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Junior Becker followed up for A&M with a 232. “It was a struggle to deal with the wind,” Jonsson said. “I was able to hit well during the second round despite the conditions because 1 had confidence in my game. 1 struggled with the weather to keep the score down, so when the weather cleared the score could only improve.” Missouri fought back from a two-point deficit be hind Baylor from the first 36 holes to shoot a 309 on the final 18 Tuesday to take the win with a 940. Fol lowing the Tigers was Oklahoma with 949 and Baylor with 950, leaving the Aggies 13 strokes short. The win makes Missouri only the second team to beat A&M at the “Mo” Morial, joining Louisiana State University, which won in 1997. “We played well enough to beat A&M. I don’t re member doing that before,” Missouri coach Tom Loyd said. “That makes it special winning against a team that strong on their home course.” Conditions for the sixth annual “Mo” Morial were less than ideal, as players had to battle a strong and unpredictable wind that was made all the more severe by the chill remaining from the weekend’s cold front. But players were able to adjust and hit relatively strong second rounds. On the final day, the weather cleared up to provide perfect weather, making for a pleasant conclusion to the tournament. “The conditions were tough," A&M coach Jeanne Sutherland said. “We had to have a lot of imagination and skill in running the ball. But this will provide a good guide for the spring. Now we can work on what we need and get to the postseason.” A&M’s first five, who comprise their tournament team, is young but growing in experience. With three freshmen, a sophomore and a junior, the Aggies will look to make up for the home loss with wins later in the season. rwi A&M junior Anna Becker finished fouttha " Morial Invitational Tuesday with a threera' 232. Becker finished second in the event £ “We were in the hunt to winthett Sutherland said, “but with three frestec up, you don't know how they’ll respu on them.We have to learn to play thefc Sutherland honored her two senifl tournament for their contributionstoAi cess. Christie Arlitt, who played forinui ings this weekend, was honored forlii spent with A&M after shooting a 251 on Jennifer Karnes also was honored but in the tournament. The Aggies' next tournament will Rouge, La.. for the LSU Fairwood Invita 12-14, where the team will look toprovi man-dominated line-up can still produi to win. battle is t on the ro. ^.gieland. E ■i|tians and 1 ^■tionists ha ■. 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But the justices’ unanimous deci sion left open the possibility the gov erning body for college sports may for other reasons be covered by the law known as Title IX of the Education Acts of 1972. Renee Smith, an Ohio woman who says she was ille gally declared inel igible to play col lege volleyball, had argued the NCAA could be sued un der the law be cause the dues it receives from member schools make it an indirect "We have consis tently said that the NCAA should be in compliance with Title IX...” recipient of federal funds. But Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for the court, “At most, the association’s receipt of dues demonstrates that it indirectly ben efits from the federal assistance af forded its members. “This showing, without more, is insufficient to trigger Title IX cov erage. ” The law bars sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal financial aid. Ginsburg not ed that similar wording is used in other laws banning discrimination in federally funded programs based on race, age or disability. Most of the NCAA’s 1,200 schools receive federal funds and therefore are covered by Title IX. The NCAA’s lawyers said during arguments the association itself was not a federal aid recipient and that athletes should take up dis crimination com plaints with the in dividual schools. NCAA presi dent Cedric Dempsey said he was pleased with Tuesday’s deci sion and was con fident lower courts will reject Smith’s other ar guments for al- Mat Mi Cedric Dempsey NCAA president lowing her suit to go forward. Dempsey added: “We have con sistently said that the NCAA should be in compliance with Title IX on a voluntary basis and have worked to achieve compliance.” It was a welcome legal victory for the NCAA, which is still reeling from a 1997 federal court ruling that the association acted unlaw fully in capping the salaries of en try-level coaches. 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