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Mo ondii y, January 31,2(XX) SPORTS THE BATTALION Page 7 nofted Raiders down Aggies, 71-49 Fes BY DOUG SHILLING The Battalion in Sungcuh TTu Texas A&M women’s basketball amiMi-i'k jnleame into Saturday’s mateh up ongs in the A-ainsi the lOth-ranked Texas Tech Uni- (SK} hoping to tn and find a \va\ to end omi a spaiai six game losing streak, lixmancein a T1k Red Raiders did not get the mes- l* plavs ano r»e they used their defense and fast pickup aflK ;aklo eniise to a 71 -49 win over the Ag- .-ss oi sieve V ;s Stiturday at Reed Arena. . ier. defer.J Tech was led by forward Keitha Dick- v le, utters the .onKv ith 18 points and seven rebounds ed. I mean Had guard Melinda Pharies with live wish he'd >t inW and 13 assists. ij^KM \s omen's basketball coach I’cg- iresented SJjGlllom said the Red Raiders were Ux) the SiffuL .. jehnor the Aggies. In award m: “M\ hat's otf to Texas Tech,” Gillom d. ‘[The came in here and outplayed us every facet of the game.” THc Aggies (9-9, 1-7 Big 12) stayed til lie Red Raiders for the better part of ; first matching Tech bucket for bucket. A^M pulled within 17-13 with :39 left in the first halt on a three ■inter by freshman forward Meg Ba- han It was the last time the Aggies ruld be in die game all day. The Red Raiders (16-2, 5-2 Big 12) ;nt bn a 12-0 run after Banahan’s bas- ■t holding A&M scoreless over the xt 7:55 to go into halftime w ith a 36- ' lead and put the game out of reach. Texas Tech women’s basketball coach nued from}. expertise ■»: arsha Sharp said the Red Raiders' run at Cent! of the hall was the kc\ to the game, the themeb_r “I thought the run we went on at the t all tunes xc tgiiiiing of the game w as real impor- ow tlx\ art ft iU,’|Sharp said. "It set the tone as much er.s Da\;■ a >r us as it did for them. We really got ved as ajixk: Jt and ran well and Melinda made ■ l.irshipl’.. imJ great passes over the top and we ere able to knock those dow n and it got In Alplta I c < off to a great start.” duce a hir A&M was harassed all day by the nd the payer ed Raiders' defense as Tech forced 26 ggie turnovers and held A&M to 32.3 Miss Black. creent shooting. • LcRorc, tr A& M junior forw ard Jaynetta Saun- .uxl ajuni(Xe crs arid senior forw aid kera Alexander mium will bad 12 points to lead the team, of the fratemi! Respite her 12 points, Sharpe had a GUY ROGERS/Tm Battalion A&M senior forward Kera Alexander is blocked by Texas Tech guard Amber Tarr during the Aggies’ 71-49 loss to the Red Raiders Saturday at Reed Arena. rough afternoon from the floor. She was only l-of-10 from the floor and l-of-2 from the line. “They did a great job,” Sharpe “I'll give that to them. They played very, very hard defense. 1 guess it wasn't my night. What can you say when you shoot 1 -for-10.” A&M’s next shot at breaking its streak comes this Saturday when the team travels to Austin to take on the Uni versity of Texas Longhorns. With their losing streak now at seven games, senior forward Kera Alexander said the important thing is for die team not to get down on themselves. “The hardest thing, and the most im portant thing, is to keep everybody’s head up,” Alexander said. “It’s easy to get down or accept losing, but we cant get to where losing doesn’t hurt. You have to keep it where everyone still wants to win.” A&M swim teams post wins BY BLAINE DIONNE The Battalion The Texas A&M men’s and women’s swimming teams both took away victories from their Friday meet with Louisiana Sate University at the Student Rec Center Natatorium. The 15th-ranked Aggie men won their match with the I9th-ranked Tigers by a score of 129-114, while the 22th-ranked Aggie women defeated 24th-ranked LSU 129-106. The meet began with a bang for the Aggies, w ith both the men and women taking 40()-yard medley relay gold. The women's team of freshman Amy Osmun, sophomores Clara Ho and Kelly Bolton and senior Monica Stroman finished with a time of 3:47.47 while the men's team of sophomores Nik Tate and Riley Janes and seniors Scott Taylor and Lrik Toth swam a 3:21.42 to take home their gold. The women finished in the top four slots in the 1000-yard freestyle, with freshman Ginny Johnson taking first place w ith a season-best time of 10:07.05. The men performed well in the 1000-meter freestyle as well, with fresh man Patrick Dideum and senior Tim Campbell finishing first and second. Bolton and freshman Sharissc Blau took first and second in the 50-yard freestyle for the women and on what was her 23rd birthday, Stroman finished first in the 200-yard individual medley and second in the 200-yard breaststroke. The men’s mateh came down to the last leg of the last race of the meet, the over LSU 400 relay. The relay team of sopho mores Patrick Kennedy and Jason Penberthy, Toth and junior David Mor row took the race by one-hundredths of a second to seal the team victory. “We knew it would be close,” Mor row said. “We had a lot of guys who had to step up and those guys (Pen berthy, Toth and Kennedy) swam just phenomenally to put me in a position to finish well.” Swimming phenomenally w ill have to become a habit for the Aggies, as their next dual meet will be against ri val, and current No. 1 team in the na tion, the University of Texas. A&M men's swim coach Mel Nash said he is aware of Texas' strengths and hopes the Aggies will be able to hang in to get a good look at what will be in store for them at the Big 12 meet. “It’s a tough one, Texas is ranked number one but we always take our best run at them that we can,” Nash said. “But we have some individual races where we can be extremely com petitive, w in some and set ourselves up for the conference and NCAAs over the next five weeks.” In the women’s last home meet of the season, seniors Dana Briggs, Tracy Evans, Danielle Guameri, Monica Stro man and Monica Williams were hon ored for their accomplishments at A& M. “I was really happy to have the se niors and I really wished that they all had a few more years of eligibility left,” women’s head coach Steve Bult- man said. “They are very strong and have been very supportive.” Sports in Brief A&M men fall to Missouri, 93-62 The Texas A&M men’s basketball team fell to the University of Missouri Tigers, 93-62, Saturday at the I learnes Center in Columbia, Mo. The Aggies (6-12, 2-5 Big 12) com mitted a season-high 29 turnovers. Freshman forward Tomas Ress led the Aggies w ith a career-high 22 points. Senior forward Aaron Jack also added 12 points. Inlramurals Rec Fitness Aquatics Golf Course TAMU Outdoors Sport Clubs inaeemetit O erview for qualified sociate for many ant Intern and work e. The August. H lil- Drive, Endurance, ComnAunity m fiPf yof er by TAMU Outdoors iIntro to Rock Climbing Clinic [Le^td Climbing at the Rec |Intro to Rock Climbing Clinic iHorsepack the Texas Frontier Sep Kayak the Texas Coast |Ro< ky Mountain Climbing April 25 [Bar k to School Sale—Jan. 24-Feb. 4. 10% off all Rock Climbing Equipment Packages and 10% off all chalk bags and selected Event Date Registration Feb. 5 Jan. 18— Feb. 2 Feb. 12 Jan. 18— Feb. 9 Feb. 1 3 Jan. 24- Feb. 9 Mar. 15-19 Jan. 24-Mar. 1 Mar. 16-19 Jan. 24-Mar. 1 May 20-27 I ^t- rst £ climbing t-shirts. August 2000 Trip [Sail & Dive the Bahamas Event Date Registration Aug. 19-25 NOW-June 15 • For Information call 845-7826 * T|4j^r Ef or Visit our Homepage recsports.tamu.edu Check out our flyers for more details on our pro- SPORTS grams. • On Sale Now—Unlimited Aerobics Passes $50. Fitness Punch Passes $15, $30, or $45. One class pass $2. • Reebok Final Cuts—Sat., Feb. 12 from 1 2:00-3:00pm. in the Student Rec Center. This no nonsense strength program that defines and refinds the latest in strength training. $45 before Feb 8, $50 after Feb. 8 and $55 at the door. For more information call DeAun Woosley at 862-3995. • Ski Conditioning—8 weeks of conditioning. Jan. 18-March 9, Tue. & Thurs. from 7:00-8:00pm in room 304. Classes are $2 each or buy a punch pass or use your Unlimited Aerobics Pass. • FREE Healthy Living Lecture Series-Wed. Feb. 16 from 5:30-6:30pm. in room 281. Chris Blume, physical therapist will discuss aerobic exercise, weight training and flexibility. Contact DeAun Woosley at 862-3995 for more information. • F.R.E.S.H. Start—This 10 week weight management program will provide the basic information you need to establish a bal anced exercise and eating plan. Registration Jan. 18-Feb. 7. $30 for Rec Members & $50 for non Members. • Massage Therapy—$35 for Rec Members and $45 for non Rec Members. Appointments can be made at Member Services. For more information stop by the Member Service Desk in the Rec. Intramurals Registration Pre-Season Basketball Jan. 24-Feb. 1 Basketball Jan. 24-Feb. 1 Outdoor Soccer Jan. 24-Feb. 1 Slow Pitch Softball Jan. 31-Feb. 8 Valentine's Day Fun Run Jan. 31-Feb. 8 Walleyball Jan. 31-Feb. 8 Table Tennis Jan. 31-Feb. 8 • Intramual sports registration closes at 6:00pm on closing date. • For info, on Officiating Contact Mike Wald ron at 845-9672 Job Opportunities Photographers—Typical duties include photographing Rec Sports events and activities and some studio work. Applications avail able in Room 202, in the Rec Center. For more information call Angela Stanton-Anderson at 845-1001. Certified Personal Trainer—Experience preferred. Will accept the following certifications: ACE, ACSM, NSCA, Sam Houston State University, and AFAA. Applications in room 202. recsports.tamu.edu ’okyo 10