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Cats to take
By MARY BANKS
Associate Sports Editor
The Wildcats will have their hands
full when they go up against Divi-
sion I Alcorn State Saturday at
Shotwell Stadium.
Head coach John Payne said the
Wildcats will have to be more in-
tense and not allow turnovers
against the Braves an 0-2 team
from the Southwest Athletic Con-
ference. "In order to win we've got to play
much better than we have and we're
probably going to have to play over
our head to win" Payne said.
"We'll have to play more aggressive
and physical. We've got to be hit-
ters and not catchers."
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Lady Cat starters Cary Stengler freshman from Houston left Betty ing the last game of the match against Lubbock Christian University
Battros sophomore from Corpus Chrisi and Dana Stright Tuesday night. The team's 3-1 victory makes its nonconference re-
freshman from Evergreen Colo. take a break from the action dur- cord 2-2.
ACU's Meister gets
LSC defense honors
Abilene Christian University
linebacker Richard Meister has
been named Lone Star Con-
ference Defensive Player of the
Week.
Top LSC Offensive Player of
the Week was East Texas State
running back Jarrod Owens. The
two were honored for their play
in last weekend's games.
Meister a 220-pound senior
from Katy had 22 tackles in
ACU's 31-24 loss to East Central
Oklahoma. Sixteen of his tackles
Harriers to run Saturday
Invitational to offer light competition
By MARY BANKS
Associate Sports Editor
The ACU cross country teams ex-
pect little competition at the ACU
Invitational at Nelson Park Satur-
day. Coaches expect only ACU and
Hardin-Simmons University to par-
ticipate in the college competition.
About 20 teams are expected for the
high school division.
High school races begin at 9 a.m.
The college runners will begin at
about 10:30 a.m. according to assis-
tant coach Rodney Smith.
"It's going to be a very very
low-key meet for us again" said
head coach Wes Kittley
Teams in the region that have
been invited to participate are
choosing to run at other meets
Smith said.
"Therc've been a lot of coaching
changes in the area and they just
aren't showing up" Smith said.
The Wildcats face a much bigger
squad than they have played this
season with the Braves' defensive
line averaging 288 pounds. The
average for the ACU offensive line
is 253 pounds.
The Alcorn offensive line weighs
in at an average of 269 pounds 24
pounds heavier than the weightiest
ACU defensive lineman Payne
said.
"They're good football players
and they'll throw the ball .a lot more
than the last team" the head coach
said.
The Alcorn offense has a double-
threat in its quarterback Gerald
Tillman. The senior can throw the
ball well and run the option a
combination Payne said will be
were unassisted. Meister also re-
covered a fumble in the fourth
quarter.
Owens gained 111 yards in
ETSU's 17-11 win over
Southern Arkansas.
East Texas leads the LSC with
a record of 3-0. The Wildcats
0-2 share seventh place in the
conference with West Texas
State.
Angelo State to play
Cal Poly-SLO
The Rams return to action
after taking off last weekend.
Sophomore running back Junior
The light competition has both
positive and negative factors for the
Wildcats.
"It's getting us a chance to run.
We'll use it like a practice" Kittley
said.
But Smith said he'd rather see the
Wildcats racing against some con-
ference opponents. "Right now un-
til we get up against some other
teams it s hard to tell how we stack
up" the assistant said.
The Wildcats will see conference
opponents for the first time in Den-
ton at the North Texas State Invita-
tional Oct. 7.
"This is really a tune-up for the
meet Oct. 7" Kittley said.
Smith agreed "It's going to give
us a chance to gradually improve
before we go to Denton"
The assistant coach said the
men's team probably will consist of
brothers Neal and West Brooks
from Ingleside; Ed Daily sopho-
more from Lynwood Calif; Ken
on tough Alcorn
challenging.
"A throwing team with a quarter-
back that can run the option is real-
ly tough" Payne said.
Stan Stephens junior from Fort
Worth will guide the ACU offense
again. The coach said he hopes
Stephens will have good pass pro-
tection. "The offensive line has protected
the quarterback pretty good in the
last two games" Payne said. "This
will be our stiffest test."
Stephens leads the Lone Star
Conference in passing with 202
yards per game.
The Alcorn defense may
challenge Stephens' average. The
Braves gave up an average of 101
yards against the pass in 1987.
Bell leads ASU rushing with 57
yards per game. Back-up
quarterback Randy Lofland has
played for injured starter Mickey
Russell. The Rams lead the LSC
in defense giving up only 196
yards and 13.5 points per game.
The Rams were picked second in
the LSC preseason poll.
Central State to play
at Mesa in Colorado
Sophomore Pinkey Hurley is
ranked third in LSC rushing at
94 yards per game. Quarterback
Zane Burgess sophomore will
lead the Broncho offense.
Devency freshman from Pasadena;
Tim Key freshman from San An-
tonio; and Marty Cadavaros.
The top runner for the men's
team Michael Moloto probably
won't run this weekend according
to Smith. The senior from
Praksteer South Africa has not
been able to compete because of a
pulled hamstring.
Rachida Asname senior from
Casablanca Morocco will not
compete this weekend due to a knee
injury. Kittley said he is hopeful
she'll be ready to run by Oct. 15
when ACU hosts another meet.
The women running Saturday in-
clude freshmen Michelle Malone
from Fort Worth Pam Pomeroy
from Soldotna Ark. and Debra
Tinnell from Lubbock. Anita Vigil
sophomore from Mora N.M.; Kim
Allen junior from Garland; and
Susan Warner senior from Ransom
Canyon also will run for the Lady
Cats squad.
A key to an effective passing game
will be the ACU wide receivers but
they will have to be on top of the
game Payne said.
"They probably have one of the
best secondaries in the country.
When the NFL wants to look at a
corner play man-to-man Alcorn is
the first place they look" Payne
said. "It's going to make it tough."
The Wildcat wide receivers will
have to run disciplined patterns and
play smart football to get open to
Stephens' passes Payne said.
"The offense has to be a highly
synchronized group" Payne said.
"Every man's got to do his individ-
ual job but it's got to be in unity
with the other ten guys."
The ACU running game also will
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East Texas to play
at Northwestern
The Lions come off a 17-11
victory over Southern Arkansas
and boast of the best record in
the LSC at 3-0. Running back
Jarred Owens averages 74 yards
per game. Two quarterbacks
Mike Trigg and Bobby Bounds
will direct the ETSU offense.
Eastern New Mexico
to play Fort Lewis
Eastern New Mexico stands at
1-1. Quarterback Mike Scott
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Fullback Jlmmle Hays sophomore from Panhandle looks for open field during practice Tuosday
afternoon. The Cats will servo as host to Alcorn State University Saturday night.
have to work for every inch the
coach said. Grambling University
was able to move the ball effectively
on the rush against the Braves but
its offensive tackles weigh close to
300 pounds.
Senior Gerald Todd from Sweet'
water and Freddie Powers junior
from Kingwood will start in the
ACUbackfield.
"I'd like to play more people"
Payne said. "We'll try to get the
ball to Gerald Todd as much as we
can."
Another weak spot on the Wildcat
squad has been the punting game.
The team will have to play a new
punter because starter Kevin
Kaufman freshman from Rockwall
was injured in practice this week.
Cats beat LCU
prepare for busy
weekend of play
By DAWN ELIZABETH TREAT
Sports Editor
The women's volleyball team even-
ed out its record at 2-2 Tuesday
night pulling in a much-needed
win against Lubbock Christian
University (15-10 15-9 11-15 15-
"I'm really excited that we beat
Lubbock Christian" Kittley said.
"We really needed to win that
game."
A concentration breakdown in the
third game let LCU get ahead as far
as 14-6 but the Lady Cats dominat-
ed for most of the match. During
the fourth game Kittley played
substitutions at almost every posi-
tion eventually giving playing time
to every member of the team.
"Everyone likes to play" Kittley
said. "It helps team morale."
Kittley said he thought the overall
level "of play was good although the
spikers had some lackadaisical mo-
ments. The Lady Cats had been improv-
ing on serves until the last game
when they made five errors bringi-
ng the match total to 1 1 .
Kittley said he especially was
pleased with the performances of
Krista Wright freshman setter from
New Braunfels and Jana Moore
senior from Pearland.
Wright's game was near perfect
Kittley said and he said Moore had
her best game of the season.
Lubbock's team plays a scrappy
slow offense style that Kittley said
the Lady Cats often played down to
averages 113 yards per game.
Greyhound Bob Gilbreath leads
the LSC in kick scoring at nine
points per game and punting
with an average of 40.8 yards per
kick.
Texas A&l to play
at Portland State
Texas A&I was ranked eighth
in last week's NCAA Division II
national poll. The Javelinas are
picked to win the 1988 LSC ti-
tle. Junior running back Johnny
Bailey runs for 116 yards per
game to lead the LSC and wide
receiver Kerry Simien tops the
team
Kaufman suffered a concussion and
probably will not play Saturday.
Kaufman who also plays at wide
receiver will be replaced by one of
three players. Payne said Brent
Stalls junior from Abilene; Jim
Gash sophomore from Santa Rosa
Calif.; or Keith Lang junior from
Fort Worth arc possible replace-
ments. Turnovers plagued the Wildcats
in Arlington last week. The team
lost five fumbles. Payne said keep-
ing the number of turnovers down
will be a factor against Alcorn State
a team also having a tough time
keeping the ball.
Alcorn State lead in total offense'
in its last two games but had 12
turnovers.
instead of playing their own game
of hard-hitting offense.
"We got lax at times" Kittley
said. "But I still thought our overall
effort was good.
Serves a major trouble spot in
past games improved until the last
game when the spikers made 5 er-
rors for a total of 1 1 Kittley said.
The Lady Cats were scheduled to
leave Thursday night after playing
Texas Woman s University to travel
to San Angelo for the Angelo State
Tournament that begins Friday
morning. The Cats will take on
Texas Lutheran and the University
of Texas at San Antonio Friday.
Kittley said he thought a win in
the TWU match scheduled for
Thursday night would help the
Cats' momentum going into the
ASU tournament but it would be a
tough win to garner. TWU beat the
spikers last year at the ASU
tourney and Kittley said the team
will be fierce again this year.
"The more you can play together
the more it helps you but I think
after this week and during the week
we're really going to learn a lot"
He said. "We're going to sec every
different kind of team there is."
Kittley said he hopes the tourna-
ment will give the Lady Cats a
chance to learn about the different
play styles so they will be prepared
to face anything when conference
play begins.
The spikers first conference game
will be played Sept 30. against
Eastern New Mexico University in
Moody Coliseum.
league in scoring at 12 points per
game. The Javelinas also lead the
conference in offense with 395.5
yards and 39.5 points per game.
West Texas to play
Northwest Missouri
Both WTSU and NMU are
winless on the season. Quarter-
back Doak Taylor throws for 177
yards per game to rank second in
the LSC and WTSU has four of
the top five receivers in the
league. Herman West leads the
conference in receiving with 15
catches for 155 yards.
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