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Sports The Battalion Page IB • Thursday, October 3, 2002 ine teams open conference play Saturday The Big 12 conference fill be full of action this ^eek, with five conference ;ames and nine teams opening jig 12 play on Saturday. The outh division will begin play iaturday, with No. 3 )klahoma and No. 2 Texas sit ing atop the south division. The two teams look to mprove to a perfect 5-0 this veekend with just one week emaining until they square- )ff in Dallas on Oct. 12. In he north, the upstart No. 15 owa State Cyclones lead the livision after a 36-14 thump ing of then No. 20 Nebraska. Oklahoma State at No. 2 Texas, 11:30 a.m. The Longhorns welcome the Cowboys intq Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin on Saturday after rolling by Tulane 49-0 last week. The Longhorns are led by their defense, which is No. 1 in the Big 12 and second nationally, giving up just 212.8 total yards per game. “This will far and away be our greatest challenge to move the football against a team that has all the charac teristics of a great defense,” said Oklahoma State football coach Les Miles. Oklahoma State comes into the game after an off week, and hopes to pull the upset in the first of four games with ranked teams or teams which are receiving votes. The Cowboys are also looking to put a stop to a four-game losing streak to the Longhorns, with their last win over Texas in the 1997 Kansas at Baylor, 1 p.m. The Baylor Bears hope to snap a 29-game Big 12 confer ence losing streak when Kansas comes to Floyd Casey Stadium. The Bears defeated Kansas 31 - 24 in 1998, their last Big 12 victory. Baylor downed Tulsa last week 37-25 to improve to 2-2 on the season. Kansas goes into Waco after tallying its first road win since a 34-31 win over Texas Tech in Lubbock in 2001. The Jayhawks defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes 43-33 last week. Junior quarterback Bill Whittemore passed for 218 yards and ran for 177 against the Golden Hurricane. “Baylor is a football team that offensively, gives you a lot of looks formation wise and plays good fundamental defense,” said Kansas foot ball coach Mark Mangino. “They are getting better each week too, so it will be a chal lenge for us.” No. 3 Oklahoma at Missouri, 6 p.m. The Sooners continue their quest for the national champi onship with their conference opener against the Tigers, a team they have beaten 12 out of the last 13 meetings. The Oklahoma defense comes into the game ranked fifth in the nation, giving up just 10.3 points per game. “We recognize we will have to toughen up and get a little more consistent in some areas,” said Oklahoma foot ball coach Bob Stoops. Missouri and its balanced offense look to upset the Sooners after defeating Troy State 44-7 last week. Freshman quarterback Brad Smith threw for 213 yards and ran for another 137 yards against the Trojans. “We are very aware on how well he runs and the plays he makes scrambling See Big 12 on page 3B FILE PHOTO • THE BATTALION The No. 2 University of Texas is undefeated and is preparing to host Oklahoma State on Saturday. The Longhorns are leading the Big 12 in total defense. ross-country teams searching for redemption By Jeff Allen THE BATTALION The Texas A&M women’s cross-country team will be looking for an opportunity for redemp- ion this weekend after falling from its No. 22 ireseason ranking following a fourth place finish the Sundodger Invitational on Sept. 21. The team will get its next chance to compete Saturday at the Murray Keatinge Invitational in Orono, Maine. 1 underestimated the field at the Sundodger ” Hartman said. “We went in a little tired from ]training. Hopefully we can learn from that, now we have a little something to live up to, it’s good for the team to test their composure.” This weekend’s meet also presents the women with a chance to race against more solid compe tition when the aggies go head to head with No. 22 Marquette. “We're going to be racing a pretty good field this weekend,” Hartman said. “It’ll be a great experience to get some team bonding and strengthen the team.” The Texas A&M men’s cross country team took a detour on its way to the national top 25 last Saturday with an 18th-place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational in St. Paul, Minn. “The guys came out and ran well, we could have run a lot better,” said head coach Dave Hartman. “I think we’re going to gain a couple things from that race.” One thing the Aggies are hoping to take away from last week’s race is the experience of run ning against some of the nation’s best squads. The men had the opportunity to run head to head with conference and regional rival the University of Texas. “We got to see how we matched up against Texas. (Sophomore) Jon Lewis was only eight seconds behind their top guy,” Hartman said. “I definitely think that with the way we’ve been training we don’t have a whole lot of leg speed and aren’t able to run real fast. If we had done that going into this week that could have made a big difference.” The Aggies, who placed eight spots behind Texas, were led by Lewis who turned in a time of 24:56 in the eight-kilometer run. Lewis, who placed 34th as an individual in a crowded field of 231 runners, was followed by junior Andrew Cook. Cook finished 50th in the race with a time of 25:07. The men will compete next on Oct. 12 at their home course in the Texas A&M Invitational here in College Station. 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