Monday, November 12, 2001
THE BATTALION
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THE BATTALION
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inly trip to Austin ended with
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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. The champi
onships will be held Nov. 19 in
Greenville, S.C..
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