ates where trucks parkec If \&M senior forward Kera Alexander avoids pressure from University of Missouri defenders during the Aggies 66-55 win last Wednesday. truckers use. lake sure that more prat : said. “We have someev \vn, and we’ll contmueu lite House to releaseoil 600 million barrels. Last Ian Cireenspan cautioned said should be usedonly [down of Middle Eastoil ine, the crunch also is be- rs, whose costs havedon- ic under increasing pret- nations such as the Unit- s meeting in late Mat'd move won't bringapre- ave the peak in summer," r for global oilmaitasal ngton. But he cautioned: off dramatically." Ags host Iowa State BY REECE FLOOD The Battalion The Texas A&M women's basketball team will try to win its third home game in a row against the 13th-ranked Iowa State University Cyclones tonight at 7 p.m. A&M is coming off a 80-66 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls on the road. But the team still has the momen tum of two-straight home victories against Baylor University and the Uni versity of Missouri on their side. Senior forward Prissy Sharpe thinks the home court advantage might give the Aggies an edge. "It gives us confidence at home, con fidence in what we can do here in the are na,” Sharpe said. “With a ranked team coming in here we need that.’’ TheAggies(l 1-12,3-10 Big ]2)vvill have their work cut out for them when they take on the Cyclones (19-5, 10-3 Big 12). 1SU is at the top of the Big 12 Con ference standings, and is coming off a 101 -66 victory against the University of Missouri. The Cyclones have earned their suc cess this season at the hands of four play ers, all of whom are averaging over 10 points per game. Stacy Frese and Angie Welle are helping the Cyclones by averaging 14.5 and 14.4 points per game, respectively. Teammate Megan Taylor is earning 13.1 points per game, while Desiree Francis chips in 13 points a game. A&M women’s basketball coach See Iowa State on Page 11. SPORTS THE BATTALION PadM) Warren dominates in A&M loss Bearkatpitcher throws complete game, four-hitter in 2-1 SHSU victory BY DOUG SHILLING The Battalion GUY ROGERS/Tmi Batiauon A&M freshman center fielder Eric Reed (I) and sophomore right fielder Carlos Sepulveda chase after a ball in the Aggies’ 2-1 loss to Sam Houston State University Tuesday in Huntsville. HUNTSVILLE — It was almost a perfect day for A&M freshman pitcher Zach Dixon. Making his first start, Dixon did about every thing one could do to win a game, holding Sam Houston State Uni versity to two runs and six hits in 7 1/3 innings pitched. The only problem was that his first start came against Bearkat pitcher Andy Warren. Warren, fresh off a two-hit shutout of Rice University last week, did Dixon one better, allowing only one run on four hits as he threw a complete game to lead the Bearkats to a 2-1 victory over the Aggies Tuesday. “Warren was very, very good today,” A&M baseball coach Mark Johnson said. “I don’t know a lot of ballclubs that would have beaten him today. “The bright spot was that Zach Dixon threw very well. We had a freshman go out there for his first start and gave us a great chance to win. It’s just discourag ing that we didn’t get some more runs. I contribute that a lot more to Warren than our hitters.” It looked as if A&M would jump on Warren early in the game as he loaded the bases in the first inning on a single by A&M junior right fielder Daylan Holt and giving up walks to sophomore third baseman Greg Porter and freshman shortstop Ryan Wardinsky. A passed ball by Bearkat catcher Foreman allowed Wardinsky to score for a 1-0 A&M lead. With runners at second and third and only one out, the Aggies seemed poised to break the game open, but Warren pitched out of the jam, getting A&M freshman first baseman Travis Wong to strike out swinging and sophomore des ignated hitter Jeff Freeman to ground out to shortstop to end the inning. A&M kept the pressure on in the sec ond inning, getting runners on second and third with two outs. Warren once again found his way out, getting Wardinsky to strike out swinging to es cape with no damage. After struggling the first couple of in nings, Johnson said Warren finally set tled down and found his rhythm. “If you can get him early, you're all right,” Johnson said. “But if you let him stay in the ball game and get going, he’ll start hitting his spots really well. He struggled early and I wish we could have scored some more in that first inning. I thought he gained steam after that first couple of innings. "We put ourselves in a position to win the game every inning. We had men on base and men in scoring position and Warren just threw tough pitches. He did n't make a lot ofmistakes when he got in those spots.” Meanwhile for the Aggies, Dixon was on cruise control. He did not allow a runner past first base through five in nings and had allowed only three hits. Then, in the sixth inning, he made his only mistake of the game. With Bearkat left fielder Aaron Dieudonne on first and one out, SHSU third baseman Kelly Ed- dlemon sent a Dixon pitch over the right field wall, giving the Bearkatsa2-1 lead. The one-run lead was more than enough for Warren as he shut down the Aggies the rest of the way. A&M tried to manage a rally in the ninth, getting runners on second and third with two outs, but Wardinsky popped out to right field to end the game. Johnson said that even though he took the loss, he was impressed with the performance of Dixon. “1 thought Zach threw extremely well for a freshman,” Johnson said. “To come in there and throw strikes, and olTspeed pitches, he did a very good job and got our attention again. As a freshman he can come in and start helping us right now.” The Aggies return home Friday as they begin Big 12 conference play with a three-game series against the Kansas State University Wildcats. ogen imer’s ig the low-dose estrogen ement in one measureof after two months, but tli ed. e taking estrogen fared )Iaceho group inaratint ipanying editorial, Dts /witz and Sally E. 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