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THE BATTALION
9
Monday, December 2, 2002
Sophomore setter Lexy Beers is ready to help out freshman outside hitter Laura Jones who makes a
save against the University of Texas in last Wednesday’s game. The Aggies beat the Longhorns in four
games in their final home match of the season. A&M defeated Iowa State on Saturday in Ames, Iowa
in four games to finish fifth in the Big 12 standings for the season.
Aggies hold off LSU in final
seconds for 79-77 victory
By Dallas Shipp
THE BATTALION
HOUSTON — Texas A&M
and Louisiana State combined for
24 three-pointers in the first col
lege basketball game played at
Reliant Stadium in the 2002
Space City Hoops Classic but it
was crucial dri
ves by senior
guard Bernard
King in the
final minutes
that led the
Aggies to a 79-
77 win.
The game
came down to
the final sec
onds after LSU hit two three-
pointers in the final minute of
play to get within two points.
With 17 seconds remaining in
the game, junior guard Leandro
Garcia-Morales threw an inbound
pass over King’s head and out of
bounds, giving the Tigers the ball
on their end of the court.
After LSU forward Antonio
Hudson and LSU guard Torris
Bright each missed possible
game-tying shots. Bright was
fouled by King, sending him to
the line with 3.3 seconds remain
ing in the game for a one and one
opportunity.
Bright missed his first shot
and the Aggies got the rebound
to hold on to a 79-77 victory
over LSU.
Things did not go quite as well
UT
Continued from page 7
for the Aggies in their previous
game against Miami last week.
After taking a one-point lead with
1:32 in the game, the Aggies
missed their final four shots and
fell to the Hurricanes, 78-72.
“That Miami game showed us
a lot even though we lost,” said
A&M head coach Melvin
Watkins. “This team has potential
and a win like this will give us
confidence that we can win close
games at the end.”
The Aggies opened up a 15-
point lead in the first half after
going on a 23-7 run. During their
impressive first half, the Aggies
drained 10 three pointers, mak
ing nearly 72 percent of their
shots from behind the three point
arch. The Aggies would take a
45-38 lead into the locker room
at halftime.
The Aggies finished the game
with 11 three-pointers, fifth most
in school history and two short of
the school record of 13.
“We have a lot of good shoot
ers on this team,” said freshman
forward Antoine Wright. “All
you have to do is penetrate and
dish and we made a living off that
in the first half.”
Wright had 22 points, second
only to King who had a game-
high 26 points. Wright, who is
known for his offensive abilities,
also had two blocks and two
steals on defense.
The Tigers made 13 three-
pointers as a team, tying the
school record for the sixth time in
school history.
LSU’s leading scorer, Collis
Temple made five-of-seven
from three-point range and
racked up 19 points in the
Tigers’ losing effort.
LSU head coach John Brady
was extremely frustrated follow
ing the team’s loss
’’We’re not a very good bas
ketball team right now,” Brady
said. “We couldn’t make free
throws, we couldn’t execute
offensively. I’ve got to get some
consistent play from those that are
supposed to be our main players
or I’m going to have to make
some changes.”
The win for the Aggies was
one of their biggest non-confer
ence wins in years.
“This year, we’re trying to get
to the post-season,” King said.
“To do that, we have to win big
games like this.”
The game was the first college
basketball game ever played in
Reliant Stadium, which is trying
to experiment with basketball in
hopes of being named a site for a
NCAA Final Four in the future.
The stadium drew mixed
reviews from each side. Watkins
said he thought the venue had a
good atmosphere and it was a fun
place for the team to get to play.
Brady said he thought
Reliant could learn a few things
from the Superdome in New
Orleans in order to make it a
better facility for a possible
NCAA Final Four site.
“I had thought about (putting senior quarterback
Mark Farris) into the game,” Slocum said. “I decid
ed that Carter is a young guy that will be coming
back to our program next year and would be excited
to get into the game in any situation.”
Long played throughout the game due in part to
the ankle injury freshman quarterback Reggie
McNeal suffered during the loss to Missouri.
McNeal was on the sidelines, but not suited up to
play during the game.
The Aggies’ season will be over unless they are
invited to play in a bowl game in December.
“I’m confident that we will play in a bowl game,”
Slocum said. “I think it’s too early to speculate
which one it will be, but we would be happy to play
in a bowl. After you win, you can’t wait to get back
on the field and play again. It’s the same way after
you lose. You want to compete and prove what kind
of team you are.”
KING
The game continued to spiral downward for the
Aggies, as on the first play after receiving the kick
off, Long threw his third interception of the game to
freshman Michael Huff. Huff returned the pick for a
touchdown.
The Longhorns continued to dominate the
Aggies as they took a 60-yard punt return into the
endzone with 8:50 remaining in the game.
The Aggies scored their final touchdown of the
game after an 80-yard drive capped off by a fourth-
down, 15-yard touchdown rush by backup quarter
back Jason Carter with just more than four minutes
remaining in the contest.
Carter entered the game following an injury
to Long.
Soccer
Continued from page 7
the match when Morrell lofted a
ball from the left side of the
pitch over the A&M defense
and Ramsey ran onto the ball,
timing her run perfectly to avoid
being offside. She gathered the
ball in, dribbled into the box and
finished to the left of A&M
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UNC controlled the match in
the second half as the Tar Heels
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minutes to only one for the
Aggies. Spisak made nine saves
for the Aggies and prevented the
score from being more lopsided.
Jenni Branam made two saves
for Carolina to earn the shutout.
“The only time we have real
ly had trouble creating shots
were against the last two teams
we played, UCLA and North
Carolina,” said A&M’s Heather
Ragsdale. “Time after time we
got there but could not connect
on the final pass that would cre
ate shots.”
Although the Aggies season
came to a close, this year will
leave its mark on the program’s
record books. Most notably,
2002 marks the first 20-win sea
son in Texas A&M soccer histo
ry.
In addition, the Aggies ran
off a school-record 16-game
unbeaten streak that stretched
for a span of two months.
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