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Monday, March 7, 2022

Volume 106 Issue 2

Cameron Speech and Debate

takes State for third year The right words: Biology junior Sacred Martinez won first place in IPDA speech and debate. The state tournament’s video chat events ran through the day on Feb. 26 and ended that evening, ahead of schedule.

By Cam Alsbrook Managing Editor

Through Feb. 25 - 26, the Cameron Debate team competed in – and helped host – the Oklahoma Forensics Association State Tournament online through the debate platforms Yaatly and Speechwire.

On Feb. 25, judges received video submissions for the Individual Event categories by the Feb. 22 deadline.

On Feb. 26, International Public Debate Association (IPDA) rounds took place on the Yaatly site, which offers features for speech and debate rounds such as a Timer function, separate rooms for competitors to prepare in (akin to Zoom’s “breakout room” feature) and another room for judges to conduct their ballot work after the conclusion of each round.

College and universities compete for recognition each year in given categories. With those categories, the Oklahoma Forensics Association (OFA) recognizes winners from both in and out of

state, in categories which included both for award consideration unless specified.

Among the category groups were Oklahoma specific categories, overall categories, sweepstakes awards (both overall and Oklahoma) and individual sweepstakes.

The OFA also recognized the top Novice in each Individual Event as another award within those categories.

The Cameron Speech and Debate team ended the event with 28 awards across all events, including the OFA Grand Championship Belt won by communications junior Micah Elroy, and placements in the IPDA categories (biology junior Sacred Martinez, first place; Elroy, second place).

Speech and Debate coach Katie Stringer said that the team had won the tournament for the third year in a row.

“I am very glad we got the opportunity to compete and experience this tournament this year,” Stringer said.

Elroy said that work in my favorite event Junior Dylan Griggs said preparing for the has finally been showing that they were nervous tournament was difficult big results this semester,” going into the event.

— having entered seven Martinez said. “I am so “There is a lot of events and recording six happy to be competing competition around of them the day of — in Debate under Katie, the state,” Griggs said. that he was exhausted she is a phenomenal “and trying to ensure after. coach. She picked me Cameron remained the Elroy also said that up from crying at my best school in the state is he was proud of how the first tournament after a lot of pressure.” team performed at the speech and four rounds Griggs said that his tournament. of debating and did what had prior involvement “I think in speech and if I were to debate during give someone highschool, “Dedication is props on the sparked his something a competitor which team it would interest in joining be Sacred the team two must have to truly Martinez for years ago. excel in speech and sure,” Elroy Griggs won said. “Sacred a fourth-place debate.” is our IPDA award in the - Katie Stringer IPDA speaks debate state champion this Cameron Speech and category, year and has Debate Coach and a fourthfought hard for place award that title. I can’t in Dramatic think of a single Interpretation. person more deserving of any good coach would do Biology Sophomore the debate championship – she believed in me.

Maryssa Crispin, a new than them.

“Her and a former member of the team, said “Sacred also was a member, Teague Fox, that they were anxious monster competitor in taught me everything I beforehand as well. the individual events know and stayed by my “I had never done aspect of the tournament side to develop my skills. anything like this, so I as well, taking seven Without them I couldn’t was completely stepping events to compete with be where I am now in out of my comfort zone.” total. Our whole team debate.”

Crispin said. worked hard for our Martinez said that Crispin placed at the success, and it’s been her first involvement in event, taking home a great to have been apart Speech and Debate was sixth-place award for of it.” in 2019, after hearing Poetry Interpretation.

Martinez said that about how IPDA debate Stringer said that winning that first-place worked from Cameron success in multiple finish felt amazing. graduate Teague Fox. formats of speech and “It feels like my hard Computer Science debate comes from work

and practice.

“Anyone can do any event as long as they work hard and keep improving,” Stringer said. “A piece is never done or finished. Some events are easier than others for each person.

You may be really good at one area and need extra help or work in another.

“Dedication is something a competitor must have to truly excel in speech and debate.”

Stringer also said that she learned of the team’s resiliency through hosting the event and watching them between their rounds or helping with recording video entries.

“We have each faced a lot this year and yet we pulled together and did what was needed of us. It is wonderful to see the students excited and together again. Not being able to travel has deeply hurt our team and our ability to compete.

While we still had to compete virtually, we are getting closer and closer to feeling that passion again.” Stringer said.

For more information about the Speech and Debate Team, contact Katie Stringer at kstringe@cameron.edu

What’s Inside Into the Aggieverse! (part one) Page 2

Eurydy for Eurydice?

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Poetry and Chill, back again Page 5

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News

March 7, 2022

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Into the AGGIEVERSE Cameron’s Homecoming Events Pictures by Brittney Payette Graphics by Corey Livingston

Cameron initially scheduled Homecoming events for the week of Feb. 21-25. However, some of the events had to be rescheduled because of winter weather.

On Feb. 21, there was a novelty balloon artist in the McMahon Centennial Complex, and Family Feud night took place on Feb. 22 in the McCasland Ballroom. The events for the rest of the week were postponed because of the snow and ice.

On March 1, there was a Mini King Cake giveaway. To celebrate Mardi Gras, the Office of Campus Life gave out beads at the Mini King Cake giveaway. On March 2, there was a Chick-Fil-A giveaway in the

Academic Commons parking lot.

Voting for Homecoming Monarch opened on Feb. 22 until March 2, and the livestreamed coronation took place at 6:30 p.m. March 4 on the Cameron Campus Life Facebook page. The Hypnotist was rescheduled for March 9.

There were also free CU-themed paint kits available to students.

During the Mini King Cake giveaway, students could pick up a paint kit. The Office of Campus Life had paint kits for students to get as well.

For more information regarding other campus events and when the Homecoming Dance is rescheduled please contact the Office of Campus Life at Campuslife@cameron.edu.

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Voices

March 7, 2022

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Who gets the leftovers?

Jashua Orndorff Staff Writer

One day, when sitting alone in my apartment looking at the news of Jeff Bezos stepping down as the CEO of Amazon, I thought to myself – do billionaires eat leftovers?

At first glance, this question may not seem like one that would require any extra thought. You could think, well, of course, the incredibly affluent do. Even a caveman knows that leftover pizza saved from the night before is just as good as when it was fresh. Maybe even better, depending on who one asks.

However, just think for a moment.

With the rise of companies that specialize in food delivery at the swipe of a finger, such as DoorDash, GrubHub, and UberEats, why would a person with obscene amounts of wealth such as Jeff Bezos, even fathom the thought of opening his fridge for food that isn’t hot or fresh?

The excessive eating habits of the world’s billionaire class are well documented by journalists and other associates of the elites.

According to Business Insider, the eating habits of the billionaire class are, at times, eccentric. At a meeting with members of another company, Jeff Bezos once ordered a breakfast of Mediterranean octopus with potatoes, bacon, green garlic yogurt, and a poached egg.

In the same article, Tesla and

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is said to usually skip breakfast, but his dinners sometimes consist of French dishes and barbecued meats.

What these two men do with their scraps is unknown, but there is a population in America and in other parts of the world who relies on foods that were unfinished from the night before.

After all, when one is poor, the only other option is to create a mixture of things to get a high-calorie count.

If they do not have hearty leftovers, and the only edible things these people have are bread, peanut butter and pickles, they may choose to eat a peanut butter and pickle sandwich.

According to an article from 2016 published by the Washington Post, “The Difference Between What Rich and Poor Americans Eat is Getting Bigger,” the author noted data which shows a healthier eating trend for most Americans compared to previous years.

The data came from a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association which covers the eating habits of affluent and low-income Americans from 2003 to 2012.

The article said the share of Americans living near or in poverty declined from 68 percent in 2003 and 2004 to 61 percent in 2011 and 2012.

This is not that substantial of a number compared to how the rate of poor eating habits dropped for those who were more affluent.

The results for the same period showed that poor eating habits for the wealthy dropped from 50 percent in those first two years to 36 percent in the last two years of this study.

This study shows that, even ten years ago, wealthy people could buy more fresh food than those who were

poor.

Despite this data being on the older side, we can ask scholars in academia to get deeper insights into subjects like these, and what is a better place to approach scholars than our own university?

Dr. David Searcy, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Cameron, gave a few insights into this very question.

“Although you are talking from a relatively new field here,” Searcy said, “there are places where we can draw some links.”

Searcy said that most of what we eat is pushed on us by Tribune the environment News in which we live.

Service “One issue is that lower-income people tend to live in areas that reinforce unhealthy eating,” he said. “It may not be that lowerincome people even eat out less, but they are eating at cheaper places that are even worse for them.

As for the importance of food among the classes of people, Searcy feels that a wealthier person may not feel the need to save those scraps.

“The sustainability argument shows that how negatively someone views wasting food,” Searcy said, “a higher income person is probably more likely to toss it because they see food less as a required resource than a low-income person.”

On a side note, a lower-income person may also not be able to afford delivery services, such as Door Dash, because of added fees, such as those paid out to the company and the tip for the driver. A higher-income person may not see these extra fees as a

burden.

In one study that looked at the wasteful habits of those in the developed world, titled “Determinants of Plate Leftovers in One German Catering Company,” by Bettina A. Lorenz et al., there seems to be a trend in who wastes what.

This study, done in Germany, looked at guests of a company’s cafeteria in fall 2012.

A total of 184 guests filled out the questions given to them at the time. These questions pertained to how the guests felt about the setting itself, environmental issues, how they felt on the topic of leftovers and other socio-demographic questions.

Although some of the responses were omitted due to issues, out of the remaining 156 respondents, 72 percent noted that they had no more leftovers on the day they participated in the survey.

This suggests that they ate it all or did not want to save what was left.

The second highest group with at least one food item as a leftover was 17 percent of the guests mentioned.

The rest of the respondents either had two or three different food items leftover.

These results do not tell us much about what is in a billionaire’s fridge, which is what I sought to answer.

Nonetheless, these results do show that as one gains more income, food becomes an ever-ready commodity rather than a resource needed for continued sustainment.

In my opinion, it can probably be said that a person with this much wealth may only have a refrigerator for condiments and the aesthetic of being an average person more than anything.

Quality food for thought Alison Malawey Voices Editor

Why are Americans so unhealthy?

There are people who will push the opinion that it’s because of income inequality or that we do not have universal healthcare.

While both of these are factors, I’d like to propose a different reason.

Have you ever gone to a different country and had something that you have had plenty of times back home, like a brand of soda or a specific candy, but it tastes completely different from what you are used to?

The reason is that American foods are filled with different chemicals that the people of many European countries simply refuse to allow to be put in their food.

Why are American foods filled with so many

different things they don’t need?

One of the reasons is because things like corn syrup are cheaper than the healthier alternative, real sugar.

Food companies find substitutes to lower the cost of production.

You would think that would lower the cost of the product, but in actuality the money they don’t spend on quality ingredients just goes back into their pockets.

Another reason food companies add unnecessary things to our food is to fill it out.

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Think of it this way. If you have soup, and you add water to it, you have more soup to go around, but when does it stop

wood shavings in it. That’s mostly false.

What companies have actually been adding to your “100 percent

of things are made up of cellulose.

The claim was that the cellulose was added to the cheese to keep it from

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being soup?

A few years ago, there was a rumor going around that parmesan cheese had

parmesan cheese” is cellulose, which wood shavings just happen to be made up of, but lots

sticking together, but just how much cellulose these companies are adding, no one would say.

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Companies add unnecessary things to our food because it expands their product and gives them more to sell.

Food is the foundation of our lives. You cannot go without it. When you eat, you are giving your body resources to build itself.

Without quality material for construction, our bodies break down faster.

The sad part about all of this, is that the US has very lax regulation for what goes into our food.

Food corporations spend a lot of money to make sure things stay that way.

However, this can change.

Take notice of the ingredients of your food.

Educate yourself on what is right for your body.

Reach out to your politicians and demand they fight for your right to have quality food.

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A&E

March 7, 2022

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‘EURYDICE’

Mythology and love in the underworld

By Ashlin Penn A&E Editor

The Cameron University Theatre Department presented “Eurydice” the weekend of Feb. 17.

Eurydice is one of the most famous Greek Myths of all time, however, Sarah Ruhl rewrote this tragedy with modern society in mind.

This love story is about the titular Eurydice, her lover Orpheus, and their journey in the underworld.

This tragedy is emotional, thought-provoking and promotes reflection.

The show required a small cast, which created intimacy with the audience. “Eurydice” is also a one-act play that keeps the audience very engaged.

While a show will typically have four to five showings, this one only ran for three. Lawton experienced cold weather, which postponed the production.

The next production is “Nine to Five,” a musical featuring songs by Dolly Parton. The performance will take place the weekend of April 21, 2022.

Photos by Ashlin Penn

CU Homecoming spirit

Photos by Ka’Tavia West

By Ka’Tavia West Staff Writer

The creation of Foam C’s has become a wonderful tradition for Homecoming at Cameron University, and this year is no different. Student Organizations and Departments get the chance to decorate a huge foam “C” to show their school spirit. This year’s theme was “Into the Aggie Verse.”

Elizabeth McMains is a student worker for the

Housing Department and had a blast creating their Foam C. “I liked the Homecoming theme ‘Into the Aggieverse’ so I wanted the C to relate to it. The new Spider-Man movie fits perfectly into the multiverse comic book theme, so that’s what I went with. Also, the movie already had the word ‘Home’ in the title, so it was easy to play off of that”.

She also credits Coordinator of Residence Life Emily Trail for some of their work, “Everyone in the Housing Department seemed to really like it!

Emily had the idea to use actual webbing, which

added a fun effect” McMains said.

She had lots of fun and would definitely do it again if she had the chance.

Alejah Ilidan is the Administration assistant in the Human Resources Department and took a slightly different approach to this year’s theme.

“The idea came from me combining everyone in the departments’ favorite marvel and DC superheroes with them as people. I liked seeing what everyone chose for their character. My student workers helped out a lot, some of the work was really tedious, but it was a lot of fun.”

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Student Life

March 7, 2022

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POETRY N’ CHILL

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Jashua Orandorff Staff Writer

At 7 p.m. on Feb. 15, the Black Student Association (BSA), collaborating with Gamma Delta Pi, hosted a Poetry and Chill open mic night at Cameron University.

The event took place inside the McCasland Ballroom in the McMahon Centennial Complex, where spectators and performers alike gathered to enjoy a relaxing night of entertainment.

The Poetry and Chill organization encouraged attendees to take the opportunity to sign up and perform a piece on stage.

Throughout the Poetry and Chill event, spectators watched as performers showcased each of their individual skills and talents.

Almost every chair within the room had been filled, leaving the space near max capacity.

Every performance varied through the evening as each performer took their stance.

The routines ranged from various styles of poetry to musical performances and even stand-up comedy.

BSA member Akilah Charles said the organization’s primary reasons to host the event were to shine a light on the students/performers’ skills and provide a welcoming experience for every attendee of the event.

“It’s to bring out Cameron Students to show out their hidden talents,” Charles said. “Overall, we just want everyone to have a good time.”

Poetry and Chill has evolved into a nationwide project since the early days of its creation.

Founded in 2017, the nonprofit organization strives to create a platform for artists within Oklahoma.

Organization Founder and owner

Gregory II also appeared at the open mic event.

He explained the organization’s start and how the idea for such a program occurred.

“We started in 2017 on the east side of Oklahoma City,” he said. “We were just having fun, trying to have a platform for us artists in OKC. Live music, poetry, hip-hop.”

Since the organization’s establishment, Poetry and Chill has become an event on college campuses across the country.

The open mic nights have become regional occurrences that continue to grow as the organization travels to schools and communities.

“Never in a million years, we thought we’d be doing college tours.

We’ve been to over 55 universities in four semesters,” Gregory II said. “It wasn’t ever really planned. The initial plan was just to establish a platform

for us artists.”

Gregory II elaborated on his vision for the organization and what he hopes to achieve through hosting open mic events.

“I want people to tap into their individuality and be safe to be themselves. This is a place for people to express who they truly are and have a place to do that,” he said. “We’re trying to push a platform, a safe zone to embrace your individuality as a student, as a person, and as a human being.”

Poetry and Chill provides and hosts a variety of services for campuses and communities across the nation.

For more information regarding Poetry and Chill, please visit their website at http://www. poetryandchillokc.com/ or follow one of the organization’s social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Photo By Ryan Martin

CMM CELEBRATES

BLACK HISTORY MONTH Ryan Martin

Student Life Editor At 7 p.m. on Feb. 22, inside the Cameron Theater, Cameron Campus Ministries held a celebration of Black History Month through rememberance of historical figures, key events and passages read by assorted Cameron students and faculty.

Along with the celebration,

Pastor G.L. Wilbourn joined the festivities, and spoke at the event, specifically about Black health and wellness.

It was his first time speaking to a college audience, and he mentioned how important that was to him.

“I’ll take this with me for the rest of my life,” he said.

“Immediately coming into this place I realized speaking

to a younger group of people, especially men, is that I’m not dressed right. I didn’t know you weren’t supposed to have socks on with dress shoes.”

Originally from El Dorado, Arkansas, Wilbourn and his family moved to the Lawton area nearly seven years ago from Ft. Worth, Texas. Since then, he has become the Pastor of Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. He received

his calling very early in life.

“First it comes with a calling to actually preach the gospel,” he said. “There’s an extra conditioning for the heart for the love of gods people. Once that love is there, pastoring becomes easy.”

Wilbourn is avid supporter of the NAACP. He has spent the past three years as an active member, although he has been involved with the

group for well over a decade at this point.

“It’s a great honor to be a part of an organization that has been apart of the grassroot movement for American Americans,” he said, “not for just African Americans, but for people of color and poor people here in this country to try and do what we can to equalize some of the systems in America.”

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Sports

March 7, 2022

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Aggie Athletics Feature

with men’s basketball Head Coach Jeff Mahoney

Photo by Haley Moore

Rylan Stiles Staff Writer

The Cameron Aggies Men’s Basketball Program finished 5-18 in a season that saw highs, lows, and a coaching change.

Jeff Mahoney was at the center of it all.

Fans expected the Aggies to get back on track this season.

After a disappointing 2-15 2020-21 campaign, seeing the program barely capture doubledigit wins in two seasons (11), 2021-22 was full of optimism after a roster turnover for then bench boss Andrew Brown.

The Aggies welcomed seven new faces to the program, with

only four returning members of that two wins 2020-21 squad.

In his sixth season with the Black and Gold, the now former Head Coach Andrew Brown was confident he could turn around the new-look Aggies.

The Cameron season started with a thrilling 74-68 home win over Colorado StatePueblo, pulling them halfway to their win total from a year ago.

That season-opening victory was followed by three straight losses, the first of three losing skids for the Aggies, one spanning 12 games.

In the midst of that 12 game losing streak, Cameron

had to forfeit their Jan. 17 contest against St. Edward’s due to a violation of Lone Star Conference COVID-19 protocols.

By the time the Black and Gold took the floor to face UT Permian-Basin, CU had a new head coach in Cameron alumni Jeff Mahoney (Class of 1986).

Mahoney has been a key cog to the Aggies Women’s Basketball program, which has now won at least one postseason contest in each of the last two years, serving as an assistant coach for Emma Andrews for the previous three seasons.

Now, he splits his time before the Men and Women’s program serving as a head coach for the Men, a decision that did not come lightly.

Mahoney recounts the decision before formally accepting the mid-season offer, “I took my wife and Emma [Andrews] out to Red Lobster and discussed it,” Mahoney said.

Mahoney’s main goal was to not disrupt the Women’s successful season, which turned in an 8-5 record to that point following up on their 11-8 campaign a year ago that saw them advance to round two of the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament.

After Mahoney made the decision to take over as the Men’s basketball head coach, it was time to get to work.

“I took a step back from scouting [For the Women’s Program] and our Graduate Assistants [Andrew Tuan and Alec Daniels] took on more

of a role on the Men’s side,” Mahoney said.

After the January coaching change, his star Senior guard Brock Schreiner noted the level of preparation for his new head coach praising Mahoney’s “attention to detail.”

After losing 12 in a row, a streak that included an overtime loss with three games decided by less than eight points in that span, it felt like a hopeless season for the Black and Gold.

This new coaching dynamic presented one of the more interesting road trips as the Women’s program had a contest in Denton, Texas against Texas Woman’s, and the Men played in Dallas, Texas against Dallas Baptist University.

Mahoney led the Men to DBU driving a van; en route to Dallas, a hub cap fell off, but the Black and Gold voyage continued.

After the final buzzer sounded on their 89-53 loss to the Patriots, in rush hour traffic Mahoney looped around highways and hopped in express lanes to book it up to Denton, Texas to help coach the Women in a high profile conference game.

The top assistant and Men’s head coach remembers entering the court. “[I] walked into Kitty Magee Arena as the final starters were being announced for pregame introductions,” Mahoney said.

When the dust settled, the Aggies tallied six practices under Mahoney and 14

games, not a recipe for getting everyone on the same page aimed at a coaching change.

Despite the adversity on and off the floor, the Aggies broke through in a magic weekend at the Aggie gym as they took down Eastern New Mexico 6665, as a precursor to upsetting number one ranked Lubbock Christian 89-85 in double overtime.

Those were two of the three wins under Mahoney, tallying five on the season.

Through it all, the best win for Mahoney came on Feb. 24th in the Aggie Gym as the Black and Gold knocked off Texas A&K-International, 75-65, marking Mahoney’s 300th career win as a Men’s Basketball Head Coach.

After an illustrious High School coaching career at Harrah High School in Harrah, Oklahoma, Mahoney hung up his whistle for new opportunities, just three wins shy of the milestone.

His son, a senior in high school at the time, pleaded with his dad not to stop. “You are only three wins away from 300!”

Mahoney remembered his son explaining on the day he decided to leave Harrah High School, but it was never about any milestone for Mahoney.

It was about leaving a program better than he found it.

After capturing his 300th victory after a 12-year layoff, and pulling off the biggest win the Aggie Gym has seen in over a decade, mission accomplished.

DOUBLE OT THRILLER

Aggies stun number one ranked Lubbock Christian Jimm Alley Sports Editor

The Cameron Aggies men’s basketball team took down number one ranked Lubbock Christian 89-85 on Feb. 12 in the Aggie gym Through the early parts of the first half, Lubbock Christian was in control until the Aggies charged back with a 17-0 run late in the period to come out on top at halftime 41-34 The Aggies came out in the second half, firing on all cylinders. At one point, the Aggies had an 11 point lead over the Chaps, but things would get a lot closer in the final minutes.

With under a minute to play, the Aggies were on top leading by one, until a three-pointer from LCU made it a 73-71 game with only 12 seconds on the clock.

This is when sophomore forward Connor Slater made the play of the night.

Slater quickly made it to the paint and hit a beautiful layup to tie the game

with barely a second left and got the shooting foul on top of it.

Slater took his place at the free-throw line. The Aggie fans fell silent as they waited in anxious hopefulness. Slater took his shot, but the ball bounced off the rim. The game is going to overtime.

The first overtime period was a back and forth shootout, with both teams scoring eight points to take the game into a second overtime period.

Senior Guard Brock Schreiner sank a critical three-pointer with 24 seconds left to put the Aggies in the lead and followed up with two more free throws to secure the win for the team.

Schreiner himself had a special reason to celebrate after the game as he officially reached the 1,000 point mark for his career at Cameron. Schreiner finished the game scoring 20 points with seven rebounds and three assists on top of it.

Photos by Jimm Alley

Slater also had a big night, tallying 18 points and eight rebounds. He quickly shook off the missed free throw at the end of regulation and returned to form in overtime.

“That’s the good thing about basketball,” Slater said. “You gotta move on from plays, and you can’t let that mess with you. We go out there and make a big play, then move on to the next.”

This is the Aggies’ second win with new Head coach Jeff Mahoney who took over in January. The team has had

a bit of a turnaround through the second half of the season with Mahoney at the helm. The team was able to win three out of their last eight games to end the season. Before that stretch, they had only managed to win two games.

This win is monumental for the Aggies and is sure to give this team something to be proud of after a very up-and-down season full of distractions.

The Aggies completed their season 5-18 overall and 3-13 in conference play, sadly finishing in last place in the Lonestar Conference rankings.