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September]/ Sports Wednesday Page 11 September 1 8, 1996 is occur i Complex )ay of redemption... soccer takes on rival SMU By Nicki Smith The Battalion t entrance attl» r Complex w iRiding the momentum of a 6-0 te northeast J 613 !! record and a 2-0 Big 12 x for todaystjnference mark, the sixth- he Aggies Texas A&M Soccer Team is Jthodist Universb'dy to play longtime rival rge will be effelptiiern Methodist University at npletion of the* Aggie Soccer Complex today expansion pM5:30 p.m. will be availaMAlthough to- eld lot in additijy’ 5 g anle is not a )t on the nortliI nferenc e game, er complex ne* Aggies have a ance. Bto contend with information corB^U. Hie 20th- women’t atf| nke ^ Mustangs ept A&M in ee matches last i resigns 2 ason ' ant i stan ^ ady to test the 5 manage defeated Aggies. ” I A \/f 14 one GH (AP) - m iger Jim LeylaiH, ownership-orde salary slashing, vill resign atth« i to pursue a job team. a two-time NU ear, said Aug. 23 lonor a $1 mil :t that ran thros season. But mind after reala may not contr rs. decision,’ saidL auilt a 98-loss ts a three-time divis* ly to see the ros: r financial reasons A&M Head rach G. Guerrieri id the team )ks forward to playing SMU in gie territory. “After they knocked us out of eNCAA second round champi- iships last year, our payback has come pretty important,” Guerri- isaid. "However, whether we win lose is not important because Jisgame can’t make us or break in the Big 12 Conference.” Despite SMUs semifinalist fin- ti in the national championship “We are ranked above them, but rankings don't really matter with SMU on game day.” G. Guerrieri Head Coach a tough decision, lund , s ' ^ Aggies have sur- assed the Lady Mustangs in :rms of performance this year. “We are ranked above them, GGIES Continued from page 9 on agrees contract.^ • city ihp\ iiJ™^ de a ^* e to hold on to the ■ ^ 'Y (AP) - Tjiiaii, n ot throw interceptions and id and perenna'ILy dj sc jpij ne d and mature Stockton hasrejj noughto keep the ball » 0 a tbree-yead* \yh a t eve r the reasons for A&M’s ,t with the team | recent swandive, sophomore cor- ild The Salt L Setback Shun Horn, who was in- e NBAs care. ij jetted into the a&M starting line als leader, fast week, said USDs victory was Vliller cor,s,0 ' l? '’ i | a fluke and that the Aggies have a It h o ughit vjon ^Jorkcd hard to improve. >ned until Stoc | «£) on , t ever ex p ect tbat hap- ah for h 13 startl en a g a j n> .. ^ orn “j can Oct. 5. Iromise you we will be ready to jased things li» and John plans likely be his t with the Jan ne paper ibuted more tot an numbers alt )ks form) i Texas tri END, Ind. coach LouB® i more intimidat than Miami. 11 epticism surrounding the team p to Texas, thou! id its head coach, Horn said the flies must stay tightly knit. Ve never focused on outside uff,” Horn said. “[The team] is lebig nucleus and as long as we ty close. “It’s jus' hard envirt ment becai (laythis week.” Working in the face of rising “I can promise you we will be ready to play this week.” Shun Horn Sophomore cornerback iot le ie soon ras (AP) rry Switzer i )ach of the ok for himti 1 o the next cent s what owner there’s an ay together, we’ll be alright.” of excited Slocum said the outside judg- and T® ents on he and the team could 13 plays vi ibeneficial to the players. B wellathoii- “Sometimes this can have a he said. 1 ry positive effect on a football fans getHfom," Slocum said. “They lose all ed, they ! ie outside people and they have big Beve l rally around each other be- they play BigUfarise in some cases they’re not ■ the popular outside. So they the first time tend up, particularly a young 'e Dame has pie pi, going through the trials of he enthusiasm hng to be good and that brings for months. Tid 1 em closer together.” er than any^ 1 ats were putir' ^ getting more Softball ne tickets. fontinued from page 9 Perez said while the Lady [ggies expect to finish well is weekend, she hopes the |>edia will not base next sea- s outlook based on this |he tournament. “If we don’t do well in the Urnament, I hope people will e into consideration the fact oorts of Swi® fhat we have a new coach and bat ” Perez said, tzer is more 1, nstead of making that the rest was when he! your season.” rs ago,” Jone^ A&M Head Softball Coach Jo think of P said she is not concerned ting the Cow'! ,( iththe outcome this weekend. n now. H47r ot ,n ticula , rly con » i „h((i ernec l Wlt h the outcome, on y coa l, ans tournament ifillbe good because it will give i the rumor 1 ' ji e a t o see my players aid wasn’t ^ it a game situation, how they • Switzer’s fi vC -leal with pressure and who can zt. Instead, l^ Step up. You can’t always see in. Jones a<W |at in practice.” ake from a p eI(i I but rankings don’t really matter with SMU on game day,” Guerri eri said. “We tied them in 1993 and beat them here in 1994. Last year, they beat us, so now it is our turn to play them here with our crowd and a better field.” The Lady Mustangs lost Danielle Fotopoulos, the nation’s leading scorer, when she trans ferred to the Uni versity of Florida, in addition to other key players. SMU enters today’s match with a shaky 1-2-1 record. Senior forward Kristen Koop said the team must put SMU away early. “The level of play will be high because of our ri- valry,” Koop said. “However, we can’t give them the satisfaction of looking at this game differently from all of the others. We just have to go out there and take it to them and use our experience to our advantage.” Entering the contest, the Ag gies are ranked no lower than eighth in any of the national polls, and have the highest indi vidual scorer in the nation — ju nior forward Bryn Blalack, with 13 goals. Freshman goalkeeper Melanie Wilson said even though SMU is a tough team, A&M has the defen- ATTENTION Medical and Dental School APPLICANTS If you are a student wanting to enter Medical or Dental School in the Fall 1998, you must begin the Applica tion process NOW by attending a BASICS Workshop! You MUST attend one of these workshops in order to start a file in the Office of Professional School Advising. BASIC Workshops are being offered: Wednesday, September 18 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 1 5:30 p.m. Monday, October 28 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 14 noon Please contact OPSA at 847-8938 or come by room 205 of the Academic Building to register ASAP as seating is limited. Stew Milne, The Baitalion Junior midfielder, Diana Rowe leaps over a Missouri defender Sun day afternoon. sive ability to stop anything from going into the goal. “I don’t expect a lot (of action) back at the goal because our de fenders are so good,” Wilson said. “They do really well with keeping the ball on the other side of the field, which should really help us during the SMU game.” Guerrieri said the philosophy of not overanalyzing a team, par ticularly their strengths, only helps the Aggies mentally prepare for the game. “We know SMU pretty well, but we haven’t played them yet this year,” Guerrieri said. “A little information could be dangerous, so we just go out and play like it is any other game.” LEARN TO FLY NOW At United Flight Systems THE EXPERIENCED FLIGHT SCHOOL Learn to fly with the Cess na Pilot Center Exclusive Inte grated Flight Training Sys- tem mpr *411 Cessna Our New Location: College Station Easterwood Airport 409 260-6322 Private thru advanced training Aircraft rental Pilot Shop F.A.A. approved 141 school VA eligible Benefits Johnson Continued from page 9 “He always told me 1 gave the defense a good look,” Johnson said. The senior also impressed Head Coach R.C. Slocum. “1 remember telling one of the coaches: T know the kid can run fast because we timed him and he catches the ball. What else does he have to do to play?”’ Slocum said. “To me, it looks like this kid has a chance to be a player." Johnson remained on the scout team as late as last week. But the receiver finally got his chance to play varsity ball last Saturday against USL when A&M receiver Aaron Oliver was suspended from the team and starter Albert Connell was benched for not attending class. So Johnson, a former Who’s Who Among American College Students who had come to A&M strictly for aca demics, found himself on the playing field for the Texas A&M Football Team with the game on the line in the fourth quarter. “I couldn’t believe it,” Johnson said. “When I went in with just a few seconds to go, 1 almost didn’t want [Stew art) to pass it to me.” And as quick as Aggie fans had noticed the unknown Johnson on the field, he was making a key first-down catch to keep the team’s hopes alive of pulling out a victory. Not bad for a guy who never played high school football. Smoltz, Braves extend Astros’ win less streak ATLANTA (AP) — John Smoltz became the majors’ first 22-game winner, and Ryan Klesko hit a three-run double as At lanta beat Houston 5-4 Tuesday night. It was the third straight victory for the Braves after losing six in a row. At lanta lowered its magic number to seven for clinch ing its fifth straight postsea son berth. The Astros, who fell to 0-8 on the road this month, lost their fourth in a row and sev enth in nine games. They began the night 2 1/2 games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central. Smoltz (22-8) allowed eight hits and three runs in eight innings. He struck out seven, lifting his NL-leading strikeout to tal to 262 . The Battalion is accepting applications for: • City editor Journalism and editing experience are necessary. New students, graduate students and transfer students are welcome. The Battalion is an equal opportunity employer. hmEki PIZZAWOBKS jMk ■ H mjr m jam ■ ( Mr Hi ■ ■Ma BM BHj”^ Bihiibm ^HLmhHF H 1 SUNDAY/MONDAY nu ffcfIBi CAT X ~ r, Igfll cf&B X yMj/} f fm'iHiiriimiy IlAMlOPM ROUS 1 . Peproni Rolls Piiy One, Get One Free! Ml DAY, EVERY TUESDAY OF THIS WORLD! HH the pixn, Pepron! Bolls™ Preatfstyxs you can cat and the first draft oeer is fencladed. Men $6/Women $5/Couple $10 Each additional draft 75c <UIDFD qDFr •«# I ItaM Am# » tWi-K’d fo cer+3;* k v-eerl. 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