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Friday Page 9 September 13, 1996 s rate applies additional 5 ;nd to qualt STATE Aggie Homecoming he Lady Aggie Volleyball team opens its lome season by hosting the Aggie Invitational By Ross Hecox The Battalion Click your heels twice and say, “There’s no place kehome.” After two consecutive weekends on the road, the Texas &M Volleyball Team is glad to be returning home to host mmutesto* e Post Oak Mall/Lady Aggie Invitational, which will be Rutledge, M se to campui 2 full baths, ti dual ovens, it Trailer Park MATE at G. Rollie White Coliseum today and Saturday. “We’re ready to be home,” A&M Head Coach Laurie lorbelli said. “Travel can really take its toll, and the team iready to have a home-crowd advantage." The Lady Aggies will play four teams in the tourna- nent — the University of Alabama (2-5), Illinois State Jniversity (4-3), Rice University (2-5) and Sam Houston ^ late University (4-5). Corbelli said the team expects to ee strong competition from Illinois State and old iouthwest Conference foe Rice, who will carry the rival- yinto the tournament. “Rice always has an attitude about them coming lere,” Corbelli said. “They know that if they play hard hey can beat us, and that would make a huge difference Drtheir program. They have a young and talented team. Ve're expecting them to be very prepared for us. "As for Illinois State, I see the results they have had this ear, and they’re going to be very tough to contend with. 1/2 bains w Trey have size and speed and experience. The other two , 3 bdrm/Zbjji s. Call 693-J 3 bdrm house share 2 bdr Call Shea i/3 | place. Mark» om campus. G t bath. $2325#« z64-4542 share a 3 bd- & W/D. $220m CES 4 Driver's Trai* dismissal, insura' 1 -Th(6pm-9pm), Ff at(8am-2:30pm). I i welcome. S2f 111 Univ. Dr., Sn rarly. 12 on MetropolS; ajorMUD, Fames!' :emel Access! Call iwn Care Mamie 6-4146 itrepreneuiship j FAQs iram F" 5 ! mish/Ftentii. styles $30* earns have struggled a little, but you never know what an happen.” A&M, which is ranked 21st in the USA Today/AVCA loll with a 4-2 record, has slipped in the polls each week fter going 2-1 in both of its tournaments. But the Lady iggies are not disappointed. “The first tournament was a good learning experi- iHOPPII :nce ’ so Ph ornore outside hitter Stacy Sykora said. “In I hesecond.weplayedgoodvolleyball.We’redisappoint- ,sm Gre C at in m^’ ^ in losing, but not in how we played.” Corbelli said the losses have only made the team work harder. “We had two disappointing losses, but we look at them me-day $ overr)|as (indicating) where our weaknesses are,” Corbelli said. :quet-ball racqutS See Volleyball, Page 10 File Photo Junior outside hitter Kristie Smedsrud goes up for the kill in a game last season. A&M soccer returns home after four-game road trip to open Big 12 Conference play By Nicki Smith The Battalion EL TRIPS. EARNCf? kMPUS REPS'^ ps to Cancan, 9 for informal Operator, ED ight. MetaboW V, MC, Disc. * 23-3307 - B-C 5 s 29 pounds tW All natural ie football gaf* 5x10 siorag* With four wins under their belt, and every one | ofthem taking place on enemy ground, the mem- fesof the Texas A&M Soccer Team are looking for ward to some good homecooking and a home- field advantage for the next four games. After beating the University of Tulsa 5-2 on Wednesday in Oklahoma, the Lady Aggies will face the University of Kansas today at 5:30 p.m. and the University of Missouri Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Aggie Soccer Complex. Despite the fact that neither opponent is ranked, the Aggies continue to approach each game as if it was the conference championship contest. “The Kansas game will be our Big 12 Conference opener, so it will be an important game for us,” A&M Head Coach G. Guerrieri said. Since only six teams from the Big 12 proceed to the national championship, they will be playing hard to stay in the top six. If we don’t play our best, they do have the ability to beat us.” While the Aggies may worry about starting out on the right foot in the Big 12, they do have a home-field advantage to fall back on in the next four matches. A&M owns an impressive 24-1 all- time home record. "Worrying about a record is not as important as lioeBaJPaying on our own field,” junior midfielder Diana Rowe said. “Especially since I am from here (College Station), the home-crowd and family support really helps me out during game time. It’s motivating and helps us work together for our supporters.” Even though the team’s toughest home games of the year against 1995 Final Four participant Southern Methodist University and the University of Florida will not take place for another week, Guerrieri said defeating Kansas and Missouri will not be easy. “The Kansas team is very tall and physically strong, and Missouri has one of the best recruiting coaches, even though they are a first-year team,” Guerrieri said. “Both teams will have a strong defense, so we will have to come out strong on our attack. No Big 12 game can be taken lightly.” With that in mind, the Aggies look forward to proving that their No. 1 conference ranking in the Big 12 preseason poll was not a mistake. “We are very excited, but at the same time we don’t want to let anyone down,” freshman goal keeper Melanie Wilson said. “Although we don’t know much about either of these teams we will face this weekend, they should be pretty even as far as level of play is concerned.” the Priced m File Photo junior midfielder Sonia Ibanez gets by SFA's Courtney Wiederkehr in a game last season. ICHW 3SS Nufflf Make sure your organization gets its place in A&M history. IW Aggieland Contracts Now Available Student Organizations Greeks Corps of Cadets Residence Halls Sports Clubs Pick up a contract in Room 004 Reed McDonald Contracts are due at 5PM on Friday, Sept. 27. Call 845-2682 for questions. It’s time to.. Get Real! THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Learn how the world of business really works— every business day. 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