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"At first we were taking her out (when she rotated to the back row), then she started prov ing she could dig some balls," Corbelli said. "She's one of our better passers." Although her passing has improved, block ing remains the major strength in Kisling's game and she leads her team. "She knows her role well since she has done it three years," Corbelli said. "She runs the quick plays in the middle and knows her as signment is crucial for our defense." Her nine total blocks in the Sooner Invita tional led the team and helped A&M win the tournament. For her efforts, she earned a spot on the All-Tournament squad. Having recorded 230 total blocks in her ca reer, Kisling feels she has come a long way since her freshman year. "I've become smarter," Kisling said. "I was so dumb my freshman year. I made the dumbest mistakes." But her years in an Aggie uniform almost did not occur because Kisling originally made a verbal commitment to Virginia before she visited A&M. "I came here and I just pictured myself here," Kisling said. "I wasn't shooting for an incredible program. I was just excited to play in college." Hailing from Los Olivos, California, Kisling is not as fortunate as most of her teammates who are from Texas. She has had to deal with things like homesickness and limited contact with her parents. "For the first two and a half months I'm fine but by the third month I get really homesick," Kisling said. Many of the players' parents attend a good deal of the matches but Kisling is not as lucky. "It's so nice to have your parents there," Kisling said. "It's kind of sad when everyone goes to see their parents after matches and I just go home.' But Corbelli said that Kisling's efforts and intensity on the court are not affected despite her parents' not being there. "You can tell she loves the game and she loves to win," Corbelli said. "Her game face is definitely on before a game." Off the court, Corbelli said Kisling provides personality and comic relief for her teammates. "I think she lends a sense of humor to the team that you really wouldn't notice just watching her play," Corbelli said. "I've heard her come up with some one-liners just out of the blue that are pretty funny and the team likes that a lot." Kisling said she wants herself and her team to achieve high honors but she realizes they will have to work at it. "I really want to earn All-SWC and for the team I want to win the SWC and go to the NCAA (tournament)," Kisling said. "I think we can do it, we've just got to play smart." Kyle Burnelt/THE Battalion A&M senior middle blocker Amy Kisling pre pares for a dig during a practice session. Pullig Continued from Page 5 has created a vicious circle out of his desire to play the game well, but said Pullig remains de termined to learn Toledo's of fense. "He wants to keep doing what we're doing; he said it's not the system that's the problem," Tole do said. "He just wants to be so perfect in everything he does and so good, that in turn it's backfiring on him. "Instead of just cutting loose and playing, he's thinking and not reacting. He's trying to see things that are not there." Toledo said he and Slocum are committed to their scheme and developing Pullig. "I still feel we'll be able to pass and I still think he's a good pass er. He's our quarterback," Toledo said. A&M running back Rodney Thomas said he was not con cerned with Pullig's play. Thomas shook off the contro versy surrounding his quarter back. "I'm not worried about him - I know what kind of person he is and what kind of player he is," Thomas said. "He's a winner, and that's one of the things that separates him from a lot of people in his posi tion. He had a bad game, no doubt about that, but you can only just go on from there and I think he's going to get better from that situation. "Nothing's changed at all. We just had a bad game and every thing's going to be fine." Slocum benched Pullig in the third quarter in favor of backup Tommy Preston, but said he is committed to his quarterback and bristled at the talk of a quarter back controversy. "There won't ever be a quarter back controversy as long as I'm the coach because I decide who's going to play and that's the way it's going to be," Slocum said. "I had a two-fold purpose of taking (Pullig) out of the game: I wanted him to know that that lev el of play was not acceptable and I felt like I owed it to Tommy. "Tommy had some of the same problems and had some things happen to him, so you come back the next week and you've got your two quarterbacks that both recognize that they need to go to work and neither one of them had the answers last Saturday." Pullig said the pressure of deal ing with the irony of disillusioned fans after losing once and ending a streak of 22 consecutive victories would not be difficult to cope with. "(The fans) expect us to go out and win every Saturday; that's what I like about this place, and I'd like to spoil them again," Pul lig said. "Each week we've got to get better and we haven't done that in the past couple weeks. We've got to start from this past Saturday and keep going." "We want to get into a groove this week." White Continued from Page 5 the defensive line can put pressure on the quarterback, we can take care of our busi ness." White said that he wants opponents to think of him as a player who never gives up. "I want to play every play hard," White said. "I want to play 100% all of the time, no matter what." White said that he doesn't concern himself with statistics. Instead, he concentrates on being a team player. "I don't really worry about individual goals," White said. "Once we accomplish the team goals, the individual goals will come." Defensive back coach Trent Walters has been pleased with White's play thus far and is expecting more of the same from the junior this season and next. Walters said that since White had played comerback, it was not hard for him to switch to free safety. "He is like a cornerback playing safety and that makes it easy for him to adjust to the for mations," Walters said. "In that, he is equal to Patrick Bates. He knows what he needs to work on and the only difference between him and Bates is that Bates was more of a physical hitter. "Overall though, I am extremely pleased with Junior." Winder Continued from Page 5 that you wake up each morning. I love you, Artie. Please don't let our love die. Signed — Your lov ing girlfriend, Cindy. Dear Cindy: How many times have I told you to never write me at this address? Do you want the whole world to know about our affair? Think about what it would do to Susan and the kids. I promise I'll call you sometime next week. Dear Artie: Even though the Australian Open is four months away, me and the boys were wondering what female you liked to win it. Signed — Bubba and the boys. Dear Bubba: In women's ten nis, I always root for the player who grunts the loudest. Dear Artie: So her name is Cindy, the little tramp's name is Cindy. Artie, how could you af ter 23 years of marriage go to an other woman? You'll be lucky if you ever see the kids and me again, you heartless pig. You'll be hearing from my lawyer in the morning. I'm gonna clean you out. Signed — Your divorcing wife, Susan. Dear Susan: Don't leave me honey. I promise it'll never hap pen again. (Sob) I only love you. Please don't leave me. I'll give you anything you want. (Sob) ... (Sob) She never meant anything to me. Dear Artie: Here's a trivia question that my friend Benny and I have always wondered about. In 1981, what was Alan Ashby's batting average against left-handed pitchers, on Astro turf, between noon and 3 p.m., on weekends, when there was less than 10,000 people in atten dance and his kids were in bed by ten o'clock? Signed — No life in Houston. Dear No life: Ashby received no official at-bats in that time frame. It seems Alan's wife would always have to read Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham three times to their children, which went way past their bed time. Most of the time the kids didn't make to bed until 11 p.m. and were late to school the next morning. Dear Artie: How can you call yourself my father after you went and had an affair with that woman. I guess you'll expect me to attend the wedding and call her mom, too. Well Dad, I ain't going for it. I hope you and the little tramp have a nice life. Signed — Your Former Son. Dear Former Son: Why did you send this to me? I have three children and they're all girls. 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