NR
E BATTAL
kri av|
n before testr
nmittee.
' i he slock pkr||;
re employes jc-
(k) accounts f
1 iiron stock !
have most of fi
: that famih
siped out." D .i
. referring toil'
Dakota thattofcjp
all its f;
said she he
chief finance f r
l-astow “woukH
hands in the t v
without Sk
Kastow pers |.
than $30 ir,fe
s: the partner' :
*iud. "1 relieda^
r vs hen asked
am mgs that IMm
improperly sill
■ foundation |i"|
icrships that|
the companyi ?|
nothing torts
1. explaining^ 1
to testify rathe I
th Amendmer
eents" called taB
al committe? W
Sports
SECTION
THE BATTALION
Wednesday, February 27, 2002
SPORTS IN BRIEF
Women golfers
finish eighth
PARRISH, Fla. - The Texas
A&M women's golf team
struggled to a final-round
312 on Tuesday and finished
eighth at the Central District
Invitational at River
Wilderness Country Club.
A&M freshman Nicole
Melton closed with a five-
over-par 77 after rounds of
70-74 on Monday and fin
ished tied for sixth in the
individual standings with a
54-hole total of 221.
Melton was five strokes
behind tournament champi
on Stacy Snider of Michigan
State, who carded an even-
par total of 72-71-73=216 on
the par 72, 6,109-yard
course.
Tournament host Michigan
State won the team title by 11
strokes with rounds of 296-
292-296=884, with four play
ers finishing in the top five.
Ohio State and Purdue tied
for second at 895, followed
by Michigan (903),
Oklahoma (904), Baylor
(910), Kent State (910), Texas
A&M (294-306-312=912),
TCU (915), Indiana (928),
Northwestern (938),
Nebraska (938), Texas Tech
(939) and Missouri (939).
Also for A&M, senior
McKenzie Dyslin tied for 31st
with rounds of 77-76-
76=229, freshman Liv Briggs
tied for 31st at 74-75-
80=229, senior Jennifer
Cates tied for 41st at 73-81-
79=233 and senior Anna
Jonsson finished 68th at 83-
81-82=246.
The Aggies play host to the
Verizon Mo'morial March 4-5
at Briarcrest Country Club in
Bryan.
Buffaloes too much for Ags to handle
Four Colorado players score in double digits as men's basketball falls, 92-77
By Doug Fuentes
THE BATTALION
In its last home game of the season,
the conditions seemed right for the Texas
A&M men’s basketball team to come
away with a victory.
Despite being mired in a seven-game
losing streak, the Aggies were facing a
Colorado team in the midst of a five-
game losing streak. Throw in the fact that
it was Senior Night, and things could not
have set up better for A&M.
But as has been the case for the
Aggies all season, things did not go their
way as four Colorado players scored in
double digits, including three with more
than 20 points, as the Buffaloes handed
the Aggies a 92-77 loss at Reed Arena on
Tuesday night.
The Aggies were led by junior guard
Bernard King, who scored a season-high
32 points, but it was poor defense down
the stretch by the Aggies that cost them
the game.
“We were pretty bad defensively,”
said A&M head coach Melvin Watkins.
“Some were tough shots but the majority
we just didn’t do a good job. They gained
confidence as the game goes on and
when you don’t play defense, teams will
gain confidence.”
The one thing A&M could not afford
was to let Colorado gain confidence, but
that is what it did. The confidence trans
lated into a 53.6 percent shooting night
from the floor for the Buffaloes including
63.6 percent in the second half.
Colorado’s mixing of inside and out
side shots translated into a balanced scor
ing attack. Blair Wilson led the Buffaloes
with 24 points, including 5-for-9 from
the 3-point arc. David Harrison led the
inside assault for Colorado, scoring 20
points.
“In the last couple games, I haven’t
played as hard as I should have,”
Harrison said. “Tonight I just tried to
read the defense. The game plan tonight
was to score more points and play
defense. That was our game plan and it
worked well.”
After trailing 38-31 at halftime, the
Aggies attempted to scratch back into the
game. They managed to make it a five
point game with 7:59 left in the game,
when a lay-up by sophomore guard Jesse
King made it a 64-59 game.
The Buffaloes, as they did all night,
quelled the Aggies rally, knocking down
its free throws and out-hustling A&M for
loose balls.
See Handle on page 3B
GUY ROGERS • THE BATTALION
A&M junior Bernard King has his shot contested by Colorado’s Mookie Wright during the
Aggies’ 92-77 loss to the Buffaloes on Tuesday night at Reed Arena.
Continued losing ways have taken toll on Aggies
By Doug Fuentes
THE BATTALION
In its 92-77 loss to
Colorado on Tuesday night at
Reed Arena, one thing became
clear about the Texas A&M
men’s basketball team — a
season of losing finally caught
up with it.
For a game that the Aggies
had good reason to think they
could win, there is no other
reason why they came out flat
as they did.
With 9:02 left'in the first
half, A&M was only 5-for-23
from the field. With 7:40
remaining in the half, it had
only upped its shooting to 6-
for-25, en route to 33.3 percent
in the half — not exactly num
bers that help a team trying to
win a home game.
“I just never know which
team is going to show up for us
or who’s going to show up for
us,” said A&M head coach
Melvin Watkins. “1 think
Bernard (King) has been pretty
consistent, but after that, it
goes and comes.”
As has been the case for
most of the season, the team
was carried on the shoulders of
junior guard Bernard King
against the Buffaloes.
King scored a season-high
32 points and shot 12-of-22
from the floor — more than 50
percent. Take King’s numbers
away and A&M only shot 36.7
percent.
Defensively, the Aggies
were not much better.
Colorado shot 53.6 percent
from the floor, including 9-of-16
See Toll on page 3B
ibmerged
nlt"'S il is M
ms wouldnd!
.Mvention oflf
ih said.
ill with a$3
hinis of atiflt
'I million.Tif
he case uilll
land jury, Tip
been sei.
"God
even Wolf
lead when sir
hut began brta>
a minutes law
y News reports
s are not in ihet
s can be expect
•lementary self
id. “We have I
time.”
eq uired course!
ijor, said she ifi
lion for her lot
n case we are#
I lowever, I do!
help me incof
then maf
y shuttle
CANAVERAL, f
- NASA f
ngly woiS
about the u#
w temperaW
d for this wee
af a space shot
ervice call to!
Space Telesco)*
i weather oi
lac said therein
tent chance f
could tW
y's W
. He expect!
iture of I
at sunrise, ^
eill be trying 1
lolumbia.
c said high wif
lelp mix coldJ'
air around
shuttle and ii f
damage to
from the c#
humidity is &
e.
'A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
/ A\
d)
Yl
lj—A
AA
IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
BRAD BARTON ^3
FOR CONGRESS
Feb 25 - March 8
MSC 138 & 146
Pro Tax Cuts • Pro Defense • Pro 2 nd Amendment
Pro Family • Pro Bonfire
Larry Barton ‘47 • Joe Barton ‘72 • Brad Barton ‘93 • Amy Barton ‘95 • Alison Barton ‘97
Kristin Barton ‘04 • Blake Barton ‘22 • Brant Barton ‘24
Paid for by Ags for Barton • George Waller,Treasurer
A
A
A
A