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Aiesday - January 27, 1998 The Battalion ■mi ^iip Ei O INI T Aggies looking for first Big 12 road win against KU Jayhawks By Philip W. Peter Staff writer BheTexas A&M Women’s Basketball Team will be l n l oking to post their firstBig 12 Conference road win p--f the year against the Kansas Jayhawks Tuesday at p.fn. in Lawrence, Kan. Texas A&M (5-11, 1-5) is coming off of a 64-72 l s l >ss io Colorado Saturday, in which the Aggies led by eight points in the first half but, due to streaky shooting were scoreless in the final 4:32 of the half as Colorado mount ed a 10-0 run to take and hold the lead. The Aggies are not the only team who suffers from streaky shooting. The Jayhawks are coming off of a 56-72 road loss to Texas Tech. The Jayhawks opened the game by missing 14 of their first 17 shots. They did itaraf plin: Harvey otjlnake consecutive baskets until Shandy Robbins iade two straight shots with 1:33 left in the first half. JKansas is lead by 6-foot-2-inch sophomore Lynn ride, who is averaging 15.6 points and 6.5 rebounds erpame. Texas A&M coach Candi Harvey said Pride ill score, but she is not unstoppable. “She’s going to get her (points),” Harvey said, "she’s good off the dribble. She’s good facing the basket. She’s physical, but I think the key with Lynn is not letting her get second and third shots. We’ve got to box her out.” Pride plays both guard and forward and is no stranger to Texas A&M forward Prissy Sharpe. “We played on some Junior Olympic teams and all-star teams together,” Sharpe said. “I’m not going to say it’s personal, but you definitely want to go out and play as best you can against someone you know.” Defensively, Texas A&M junior guard KimTark- ington said she thinks the Aggies can stick with the Jayhawks. “We get a bunch of steals off of our (fullcourt) press,” Tarkington said. “If we pressure the ball and play good defense on them, we can win.” Working in the Jayhawks’ favor is the fact they are undefeated at home this season. “They are big and athletic,” Harvey said. “They are a quality basketball team, and they protect their home court very well. It will be one of those situa tions where we’ll have to play extremely well to get a win. But that’s why we play the non-conference schedule that we do.” So far this season the Aggies have played on the road against No. 8 Arizona, No. 1 Tennessee and No. 20 Nebraska. “We haven’t won all of our games on the road, but we’ve been competitive against great teams,” Harvey said. "We just need to stay relaxed and stay focused and go out and concentrate on the task at hand.” ates, Tarkington have big weeks for exas A&M Women’s Basketball Team Women’ Basketball Notebook CD $80 i Michael Taguenti The Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Team went this past week with a 91 -83 victory over the Ok- oma Sooners, and 72-64 loss to the Colorado 'faloes. The wipjagainst Oklahoma was the m’s first conference Win of the season and end- afsix-game losing streak. In upcoming action, Ags go on the road to take on the Kansas Jay- Vks in Lawrence, Kan. Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Ags |irn to the comfy confines of G. Rollie White Col- : urn Saturday for a home game against the Mis- iri Tigers at 2 p.m. me Cooking With the 91-83 victory over Oklahoma, the Aggies nged a 84-76 defeat suffered against the Sooners ear- in the season. The win improved their series record inst the Sooners to 8-5. In recent years, the outcome he game has become dependent upon who is play- at home. In the past two years, A&M has played OU r times. Of those four games, A&M has won both aes at home, and lost both games in Norman. From Way Down Town ... Bang! Sophomore guard Amy Yates is currently tied with former A&M star Lana Tucker in second place in the Ag gie record book for three-pointers made in a career with 102. Last year, Yates led all Big 12ffeshmen in three-point ers with 55.This year Yates has made 47 three-pointers in 16 games, twice hitting seven in a single game. Money Player Sophomore foiward Kera Alexander takes her game to another level when playing in the Big 12. In non-con ference games, Alexander is averaging 9.5 points per game. In conference play, Alexander is second on the team in scoring, pour ing in 13.8 points per i game. For the season, Alexander is averaging 10.9 points per game. Notables In the 91-83 victory over the Sooners, A&M was led by junior point guard Kim Tarkington. Tarkington scored a career-high 22 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists and two steals. The 22 points was the most scored by an Aggie point guard since Lisa Branch scored 22 against SMU in 1996. Sophomore foiward Prissy Sharpe ranks second in the Big 12 in rebounding, pulling down 10.8 boards per game. Cunently, Sharpe ranks second in the Aggie record book with a career average of 8.1 rebounds per game. AGGH1ANQ CREDITW UNION a branch of Greater TEXAS Federal Credit Union 201 Southwest Pkwy. E & 501 University Dr. W STUDENT L ° A MS \\ e '° A?'* .gY-* Stoudamire on trading block; All-Star Game starters announced NOTEBOOK Tired of Super Bowl pregame? You’re not alone. Now that Super Sunday has passed, our Sunday attention can mercifully be focused on NBC’s NBA slate. Texas Showdowns As expected, the Spurs waltzed into the Alamodome Friday night and made quick work of the hapless Dal las Mavericks, 81- 75. The “TWin Tow ers” became triplets when Spurs coach Gregg Popovich started three 7-footers—Tim Duncan, David Robinson and Will Perdue. The trio combined for 41 points and 37 rebounds. When the dust settled from the almost-trade that caused some Rockets to say goodbye prematurely, they found themselves in the midst of a five-game losing streak. They broke out in a gargantuan way by embar rassing the Spurs 112-87 in the Compaq Center. Hous ton coach Rudy Tomjanovich got his 300th NBA coach ing victory and lit up a stogie afterwards. The Spurs and Rockets were paired in a San Antonio rematch Monday night, and the outcome was a 115-90 Spurs victory. The evening was highlighted by spectac ular play from Spurs point guard Avery Johnson, who scored a season-high 27 points and added 11 assists. David Robinson also enjoyed one of his finest perfor mances of the year with 34 points. The Rockets found themselves down early in the fourth quarter and were unable to catch the Spurs after clutch baskets from Johnson and Robinson. The Rockets’ fortunes were fur ther damaged when forward Charles Barkley was thrown out in the fourth quarter. Barkley was ejected after his second technical, handed out when he kept shouting profane phrases at the official. Nuggets Win! Denver finally broke out of their 23-game losing streak with a win over the Clippers. Denver is on pace to finish 6-76 to break the 1972-73 Philadel phia 76ers’ record for futility. Next on the slate for the Nuggets is Eastern Conference foe New Jersey. So much for a two-game win streak. ■■ Raw Deal After a deal between the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors seemed consummated, other NBA teams upped the ante for point guard Damon Stoudamire and the whole thing fell through. The much-publicized deal had Stoudamire, forward Walt (The Wizard) Williams and center Zan Tabak going to Houston for a package that included Mario Elie, Kevin Willis, Matt Maloney, Emanual Davis, Matt Bullard and draft picks. A flurry of offers ensued, most notably one from the Lakers that included Nick Van Exel, Sean Rooks and Elden Campbell. The Indiana Pacers offered a package that included either Antonio or Dale Davis and guards Travis Best and Jalen Rose. However, the most likely trade now seems to be Stoudamire going to Portland for guard Kenny Anderson and center Kelvin Cato. Anderson’s current six-year contract provides a long-term point guard the Raptors needed and gets rid of the unhappy Stoudamire. Marcus Camby was also shopped around the league and garnered the interest of the Nets and Wizards, but no trade is expected until a Stoudamire deal is made. When trade rumors began, Toronto won three straight games. Avery Attitude Stoudamire also expressed interest in the San An tonio Spurs organization during trade talks. He said while Spurs floor general Avery Johnson is a nice guy, the team needs a bigger playmaker at guard. John son’s response when Sports Illustrated brought this to his attention? “That’s OK. I wish Damon luck. I hope he finds him self a winning team,” Avery said. Jordan Leads All-Star Voting... again Starters have been announced for All-Star Weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York. The East ros ter will include guard Michael Jordan, forwards Grant Hill and Shawn Kemp and center Dikembe Mutombo. Guard Anfer- nee Hardaway is injured and will be replaced by Eastern Conference coach Larry Bird. Jordan led the vot ing for the ninth time in his career. The Western Conference lineup will include Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, the youngest starter in All-Star his tory at 19 years, five months old. Bryant is the youngest starter since a young Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jordan earned the honor at an age of 20 years and five months. Joining Bryant on the Western Conference squad will be guard Gary Payton, forwards Karl Malone and Kevin Garnett and center Shaquille O’Neal. Malone led the voting in the West. Their coach will be Seattle’s George Karl, who led the Sonics to an NBA best 33-9 mark as of Sunday. Trade that Keeps on Giving Exactly how good was that deal in the summer of‘92 that sent Chris Webber to the Warriors for An- fernee Hardaway and three draft picks? The Orlan do Magic still pos sess Golden State’s first round pick for next year, one that is expected to be in the top five this season. f Game of the Week ! ’ Seattle SONICS@ Utah JAZZ 8 p.m. Utah (28-13) are looking to knock off Seattle (33-9) ’ to continue their giant-killing spree. The Jazz knocked • off Michael and the Bulls in Chicago, revenge for their ' 1997 NBA Finals defeat. The Sonics defeated the Lakers ' at home to preserve their NBA-best record. Watch the • matchup of forwards Vin Baker and Malone in this one. 1 Pi Sigma Epsilon Professional Business Fraternity All Majors Welcome! Spring Recruitment Schedule * Wed. Jan 28th - Informational 201 MSC 8:30 P.M. Thur. Jan 29th - Mixer Fitzwilly’s 7:00 P.M. Fri. Jan 30th - Social Alfred T. Hornbacks 7:00 P.M. * Sat. 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