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Bruins'forwards end soccer’s season at Sweet 16
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■ ■■ The Texas A&M men’s basketball
>4 ^jiBatn dropped its first game of the
on the road in less-than-im-
lesssive fashion.
m The Aggies showed no signs of the
tense that dominated their final ex-
bition game, allowing George Wash-
gton to stretch out to a 94-74 win.
Today defense is sure to be on the
ggies’ minds as they host North
exas in their first non-exhibition
ctme in Reed Arena this season. The
/lean Green are also 0-1 on the sea-
on with a loss to Tulsa.
Last season UNT downed the Ag-
ies by just three points. This year,
Bt&M hopes to reverse the outcome
yith the benefit of the Reed Rowdies
w.unMf»® n d a year's worth of added experi-
j Bnce to a young Aggie roster.
& .El “It'll be good to start our home
chedule and play in front of our
|)wn fans,” said A&M coach Melvin
r atkins. “The kids are excited about
hat.”
I Tonight’s 7 p.m. tipoff marks the
Itartof a three-game home stretch for
the Aggies.
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Sunday afternoon No. 9 Texas
A&M was unable to contain a trio of
threats from No. 10 UCLA, bringing
an end to the season at the Sweet 16
with a 4-0 loss.
In the process, the Bruins ad
vanced to the Elite Eight in the
NCAA women’s soccer tournament
and became the first team in 2000 to
shut out the Aggies.
A&M (18-7-0) was unable to find a
solution for the Bruins’combination of
forwards, Stephanie Rigamat, Sarah-
Gayle Swanson and Tracey Milburn.
Rigamat put the Aggies down
with a goal in the 23rd minute as
UCLA kept A&M on the defensive
for most of the first half.
The Aggies made a push early in
the second half, but UCLA goalie
CiCi Peterson was able to turn back
A&M’s best scoring opportunity.
Andrea Starns rocketed a shot at
the goal from just 6 yards out in the
53rd minute. Peterson punched the
ball away and kept the Bruins up by
one.
“For the first 20 minutes of the
second half, we were able to dictate
a rhythm that was conducive to the
way we have to play,” said A&M
coach G. Guerrieri. “But when you
are down, you have to take some
chances that you normally would
not take.”
Rigamat returned the momentum
in UCLA’s direction with a goal in
the 71st minute.
Swanson and Milburn sealed
UCLA’s bid for the Elite Eight by
adding a goal each in the final 12
minutes.
The Aggies were only allowed to
get off seven shots, just four of
which were on goal, in the entire
contest. Meanwhile, A&M goalie
Esther Thompson could only come
up with six saves out of the Bruins
10 shots at the net.
At first glance, A&M’s soccer
postseason run was not so unusual.
After all it was Guerrieri’s sixth
straight appearance in the NCAA
tournament and the second straight
trip to the Round of 16.
But considering six Aggies were
sidelined with injuries, making the
tournament was a feat in itself.
CODY WAGES/The Battalion
The Texas A&M soccer team was stopped in its bid for the Final Four by a
shutout performance from UCLA in the NCAA tourney's Round of 16.
Aggie swim teams dominate competition at Invitational
NCAA qualifiers highlight
men’s preview to postseason
Team consistency propels Ag
women to win in home pool
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By Jeremy Brown
The Battalion
The Texas A&M women’s swimming and diving team
won the Texas A&M Invitational against solid competi
tion Saturday, even though it was missing three of its top
swimmers.
With Kelly Bolton, Casey Mucha and Katie Swan in
jured, the women still managed to score 2,550 points and
defeat Kentucky and No. 15 SMU. Kentucky scored
1,892.5 points while SMU scored 2,296.5 points.
Women’s coach Steve Bultman said the team’s depth
pulled them through, since several women stepped up
to score.
“It is not just the top girls,” Bultman said. “We had
some very good swims from our other girls. Our walk-ons
See Team Victory on Page 8.
By Jeremy Brown
Devin Howard
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PHOTO COURTESY TEXAS A&IM SPORTS INFORMATION/The Battalion
won first place and an NCAA Championship considera-
men's 200 fly in the Texas A&M Invitational.
The Battalion
Despite facing some strong competition from No. 3
Stanford, No. 17 Penn State, Kentucky and Purdue, the
eighth-ranked Texas A&M men’s swimming and div
ing team came away with a first-place finish at the
Texas A&M Invitational Saturday.
The men scored 598 points on the final day to move
into the first place spot with 1,896 points. Purdue fin
ished second with 1,667, followed by Stanford with
1,652.5.
“Top to bottom for this time of the year, this is prob
ably thcbest overall performance we have ever had at
a three-day invitational meet,” said men’s swimming
coach Mel Nash.
See NCAA Showcase on Page 8.
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