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The U\i i \i.ion Page 7 • Friday, January 31.2003
Knight vies for 800th victory at Reed Arena
A&M men’s basketball team hosts Texas Tech
By Kevin Espenlaub
THE BATTALION
History could be made Saturday at
Reed Arena as Texas Tech Head Coach
Bobby Knight attempts to become the
third coach in NCAA Division 1 men’s
basketball history to win his 80()th
career game.
While Knight is not particularly
concerned with the landmark, any win
in the Big 12 Conference is hard to
come by and the Red Raiders (12-4, 2-
3 Big 12) could use a boost as they
currently sit in sixth place in the con
ference standings.
“When we got fired at Indiana, I had
to go down and clean out his locker and
I found three balls: 500 wins, 600 wins,
700 wins,” Knight’s son and Tech
Assistant Coach Pat Knight told The
Associated Press. “They were buried
underneath his locker with just tape on
them signifying what victory it was —
and he could care less.
“Coke was spilled on them. Just all
kinds of junk were on these balls. I took
them back to the house. He just threw
them in the closet.”
Knight will likely collect another
game ball in the near future after
recording his 799th victory
Wednesday night against Colorado as
junior guard Andre Emmett scored 19
points and led a 21-2 run by Tech
early in the first half to claim the lead
and cruise to a 66-56 win.
[All-Time Winningest Coaches - Division I
1. Dean Smith
North Carolina
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2. Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
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Texas Tech
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4. Lefty Driesell
Georgia State
TRAVIS SWENSON • THE BATTALION
“1 think we played a stretch in the
first half that was the best we played in
the conference season in the games we,
played,” Bobby Knight said. “After we
got behind 8-2, from that point on, until
we went (13) points ahead, I think that
was probably the best stretch of basket
ball we’ve played in conference.”
Standing in the way of a record-set
ting night will be Texas A&M (10-6,
2-3 Big 12) and Head Coach Melvin
Watkins, fresh off a tight loss to the
No. 6 University of Oklahoma
Sooners on Tuesday.
The Aggie defense kept the team in
the game early on, but a 14-point run by
OU in the first half and a seven-minute
scoring drought by A&M gave the
Sooners enough cushion to withstand
the upset bid.
“We knew coming in it’s always been
difficult for anyone to win (in
Norman),” Watkins said. “But our kids
fought back. I was proud of their effort.”
The Aggies rallied throughout the
ballgame to stay close in the final min
utes, but a three-point attempt by junior
Kevin Turner with just more than three
minutes in the game rimmed out of the
basket and OU’s senior guard Quannas
White drove to the other end of the
court to put the win away.
“It was a shot we wanted (Turner) to
See Knight on page 9
JI> BEATO III • THE BATTALION
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Women’s basketball team seeks revenge against Texas
By Troy Miller
THE BATTALION
N BRIEF
Texas A&M women’s basketball Head Coach
Peggie Gillom has a headache on her hands that
could turn into a migraine if the Aggies don’t do
something quickly.
. Gillom has already lost senior forward Kjm
Moore, the Aggie’s leading scorer and rebounder.
Moore left the team for personal reasons earlier
teseason. Sophomore forward Sabrina Mitchell
tea herniated disk in her back that is limiting
taffilutes on the court.
On lop of the injuries, Gillom’s squad just lost to
the University of Kansas, a team that has not won a
Big 12 conference game in almost two full seasons.
“In the Big 12 you have to dig with what you
can,” Gillom said. “Right now I don’t think our team
is down. (Kansas) was a big loss for us. We thought
we would win that game.”
The injury bug has bitten more than just Mitchell.
Senior Lara Classen has an injured knee and junior
Lynn Classen is suffering from a hip pointer.
Without a mid-week game for the Aggies (8-9, 1-
5 Big 12), the team is trying to heal in time for its
rematch with No. 11 University of Texas (12-5,5-1).
“That injury bug has hurt us,” Gillom said. “We
need that time off.”
Texas is coming off a hard-fought 60-54 win
over No. 19 Oklahoma. Longhorn Head Coach Jody
Conradt is also fresh off her visit to the Texas State
Senate where she was recognized for winning 800
career games, only the second coach ever to do so.
Conradt won her 800th game by beating No. 7
Texas Tech 69-58 in Austin.
“It helped to have Texas Tech at home, a key
game in the conference race,” Conradt said.
“The 800 wins overshadowed that and we’re
done with that now and I think that everyone has
moved forward.”
For the Aggies to avenge their 74-47 loss to
the Longhorns, they must rely on junior guard
Toccara Williams. Williams leads the nation in
steals, averaging 4.94 per game.
“Toccara is one of the most consistent player
(players) we have,” Gillom said. “She concentrates
on playing on defense. She’s Having a good year and
a good attitude.”
If A&M wants to have a chance against the
Longhorns, the Aggies must contain junior forward
Stacy Stephens. Stephens averages 14.1 points and
8.2 rebounds per game.
The first time the Aggies faced the Longhorns,
Stephens scored 18 points and pulled down nine
boards in just 21 minutes of playing time.
“I was just reading what the defense was giving,”
Stephens said after her dominated effort against the
Aggies. “I totally just went with what I was feeling
on the court.”
The Aggies must find a match-up for Stephens
despite the injuries to their best post plqyers.
The Aggies will take on Texas Sunday, Feb. 2 at the
Frank Erwin Center in Austin.
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SPORTS IN BRIEF
Five Aggie tennis players named
to preseason All-Big 12 team
Texas A&M had five tennis players named presea
son All-Big 12 team on Thursday, including three
male athletes and two female athletes.
Senior Ryan Newport and sophomores Lester
Cook and Ante Matijevic were each recognized from
the A&M men's team. Newport was an All-American
last season following a trip to the NCAA
Championships round of 16. Cook and Matijevic
were selected as a doubles tandem.
Senior Ashley Hedberg and junior Jessica Roland
received preseason honors from the women's team.
Hedberg is the current Big 12 No. 5 singles champi
on in addition to her doubles play. Roland is a two-
time All-Big 12 selection in both singles and doubles
play for the Aggies.
Players were selected by the league's head
coaches.
Track teams set to compete in Baton Rouge
By Marcus White
THE BATTALION
The Texas A&M men’s and
women’s track and field teams take
their talents to Baton Rouge Friday
to compete at the Bayou Bengal
Invitation held by Louisiana State
University. The indoor track meet
will be A&M’s third this season.
Both teams are coming off suc
cessful showings in the Houston
Indoor Opener earlier this month.
The Aggie men, ranked 19th
nationally, once again fared well
in the field events as Ronny
Jimenez took the gold in shot put
and Jarrod Matthews took the gold
in pole vault. The Aggie men
went on to take the top two places
in both events.
A&M track and field Coach Ted
Nelson was not surprised by how
well his team placed in the field
events. In an interview this week
with Jackson Lewis, Nelson identi
fied silver medalist Josh Ralston as
an Aggie primed to help the team.
“Josh Ralston has the potential to
make the biggest contribution for
us,” Nelson said. “He will be a fac
tor for us during the indoor season.”
The Aggie women also made a
strong statement, defeating some of
the nation’s best track and field
teams in several field events.
Freshman Abby Ruston won the
shot put competition with a throw of
more than 45 feet, taking her second
gold medal, while Robyn Burkhardt
was tops among collegiate athletes
in the high jump.
Aggie pole vaulters Sarah
Bollwitt and Stephanie Garcia fin
ished sixth and eighth respectively in
a field of 18 competitors.
A&M looks to continue its suc
cessful start in Baton Rouge, La., but
will have to face off against perenni
al track and field giant LSU to do it.
Trackwire currently ranks the
LSU Tigers first among NCAA
Division 1 schools.
Led by junior John Moffit, the
Tigers took four gold medals in
men’s events. Moffit, whose leap of
25-8 3/4 leads all long jumpers
nationally, earned his second
NCAA provisional qualifying mark
in the long jump.
Coach Nelson looks forward to
competing against Moffit and will
rely on several A&M jumpers that
he Teels are among the nation’s
strongest.
“We have.,.a handful of athletes
that have and can jump over 25
feet,” he said.
Nelson identified veterans
Brandon Evans and Anderson
Smith as two of the best long
jumpers in the Big 12, saying,
“Both have scored in the long jump
in virtually every Big 12 meet
they’ve competed.
Evans competes in a number of
different track and field events.
When asked which event he prefers,
Evans said, “My favorite is probably
the 200 meters, because it’s right in
between an all-out sprint and a pace.
I prefer the 200, but I like the jumps
as well.”
Evans will get the chance to com
pete in both this weekend.
The events are scheduled to begin
at Carl Maddox Fieldhouse at 3 p.m.
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