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Aggie Roundup

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

BASKETBALLWomen's coaches honored for community service: Texas A&M women's basketball head coach Gary Blair and associate head coach Vic Schaefer were recently honored for their service in the Bryan-College Station area.Blair received the "Citize ...

A&M women's basketball team picks up another recruit for 2011 class

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair is playing a lot of golf these days, but he's scoring better off the greens.Blair picked up his second pledge in the Class of 2011 from Colleyville Heritage's Alexia Standish, who made her pledge duri ...

Murano a supporter of Aggie sports

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Former Texas A&M president Elsa Murano did more than attend athletic functions, she got involved. She became so wrapped up in the school's basketball success that her husband, Peter, erected a goal in the driveway at their house.A&M women's b ...

CESSNA: Good times for a good cause at Traditions

Wed, 27 May 2009 06:05:00 GMT

"A-pree-she-ate ya."That's one of the favorite phrases of Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair. He's built a Top 20 program by squeezing every ounce of support from those he comes in contact with, from the assistants on his staff to the ...

Adams officially an Aggie

Tue, 19 May 2009 06:05:00 GMT

It took a day longer than expected, but Danielle Adams, named the national JUCO player of the year by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, has signed with Texas A&M.The 6-foot-1 forward from Jefferson College (Mo.) faxed her paperwork to A ...

Aggie women add JUCO player, men pick up early pledge

Fri, 15 May 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Texas A&M women's coach Gary Blair has started a new Aggie tradition: bring in one of the nation's best junior college players annually.A&M won a heated recruiting battle against national runner-up Louisville for Jefferson College's (Mo.) Dan ...

Blair, Aggies land sophomore recruit

Wed, 06 May 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Rachel Mitchell knew for sometime she wanted to play for the Texas A&M women's basketball program. Now the rest of the country also knows the 6-foot-6 sophomore center from Humble Atascocita loves the Aggies after her commitment became known."It ...

Blair, Aggie women celebrate seniors

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:05:00 GMT

The Texas A&M women's basketball program said farewell to a record-setting senior class Tuesday night, but between rounds of applause and tears of joy, head coach Gary Blair challenged his returning players to keep the winning tradition alive."Wi ...

Aggie roundup

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:05:00 GMT

BASKETBALLWomen's basketball banquet tonight: The annual Texas A&M women's basketball banquet will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at The Zone Club at Kyle Field. Tickets are $25 and can be bought at the door. Dress is business casual. ...

Chicago Sky draft A&M's Gant in second round

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Danielle Gant became Texas A&M's highest selection in the history of WNBA draft, but four-year teammate Takia Starks was not among the 39 players chosen by the league to restock its 13 teams Thursday.The 5-foot-11 Gant, who played guard and forwa ...

Blair expects A&M's Gant, Starks to go in WNBA draft's second round

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Danielle Gant will be home in Oklahoma City, the guest of honor at a big party thrown by her mother, while Takia Starks will take a quieter approach with friends and family as the Texas A&M seniors watch Thursday's WNBA draft in anticipation of b ...

Bone picks S. Carolina over A&M

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Highly recruited Kelsey Bone of Sugar Land Dulles, who was considering signing with the Texas A&M women's basketball program, announced during halftime of Wednesday night's McDonald's All-American game in Coral Gables, Fla., that she will sign wi ...

Women's banquet April 14

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:05:00 GMT

The annual Texas A&M women's basketball banquet will be at 6 p.m. April 14 at The Zone Club at Kyle Field. The wrong date was listed in Wednesday's edition.Tickets are $25. Reservations can be made by calling 845-0565 or by e-mailing DeAnna Doles ...

Gant, Starks receive All-America honorable mention

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Texas A&M senior Danielle Gant and Takia Starks received honorable mention on the Associated Press' women's basketball All-America team released Tuesday.Gant averaged 14.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game for A&M this season. Starks scored 15 ...

Paris, Robinson lead OU into Final Four

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:05:00 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Courtney Paris will get the chance to back up her national championship guarantee in the Final Four.Paris led the way with 19 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks as top-seeded Oklahoma surged ahead in the second half to beat Purdue 74 ...

CESSNA: Oh, what could have been

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Often it's the games that don't materialize that intrigue us the most.Such is the case for anyone connected with the Texas A&M women's basketball program. They'll never know how the Aggies would have matched up against the Connecticut Huskies, wh ...

Iowa State routed by Appel, Stanford

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:05:00 GMT

BERKELEY, Calif. -- The Big Appel is headed back to the Final Four after a low-post performance surpassing anything in Stanford's long, illustrious basketball history.Jayne Appel had a career-high 46 points and 16 rebounds in the third highest-scorin ...

OU hoping to avoid upset

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:05:00 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Watching her son Colton's high-school team make an unexpected run in the high school playoffs gave Sherri Coale a fresh reminder of the exhilaration of being the underdog.It's not a feeling she gets to experience much anymore as the ...

Louisville women knock off Maryland

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:05:00 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. -- As the Louisville Cardinals circled around to cut down the nets for the first time, the scoreboard clock still showed one-tenth of a second remaining.How appropriate: time hasn't run out yet on the most successful tournament run in p ...

Sun Devils scorch Aggies

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:05:00 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. -- Defense had been what the Texas A&M women's basketball program could count on during its rise to prominence punctuated by a four-year NCAA Tournament run. But the Briann January-led Arizona State Sun Devils left Aggie defenders ...

Hard-nosed Gant leads the way

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:06:00 GMT

Texas A&M women's coach Gary Blair thinks inch for inch, Danielle Gant is the best 5-foot-10 all-around player in the country. Gant smiles every time Blair says it in a press conference since she's been 5-11 since arriving in Aggieland four years ...

Kansas' miscues help A&M to victory

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:06:00 GMT

Texas A&M and Kansas looked as though they were playing a game of "I don't want it, you take it" in the final innings Saturday at Olsen Field.In the ninth inning Caleb Shofner took it, hitting a single into shallow left field to score Kyle Collig ...

Louisville women hammer Lady Bears

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:06:05 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Angel McCoughtry and Louisville are one step from the Final Four.McCoughtry had 22 points and 12 rebounds Saturday to help the Cardinals beat Baylor 56-39 in the NCAA tournament's round of 16, sending them to the first regional champ ...

NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:06:06 GMT

BERKELEY REGIONALIowa State 69, Michigan State 68: BERKELEY, Calif. -- Alison Lacey's 3-pointer from the top of the key with 23 seconds remaining capped a furious comeback, leading fourth-seeded Iowa State to a victory over ninth-seeded Michigan Stat ...

Blair in middle of favorite time of year

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Turn onto Gary Blair's street on a March Wednesday, and his home is easy to find.It's the one with the bare curb."See, everybody has their trash can out except me," says the Texas A&M's women's head basketball coach as he looks around his neighbo ...