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the program cameA&M sophomore guard Andy Leatherman drives toward the basket in
rogram. Fundingsa|t night’s 68-59 win over the California All-Stars at Reed Arena,
rs and is expected!{k % -| 1 I 11
,ni,dJI " diud ; Mens basketball team
s exhibition game
BY JASON LINCOLN
The Battalion
s and a prayer di
g the acts presente:
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>am ’99" will fee:. | r rhe California All-Stars came to
Eastern and Wes::R| e( j Arena last night to teach the
nts by ISA membe'y oun g Texas A&M Men’s Basket-
Patel, ISA preside'baii Team a thing or two about the
omedical science C0 1 lege game in the preseason ex-
ISA has a uniquethfution match,
they are both Airs.‘ l a&M did the teaching however,
an. as the Aggies set off fireworks at
:s will be sold for S-Rged Arena with a 68-59 win.
bers today and at hf’l The win marked a positive start
to lire season for the Aggies, whose
future is filled with questions.
VWWT.l Most of those questions focus on
**l^th( ■ youth of the team which features
epht new players. The Aggies start
ed to put an end to those questions
pllYWOOP USA before the season even started.
«jp we g et an y j < [ nc j Q f w j n right
jh ' now its going to be positive,” A&M
I senior forward Aaron Jack said.
“It’s really good for mentality.”
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Jack had nine points and six re
bounds on the night, including
four offensive boards.
A&M had trouble getting into its
rhythm during the first half.
The Aggies were tentative dri
ving to the basket against the All
Stars, shooting mostly jump shots
with little success and allowing
California to jump out to a 10-
point lead.
A&M then slipped through to
score one basket inside. Soon came
another, as the Aggies went on a sev
en-point run to tighten up the score.
As A&M started to find its inside
game, the game’s momentum began
to turn.
“Our offense has to start with in
side touches,” Aggie men’s basket
ball coach Melvin Watkins said. “For
a while we weren’t doing that. [We]
see Exhibition on Page 8.
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Women’s basketball begins
-preseason against Hungary
BY REECE FLOOD
The Battalion
THE OMEGA COOL
SENSE (P013;
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The Texas A&M Women’s Bas-
-To^tball Team will tip off its season
- o* ifiht at 7 with an exhibition game
unted hill m, | ThebacheiwHiI ust Hungary at Reed Arena.
50 10 30 1 00 1 The Aggies will play one more ex-
the insider- libition game after tonight before the
ular season starts on Nov. 23
inst Sam Houston State University.
|A&M women’s basketball coach
gie Gillom said she is excited
"i
am
M
ibput finally getting the ball bounc-
ng and hopes the team can achieve
skoals this year.
TThe first goal is not to be last in
| Big 12,” she said.
ilLast year, Gillom’s first at A&M,
he Aggies finished with a 7-20
overall record.
Senior forward Kera Alexander
said she hopes this season will be
more productive than last year’s.
“I think our first goal is to im
prove over last year and take a lot of
the close games we had and capital
ize on them,” she said.
The Aggies lost by an average of
8.6 points last year. Compared to the
year before, when the Aggies lost by
an average of 14.7 points, A&M
seems to be improving steadily.
“We are moving in the right di
rection, but yet it [scoring margin]
still counts as a loss,” Gillom said.
Gillom said this year’s noncon
ference schedule should help pre-
SEE Women’s on Page 8.
Sports
Page 7 • Friday, November 12, 1999
Aggies travel to Missouri
BY DOUG SHILLING
The Battalion
GUY ROGERS/Tm: Battalion
A&M sophomore linebacker Harold Robertson recovers a fumble by Nebraska’s Willie Miller in
the first quarter of the Cornhuskers’ 37-0 victory over the Aggies Saturday in Lincoln.
It is amazing what a difference a season can
make. At the beginning of the 1999 season, the
Texas A&M Football Team’s main focus was de
fending its Big 12 Championship and possibly
making a run at the National Championship.
Now, it would be happy with just winning a
game.
Fresh off a 37-0 thrashing at the hands of the
University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., the Ag
gies (6-3, 3-3 Big 12] will hit the road once again
this weekend as they head to Columbia, Mo. to
face the University of Missouri Tigers Saturday.
The Aggies will be searching for their first road
win of the year, after being outscored 109-25 in its
three games away from home this season.
The last time the Aggies won a road game was
Oct.'31, 1998, when they defeated Oklahoma
State University, 17-6, in Stillwater, Okla.
A&M junior offensive Chris Valletta line
man said despite the Ags not being in the Big
12 race, the game against Missouri still has a
lot of meaning.
“We realize we’re out of the Big 12 race,” Val
letta said. “It’s really hard to swallow. What’s on
the line now is a bowl game. We determine where
we go from here on out.”
Both teams will be looking to bounce back
after enduring 37-0 losses last weekend.
The Aggies stayed close with the Cornhuskers
until the second half, when the Nebraska offense
exploded for 31 points to cruise to the win.
The Nebraska defense held the Aggies to 118
yards of offense, including two yards rushing,
both season lows. It was the first time in 142
games A&M had been shut out.
A&M coach R.C. Slocum shook up the team
this week when he dismissed senior running back
Dante Hall for disciplinary reasons.
Hall gained 179 yards on 53 carries in six
games for the Aggies this year.
Slocum said it was a situation in which the
two parties needed to part ways.
“I respect him for the contribution he has
made in our program,” Slocum said, “but we got
into a situation where it was best for us to go our
separate ways.”
With Hall gone, senior running back Eric
Bernard will start for the Aggies with freshman
Joe Weber getting to see a considerable amount
of playing time. Sophomore fullback Ja’Mar
Toombs also could see action at the tailback spot.
A&M should have everyone healthy this week
end with the exception of sophomore linebacker
Christian Rodriguez and freshman tight end
Michael de la Torre, who are not expected to play.
The Tigers’ 37-0 loss to the University of Okla
homa last weekend put Missouri’s hope of having
a third-consecutive winning season in jeopardy.
In order for the Tigers to finish with a winning
record, they would have to win this weekend,
then travel to Manhattan, Kan. and defeat the
Kansas State University Wildcats.
Missouri coach Larry Smith said the Tigers are
going to try to bounce back this week.
“We are just trying to pick up the pieces and
get ourselves ready to play a great game this
week,” Smith said.
The Aggies lead the all-time series against
the Tigers 6-0, including last year’s 17-14 win
at Kyle Field.
Kickoff is set for 11:30 a.m. and will be tele
vised as the Big 12 Game of the Week.
11 th-ranked Ags set to face Kentucky
JP BEATO/The Battalion
A&M sophomore midfielder Amber Childers tries to take the
ball away from a University of Montana defender Wednesday.
BY JASON LINCOLN
The Battalion
The Texas A&M soccer program has
accomplished a lot in its seven seasons.
One hundred-fifteen wins and a Big 12
Championship to top the list. But one
thing A&M has yet to do is make a
NCAA Championship Tournament run.
Is 1999 the year?
The Aggies will look to top their best-
ever NCAA tournament appearance Sun
day when they face the University of Ken
tucky Wildcats in the second round.
The 13th-ranked Wildcats enter the
match with a 16-2-2 record on the season.
The Aggies will try to keep Kentucky
winless in the NCAA Tournament.
The Wildcats, who have made three
straight tournament appearances prior
to this season and have lost all three,
had a bye in the first round.
Leading the Wildcats are forwards
Anne Gage and Keri Boyce. Gage has 36
points, while Boyce has 30.
The Aggies will continue to rely on their
depth to wear down the higher-seeded
Wildcats. That strategy paid off for A&M
in the first round, as A&M was able to out
last the University of Montana in a 2-1 win.
“Texas A&M is a skillful team that
wore us down,” Montana soccer coach
Betsy Duerksen said. “Lrom top to bot
tom, they’re good on the ball. It’s not one
kid jumping out at you, its a whole team. ”
A&M hopes to continue its strong pos
session game which has dominated ball con
trol and allowed just 14 goals this season.
“To win a championship or just to be
successful in this tournament, you’ve
got to play your game,” A&M soccer
coach G. Guerrieri said. “You’ve got to
be able to cope with what the other
teams strengths are and not play to their
strengths. And then you’ve got to find
ways to win.”
“The reputation Kentucky has is very
similar to Montana. They’re very phys
ical, very athletic, very opportunistic
and then they have the added benefit of
playing at home.”
With a win against the Wildcats, the
Aggies would advance to to their first
“Sweet 16,” where they would face the
winner of the University of Minnesota-
University of Nebraska match.
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