Aggies take down Rice

Press Release
February 9, 2008
Written By Steven Martinez
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(Blake Pellerin flanking on the Aggie Scrum)
College Station , TX -Texas A&M came out tough this weekend, shutting out Rice University 63-0. The game gave the Aggies their first cup win of the year. Led by Captain Matt Welsh and Kevin Becker, the Aggie forward pack kept pressure on Rice throughout the game. Winning 18 of 25 scrums, they maintained possession the majority of the game.

"We bounced back well from last week's game," said head coach Craig Coates. "We cut down the errors and played a lot harder."

Tries were scored as follows:  Brad Luyt (2), Jack Ryan (2), Nate Mentzer (3), Stephen Frazier (2), Robert Mwandia, and Travis Stubbs.  The spread would have been much greater had the Aggies kicked well.  A&M made only 4 of 11 conversions

Texas A&M’s second side followed similarly by beating the Rice second side 67-0.  It was a great weekend for all.  These wins give A&M momentum going into next week’s game against the Texas Longhorns.

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