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londay • Septen4|cj n day • September 12, 1994 SPORTS Page 5 &M should et the respect It deserves r more information conlsj 846-2558. Student Counselifli .feedback workshop, a nn: deal with stress, every S|» v from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p,a, workshop call 845-4421. f it ion contact Nicholas! I) at 845-4427 ext. 142. I'AMU Hoadrunners! Kollie White at 6 p.m. [», is (2 1/2-5 miles). Ever)* dless of running pace, i call Molly at696-2464 TAMU Managemeni>| AsSt. SpOftS Edi mat ion a I meeting will ■ NICK iEORGANDIS . in 150 Blocker. Ne’ c. For more informatii 143.3. passing attack? Is that what that was? Not since the daj r s of Kevin Murray Orthodox stu<ioni()r«i Ipve so many footballs gone soar- ig through the air at Kyle Field. Corey Pullig continued to his ame by game improvement that |tarted at the beginning of last eason. He enjoyed his finest day it Kyle Field as an Aggie, complet- ng 17 of 30 passes, hitting Rodney Thomas and James McKeehan for ouchdowns, while not throwing a angle interception. The three imes Pullig was sacked, it was inly because he didn’t rush the >all into a poor throw, more aware the blitzing linebackers than of he lurking safeties. But the biggest improvement of til, was made by Pullig and the •est of the team, breaking out of he one stigma associated with icVAgribir JlA&M over the last few years, the finving the first social o( 7 p.m. Meet in the MS: n go to Sweet Eugeni : ion enll Mnria nt 84 162-1605. Political Science Sue I ion meeting with gu«i nson, Political Scienti id nnd Michael Halog,# adviser. The meeting . in 302 Rudder. For# tact Silvester Salazar is King nt (i93-6349. Jesus is Alive Chrisliir lirit led worship, praise,* /or at 8 p.m. in the main Kniths Chapel, For mm Tony nt 845 0177. I’exos A44M Collegeli lent Stale Congressman,S p.m. in 601 Rudder. F» contact Ho Armstrong«1 “ \k Econom with guest speaker, Ten I >i. H For more informatimi* Omputing and Inform: lands-on" demonstrafa \ University computing#! to 5 p.m. in the Rudder': For more information rence nt 845-9325. tecreation, Park, and *s Club: A meetingat!< h’or more information 5489 at 'nreer Center: Co-opo out the mlviinlnges ofbs rience while receiving!® u salary. Sign up forthefn in 207 Koldus Building.Ik begin at 5:30 p.m. intdi ■ information contactJiili son Alexmider nl 845-513} will he umng iiirirbi^ne that said they couldn’t beat ational powerhouses. It started in the 1992 Cotton Bowl when Florida State slipped by A&M 10-2 in a soggy Cotton Bowl, and grew during A&M’s trashing 3y Notre Dame in the ‘93 Cotton Bowl and by Oklahoma last year in Morman. The Aggies gained a mod icum of respect back in last year’s game, playing the Fighting Irish even nearly the whole game, before <9 orchcek therpUWi(i*fi na ijy falling 24-21. That game figured to gam the Aggies back at least a little respect, but the focus that day was on a national champi onship between Florida State and Nebraska, and A&M’s effort was I largely overlooked. I But come Saturday night, A&M „ , , r J| could not be denied. The new-look “Wrecking Crew” pushed the Okla- ing nt 7 p.m in i(Hfe : See Georeandis/page 7 ution contact Kris Knws * 0 r o Texas A&M avenges loss with 36-14 victory Aggies convert three turnovers into 17 points -.4.' vSkv/afr, .4—t: * W * By David Winder The Battalion Last week, the Texas A&M football team kept talking about how revenge would not be a factor in their upcoming game against the University of Oklahoma. After last year’s 44-14 trouncing in Nor man though, the Aggies were still looking for ward to meeting the Sooners in the rematch. “It feels good,” linebacker Antonio Arm strong said. “I’ve been waiting a whole year to play this game. It’s great that we won, but it still doesn’t erase the way we lost last year.” Last year the A&M offense could never get on track while Oklahoma made plays on both sides of the ball. This year nothing went right for the 14th-ranked Sooners as the 16th- ranked Aggies rolled to a 36-14 victory Satur day in front of a record non-conference crowd of 72,577. “It was the exact opposite of last year's game, especially in the fourth,” Sooner head coach Gary Gibbs said. “It looked like it would be an exciting finish for us, but it just became lopsided in the fourth (quarter).” In the last quarter, the Aggies took advan tage of three Sooner turnovers, turning them into 17 points. After a Reggie Brown fumble recovery, Corey Pullig found tight end James McKeehan open in the end zone to give the Aggies a 26-14 lead. On the Sooners’ next possession, Aggie de fensive end Brandon Mitchell recovered quar terback Garrick McGee’s fumble. Three plays later, place kicker Kyle Bryant made his third field goal of the game for a 29-14 score. Comerback Ray Mickens finished off the scoring for A&M by picking off a McGee pass and returning it 38 yards for a touchdown. “They were doing a good job rotating their backs in, keeping a fresh one in the game at all times,” Brown said. “So we just had to sit back and be patient. It worked because we got three interceptions and two fumble recoveries.” Another thing that worked was the Aggie offense, as it racked up 359 total yards. Last year Pullig threw three interceptions while passing for only 84 yards. This time around, he threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns. “I’m passing 50 percent better than I did last year,” Pullig said. “In the back of our minds we knew it was payback time. We were too good to lose like that last year.” After a Bryant 53-yard field goal, Pullig found Rodney Thomas alone in the end zone for a 12 yard touchdown pass to give the Ag gies a 10-0 lead. “This team will get better,” A&M head coach R.C. Slocum said. “The more these young guys get to play, the better they are going to get.” Stew Milne/THE Battalion Cornerback Ray Mickens returns an interception for a touchdown. Lady Aggies start volleyball season with impressive opener HcyHl: Stew Milne/THE Battalion Jennifer Bronner blocks a spike during the game against Arkansas by Tom Day The Battalion With the University of Texas invad ing G. Rollie White Coliseum on Wednesday, the Lady Aggie volleyball team sought to establish an intimidat ing home-court presence in their home opener last Friday. Using a relentless barrage of kills to accomplish its goal, A&M overpowered Arkansas-Little Rock in four sets, 15-4, 15-2, 13-15, 15-10. A&M, 3-2, came out rocking and rolling in the first two sets, using sharp passing to set up several kills to take control of the match. Setter Suzy Wente believes solid teamwork was the key to the tune-up victory. “Tonight, we passed really well and had a lot more eye contact and good communication,” Wente said. Head coach Laurie Corbelli used a lineup primarily made up of freshmen and reserves to finish off the Lady Trojans. Perhaps the most pleasant develop ment was the play of sophomore middle blocker Page White and freshman out side hitter Kristie Smedsrud. White posted a career-high 20 kills and had no errors in 24 attempts in leading the fe rocious A&M attack. Smedsrud blasted 19 kills in only her fifth collegiate match. “I’m starting to get a feel for the system we run. I felt real comfortable tonight, so I was real excited,” Smed srud said. “I love (the playing time) and I’m having a great time here. Every thing for me is a new experience.” Head coach Laurie Corbelli was excited about Smedsrud’s fierce play. “She has great composure on the court, she’s very hard to rattle, and she’s our go to player right now,” she said. “She has just earned herself the number one outside hitter position and we needed one bad on our team.” Corbelli feels that the team is ready to play Texas after getting a feel of playing on its home court. Aggie Fact Texas A&M ranks 22nd among the all-time Division 1 winningest football programs. Michigan is first on the list. ITU nnd NntionnlG Firot orKimizntii nfcroHlod in joiniljl raphical Sociply. TM 7 p.m. nnff'lhc ty meeting will heilitfi ' room 707 O&M. 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