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Page 7 • Friday, February 12, 1999
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The Sooners (17-7, 8-3 Big
2) have won four straight con-
erence games and are in a
our-way tie for second place in
he Big 12 while the Aggies (11-
0|4-7 Big 12) are coming off
onsecutive home wins over
aylor University and Kansas
tate University.
‘With A&M’s latest win, a 79-
74 decision over K-State on
Wednesday, the Aggies are over
the .500 mark this late in the
season for the first time since
the 1993-94 season.
In that same game, senior
forward Shanne Jones led the
llgies with 18 points while ju-
nior guard Clifton Cook scored
17 points. Cook nailed four
three-pointers in the contest
, i.while senior guard Chris Clay-
3nt at the w ,: tori sank three. Clayton’s two free throws with six seconds left
clinched the win for A&M.
hinqs in tflfi The Aggies also held the Wildcats, the best rebounding
team in the Big 12, to 26 total rebounds. A&M was bolstered
. . to jji by a dramatic improvement in two areas in which the team
i aaie to usua iiy struggles. The Aggies committed only 11 turnovers in
the game and made 19 out of 25 foul shots.
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Ninth-ranked Aggies take
their hot bats to Arizona
for showdown with Wildcats
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MIKE FUENTES/Thh Battalion
BY MICHAEL TAGLIENTI
The Battalion
Bats, schmats. The NCAA spent all
summer making new guidelines for metal
baseball bats used in college baseball.
The new guidelines required that all bats
used in college play be no lighter than three
ounces less than their length in inches.
The new bats were supposed to bring pitch
ing back into the college game and cut down
on the football-like scores that have turned the
game into a slugfest.
Evidently the ninth-ranked Texas A&M
Baseball Team did not understand the pur
pose of the new bats.
The Aggies scored 48 runs in a three-game
sweep of UT-Pan American — and hope to
continue their hot hitting Friday when they
travel to Tuscon, Ariz., to take on the 21st-
ranked University of Arizona Wildcats.
The Wildcats are 11-0 and are coming
off a 12-11 comeback victory over UNLV.
Despite the Wildcat’s impressive
record, the Aggies will be their first real
test of the season. Arizona’s schedule
has consisted of St. Mary’s of Cali
fornia, the University of Hawaii-Hilo and Uni
versity of Nevada-Las Vegas.
The Wildcats are led by freshman outfield
er Shelley Duncan who is batting .344 with six
home runs and 10 RBIs.
Coach Mark Johnson said the Aggies hot
hitting should give the team confidence head
ed into the season.
“It (the hitting) gives you confidence,”
Johnson said. “You go to the next ball game,
and instead of being 0-4, you are 3-4 — you
feel better about yourself.”
Junior pitcher Chance Caple said it would be
tough waiting a week to play another game.
“It is kind of tough not playing a Tuesday
game,” Caple said. “We are going to have to
wait another week for another exciting week
end. We are looking forward to going to Ari
zona and we are looking forward to another
good weekend.”
Sophomore outfielder Daylan Holt was
named the Louisville Slugger National Player
of the Week. Holt had four home runs and 11
RBIs in the doubleheader against UTPA.
Holt is continuing where he left off last
summer when he led the prestigious Cape Cod
League in home runs.
Ags head to Norman to take on streaking Sooners
BY SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
The Battalion
Oklahoma
Points leader:
Eduardo Najera (15.2)
Rebound leader:
Eduardo Najera (7.8)
Assists leader:
Michael Johnson (4.0)
OU is coming off a 64-63 come-from-behind victory over
the University of Texas on Wednesday. The Sooners trailed
63-56 with 2:47 left in the game before rallying to score the fi
nal eight points of the contest.
Oklahoma point guard Michael Johnson’s 10-foot fallaway
jump shot with six seconds left capped the rally and OU sur
vived two missed tip-in attempts by UT forward Gabe
Muoneke at the buzzer.
Forward Eduardo Najera led
Oklahoma with 23 points, 15
coming off of five three-point
shots. Najera is eighth in the Big
12 in scoring with 15.2 points per
game.
Power forward Ryan
Humphrey contributed 11 re
bounds in the win over Texas and
is averaging 7.5 rebounds per
game, second on the team to Na
jera’s 7.8 per-game avarage.
Guard Eric Martin, the Soon
ers’ top three-point threat, is sec
ond in scoring for OU, averaging
12.3 points per game. Oklahoma
Coach Kelvin Sampson is in his
fifth year at OU and has taken the
Sooners to the NCAA Tourna
ment in each of his first four sea
sons.
Oklahoma has never lost to
A&M, winning all ten meetings
between the teams. The Sooners
have won all five games against
the Aggies in the teams’ two year existence in the Big 12 Con
ference.
OU won both games last season, winning 76-66 in College
Station and 80-71 in Norman. Jones averaged 20.5 points and
8.5 rebounds against the Sooners in the two games. His 28-
point effort on Jan. 31 last season marked the most points ever
scored by an A&M player against Oklahoma.
MIKE RJENTES/Thk Battalion
Senior forward Shanne Jones slams the ball home Wednesday night against
Kansas State. The Aggies defeated the Wildcats 79-74 at Reed Arena.
c r eshman
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Rose goes in
for a layup
against the
jniversity of
3klahoma
Saturday at
^leed Arena,
fhe Sooners
defeated the
jgies 83-71.
MIKE FUENTES/The Battalion
Women travel to Waco looking for revenge against Bears
BY AARON COHAN
AND JEFF SCHMIDT
The Battalion
The Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Team
will have its hands full Saturday when it
faces Baylor University in Waco.
The Bears hold a 13-10 overall record, along
with a 5-6 record in Big 12 play. Although it
might not look like it on paper, Baylor is one of
the stronger teams the Aggies will face this sea
son.
The Bears get it done both defensively and
offensively when they post their respective
wins.
Baylor’s defense is ranked 4th in the Big
12 as they allow the opposition 62.8 points
per game.
The leading force of Baylor’s defense is
their intimidating senior power forward Kacy
Moffitt, who stands over 6 foot 4 and leads
the Big 12 in blocked shots.
Moffitt’s shot altering usually makes the
opponents quickly push the ball out to the
perimeter shooters.
But Baylor’s tenacious guards are first in
another defensive category as they hold Big
12 opponents to just 23 percent from beyond
the three-point line.
If the defense doesn’t deter opposing
squads, then Baylor’s offense will.
Senior guards Lara Webb and Toya Ellis
combine with Kacy Moffitt to form a triple
Points leader:
Lara Webb (17.1)
Rebound leader:
Kacy Moffit (5.7)
Assists leader:
Lara Webb (5.6)
scoring threat. Webb’s sharp- shooting skills
account for 17.1 points per game.
Ellis’ quick dribble and ability to break
down the defense supply 13.3 points per
game. If the defense keys on the outside play
ers, the Bears get the ball in the middle to
Moffitt who’s 62 percent from the field — and
14.4 points per game finish the opponent off.
The Bears profit enormously from the trio
as they average more than 70 percent of Bay
lor’s points.
This will be the Bears and Aggies second
meeting of the season with Baylor defeating
the Aggies 72-55 Feb. 3 at Reed Arena.
Baylor is coming off one of it’s most im
pressive wins of the season when they were
able to fend off the University of Nebraska in
Lincoln Thursday night.
The Bears will be looking to finish the sea
son strong as their hopes for the NCAA tour
nament come into sight.
The Aggies will be looking to drop a six-
game losing skid and get back on the track
that coach Gillom has set for her team.
Once again, the Aggies are led by junior
forward Prissy Sharpe. Sharpe’s effectiveness
has recently been reduced due to opponents’
stifling defense.
Guards Kim Tarkington, Brandy Jones and
Amy Yates need to hit from long range to
open up the middle for Sharpe.
Junior forward Kera Alexander has
stepped it up in conference play, raising her
scoring average from 13.7 to 15.5.