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A&M basketball team tries to avoii
tying record conference-losing sk
Jeff Schmidt
Staff writer
The Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team (6-18, 0-14)
will play the Kansas State Wildcats (15-9, 6-8) in Man
hattan, Kan., tonight at 7:05. Both teams enter tonight’s
game following tough losses which extended their re
spective losing streaks. An 86-83 loss to Texas Tech sent
the Aggies to their 15th consecutive loss and KSU fell to
Oklahmoa State 64-61 to run its losing streak to three.
The Wildcats lead the all-time series 4-1 and are unde
feated in games played in Manhattan. However, the Aggies
lone victory against the Wildcats came last year in College
RYAN ROGERS/The Battalion
Michael Schmidt will try to continue his high-scoring
ways against the Kansas State Wildcats in Manhattan.
Station with a 76-67 score. The victory was theAgt
ever Big 12 Conference win. Injured junior fomirj
Davis scored 21 points and had 15 reboundsintht
The Wildcats are lead by junior forward Mart
who is averaging 18.1 points and 7.0 reboundsag
league play. However, Dies may not play due to a
anvst on tlirgmimclsol ihe piissrssionohnarijuaa
session of drug paraphernalia, transportationofr
container of liquor and obstruction of thelegalp
No official charges have been filed asofluesday.
Junior center Shawn Rhodes is adding 11.1
and 5.3 rebounds while senior guard AaronSmMp Cj
druber is scoring 9.1 points a game and is shootiri tonig
percent from three-point range. Sophomoregua- plan!
ane Davis is out w ith an injury and juniorguard-i on Nj
Ma\ provides a spark oft the bench. icm
KSU is one of the league’s top defensiveteaAvhicJ
lowing just 68 points pei gami' and aleague-besBtthe(
percent shooting from the field. All butoneofMcideJ
cats’ six Big 12 wins have been at home. ftdd i
“They play really well at home. I liesisproballHomil
most improved plaver in the Big 12. Mayisp®00h|
well for them. He’s an athletic wing player,"Ail
sistant Coach Porter Moser said. “Swartzendi
a really good shooter.
“What people don’t know is that KSUhasg;
the fewest amount of points (in the Big 12),II
fense is very good. Their defense is veryaggressw
get out and deny the wings.”
If the Aggies are to win, they need a big game
nior forward Shanne Jones who is averaging 19.1;
in conference games. Freshman fonvard
Schmidt must bounce back to his recent hig
play after scoring only three points against leaf
The Aggies also need to improve their free-throw
ingas they are making only 54 percent in Big 12 pla
Aggies connected on over 60 percent againstM
ing an 11-game streak of sub-60 percent shootinj
"We’ve got to hit some free throws. Were21
centage points behind the Big 12 leader.WTienyon
missing free throws, you are going to lose some
games,” Moser said. “Our post defense is going!!
key. There two leading scorers are post players.W(
got to contest their jump shooters. They areamuc
ferent team if you let them shoot it.”
Alexander
Continued from Page 5
Her freshman year at Texas A& M
she played the role of the sixth man,
coming off the bench to provide the
spark she has become known for. In
addition to her role for the women,
she also earned a 4.0 GPR.
All of these accomplishments
point to the fact that Alexander does
whatever she must to succeed. It
helps to have great talent, but what
you do with that talent separates
one person from another.
“I just want to do whatever it
takes to help the team play well and
win some games,” Alexander said.
With two games remaining in
the regular season, Alexander is
vocal about the Aggies’ opportuni
ty to make some noise in the Big 12
Tournament.
“We want to build on our last
two games because anything can
happen come tournament time,”
she said. “The team gets along so
well, and the fact that wee
ourselves really improvingfl
day makes it all worth it.ft
not giving up on this sea!
any means, butwearealso
to get better so that we can
a run at a championship®
next few years.”
Alexander may or maynoi
ize it yet, but she hasaspecii
ity other athletes admire it
When someone has
works every day to improve®
er players seem to follow her!
The Department of Recreational Sports wants to serve all its customers. We invite persons with
disabilities to contact Patsy Kott at 845-3093 to inquire about accommodations.