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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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