifi
ling-
; compaii
* compaa
hided ill
| comp®
|e or refei
l-ompan'
held
|rhey to
; back®
Isible.”
1 hearii
|issue
Beat the Hell Outta t.u.!!
Turkey Dinner with all the Trimmings $ jr 95
1 Honeysuckle White Turkey 10 to 12 lb. Avg. or Bone-In, Breast 5 to 6 lb. Avg. ww
• 3 lbs. Dressing • 16 oz. Ctn., Giblet Gravy
• 2.5 lbs. Yams & Apples or Green Bean Casserole • 1 lb. Cranberry Salad
• Dozen Dinner Rolls • 8 - inch Pumpkin or Apple Pie
ingv*lpR|CES, ITEMS & OFFERS EFFECTIVE AT YOUR BRYAN & COLLEGE STATION KROGER STORES (UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED)
V
Pc
FULLY COOKED AND
READY TO SERVE!
v
(on cot
iture
sygenfi’
Jries.
d like®
let thes
led,
Bud
Light
24 pk. 12 oz. cans
$ io.77
Additional quantities $13.99
Limit 1 please
TURKEY DINNER
*28”
Dinner includes:
• Honeysuckle White Turkey 10 to 12 lb. Avg. or
Bone-In Breast 5 to 6 lb. Avg.
• 3 lbs. Dressing • 16 oz. Ctn., Giblet Gravy
• 8-Inch Pumpkin or Apple Pie
LAY’S POTATO
CHIPS
3 for $ 5
140Z. BAG
WAVY LAY’S OR LAY’S
lini’'
Coors Light
IZpk., 12oz. Btls.
Miller Lite Beer
IZpk., i2oz. Btls.
$£88
Mill
it©
Shiner
■
sjtfeer I’ Shiner Bock $^799
I IZpk., l2oz. Btls.
i
Pearl or Pearl Light $Py99
*4pk., izoz. Cans
while supplies last
■
^VERTISED ITEM POLICY- E h f th advertised items is required to be readily available for sale in each Kroger store, except as specifically noted in this ad. If we do run out an advertised item, we will offer you your choice of a comparable item,
reflecting the same savings or aKhncheclTwhich will entitle you to purchase the advertised price within 30 days. Only one vendor coupon will be accepted per item. RIGHT TO LIMIT RESERVED. COPYRIGHT, 1 997. THE KROGER CO.
while supplies last
while supplies last
Kegs at College
Station store only.