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Monday, November 12, 2001 THE BATTALION Page 5 kgs split Sooners corral A&M title hopes weekend ad because ii i to have a rail big like acik's ly heat uphtrij By Mark Merrell THE BATTALION I Two days produced dras- lically different results for Bie Texas A&M women’s Ivimming and diving team |iis weekend. On Friday, the Aggies’ inly trip to Austin ended with Lack of offense spells disaster in 31-10 loss By True Brown THE BATTALION That wayhj or A&M as they bounced have sometfe for conveobd o make a md ike it." ing chicken $ or stir-fryins ace because tis rd, there ate com il healthier. » out cannot be j i reduce ca/on; dressings and a dish instead! top of the meal ealth-consckt y from buffets eads to overeats ■ many more cah otherwise." Beat would be the quantity of u dene's taurantorkitche; ider cowenm lanning an ideal 180-120 defeat at the hands fthe No. 4 Texas Longhorns, aturday was a different story ack against the University of orth Texas, defeating the lean Green 173-1 13. While Friday's trip to ustin did not produce the ggies’ desired outcome, sev- fol positives resulted from the neet. Among them were five ifetime-best times and more ban 50 season-best times. “[Texas] beat us pretty oundly, but 1 was really pleased vithhow we swam,” said A&M mch Steve Bultman. One of the best swimmers or the Aggies Friday was ieshman Tiffany Moore, who ook first place in the 500 reestyle and second place in he 1,000 freestyle. Moore’s vininthe 500 was the lone vic- :ory of the day for the Aggies. “1 didn’t really expect to yin the 500,” Moore said. “I was really aiming for the ,000,but when I didn’t win it, ywsv focused in on the 500.” The struggles of Friday helped the Aggies Saturday. Tfie Aggies dominated North "exas, claiming gold in all but iree events. The Aggies did so lespite having many of the omen swim “off’ events, lies in which they do not nor- lally compete. “It’s good to swim some neets like this where you swim ome off events,” Bultman aid. “You might find an event lat someone can swim well, vhich might be a good event or them in the future.” NORMAN, Okla. Although it was a different game in a different state against a different team, the end result was the same for the Texas A&M football team. For the second straight week, A&M's offense faltered and for the second straight game, the Aggies lost. The No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners (9-1, 5-1 Big 12) fell behind early but recovered to shut down the Aggies for the final three quarters. OU ended A&M’s hopes at a Big 12 South title, 31-10. “It was real positive for us to play offense the way we did in the second half of the game,” said OU head coach Bob Stoops. “We showed a tremen dous amount of toughness and resiliency in coming back after the first quarter.” The Aggies (7-3, 4-3) jumped on the Sooners early, taking advantage of a 43-yard field goal by sophomore Cody Scales. On OU’s ensuing drive, the Aggie defense scored A&M’s only touchdown. Sooner quarterback Nate Hybl rolled right under pressure and threw a pass that A&M soph omore linebacker Everett Smith intercepted. During the return. Smith was hit and fumbled the ball at the OU 18-yard line. Junior linebacker’Brian Gamble picked up the ball and carried it uncontested into the end zone. Gamble’s touchdown with 3:49 remaining in the first quar ter marked the last time an Aggie would touch the football inside OU territory. “We knew we were going to have to win the game with defense,” Gamble said. “We knew we had to play the field- position game and try and score some points off of turnovers.” OU began its scoring spree at 8:59 of the second quarter, driving 55 yards in 13 plays before Tim Duncan hit a 35-yard field goal. The Sooners benefited from a pass interference call against freshman cornerback Byron Jones on third-and-1 1 that kept OU’s drive alive. “We could have been able to afford a few minor mistakes,” Gamble said. “But the mistakes we made today were huge and ended up as points for them.” After three consecutive three-and-outs by the A&M offense and a botched punt attempt with 1:40 remaining in the half, Oklahoma struck again. Hybl found wide receiver Antwone Savage in the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown to knot the score at 10. Hybl finished the game 25 of 38 passing attempts for 195 yards, the bulk of the Oklahoma offense. “Nate did what he had to do when it mattered most,” Stoops said. “His concentration, tough ness and his direction of our offense are what impressed me the most.” The A&M offense continued to sputter and did not have another first down until two minutes into the fourth quarter. The Aggies managed only five first downs against OU. “It’s not really anything the defenses are doing (against us),” said senior center Seth McKinney. “It’s just execution. That’s been our problem all year.” While the Aggies failed to move the ball, the OU offense began to pick up steam, taking the lead on its first possession of the second half. On fourth-and-goal from the A&M 10-yard line, Oklahoma used a fake field goal to take the lead. OU holder Matt McCoy took the snap and threw a pass to Duncan, who ran around the right end and outraced senior linebacker Christian Rodriguez to the end zone. GUV ROGERS • THE BATTALION Sophomore running back Oschlor Flemming is brought down by Oklahoma defensive tackle Bary Holleyman and linebacker Rocky Calmus Saturday during the Aggies’ 31-10 loss to the Sooners in Norman. “We should have had a guy scraping out there on containment on that play,” said A&M football head coach R.C. Slocum. “That was a very good call on their part and it was a well-ejcecuted play.” With momentum firmly on their side, the Sooner defense held its ground and never looked back. “I thought we played well and showed them some different looks (on defense),” Rodriguez said. We were able to keep them from scoring some, but unfortu nately, they got the fake field goal and the touchdown before the half, and that was the turning point of the game.” The A&M offense managed only 132 yards against the Sooners, its worst production since a 37-0 loss to Nebraska in 1999. “I’m worried about confi dence,” said A&M offensive coordinator Dino Babers. “We need to go back and rebuild. We still have two more games to play this season. We need to try and find a way to get better.” Aggie runners finish fourth, sixth at NCAA Staff & Wire The Texas A&M women’s cross country team placed fourth and the Aggie men sixth at Saturday’s NCAA South Central Regional held at the A&M golf course. The Aggie women’s team missed the chance to defend its 2000 title and qual ify for the NCAA Championships. “The women ran a really good race,” said A&M head coach Dave Hartman. “If you told me at the begin ning of the season that we would finish fifth in the Big 12 and fourth in the region, I wouldn’t have believed it. [The women’s team] has risen to the occasion every time.” Arkansas did not disappoint and walked away with first-place finishes in the men’s and women’s races. Saturday’s first-place finishes were the Razorbacks’ 13th-straight win at the South CentrafRegional. Arkansas’ and Texas’ respective first and second place finishes will advance them to the NCAA Championships. The A&M men posted a team score of 136 points, 21 points behind Texas. Juan De Bastos led the Aggies to their sixth place finish. Hartman said de Bastos’ performance could earn him a spot on the All-America team, which will be named next week. “Juan ran a great race,” Hartman said. “Juan was worried going into this race because it was his first 10-K. He has a great chance to be (named) an All-American next week.” The Aggie women, led by junior Andrea Bookout, posted a team score of 109 points to finish 24 points behind second place UT. Bookout was competing for the sec ond time this season. “At the beginning of the season, we made a decision to red shirt three of our top five and (sophomore Sarah) Steadman and Bookout have ben struggling with injuries all year long,” Hartman said. “At the begin ning of the season, they didn’t seem to have a chance and these girls real ly gained a lot of confidence as the season went on.” The A&M women finished 24 points behind second-place Texas, missing an automatic bid into the NCAA Championship. At-large bids to the NCAA Championship will be announced at an undisclosed date. 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