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mmm SPORTS |he battalion Friday, January 23, 2004 &M women host No. 3 Texas flair prepares team for two top-five teams in four days By Brad Bennett THE BATTALION CLE 58lC I I© bags i )79-777]j After playing three of its last four games gainst teams ranked in the top 25, the Texas L&M women’s basketball team’s competition [ill go from hard to harder this week as the [ggies face No. 3 Texas at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday Reed Arena, and co-No. 3 Texas Tech on Wednesday in S, PuppJ Brazos J shells™- cats an Cats JVIflhl 'e bnd.1 3rty$i5C T*. 0«l xlspm ubbock. I A&M coach <|iary Blair said he oks forward to fii: opportunity to ce such highly linked teams. “This is why 1 n here (at &M),” Blair si d. “I want to ■lay teams in the top 25." | Blair said though his team lays several top- P teams, Texas 6-2, 4-1 Big (tfwe win), I will personally lead the parade to the Chicken/' — Gary Blair A&M women's basketball head coach caught and keeping the pressure on. Aggie top scorer Toccara Williams is expect ed to have another outstanding game and is one of three players who was on the team that beat Texas four years ago. Blair, whose encouragement helped motivate record attendance for Aggie women’s basketball during Christmas break, looks forward to stu dent support at the game. “A rivalry game, what a difference the home court makes ... it is a difference; it is huge,” Blair said. "And that is why you see the student bodies milling down onto the floor. It is not to get onto TV, it is to feel a part, that they had something to do with the outcome of the game.” Texas head coach Jody Conradt said that she knows how hard it is to play on the road in the Big 12, especially at A&M. "Everyone knows that it is hard to go to A&M and play.” Conradt said. "A&M has a new coach in Gary Blair, and he’s really inspired _ them. They are playing /ith a lot of energy and pnctir tihTw. TES has the best chance at w inning the National ■hampionship. I "The nine-player rotation (Texas) has is just n mendous,” Blair said. “They just don’t miss ■ beat." I Texas is led by center Stacy Stephens who Merages almost 55 percent from the floor and has m >n high of 26 points. Blair said Stephens’ ■titude makes her such a strong player. ■ “(Stephens) doesn’t take any crap.” Blair said. I Blair said that along with Stephens, Texas’ Bffany Jackson motivates the team, but only ftcause the freshmen can take the place of any p iver who may be slacking. ■ Overall, the Longhorns’ team scoring per- ntage is 47.4 percent with an average of 4 points per game. Blair said the Aggies (7-9. 0-5) have a ante against Texas because of the rivalry' that exists between the two schools. I “It is not always decided by who has the best am,’’ Blair said. "It is whoever plays the best liat particular day. Who can get their team to 97m I above, whatever the talent level.” 1 Blair said Texas is more talented but says that Ik plans on keeping the game across the entire o urt and playing like a mosquito, not getting i. dwul ) ShM uMvwr Widow ;l (Of 1-SO 1693-74?! Walk^B pus. 979-2K- I. 2tfl ) from M 1/1.5 $2 XiM/Bfar leded 5235/™ 'mo nej) , has al« tocampK l/1.5ba on Tn utilities drm of ire, and you know that A&M would rather beat Texas than any other team in the league. We’ve got to be ready to play Sunday, or else.” To further encourage atten- mce at Sunday’s iine, 500 bobble s of coach Blair will be given out. The first 1,500 fans to arrive will receive a tick et making them eligible for a contest to be held at halftime. Blair, who will guarantee an filing game, gives an incentive to come to the game. “(If we win) I will personally lead the parade to the Chicken," he said. Sunday, 2: GO®. 3 TTusm®; m Reed Arena GARY BLAIR Joshua L. Hobson • THE BATTALION STRETCH Your Dollars! 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