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« Vii ■* „ W i 5, U.ION ;e 9 "i’t be ^ be happy -hat most ice to live -Jd proba- matching ver of the 'ord held irig, Rip. mid still want to I because a record serve as hink it’s aid play, eak has e reason i an AP ^ant for to count ip, and do over Gehrig ttitude i by all th his streak values, break to see :termi- k and re at- 'an be Lition- aiself mod- II al- but more let’s bing ived le it his re- ees’ nes kee >ple ing ud- L to the ae- ng elf of ir- ■e- ie in ill le st a . re it i- s’ 3 v 0 f Wednesday • September 6, 1995 Sports Page 11 • The Battalion Lady Aggies open season tonight qA&M's goal is to win their first and the final SWC title. By Lisa Nance The Battalion The Texas A&M Women’s Volleyball team made a presea son goal to win not only the Southwest Conference, but also to win every home game. The first step to ward their second goal begins tonight at 7:00 when the Lady Aggies of Texas A&M take on the Lady Aggies of Utah State at G. Rol- lie White Coliseum. Utah State comes to G. Rollie White with an 0-3 season record. Lady Aggie Head Coach Laurie Corbelli said the sea son is too young to tell what kind ofthreat Utah State will be to A&M. “They’ve played some really tough teams, so it’s really hard to gauge,” Cor belli said. “I think they’re still in a grow ing program.” The Lady Aggies are returning six starters who helped direct A&M to a 6-4 Southwest Conference a 19-14 overall record last year. They also helped the team to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Senior setter Suzy Wente, a 5-foot-7-inch All-American candi date and sophomore outside hitter Kristie Smedsrud headline this season’s starting lineup. Senior Dana Santleben, who led the team with a 3.77 dig average last year, also returns as a starter. Santleben said she does not see Battalion File Photo Sophomore Lady Aggies Page White and Kristie Smedsrud defend the net in a game last season. Utah State as having much of a chance. “I don’t see them as really being a threat.” Santleben said, “Our team has been bond ing really well lately. We’ve been working on our passing and hitting and on our new offensive plays. I think we’re going to come out pretty strong and ready for them.” Day Continued from Page 9 battle between the A&M foot ball team and the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder won’t take place for another three weeks, the quest to be there began last weekend for Aggie fans. In fact, the line for Colorado game tick ets started forming during the middle of the A&M-LSU con test. Go figure. I arrived on the scene around 3:30 Sunday afternoon with a card table, a chair, a sleeping bag, a Walkman and a cooler. I set up shop under the pavilion of G. Rollie White and signed my name in on a waiting list. AtrNo. 60 in line and sup posedly just 250 tickets avail able for students, my prospects looked grim. If every person on the list bought his limit of six tickets, I wouldn’t stand a chance. However, my hopes were strengthened when the first of several roll calls took place. Every name on the list was called out, and if you or some one in your group wasn’t there to answer, your name was scratched from the list. Three names were eliminated during the first roll call, and seven more would be scratched off during the course of the night. It wasn’t too hot in the after noon as athletic officials were kind enough to leave the front doors open and let the air con ditioning pour out on the crowd. Many people took advantage of this, using the indoor outlets to power televisions and stereos. ' At 7:30, I was spelled by re inforcements in my group. I re turned -a couple of hours later to discover the crowd had dou bled in size. The atmosphere was festive. Some people kicked back in their couches and watched tele vision while others set up ta bles for card games and bones tournaments. Footballs and frisbees screamed through the air as pizza delivery guys zig zagged through the crowd. The well-prepared stuffed their faces with snack food, soft drinks and in some cases, alcohol. Some students even stooped so low as to study and do homework! All this activity seemed to make the hours pass faster. As the night went on, you ei ther grew quiet and dozed off or you got louder. My group got louder. With exhaustion setting in, everything said became fun nier. My Spanish class transla tions got the most laughs. Anyway, at about 6:00 in the morning, the feeling of com- radery among the crowd had played out. Arguments over roll call and the arrival of more stu dents seeking tickets were jeop ardizing our outing. If people didn’t line up in order of the time they had checked in, all hell would break loose. Fearing a riot and a free-for- all for tickets, I edged my way closer to the ticket window. But the move was unnecessary, as cooler heads prevailed and an orderly line was formed. Cheers followed when it was announced there were 390 tick ets available. If all went well, we’d be home-free. For the next hour-and-a- half, we waited patiently in line, praying there would be enough tickets. At precisely 8:37 a.m., my group hit pay dirt. After 17 hours of sweat ing, eating, sleeping and laughing under the open sky, we now held five paper jewels in our hands. Our GOAL FOR SEPTEMBER 7™ IS NOT JUST TO IMPRESS YOU, BUT TO GIVE YOU THE CHANCE TO IMPRESS US. When it comes to offering peerless integrated services, Ernst &. Young is simply known as the world's leading firm of its kind. To you, this means seeing us on campus at the Clayton Williams Alumni Center at 7pm for the ICDP Presentation sponsored by the Data Processing Management Association. To us, being the best means looking for the graduates ready for no limits. 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