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^January; Muesday, January 30, 2001 Sports THE BATTALION I Aggies hit road to face Longhorns Aes continue istq j. ^ «»; losing streak irrahere." t againstISU lircampiBc ^ 'artisan ar; f' ■ ihe Texas A&M men’s bas- vcast.b . I ketball team continued its cnca nas X downward spiral last week. ^stage. K&M (6-13, 0-7 in Big 12) loutsideff ilropped a pair of games to extend 'men. nee; its losing streak to seven games. Me, to be The Aggies dropped a 76-64 de- whichtbcBusion to Oklahoma State on •m.The}':; ^Vednesday in Stillwater, Okla., tiine,”sli fend followed that with a 72-53 loss they [are lo the 17th-ranked Iowa State Cy- any mor; clones on Sunday at Reed Arena, [needle A&M faces a pair of tough Big ible as ir® 2 foes this week as it travels to olelietb,.;| Austin to face the Texas Longhorns a are sorrapn Tuesday and returns home to tin the v lace the 24th-ranked Oklahoma Id. Alio; e,Sooners on Saturday. an Engl 'ently v in Anstk lincethe that the al, pi to thos unfa: women r. iction Ik I. “ItSB: ,'illoffe:. ned tool age act s deep!?, pile hi-:, esares: tipinea;: The stone you realiie Board Work After they started out the season by pounding the boards hard, the fggies’ lack of height has caught bp to them in Big 12 play. i in oi loftkpli} describing en were sen upowto Despite having no starting play er taller than 6-8, A&M oufre- ounded seven of its 12 nonconfer ence opponents. The Aggies found a tougher road in Big 12 play, being outre- bounded in five of their seven con ference games. Iowa State outre- bounded the Aggies 46-32. See Notebook on Page 6. By Jason Lincoln The Battalion Texas A&M men’s basketball is coming off a discouraging 19-point loss to Iowa State. Today it looks to re bound against rival Texas, which lost by 28 to No. 12 Arizona on Saturday. Both teams will look to break their respective losing streaks tonight. “Our kids normally bounce back,” said A&M men’s basketball coach Melvin Watkins. “We tend to come back out and respond with passion.” Texas has lost two straight games while A&M is still winless in Big 12 play with seven straight losses. In the two teams’ previous meet ing on Jan. 17, Texas defeated the Aggies, 76-58. Bernard King was the only Aggie in double digits, and he led the scoring on the floor with 23 points. Darren Kelly led four Texas players to post double figures. Texas and A&M are the two worst shooting teams in the Big 12, both shooting less than 40 percent. “Texas is not shooting the ball real well, but they have a lot of other ways they can hurt you,” Watkins said. King continues to domi nate the Aggie offense. Sun day, King was bothered by a bad back and, after a sluggish start, posted a game-high 21 points. Meanwhile, the Aggies’ inside play, led by Nick An derson and Keith Bean, has struggled. Against the Cyclones on Sunday, the combo combined for only eight points while posting nine fouls. Bean took just two shots in his 20 minutes of play. However, the Aggies have fared the best as a team during the conference seasoif on the road. Most recently against Ok lahoma State last Wednesday, the Aggies ran neck-and-neck with the Cowboys until the.fi- nal three minutes. The Aggies traveled to Austin on Monday to take on their Big 12 rivals. The Longhorns have yet to lose at home this season. ESPN Plus will televise the game regionally with tip off set for 8 p.m. STUART VILLANUEVA/Thh Battalion A&M sophomore guard Bernard King drives to the net against the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday at Reed Arena. Pagfe 5 —-—r- * % BERNARDO GARZA/TkE Battalion A&M senior forward Jaynetta Saunders blocks a shot against the Texas Tech Lady Raiders. The Aggies face Oklahoma Wednesday at Reed Arena. Aggie women shoot to recapture success T he Texas A&M women’s basketball team will try to get back to its winning ways this week after Saturday’s loss to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in Stillwater. Unfortunately, the Ag gies will have to bounce back against two of the Big 12’s top- ranked teams this week. On Wednesday night, the Ag gies (12-6, 2-5) will take on the Oklahoma Sooners at Reed Arena. The Aggies will travel to Lub bock on Saturday to take on the No. 12 Texas Tech Lady Raiders, who dropped out of the top 10 af ter their loss to the Baylor Bears last weekend. Night and Day The Aggies’ defense is on top or the Big 12 in steals this season. [ The team is tied with Baylor for 1 the highest average in the confer- ! ence,14.5 steals per game. The Aggies’ defensive rebound-< ing is a totally different ballgame. J The squad has been plagued under-; neath its opponents’ backboard for I most of the season, and the team’s j Big 12 ranking shows. Hot Hand Offensively, senior forward and; Big 12 Player of the Year candi date Jaynetta Saunders is still lighting up the scoreboard for the Aggies this season. Saunders has moved into the top spot in the Big 12 in scoring average with 23.4 points per game. Brian Ruff is a sophomore* journalism major. Link 2001 February 9tKi-10tti The Ultimate Student Leadership Conference Experience Sponsored by the Student Government Association Link is a leadership conference that brings back Old Army .eaders; Student Body Persidents, Corps. Commanders and th< like to inspire students with the knowledge they have gained and the experiences that they had at Texas A&M Application forms are still available in the SGA office in the Koldus Building and are due Wednesday February 1 st at 5p.m. We look forward to seeing you there. 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