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BY JASON LINCOLN
The Battalion
I The Texas A&M men’s basketball team is not the only pro-
ih-am in the Big 12 to make big changes in the 1999-2000 sea
son. The Aggies will travel to Columbia, Mo., Saturday to take
on the up-and-coming University of Missouri Tigers, one of
the Big 12’s hottest young teams.
I Tlie Tigers (11-6,4-1 Big 12) have been one of the biggest
surprises in conference action, most recently defeating the No.
SlUniversity of Kansas Jayhawks by 22 points.
I Yet, the Aggies have pulled their own upset of a ranked con
ference powerhouse in recent days, upsetting No. 12 Oklahoma
State University last Saturday.
I Missouri will pose a challenge to A&M's defense. The
Tiiiers are currently the highest scoring team in the conference,
averaging nearly 82 points-per-game. Missouri also shot better
than 50 percent against the Jayhaw ks in their most recent win.
I “They seem to have adjusted very well,” A&M men’s bas
ketball coach Melvin Watkins said about the changes Snyder
hp brought to MU. “And there again, that’s going to be a tough
place to go play, just ask Kansas.”
I That home court ad\ antage is a huge factor for the Tigers who
arc a\ eraging over 10,000 per contest in the Heames Center.
I For A&M to be able to play w ith the Tigers in the hostile
M issouri environment, the Aggies must be mentally sound go
ing into the game. With the w in over OSU and a narrow loss
to Iowa State University in Ames, A&M has some expanded
confidence in their performance ability.
I “Our mechanics are still not what they need to be and we
an. still making some mental mistakes,” Watkins said. “We
have to eliminate some of those mental mistakes, and part of
that is because we are still a very young team.”
I The Aggies will stay with four tme freshmen in their line
up as Watkins looks to build the experience of the school’s fu
ture banner players. The lineup includes Andy Slocum at cen
ter. Tomas Ress at forward, with Bernard King and Jamaal
Gilchrist at the guard slots.
B The Aggie freshmen are on their way to playing consistent
Big 12 basketball, but the final game in the two-game road
Aggies host Red Raiders
SALLIE TURNER/ I HI Battalion
A&M senior forward Aaron Jack dribbles around an
Oklahoma State University defender.
stretch will make it difficult for A&M to get some positive re
inforcement before returning to College Station.
Missouri is not taking the Aggies for granted, despite their
inconsistency and record.
“They've been playing well,” Snyder said about A&M.
“They beat Oklahoma State who is one of the top teams in the
league and one of the top in the country.
“Coach Watkins is a great coach. I le'll have his guys ready
to go. I think his guys are finding themselves right now.”
BY REECE FLOOD
The Battalion
The Big 12 Conference portion of the
Texas A&M women’s basketball sched
ule has been filled with challenges and
close calls so far this season as the Ag
gies have gone 1-6 against conference
opponents, 9-8 overall.
Things will not get any easier for the
Aggies when the lOth-ranked Universi
ty of Texas Tech comes to Reed Arena
for a 2 p.m. showdown on Saturday in
which the Aggies are hoping to end a fe<v
streaks.
The Red Raiders (15-2,4-2) are com
ing to College Station riding a four game
winning streak, while the Aggies have
lost their last six.
Another streak the Aggies would like
to break is the winning streak Texas Tech
has over the Aggies. A&M has not beat
Texas Tech since the final round of the
1996 Southwest Conference Classic.
The Red Raiders have earned the last six
victories in the series against the Aggies.
Leading the way for the Red Raiders
is freshman forward/center Plenette Pier
son, averaging 13.9 points-per-game,
followed closely by senior forward
Aleah Johnson with 13.2 points per
game.
A&M Coach Peggy Gillom thinks
her team is up to the task of defending
these Red Raider stars.
“I think we can guard them,” Gillom
said. “One thing about [ Pierson], she has
confidence. She doesn't play like a fresh
man. This should pose a thing of pride
for our seniors, not to let a freshman
come in and win.”
Another challenge facing the Aggies
is Texas Tech senior forward Keitha
Dickerson, who is leading the Big 12
with 10 rebounds per game. Gillom said
they can't expect to prevent Dickerson
from rebounding, but they will try to lim-
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BY BREE HOLZ
The Battalion
I As the Texas A&M men’s and
women’s swim teams prepare to host the
Louisiana State University Tigers, each
is faced with the challenge of competing
successfully without All-Americans Al
fred Mansour and Tracy Evans, who are
out due to injuries.
1 Today’s meet is scheduled to begin at 1
pan. at the Student Rec CenterNatatorium.
1 Despite the absence of Mansour and
Exans, both teams’ coaches believe
their swimmers are ready to rise to the
occasion.
1 “Our guys have done a great job of re
sponding,” men’s assistant coach Jay
Holmes said. “They know what it’s go
ing to take to win.”
Junior David Morrow said the team
has been working diligently to fill Man-
sour’s void.
“The team is ready to step it up,”
Morrow said. “We don't have the extra
cushion of Alfred so we can't allow our
selves to have a bad day.’’
The men’s team is ranked 15th in
the nation, according to the College
Swimming Coaches Association of
America poll.
They are 5-1 on the season in dual
meets and recently defeated Big 12 Con
ference foe University of Kansas, 165-
123. LSU is ranked 19th, according to
the poll.
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Morrow said he expects LSU to en
ter the meet very motivated.
“We beat them last year at their place
so I have a feeling they’re going to come
here looking fora little revenge,” he said.
“They’re coming here to win.”
Holmes said because the teams match
up so well, the meet will somewhat de
pend on a high level of strategy.
“We’re trying to figure out which
events they’re going to put their best
swimmers in, and vice versa,” he said.
“But we know that in the end it will all
be decided in the water.”
The women’s squad will also have its
hands full against LSU. The Aggies are
currently ranked 22nd, while LSU is
ranked 24th. They hold a 6-1 record in
dual competition and also posted a vic
tory over Kansas last weekend, 163-132.
This will be the last dual meet of the sea
son for the women’s team.
Coach Steve Bultman said his ap
proach to the meet is not quite as com
plicated.
“We’re just going to put our best peo
ple out there and let them race,” he said.
Bultman said Evans’ absence has not
yet been a factor as far as wins and loss
es and has somewhat boosted the other
swimmers.
“[Evans'] injury has been a setback,
but it's also made our team better,” he
said. “The other girls have had to step it
up, and they’ve done a nice job of ac
cepting that role.”
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SALUE TURNER/The Battalion
A&M sophomore guard LaToya Rose attempts to dribble past a
University of Oklahoma defender,
it her success.
“She’s going to get a rebound,”
Gillom said. “Probably the only person
we’ve got [to challenge] is someone
coming off the bench or maybe Jaynetta
[Saunders].”
The Aggies have struggled on the
boards this year, but Gillom thinks ifthe
Aggies can block out properly they will
either get the rebounds or get the Red
Raiders in foul trouble.
The Aggies will look to junior for
ward Jaynetta Saunders to keep up her
pace as a team leader with 15.1 points
per game. Senior forward Prissy Sharpe,
who is averaging 13.6 points per game
and a team high nine rebounds per game,
will also be counted on.
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JP BEATO/Thh Battalion
After a win against the University of Kansas last weekend, the Texas A&M
men’s and women’s swim team face LSU on Saturday.
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