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Ttetki he Battalion Sports Page 5 • Monday, October 19, 1998 ggies turn possible letdown into Baylor meltdown BY JEFF SCHMIDT The Battalion ^ACO — The Texas A&M offense Texas Ailli bust fine, thank you. itLanka.jg Ifhe Aggies showed a rare balance "onsorfe m [offense as they beat Baylor Uni- it, saidiri |rsity 35-14 Saturday at a rain- 'rnationiyBked Floyd Casey Stadium, omawidiA&M finally achieved the equilib- | inn it was looking for on offense, eadvantaihing for 294 yards and throwing e nine va: [or 241 yards. e] get a a lyhile A&M’s “mudders,” junior is people: |in[ng back Dante Hall and fresh- pfullback Ja’Mar Toombs, ran the itball effectively, it was junior quar- ack Randy McCown who had a ergame. McCown passed for 193 Is on 9-of-13 passing. [We wanted to demonstrate some pnee and 1 think tonight we owed that we can throw it a little I’A&M coach R. C. Slocum said. “1 pleased with the big plays we id on offense and thought our de- played extremely well early in ie game. ” |rhe Aggies pulled out all the stops inst Baylor, using trickery to pstart an A&M offense that is ked last in the Big 12 and 96th in Student Venation. ?s)areinvs If imitation is the sincerest form of i bothln2 lery, A&M picked up more than a I from the University of Nebraska, jia Busins Ining the option in the first quar- -MACAC f]McCown flipped a pitch to Hall ptook the ball 38 yards for A&M’s touchdown. lourscoft [es of heir: ie disadw ms that st [hat face; granted tit properly, ng width can com.' ion, inter tunity to ignedspe s made upi fic foot ingarac ndian mis 3 n a&M’s first drive of the second StudenlO i r ter, McCown dove into the end ; withcy lefrom the two-yard line, bringing score to 14-0. 'That’s bringing a lot to our team, zations £ aggressive, taking the ball up the yareopeis P^ thelnw 2 engine nts hare zations mi field, running the option plays and scrambling,” Slocum said. “A whole lot of leadership is by example and you can see him taking it up there, and his competitiveness rubs off on others. ” Sophomore wide receiver Chris Taylor scored on a 61-yard reverse in the third quarter, turning on the af terburners to outrun Baylor safety Rodney Smith, who appeared to have an angle on Taylor. After a touchdown by BU running back Elijah Burkins that pulled the score to 21-7, A&M resorted to more trickery on the fourth play of the fourth quarter. Parker took a pitch to the right side of the offensive line, stopped and threw a rainbow pass to a wide-open senior tight end Der rick Spiller to give A&M a 28-7 lead. With only four minutes left in the game, it did not look like A&M was going to break the 30-point plateau. However, on a fourth down and six, junior punter Shane Lechler faked a punt and threw a strike to senior safe ty Rich Coady for the first down. That set up Toombs’ touchdown with 40 seconds left in the game, giving A&M the 35-14 victory. “I thought the defense was getting tired near the end, and that’s why 1 didn’t want to give them the ball back. So we faked the punt with Lechler,” Slocum said. “They [Baylor] were up there try ing to block it, and it was a great call by R. C. and great execution by Shane and Rich Coady,” offensive coordina tor Steve Kragthorpe said. PARKER Poll-Watch '98 The Top-25 Associated Press college football poll with records through Oct. 17. First place votes are in parentheses with to tal points on the right. Big 12 schools are in bold print. GREG MCREYNOLDS/The Battalion Senior wide receiver Leroy Hodge fumbles late in the second quarter in A&M’s 35-14 win over Baylor. Wrecking Crew holds BU quarterbacks in check BY JASON LINCOLN The Battalion WACO — The Texas A&M de fense did not give Baylor Universi ty any room for an upset against the Aggies, who were coming off a big win over then-No. 2 Universi ty of Nebraska. The Wrecking Crew shut the door on the Bear’s offense allowing the Aggies to break out to a 21-0 lead by the third quarter. Despite a fourth-quarter on slaught by Baylor quarterback Odell James, the Aggies broke the 30-point mark for the first time this season in a 35-14 win at a very wet, Floyd Casey Stadium Saturday evening. With 71 yards passing and 53 rushing in the fourth quarter alone by James, the Bears were only able to come away with 14 points thanks to a senior safety Rich Coady interception in the waning minutes of the game. “Everybody always talks about letting down, coming off that big win,” A&M senior linebacker Dat Nguyen said. “We were focused, came down and played well in the first half. “We couldn’t let them hang around. Baylor’s a team that if you keep them around and give them confidence, they’ll come out and hurt you.” see Football on Page 6. Team Record Pts 1. OhioSt.(64) 6-0 1,743 2. UCLA(l) 5-0 1,647 3. Tennessee(3) 5-0 1,618 4. KansasSt.(2) 6-0 1,558 5. Florida 6-1 1,451 6. FloridaSt. 6-1 1,411 7. Nebraska 6-1 1,269 8. TexasA&M 6-1 1,215 9. Wisconsin 7-0 1,186 10. PennSt. 5-1 1,119 11. Georgia 5-1 1,002 12. Oregon 5-1 939 13. WestVirginia4-l 860 14. Arizona 6-1 800 15. Arkansas 6-0 746 16. Virginia 5-1 714 17. Colorado 6-1 604 18. Notre Da me 4-1 556 19. Missouri 5-1 547 20. GeorgiaTech 5-1 538 21. Syracuse 4-2 286 22. Tulane 5-0 233 23. VirginiaTech 5-1 141 24. Miss. St. 5-1 129 25. TexasTech 6-1 116 Others receiving votes: Michi gan 93, Kentucky 65, Washing ton 54, Air Force 30, LSU 23, Marshall 23, Southern Cal 16, N. Carolina St. 8, Texas 5, Wyoming 5. Harriers score well at Texas A&M Invitational ROBERT MCKAY/The Battalion lior Marissa Tuzzi storms past two competitors at the A&M a Joilfl; tational Saturday. Tuzzi finished 59th with a time of 20:11 in af>' S yOllft Is k! BY TOM KENNEDY The Battalion The Texas A&M Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams both had successful outings last weekend at the Texas A&M Invitational despite heavy rains and a hard week of prac tice preceding the race. The men’s race proved to be a top billing with lOth-ranked Michigan State University edging out the University of Texas, 76 points to 79, respectively. The Aggies placed eighth of 22 teams with 247 points due to fresh man Brandon Beasley, whose 26th place finish in 26:55 led the team. Junior Carl Stewart was second for the men finishing in 27:22, which earned him 37th place. Sophomore Chuck Cusimano stepped up to place 56th with a time of 27:55. Freshman Lane Bartle and sopho more Mike Hummel paced each oth er to 67th and 69th place finishes in 28:08 and 28:10, respectively. Freshman Chris Lee placed 79th with a time of 28:30 and junior Jim Pat Darcy closed out the top seven with an 88th place finish in a time of 28:37. Beasley said the team did well, but needs to improve if it is going to com pete in the Big 12. “As a team, we worked together,” Beasley said. “We've got to get a lit tle better before [the Big 12] Confer ence [Meet] and district, but we’re moving up.” The worrien’s race was equally ex citing, with 21 st-ranked Baylor Uni versity’s score of 34 points holding off Texas’ 45 points. The pack running of the fourth through seventh runners keyed the Ag gies, who placed fifth with 146 points. Leading the team was freshman Melissa Gulli, who placed 18th in 18:57. Sophomore Lauren Crawford had her second strong performance in as many meets by placing 28th in 19:13. Sophomore Debbie Villareal fol lowed in with a time of 19:17, earn ing 29th place. Freshman Kristy Bonn (37th) and junior Ann Dwyer (39th) finished to gether in 19:33 and 19:34 to round out the scorers, with sophomore Brooke Edwards (40th) tailing them in 19:35. Freshman Sarah Doyle closed out the top seven with a 43rd place finish in 19:39. The heavy rain and the muddy course caused slow race times, but A&M coach Dave Hartman said he felt it was not a factor in team performance. “Some people may not like [the muddy conditions],” Hartman said. “But let’s face it, everyone has to get out there and bear the conditions...so we can’t make any excuses.” “Soldier, Statesman, and Knightly Gentleman mthan Andresen John Anderson Jeffrey Bailey Dustin Batsell jNelson Bennett Aaron Bigbee fason Bingham John Bloss tmes K. Boynton George Bunton Kevin Burns Ross Caraway David Curb enjamin Daggett Silas Davidson peepak Devaraj lahdon Duncan Jeremiah Ebeling Shane Engel Luke Ether edge Mark Gandin Gerardo Garcia Andrew Gilbert Juan Gomez Jose Guzman Garrett Hager James Hale Andrew Hale Raymond Harrison John Hagan Jeremy Huff Carlton Johnson Travis Johnson Robert Johnston Scott Jarvis Forrest Lane Marshall Lasswell Daniel Echo ski Jeremiah Leibowitz Scott Lively * Mark Macicek Mark Malhiot Tyson Marden Bryan Masters Howard McDaniel Seth McCormick Christopher Migl Stephen Moore Stephen Morrison Vincent Mucker Matthew Mulcahey John Munz Matthew Oliver Chad Ontko Jason Phillips Mark Philpot David Podraza John Poole Daniel Price J.B. Pritchard Richard Rater William Reed Jonathan Roach Raquel Salinas Justin Seal Frank Sigler John Singleton Jarrett Sonnen Steve Valdez John Walker Hank Wiley Carlton Wilson Congratulations to the newly elected Class of 2000 Ross Volunteers 0- 4^ ^Tr Memorial Student Center Calendar of Events October 1998 u 15 ♦ Film Society Braveheart 7 p.m. Rudder Theatre NOVA College Bowl Aggie Bowl MSC and Rudder L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness Economic Crisis in Asia 7 p.m. Wehner 105 Film Society A Perfect Murder 7 and 9:30 p.m. Rudder Auditorium OPAS, Jr. Ramona Quimby 2 and 4 p.m. Rudder Theatre OPAS St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 16- 18 NOVA NovaCon MSC and Rudder Theatre 17- 18 OPAS Bully, An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt, starring John Davidson 8 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 3 p.m. on Oct. 18 Rudder Auditorium 21 OPAS House of Blues Presents The Highway 61 Tour 8 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 21-22 Cep held Variable Videoschloclfest-Schlocktoberfest 98 7 p.m. Halbouty 101 22 Black Awareness and Committee for the Awareness of Mexican-American Culture Oratorical Contest 6 p.m. Rudder 601 23 Film Society Can't Hardly Wait 7 and 9:30 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 29 Fiospitality Children’s Halloween Party 6-8 p.m. MSC 20 30 Film Society Silence of the Lambs 9:30 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 30-31 MBA/Law Symposium MSC and Rudder Tower Ongoing Events NOVA Fall Open Gaming Every Friday-Sunday MSC 138-146 Cepheid Variable Anime Series Oct. 3, 17, and 31 NOVA College Bowl Intramural Tournament Oct. 6 - Nov. 11 Evans Library Film Society Film on Video Series Oct. 7, 14, 28 MSC Forsyth Center Galleries Tickets are available at the MSC Box Office: 845-1234. Dates and times may change. For updates check the MSC Hotline at 847-546 and visit our web page at www.msc.tamu.edu Si Please call 845-1515for special needs. # Islam Awareness Week International Cultural Display Come enjoy several cultural displays as well as some great international food! Monday, Oct. 19 MSC 225 from 7-9 pm Women In Islam An interactive panel discussion addressing Islam's unique answer to the dilemma of the modern woman. Tuesday, Oct. 20 MSC 225 @6:00 pm , Quran: The Final Testament Come discover God’s final revelation! Wednesday, Oct. 21 Rudder 301 % 6:00pm Americans for Islam Come find out why Islam is the fastest growing religion in America! \ \ t T- 1 Thursday, Oct. 22 \V^ « v5 ^ MSC 226 fa 7:00pm V"
