Sports Briefs
February 5th, 2010 | Published in Basketball, Sports
By Cody Lillich
Women’s Basketball struggle in Big 12 Play
The women’s basketball team fell to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls 67-63 at Reed Arena Sunday.
The team led the game until the last minute of play when the Cowgirls came back led by Andrea Riley who scored 31 points. Aggie Danielle Adams led the Aggies with 24 points.
The Aggies are on the road for two games – Saturday, Feb. 6 at Nebraska (TV: FSN) and Feb. 10 at Texas Tech.
The team returns home February 13 for the 4th Annual “BTHO Breast Cancer” game vs. Kansas State. T-shirts are on sale for $5 at basketball games and online at AggieAthletics.com. All proceeds from shirt sales go to the Kay Yow Foundation.
Big 12 shines in Texas A&M Challenge
The Big 12 represented by Texas A&M, Texas and Baylor captured the men’s and women’s titles in the Texas A&M challenge. Head Coach Pat Henry said this meet showed that the Big 12 is growing into a track and field power.
“The Big 12 is developing a pride about track and field as a conference,” Henry said. “I think it’s pretty evident that the Big 12 is stepping up to be the premier conference, in my opinion. Of course, I’m a member of the Big 12. I think we are going to continue to get better in this conference.”
Four Aggies broke school records in the event, while Oregon’s Ashton Eaton shattered a collegiate record for total points in the heptathlon.
Texas A&M wraps up its home indoor season with another challenge featuring Big 12, SEC and Conference USA, Saturday, Feb. 13. The meet will feature the following teams: Big 12 – Texas A&M, Texas & Texas Tech. SEC – Alabama, Mississippi & Tennessee. C-USA – Houston, Rice & UTEP.
Women’s tennis starts season with two losses
The Aggie women’s tennis season started on the road at the ITA Kick-off with losses to No. 14 Clemson and Illinois.
The Aggies fought a long battle with Clemson, clinching the doubles point, but falling by a score of 4-3. The Aggies had to turn around for an 8a.m. faceoff against Illinois and lost 4-2.
The team is on the road until early March, with trips to Baton Rouge, Las Vegas, Tampa and Fort Worth.
