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Thursday, January 27, 2(XX>
THE BATTALION
Page 9
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Aggies’ losing streak continues
• Skid hits six games
as No. 23 Sooners
downAgs, 79-72
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XXXIV, where
tw, Cinderellas
ha\ e found their
wa> to the ball,
bui ihere is only
one prince.
I Enter the St.
Louis Rams, a team that started the sea
son quickly, but w as expected to col
lapse down the stretch. Instead, they
went on to a 13-w in season and earned
a b> e in the first round of the playoffs.
■ Their quarterback. Kurt Warner, was
the surprise success story 7 of the NFL.
B Warner spent his college career, not
as a football hero, but as a backup quar-
terback at Northern Iowa. Finally getting
a chance to play as a fifth-year senior, he
was named the Gateway Conference Of
fensive Player of the Year.
The NFL did not draft him. 1 Ie was
rejected by the Canadian Football
League and was then cut by the Green
Bay Packers in training camp.
I f Undaunted, Warner stocked shelves
at a local supennarket at $5.50 an hour
until he earned spots in Arena football
and later NFL Europe. I Ie did well
enough on these teams to earn a spot
with the Rams in 1998.
When Trent Green went down in
the preseason with an injury 7 , Warner
came in and led the Rams to the best
record in the NFC and ran away with
the Most Valuable Player vote.
Their opponents, the Tennessee Ti
tans, are also eager to tell you that they
have been underdogs all year.
“We’il always be underdogs,” Ti
tans defensive lineman Josh Evans
said. “But I'll tell you what - this team
has a lot of heart.”
Their quarterback, Steve McNair,
came out of Division I-AA Alcorn
State and was drafted amid controversy
in 1995. The so-called experts were un
certain as to whether a player could
jump from Division II football to the
NFL.
Despite his less than impressive pass
ing statistics due to the emergence of
running back Eddie George and the Ti
tans’ rushing game (McNair passed for
See Cinderella on Page 11.
BY REECE FLOOD
The Battalion
The Texas A&M women’s basketball team’s come
back effort against the number 23 University of Okla
homa fell short as the Sooners took a 79-72 w in.
“It’s another game you don’t want to lose,” Coach
Peggie Gillom said. “1 thought Oklahoma played a good
game, but this is the night I think they were ripe for the
picking.”
A&M’s best chance for a comeback win came with
3:06 left in the game. The Aggies were behind 72-63
and made a move for the lead. Sophomore guard La-
Toya Rose’s three-pointer highlighted a 7-1 point Ag
gie run which cut the Sooner lead to three.
But Oklahoma managed to hold on to the ball to
cinch the victory.
Despite the loss, A&M was impressive throughout
the game. After finding themselves down by eight
points at the half, A&M came out of the .locker room
and quickly took the lead.
Junior forward Jaynetta Saunders started the half
strong by scoring the Aggies’ first six points. Junior
guard Brandy Jones, Rose and senior forward Prissy
Sharpe all contributed to the A&M 12-4 point run that
tied the game at 42 before Oklahoma Coach Sherri
Coale called a time-out.
Coming out of the time-out, Sharpe w as unphased
as she nailed a three-pointer to give A&M the first lead
of the game since the opening basket.
Oklahoma promptly gained momentum by going on
a scoring run of their own scoring 14 of the next 18
points.
In the last live minutes, the game turned to the free-
throw line. A&M made their last eight shots from the
line while Oklahoma went 8-2 at the line.
This is the sixth straight loss for the Aggies, giving
them an overall record of 9-8, 1-6 in the Big 12 Con
ference. Oklahoma advanced to 16-3 and 6-0.
Sharpe had a big night for the Aggies, earning her
34th career double-double with 16 points and 11 re
bounds. Saunders led the team in scoring with 22 points.
Oklahoma had a few standout players of their own.
The game started out with A&M scoring the open
ing basket giving them a 2-0 lead. Oklahoma respond-
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A&M senior forward Kera Alexander attempts to pass the ball over Oklahoma guard Caton Hill
in the Aggies' loss to the Sooners last night at Reed Arena,
ed with sophomore guard LaNeishea Canfield, who losing streak get to them.
scored Oklahoma’s first 11 points of the game.
Canfield ended the game with 19 points, and team
mate senior forward Phylesha Whaley scored 23.
Sharpe said the team is not letting the six game
“I don’t think our kids have ever been down,” Sharpe
said. “The team has never, ever lost confidence.”
See Streak on Page 11.
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