Around Aggieland (1/3)

During Monday's edition of TexAgs Radio, Richard Zane joined to take us Around Aggieland and provided updates from the hardwood and beyond as Texas A&M Athletics turn the calendar to 2022.

Men’s Basketball (11-2, 0-0 in SEC)
Buzz Williams and the Aggies begin conference play on Tuesday night as they travel to Athens to face Tom Crean and the Georgia Bulldogs.

• Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. CT, and the game will be televised on ESPNU.
• Georgia enters the contest 5-8 overall and 0-0 in the conference.
• A&M won the last matchup between the two seasons two years ago, defeating the Bulldogs at Reed Arena on Feb. 21, 2020, 74-69.

Texas A&M returns to Reed Arena on Saturday to host Arkansas for a 2:00 p.m. CT tip-off.

Women's Basketball (10-3, 0-1 in SEC)
A fourth-quarter cold stretch plagued the 23rd-ranked Aggies on Sunday afternoon in a 75-66 loss to No. 19 LSU to open conference play.

• LSU outscored A&M in the fourth quarter, 29-17.
• Destiny Pitts posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
• Qadashah Hoppie scored 16 points, and Kayla Wells contributed 13.
• Former Texas A&M guard Alexis Morris scored a game-high 30 points for the Tigers.

Texas A&M continues its road trip on Thursday as the Aggies face No. 10 Tennessee in Knoxville for another top-25 bout.

• Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT and will be televised on the SEC Network.

Men’s Swimming & Diving
No. 22 Texas A&M returns to the pool this week with a pair of meets in the Sunshine State, including their first conference meet this weekend.

• Thursday: No. 18 Florida State at the Morcom Aquatics Center in Tallahassee.
  • The meet begins at 1:00 p.m. CT and will not be televised.
• Saturday: No. 4 Florida at the O’Connell Center Natatorium in Gainesville.
  • The meet begins at 9:00 a.m. CT and will not be televised.

The Aggies will return to the Rec Center Natatorium on Jan. 28 to host SMU.

Women’s Swimming & Diving
No. 24 Texas A&M returns to the pool this week with a pair of meets in the Sunshine State, including their first conference meet this weekend.

• Thursday: No. 18 Florida State at the Morcom Aquatics Center in Tallahassee.
  • The meet begins at 1:00 p.m. CT and will not be televised.
• Saturday: No. 4 Florida at the O’Connell Center Natatorium in Gainesville.
  • The meet begins at 9:00 a.m. CT and will not be televised.

The Aggies will return to the Rec Center Natatorium on Jan. 28 to host SMU.

Track & Field
The Aggies continue their indoor season after the holiday break beginning this weekend as Texas A&M hosts the High School Classic at Gilliam Indoor Stadium in Bryan-College Station.

• The meet begins on Friday and will conclude on Saturday.
• Heat sheets have not yet been released.
• The meet will be the first of seven consecutive weekends in action for Aggie Track.

Upcoming Events
The following are the next events for each of the remaining programs on campus that will be participating in winter and spring sports.

• Baseball: Feb. 18 - Opening Day at Olsen Field vs. Fordham in Bryan-College Station.
• Equestrian: Jan. 29 - Baylor at Hildebrand Equine Complex in Bryan-College Station.
• Men’s Golf: Jan. 31 - Sea Best Invitational at the Dye Valley Course in Pointe Verda, Fla.
• Women’s Golf: Feb. 21 - The Icon at the Golf Club of Houston Tournament Course in Houston.
• Men’s Tennis: Jan. 15 - Sherwood Intercollegiate in Sherwood, Calif.
• Women's Tennis: Jan. 16 - McNeese at Mitchell Tennis Center in Bryan-College Station.
• Softball: Feb. 11 - A&M-Corpus Christi at Davis Diamond in Bryan-College Station.