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By Michael Taglienti
Staff writer
The Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Team will
face the Baylor Bears tonight at 7 at G. Rollie White
Coliseum. The Aggies (6-12, 2-6) are coming off a Te
el win over Missouri Saturday and are looking to ex
tend their home winning streak to three games. Bay
lor (13-6, 6-3) is coming off a 97-67 win over
Oklahoma.
The win against Mis-
souri may have marked a
turning point in the Ags’
season.
“This team is matur
ing,” Coach Candi Har
vey said. “A year ago,
three months ago, we
couldn’t throw some of
the things at them that
we are now. They’ve been
a lot of fun to coach, and
it’s nice to see them go
out and execute.”
In the win against Mis-
“We had a goal going into this
season that the same thing that
happened last year was not
gonna happened (this year).”
Coach Candi Harvey on last year's 0-6
record against old SWC teams.
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the Aggies will try and
against old SWC teams.
souri, A&M was led by junior point guard Kim Tark-
ington with 19 points and seven assists. Tarkington
took over the game in the second half, blowing by
Missouri defenders multiple times for acrobatic
layups. Harvey said she was impressed with Tark-
ington’s play and her expanding role in the offense.
“I think a go-to player develops themselves,” Har
vey said. “That’s not something a coach can devel
op. Kim wanted to be that tonight, and she was.”
Baylor Coach Sonja Hogg has turned the Baylor
program around in the past couple of years. After
consecutive losing seasons in Hogg’s first two years
in Waco, the Bears posted a 15-13 record last year,
going 7-9 in conference play. Hogg leads an experi
enced team into G. Rollie tonight.
“Baylor is a great basketball team, but we feel
like we have a shot to beat them here,” Harvey
said. “They are a veteran basketball team. These
are kids who have been
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three or four years.”
Baylor is led by junior
guard Laura Webb who
averages 17.5 points per
game. Webb is a transfer
from Lamar University
and hails originally from
Mandurah, Australia,
where she played on the
Australian national team.
The game against Bay
lor will mark the begin
ning of the old-Southwest
Conference portion of
the Aggies’ schedule. The Aggies will play former
SWC opponents in six of their next eight games. Last
year, the Ags were swept by these teams, 0-6. But
Harvey said this year will be different.
“We had a goal going into this season that the
same thing that happened last year was not gonna
happen (this year). And dadgummit, it’s just not go
ing to,” Harvey said. “If I have to go out there and
take a charge myself, I will.”
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icruits today
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oday is the NCAA’s National
egiate Football Signing Day.
i school players from around
country have only been able to
;e verbal committments to col-
cot !S until today.
terbal committments are non-
ilw ling, and therefore, have been
<en throughout the course of
recruitment period,
bmorrow’s Battalion will run a
file of the Aggies’ recruiting
;s from offensive and defensive
speclives.
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from staff and wire reports
The Texas A&M Women’s Tennis Team
defeated the University of North Texas
Tuesday afternoon, 9-0 at the Omar Smith
Tennis Center.
Sophomore Lisa Dingwall, playing in
the No. 1 singles slot for the Aggies, rolled
to victory, 6-2, 6-2. The rest of the Aggies,
including junior Monica San Miguel, se
nior Monica Rebolledo, sophomore
Kathryn Scott, freshman Monica de la
Torre and freshman Danielle Lee, also
recorded straight-set victories, highlight
ed by Lee’s 6-0, 6-0 victory.
Scott and frbshman Eva Marcial, play
ing together in the No. 1 doubles slot for
the Aggies, won 8-4.
Women’s Coach Bobby Kleinecke said
yesterday’s match was a good way to start
the season.
“I thought our team had a good, tough
display today,” Kleinecke said. “We
showed good composure today and I
thought we played well at every position
in the lineup. We still have some things
to work on, but I am pleased with the
start. We just need to build and gain
more confidence.”
The women’s team plays its next match
against Southwest Texas State at the Omar
Smith Tennis Center Saturday, at 1:30 p.m.
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Senior Vanessa Rooks and Lisa Ding
wall won their doubles match, 8-1.
Since posting its first conference victory, 91-83, against
Oklahoma on Jan. 21, the Texas A&M Women’s Basketball
Team is 2-2. Although they dropped two on the road to Col
orado and Kansas, the Aggies returned to G. Rollie White
Coliseum Saturday and posted an emotional win over Mis
souri, marking the first time the Aggies have won two con
secutive home games this season. Wednesday they face
Baylor (13-6,6-3) to try to push the streak to three.
Take A Kid To The Game
In celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports
Day, children accompanied by an adult will be admitted
free of charge when the Aggies host Baylor tonight at 7.
Organizers of the annual “Take A Kid To The Game” pro
gram, sponsored by Nabisco, Phoenix Home Life Mutu
al Insurance Company and Lifetime Television for
Women, hope children who attend the game will be ex
cited by women’s athletics and inspired by positive fe
male role models.
In The Training Room
Senior center Kim Linder is suffering from a broken
fifth metatarsal in her right foot. Linder has suffered from
stress fractures throughout her career. The latest oc
curred during practice Friday and should keep her out of
action for approximately two weeks.
Coaches vs. Cancer
Coach Candi Harvey has pledged $10 per Aggie
three-pointer this season as part of the IKON 3pt-Attack
Coaches vs. Cancer campaign. With eight regular sea
son games remaining, the Aggies have already hit 84
from behind the three-point line. At an average of 4.7
three-pointers per game, Harvey’s donation could
reach $1,200 by the season’s end.
Coming Off The Bench
Forward Kera Alexander has only started three games
this season but has been a much-needed spark off the
bench. Alexander is averaging 11.7 points and 5.2 re
bounds in 25 minutes per game. She is also the eighth
leading scorer in conference play, averaging 14.4 points
per game against Big 12 opponents. Not just an athlete,
the sophomore has maintained a 4.0 grade point ratio in
computer science.
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