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uk , the Aggies g offense® enta ge (36,5 efense (47.5 •”tage(24.8 22 per game ie conferenci »er half is fc h, hitting 71 are nee aeing so eshmanced irst start at Watkins was oved playis mble. .who has -e3B SPORTS THE BATTALION Tuesday, February 6, 2001 Sports in Brief — Softball hosts >am Houston St. The Texas A&M softball team I continue its first week of play image defer, 'day when it hosts the Sam Hous- >n State Bearkats at the Aggie oftball Complex. The Aggies (1-1) split a double- eader against the University of fxas-San Antonio on Saturday to )en their 2001 campaign. A&M owns a 19-game winning reak against SHSU (0-0), dating the way back to 1995. The Ag- ies lead the all-time series, 66-12. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. eynolds drafted y CyberRays Former Texas A&M soccer play- ej" Amber Reynolds was selected i the second round of the . Jomen’s United Soccer Associa- :" K ' onl ®tDn college ; ' llinulcs( craft by the Bay d 10 points 4rea CyberRays. undsagainsl Reynolds was a defender Von Pam f()r the A gg' es 4 and was a loader on a de fense that al lowed only .22 goals per game in 2000. I “Amber has the ability to play different positions on the field," I aid A&M soccer coach G. Guer- eri. “With her athletic ability nd great work ethic, she will be great addition to the Cyber- ays’ roster." REYNOLDS Prof hopes to end fraud at Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — University of Tennessee professor Linda Bensel-Meyers petitioned the Faculty Senate on Monday to take a bigger part in investigating and mon itoring academic fraud in the athlet ics department. The faculty group sent the matter to committees. Bensel-Meyers came forward in Fall 1999 with allegations that, among other things, tutors wrote papers for athletes — particularly football players — and that athletes were steered toward easy classes and had low grades raised after they completed courses. The university and the NCAA have so far found no wrongdoing, but their investigations are ongoing. The Faculty Senate’s athletics committee also looked into the mat ter, but in November, the body de cided to turn over its investigation to a three-person committee under the authority of the university provost. Bensel-Meyers asked that the Senate reconsider its move. “As faculty at the University of Tennessee, we are charged with de fending the educational mission of the institution, not with protecting the business of college athletics, a business that depends foremost on recruiting the best athletes who would not be admitted as qualified for college work if they were not ath letes,” she told the Senate. Bensel-Meyers, who has be come a target for criticism inside and outside the university, has gained the support of the Drake Group, also known as the National Alliance of Faculty for College Athletics Reform. Several members from other schools attended the meeting. She believes athletes, particu- « As faculty at the University of Tennessee / we are charged with defend ing the educational mission of the institution.” — Linda Bensel-Meyers University of Tennessee professor larly men, are unfairly treated by not receiving a quality education and being exploited for their athlet ic skill. “These are the athletes whose la bor on the field of play ensures the economic success of our athletics programs,” she said. “They are also the athletes who receive little in re turn, other than the off-chance they will win the jackpot with a chance in the pros.” Continued from Page IB h winds and overcast skies, something that Cass said not be a factor today. “Indoor matches are much quicker because you don’t ive to worry about wind or sunlight,” Cass said. “We hould be able to play more aggressively than we do out- to/Thebai oorS5 w hich will be important.” jainst Texa Eight of the 10 players on A&M’s roster could see ac tion today, including seniors Shuon Madden, Dumitru Caradima and Cody Hubbell and junior Jarin Skube, all of whom were named to the preseason All-Big 12 team. Madden, a four-time All-American, will play despite a hip flexor injury and a burst blister on the bottom of his foot. The Aggies and Longhorns have dominated recent Big 12 competition, splitting the last four conference cham pionships. The Longhorns claimed first in 1997 and 1999, while the Aggies won in 1998 and 2000.’ OUGH Continued from Page 2B Butterfras also responded well, png all three of his shot attempts six points and grabbing two re- inds in 19 minutes of work. Butterfras has received more utes in conference play and has ide the most of it. He is averaging 14.2 minutes, points and 2.3 rebounds per tie in Big 12 play. That’s up from 8.7 minutes, 2.2. mts and 1.4 rebounds per game in n-conference play. ‘Nolan has been coming on,” Watkins said. “He’s a bigger body in there, and that’s.something we’ve missed. It might not show in the stats because he’s not a shot block er, but he did bother some Okla homa players’ shots.” Classic Melvin Watkins In memory of the passing of for mer Marquette coach A1 McGuire last week, ESPN Classic had a trib ute to McGuire that included replays of Marquette games. One of those games was the 1977 National Semifinal between Mar quette and North Carolina-Charlotte. One of the players on the UNC-C squad was a young Melvin Watkins. Watkins was a star guard on the 49ers team and sported some rather long sideburns. “You don’t know how many phone calls I got about that,” Watkins said. “One of the parents called one of the players, and they happened to see it, and that was the worst thing that could have hap pened. They had quite a few laughs and pointed out a few things about my game, I must say.” Doug Fuentes is a senior journalism major. il 3(1 LSATMGIVIATXGRE XMCATM DAT Take a free practice test and find out! Experience Kaplan’s Test Drive 2001. 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