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But everyday, they are used by coaches, athletes, doctors, lawyers and other people having nothing to do with sports. Since a law will never be passed to save us from ourselves, the fol lowing alternatives should be used to cut down on sports cliche abuse. 1) “I try to give 110 percent everyday” I’m out there giving it my best, eight days a week. I might have broken my ankle, but I’ve still got two good legs left. I stopped giving 110 percent every day because I never got my dime back. 2) “We took what they gave us” We took what they gave us, but we needed XXL and they only had XL. We took what they gave us, which is why we’re robbing you. We took what they gave us, which is why the city has a massive penicillin shortage. 3) “I just go out there and do what the coach tells me to do.” I just go out there and do what the coach tells me to do because he’s reprogrammed my brain to that of a trained killer. I just go out there and do what the coach tells me to do because he’s still got those pictures of me and the athletic director’s wife. See Winder/Page 10 Lady Aggies’ comeback falls short Volleyball team goes distance but drops fifth game to U.T. By Nick Georgandis The Battalion By Nick Georgandis The Battalion In the interview room of G. Rol- lie White Coliseum after the Texas-Texas A&M volleyball marathon Wednesday night, Lady Longhorn head coach Mick Haley leaned forward on the press table and sighed, “This is one of the rea sons I don’t have any hair left.” Haley was referring to a game that saw the Lady Aggies drop the first two games of the match, come back to win the next two games, then finally drop to the I2th-ranked Lady Longhorns in five games, 15-13, 15-12, 10-15, 7- 15, 17-15. Lady Aggie head coach Laurie Corbelli refused to allow her team to be disappointed, saying that the young A&M squad took a huge step forward in the match. “I am extremely proud of the ef fort put forth by this team tonight, “ Corbelli said. “I want our players to feel like we won tonight because in many ways we did. For a while there, I wanted to put on a jersey and get out there.” The Lady Aggies were led by junior setter Suzy Wente, who record ed 72 assists, a mark that was good for second place all-time for sets in a match. Also providing sparks for A&M were freshman outside hitter Kristie Smed- srud, whose 34 kills tied the Lady Ag gie all-time match record, and whose .397 hitting percentage was tops among all players, and senior outside hitter Jennifer Bronner, who added 20 kills and a .286 hitting percentage. Bronner, who has on the team the last time they beat Texas three years ago, said despite their great comeback, the Lady Aggies were not satisfied. “We played so well, and we had great eye communication, “ Bronner said. “It’s my last year, and the girls and I really pushed hard to beat them, but we just came up a little short.” A&M had a chance to jump out in front early in the match, starting the first two games by jumping out to quick leads. However, the Lady Ag- Robyn Calloway/THi: Battalion Junior Suzy Wente, outside hitter, dives for the ball as her teammates look on. gies could not hold the lead in either game, and fell into an 0-2 hole. The third game appeared to be go ing the same route after A&M jumped out 9-3 lead, only to watch UT come back to tie the game at 10. But instead of faltering as in the two previous games, A&M rallied to score the last five points of the game, and narrow the lead to 2-1. After a rather easy 15-7 A&M victory in the fourth game, the stage was set for a classic UT-A&M finish. Under NCAA rules, the fifth game of a match has different scoring rules. Unlike in regular play, where a team has to be serving to be able to score, the fifth game is known as a “rally score game”. In the fifth game, side outs count as points, generally making the game go by much quicker. In the final game, A&M fell behind 4-1, but finally caught the Lady Long horns at 12, as the G. Rollie White Uii L Hiw vi ! crowd reached a fever-pitch. A&M took its first lead of the fifth game at 15-14, but could not put UT away, as the Lady Longhorns scored the final three points of the game to take the match, 3-2. Corbelli said she was disappointed, not in the way her team played in the final, but in the way the match was decided. "My biggest concern is that you battle it out out there, and then sud denly it’s a crapshoot to decide who wins,” Corbelli said. “It’s like mak ing a free throw worth three points in the last two minutes of a basketball game. It’s frustrating, but it’s in the NCAA rules, and you’ve got to do what the rules say.” The Lady Aggies will travel to Boul der, Colorado this weekend to take place in the University of Colorado Tournament. Their next home game will be Wednesday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m against Baylor. rtfairtmWffiffTtfliltllir Freshmen starters help Lady Ags stay in match By Jason Holstead The Battalion Even though the Texas A&M volleyball team lost Wednesday night to the l2th-ranked Universi ty of Texas Lady Longhorns, the play of two freshmen kept the Lady Aggies in striking distance throughout the match. Farah Mensik and Kristie Smed- srud, two highly recruited players out of high school, both started for the Lady Aggies in the annual “war” against the University of Texas. Smedsrud tied a Texas A&M vol leyball match record with 34 kills while adding 22 digs. Mensik chipped in with 11 kills and 8 digs. Smedsrud, a 6 foot, 1 inch out side hitter from Grossmont High School (La Mesa, California), was a two-time all-GIF first team selec tion and a one-time Grossmont League Most Valuable Player. She registered over 1,000 kills in her final three seasons. Despite her own outstanding per formance, Smedsrud was more im pressed with the crowd at the “Holler House” Wednesday night. “The crowd was unbelievable and it helped us tremendously,” Smed srud said. “It seemed when we got stuck in those mental lapses they (the crowd) kept cheering louder and it really helped us. It was something I’ll never forget.” Coming from Katy High School, Mensik, a 5 foot, 8 inch outside hitter. See Lady Ags/Page 10 On this day in Aggie football... 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