Around Aggieland (12/10)
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 basketball season in full swing and much, much more.
Women’s Basketball (9-1, 0-0 in SEC)
Gary Blair became the winningest basketball coach in Texas A&M history on Thursday night, winning his 439th career victory as head coach of the Aggies to surpass Shelby Metcalf with an 88-43 blowout of Texas Southern.
- Four Aggies scored in double figures with Kayla Wells leading the way with 25 points. Qadashah Hoppie had 14, Jordan Nixon had 12 and Aaliyah Patty had 10.
- Texas A&M was 11-of-16 (61.1 percent) from 3-point range. Wells was a perfect 4-of-4 and Hoppie was 4-of-6.
No. 18 Texas A&M is back in action on Sunday afternoon when they travel to Fort Worth to face TCU (3-4, 0-0 in Big 12) at Schollmaier Arena.
- Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. CT and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Men’s Basketball (7-1, 0-0 in SEC)
Buzz Williams and Co. travel to Houston on Saturday to face TCU in the Battleground 2K21 at the Toyota Center.
- Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. CT and will be televised on the SEC Network.
- Saturday will be the Aggies’ first game in 11 days following an 85-65 beatdown of New Orleans on Nov. 30.
Football (8-4, 4-4 in SEC)
All-conference and national accolades continue to roll in for the Maroon & White.
- Five Aggies were named to the Coaches’ All-SEC Team on Monday.
- First-team: Kenyon Green and DeMarvin Leal
- Second-team: Isaiah Spiller, Jalen Wydermyer and Nik Constantinou
- A league-high five Aggies were named to the Coaches' Freshman All-SEC Team.
- Reuben Fatheree, Bryce Foster, Shemar Turner, Edgerrin Cooper and Tyreek Chappell.
- Fatheree, Foster and Chappell were also named Freshman All-Americans by The Athletic.
- On Thursday, Kenyon Green and DeMarvin Leal were selected to the Walter Camp All-American team.
- Both Green and Leal were second-team selections.
Equestrian (6-1, 3-0 in SEC)
Four Aggies have been named SEC Riders of the Month for their performances in a perfect 3-0 month of November.
- Kaitlyn Lovingfoss is the Fences Rider of the Month after being a two-time Most Outstanding Performer receiptient.
- Caroline Dance earned Flat Rider of the Month after going a perfect 3-0 in November with two Most Outstanding Performer honors.
- MacKenzie Chapman earned Horsemanship Rider of the Month and is 6-0 on the year. She earned Most Outstanding Performer honors in A&M's win over Georgia.
- Malena Lopez won the title of Reining Rider of the Month and was 2-0 in November.