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2001, saidSha- Aggies (9-8, 2-5 in Big 12) seemed
rector of theVe cdljry over momentum from Saturday’s
ce. 'feat of Baylor, a win that gave A&M its
of the bigges st conference victory of the season and
public fear §; 'dilg a seven-game losing streak,
aople readM - Byins are the cure-all,” A&M coach
she said. elyin Watkins said. ‘‘A win can do a
lot of things for you.”
Clifton Cook, who had eight assists
and six steals against Tech, said the Bay
lor victory helped the Aggies prepare for
Wednesday’s game against Tech.
“[The Baylor victory] gave us a lot of
confidence,” he said. “And we took it with
us to practice and to the game tonight.”
With Tech long-range specialist Stan
Bonewitz injured, the Aggies’ priority on
defense coming into Wednesday’s game
was to stop Rayford Young, the Raiders’
diminutive point guard.
A&M forward Shanne Jones, who led
all scorers Wednesday with 18 points,
said the Aggies accomplished this goal.
“We knew we had to stop him, ” Jones
said. “We just focused on trying to shut
him down, and we did a good job of it.”
Offensively, the Aggies offered a bal
anced performance, with three players
scoring in double figures and one player.
A&M Men's
Game Leaders
Points leader:
Shanne Jones (18)
Rebound leader:
joe White (6)
Paul Jacobs (6)
Assists leader:
Clifton Cook (8)
freshman Joe White, with eight points.
Watkins, who with nine games re
maining has already led the Aggies to
more overall wins and conference wins
than last year’s team, said he was pleased
with the Aggies’ offensive performance.
“We had a lot of balance tonight,” he
said. “The guys from the bench gave us
a big boost.”
Watkins said the crowd of 4,929 was
a factor in the Aggies’ victory.
“The crowd was great for us,” he said.
“We felt that they really helped us out.”
After taking a 29-25 lead into half
time, the Aggies appeared headed for
another nail-biter when Tech took the
lead, 38-37, on a James Ware three-
pointer with 12:55 left in the contest.
The Aggies had other plans, though,
and a 26-5 A&M run sent much of the
crowd home early.
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A&M women use hot shooting touch to tame Wildcats
BY MATT WEBER
The Battalion
The Texas A&M Women’s
Basketball Team dropped a last-
second decision to Oklahoma
State University Saturday, 70-69,
marking the sixth time this sea
son the Aggies had lost a game
by five points or less.
But Wednesday, versus the
Kansas State Wildcats, close fin
ishes were not a concern for
A&M.
The Aggies (7-10, 2-5 in Big
12) used 55-percent shooting
and 21 points from leading scor
er Prissy Sharpe to beat the
Wildcats, 73-59, at the Bramlage
Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan. in
front of a crowd of 2,605.
The sophomore forward,
who was listed as questionable
for the game after spraining her
ankle in the closing minutes
A&M Women's
Game Leaders
Points leader:
Prissy Sharpe (21)
Rebound leader:
Three players (6)
Assists leader:
Brandy Jones (6)
against Oklahoma State, played
a game-high 37 minutes and
recorded six rebounds and two
blocks.
The Aggies came into the
game shooting just 41 percent on
the year, but in the first half they
connected on 16 of 31 shots, in
cluding 2 of 6 from behind the
arc, for a field-goal percentage of
51.6 and a six-point halftime
lead.
The Aggies added to that lead
after the break, shooting nearly 60
percent in the second frame to
coast to the win.
In addition to Sharpe’s con
tributions, the Aggies also got
help from senior guard Kim
Tarkington, who scored nine
points along with six rebounds
and four assists in the winning
effort.
Junior forward Kera Alexan
der, who connected on all seven
of her attempts from the floor,
and sophomore guard Brandy
Jones both scored in double dig
its for A&M with 14 and 12
points, respectively.
The A&M women, who
topped Kansas State in every of
fensive statistic, also showed
some defensive aptitude by
holding the Wildcats to 11 points
below their season average
while forcing 18 turnovers. The
Aggies also recorded seven steals
and three blocks.
The only statistical category
in which A&M did not lead was
rebounding. The Wildcats , who
have outrebounded opponents
by an average of 4.4 rebounds
per game, outmuscled the Ag
gies on the boards, 35-27.
The A&M women will look
to continue their winning
streak when they take home
court this Saturday against the
Oklahoma Sooners at 7 p.m. at
Reed Arena.
Top: Senior forward
Shanne Jones goes
up for a tough shot in
the Aggie men’s 68-
47 win over the Texas
Tech Red Raiders.
Left: Leading scorer
Prissy Sharpe over
came an ankle injury
to lead the A&M
women to a 73-59
victory versus the
Kansas State Wild
cats.
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