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nda y, Dece, Mpncluv. December 4, 2000 e any surfer— — an .v s Ufl hat’s an el lister on:( ! ' / it everyth idem, th , s todowh;' Sports Page 7 THE BATTALION ‘tiers to the j J to urge le. 1 the state tutionstoJl ‘ article, en. Edd 'is cause, VCU edges p, 107-106, Sin double-OT NCAA split ends Aggies’ season untin ssonalfii Pnsidem; tantdirecto honpsoi;: It decsioiia 1 Bread irican-id e had (%] 'rwand^i hertotaki those vn use they xtard dit lark saidi! d see iter conferei iflicts in; ist threat., lear thra: s it esstL avenuese KING eenterpei: in the \e lilies ex; h sides on am become ,11 facer. inina tte monds ■ RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Willie Taylor scored 12 of his 23 points in the second overtime Saturday night, and Virginia Commonwealth hung on for a 107-106 victory over Texas A&M. I The Rams (4-2), led by 10 with 58 seconds remaining in the second overtime before the Aggies (2-3) hit four 3-pointers in the last 35 seconds. The Rams hit 19 of 26 from the free throw line in the second overtime to offset the Aggies" 3-point barrage. Bo Jones hit a 3- pointer with 12.9 seconds left in the first overtime to tie the game at 84. I In regulation, Jones gave the Rams a 76-74 lead with 10.5 sec onds remaining on a three-point play. Jamaal Gilchrist tied the game tyith two free throws with 2.9 sec onds remaining. The Aggies were 17 of 17 from e line in the second half. Jones had 29 points and Demon ic Jones 20 to lead five Rams in dou ble figures. J Bernard King led the Aggies with 22 points. Carlton Brown tossed in 20 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, Beading the Aggies to a 54-37 edge on |he boards. Keith Dean had 17 points for the kggies : , Gilchrist 15 and Nick An- ierson 11. The game had 59 fouls and 87 free-throw attempts. T was really proud of our kids’ ef fort,” said A&M coach Melvin 'Watkins. “We didn’t quit. We knew ycoming in that this would be a tough place to play. We are still young, but we’re growing up in a hurry.” on Gibson goes on fire in 3-0 sweep of Houston Cougars Staff and Wire Texas A&M vs. Houston in the opening round of the NCAA volleyball tournament was a re match of A&M’s home opener earlier in the season. The only difference was two vastly im proved teams that finished in second place in their respective conferences. However, No. 23 A&M was able to accomplish the same re sult with a 3-0 sweep over the Cougars Friday night in Stock- ton, Calif. It was the Aggies’ eighth straight postseason appearance and the Cougars’ 10th. Houston was trying to break a five-year streak of first-round losses while A&M was looking for its 20th win. A&M volleyball coach Lau rie Corbelli had been stopped short of a 20-win season just once — in 1994’s 19-14 season. Ever since, 20 wins has been a benchmark for Aggie volley ball. A&M improved to 20-8 on the season. The Aggies were led by out side hitter Erin Gibson, who posted 19 kills and 15 digs in the 15-6, 15-1, 15-8 sweep. Pacific sweeps A&M to prevent postseason run FILE PHOTO/The Battauon A&M setter Jenna Moscovic (left) posted only one win in her hometown of Stockton, Calif, before Pacific ended A&M's season in the second round of the NCAA tourney. Staff and Wire Just one day after No. 23 Texas A&M posted its 20th win of the season. No. 7 Pacif ic won its 20th straight match to end the Aggies' postseason in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Pacific, playing on its home court in Stockton, Calif., swept the Aggies, 17-5, 15-9, 15-8. A&M concludes it season at 20-9 while Pacific improves to 28-3. The Tigers edged out the Aggies with a 17-15 win in a 40-minute first game. After that, Pacific controlled the mo mentum and took advantage of Aggie errors to advance to the Sweet 16. “We couldn’t get into a rhythm tonight and that kind of threw us off a bit,” said A&M coach Laurie Corbelli. “At some points tonight we looked like the team we could be, but we missed too many serves and I thought our passing real ly held us back.” The match marked the final showing for A&M’s three se niors, Heather Marshall, Christy Clark and Claire Harvey. A&M women continue winning ways By Brian Ruff The Battalion The Texas A&M women’s basketball team found its groove late and won its second game of a three-game home stand by defeating the University of Texas-San Antonio Roadrun- ners, 67-54, Friday night at Reed Arena. The Aggies aimed to match last year’s 30- point pounding of UTSA and add to their 4-1 record in this young 2000-01 season. “This team really outplayed us tonight. They wanted it a little more than we did,” said A&M coach Peggie Gillom. “I am really proud of the way we came back in the end.” Gillom’s Aggies, coming off a 77-47 win over the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Li- onettes on Tuesday night, started out slug gishly against the Roadrunners. UTSA had a seven-point-lead before A&M found its rhythm and went on a 10-point scoring run. A&M continued to take advantage of its opponent’s turnovers, converting 11 UTSA turnovers into 14 points in the first half and speeding up the tempo of the contest. Despite going only four of 11 from the floor in the first period, forward Jaynetta Saunders, who is third in scoring in the Big 12, led the Aggies with 10 points and four rebounds. The teams continued to battle for the re mainder of the half. With 20 seconds left, Saunders found true freshman forward Janae Derrick near the basket. Derrick made the layup and gave the Aggies a one-point, 27-26. UTSA shot only 36.4 percent from the floor and went one of four from the free-throw line in the first half. A&M did not allow the Roadrunners to lead in the second half. The Aggies steadily in creased the lead until UTSA went on a seven- point scoring run with eight minutes left in the half and cutting the Aggies’ lead to one point. UTSA did not get any closer to the lead for the rest of the game. The Aggies pulled away from the Roadrun ners in the final minutes of the game to win by a 13 point margin, 67-54. Saunders posted 11 of the teams final 18 points in the game. She posted a season high 25 points and tallied seven rebounds in the second half, giving her 11 for the game to fin ish out her third double-double of the season. “I just felt like if I get the ball, I wanted to shoot it, and they were going in,” said Saunders. The Aggies won their second straight game despite getting out-rebounded offen sively, 18-3. After their win over the Roadrunners (2- 4), the Aggies (5-1) xifll take a week off and be back into action at Reed Arena on Dec. 10 against lllinois-Chicago. STUART VILLENUEVA/The Battalion Brandy Jones drives inside during A&M's 67-54 win over Texas-San Antonio on Friday. ation EVERYTH I N G . -you need to know about W—M ^ ^ m cr #\ i I ii i mrnrnm t»JP 1 I 1 I I tt .tamu.etlu [] http://recsports.tamu.ed t aventtf'l >'5 Chditf ny tunes K ay concf je preset sure lo P 11 the season OPM % I h ##ran / /Jtnii tip.// recsports.tamu.eau http://recsports.tamu.edu [] http://recsports.ta rexAS a&m SPORTS Walk Of Champions •Attention Graduating Seniors in December-Order Today—Aggies work hard and play hard! From the classroom to the playing field, they are known for testing their limits. Mark the champion in you in the Walk of Champions. You may order your brick today online at our website, http://recsports.tamu.edu/woc. Traditions are built one brick at a time, help pave the way. to AR Holiday 2000 Gift Idea •Gift Certificates—Give the gift with endless possibilities, a Rec Sports Gift Certificate! Use one for our many and diverse programs from personal trainers to massage therapy. Give one this holiday season and help create the opportunity for someone's goals to become a reality. Available now at the Member Services Desk. Intramurals •College Football Bowl Challenge—Register December 4-December 12 for this free program where you will compete by predicting the winners for all 25 games, a grand prize will be given. •Unique Job Opportunity! Become a Basketball Official!—Become a basketball official, paid training program, no experience is nec essary. Plan early to attend the orientation clinic to be held on lanuary 22, 2001 @ 7:00pm in room 281 of the Rec Center. •Check it out! 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Sport Event Date Location Handball December 1-3 Read Court Sessions 1 Person with Partner 2 $30 $45.00 Golf 3 $40 $60.00 5 $65 $97.50 Green Charges Weekdays Weekends 7 $85 $127.50 Student Green Charges $11 $14 10 $115 $172.50 Fac u 1 ty/Staff/A 1 u m n i/Ret i ree $14 $17 15 $160 $240.00 Guests $17 $20 •Dive Into a Water Workout:—Water Aerobics is a unique and refresh ing approach to aerobic exercise and is available Monday-Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the Instructional Pool. •Massage Therapy—Relax from the tensions of class with a profes sional Swedish massage. Excellent for general relaxation, sports mas sage and injury recovery. $35 for Rec Members and $45 for non Rec Members. Appointments can be made at Member Services. http://recsports.tamu .edu •Two for Tuesdays at Penberthy Driving Range—Refine your skills at a bargain price! 2 large buckets of balls for the price of one $6. •Friends Ride Free at the Golf Course—Rent a golf cart for two peo ple at half price $9. Offer good Monday - Thursday only. •Sharpen Skills, Golf Lessons!—Now available at the Golf Course. Rates are $30 for an individual lesson, $25 per lesson for a series of 3 or more lessons, and group rates are also available. C^lll the Pro Shop at Prices subject to ch 845-1723 for more information. change. Offers good for a limited time and while supplies last. 75 ^TfXAS A9lM ^jCEC SPORTS