During Friday's edition of TexAgs Radio, the fishbowl's own Richard Zane joined to share updates from the latest in Aggie Athletics as a busy weekend is on tap in College Station with football, volleyball and more all in action.
Equestrian (6-1, 3-0 in SEC)
In a top-four bout on Thursday afternoon at the Hildebrand Equine Complex, No. 4 Texas A&M upset No. 2 Auburn, 10-6, to remain undefeated in SEC play. The win extends the Aggies’ winning streak to five meets in a row.
https://twitter.com/AggieEquestrian/status/1461469487891464193?s=20
- Kaitlyn Lovingfoss earned Most Outstanding Performer honors in Fences.
- Taylor Masson earned Most Outstanding Performer honors in Reining.
- MacKenzie Chapman is now 6-0 on the season in Horsemanship.
The Aggies will not take a couple of months off as the semester comes to a close. The Maroon & White open the spring schedule on Jan. 29 when they host Baylor in Bryan-College Station.
Football (7-3, 4-3 in SEC)
No. 16 Texas A&M hosts Prairie View A&M at Kyle Field on Saturday for their final home game of the 2021 season.
- Kickoff is set for 11:00 a.m. CT.
- Saturday’s game will not be available on cable. The matchup between the Aggies and Panthers will be streamed through SEC Network+ (accessible with your cable provider log-in) or on ESPN+ (a paid subscription service).
A trio of Aggies have been invited to the Reese’s Senior Bowl with DL Micheal Clemons, LB Aaron Hansford and S Leon O’Neal Jr. picking up the invitations.
https://twitter.com/AggieFootball/status/1461355225755709446?s=20
- The 2022 Senior Bowl will be held in Mobile, Alabama, beginning on Feb. 5.
On Thursday, running back Isaiah Spiller was named a semifinalist for the 2021 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
https://twitter.com/CampbellAward/status/1461430201229918212?s=20
Men’s Basketball (4-0, 0-0 in SEC)
On Wednesday afternoon, the Aggies dominated Houston Baptist en route to a 73-39 victory over the Huskies.
- Texas A&M opened the second half on a 22-0 run to take a stranglehold on the game.
- Aaron Cash had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
- Tyrece Radford and Quenton Jackson lead the way with 13 points each.
https://twitter.com/aggiembk/status/1461053434979835915?s=20
Texas A&M is off this weekend as they travel to Las Vegas to begin the Maui Jim Maui Invitational on Monday afternoon.
- Monday: Texas A&M vs. Wisconsin - 1:00 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
- Tuesday: Texas A&M vs. Butler/No. 15 Houston - Game time TBA.
- Wednesday: Texas A&M vs. TBD
Women’s Basketball (4-0, 0-0 in SEC)
No. 24 Texas A&M won both of their games this week as the Aggies defeated DePaul on Monday before taking down Stephen F. Austin on Thursday.
- Monday: No. 24 Texas A&M 95, DePaul 75
- Jordan Nixon scored 25 points, and Kayla Wells had 21 points.
- Twelve Aggies saw the quarter on Monday night.
https://twitter.com/wslam/status/1461157237737639938?s=20
- Thursday: No. 24 Texas A&M 82, Stephen F. Austin 75
- Wells had 24 points to lead all scorers.
- Qadashah Hoppie scored 16 points, Destiny Pitts had 15 and Nixon had 14.
- After coaching the Ladyjacks from 1985-1993, Gary Blair hosted a number of former Stephen F. Austin players at Reed Arena as part of his final season celebration.
https://twitter.com/AggieWBB/status/1461462300897034248?s=20
The Aggies travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands this week to play in the 2021 Paradise Jam.
- Thursday: Texas A&M vs. Pitt - 7:00 p.m. CT on ESPN+
- Friday: Texas A&M vs. South Dakota - 7:00 p.m. CT on ESPN+
- Saturday: Texas A&M vs. Northwestern - 7:00 p.m. CT on ESPN+
Men’s Golf
After finishing the fall ranked No. 1 in the PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking, Sam Bennett received an exemption in the 2022 Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic.
https://twitter.com/PGATOURU/status/1461016118039130113?s=20
- The tournament will be played Jan. 27-30, 2022 at the Emirates Golf Club.
Swimming & Diving
Texas A&M wraps up competition in the Art Adamson Invitational on Friday, but through the first two days of action, there have been plenty of positive results.
- On day one, Kaloyan Bratanov won the 200m IM with a time of 1:43.46.
- On Thursday, Chloe Stepanek posted a victory in the 200m free with a time of 1:45.16.
- The men’s team posted two victories on day two as Anze Fers Erzen won the 400m IM with a time of 3:44.58 and Ethan Gogulski won the 100m back with a time of 46.14.
- The competition wraps up on Friday. Prelims begin at 9:30 a.m. CT with finals beginning at 5:30 p.m. CT.
- Day Three of the Art Adamson Invitational will be streamed on SEC Network+.
Volleyball (12-13, 5-10)
Texas A&M fell to Arkansas on Wednesday night at Reed Arena as the Razorbacks swept the Aggies, 3-0.
- 18-25, 20-25, 20-25
- Morgan Christon had a team-high 14 kills.
The Aggies will look to get back in the win column on Sunday afternoon when they face LSU in Baton Rouge.
- First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. CT on the SEC Network+.
Softball
Texas A&M has released its nonconference schedule for the 2022 season as the Aggies’ schedule in now complete for the upcoming campaign.
https://twitter.com/AggieSoftball/status/1460378015066644493?s=20
- The Aggies open the season with the Aggie Classic at Davis Diamond, Feb. 11-13
- A&M will host Western Kentucky, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas-Arlington.
