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p i( Friday • October!,] cal beet nied at n Antoni The Battalion PORTS Page 7 Friday • October 4, 1996 lebratioi | ew video ANTONIO |AP)-I . , ng over a decisionBi 1001111161118 im a St. Louis-basedj t&M football Antonio celebratioi !1 be the firsttimei nor diehard Aggie football 49-year historytkl f ans who have seen tlie I along the bankstl _ n^eo Hullabaloo, Caneck! lonio River will noli; meek! there is now a fitting the event sponsors j e0 se quel to watch — Domi- Antonio Consenaii® lt j on j n id held during them ^gg Hebration. I ition! Sports Editor year, thirsty revelers 1 gulping Lone Star ser, Bud Light and lb X asA&M eers offered by Budcsi 1 distributor for Ankfi os. — will beavate-: Issleib, presidentolf l Co., which emploi 1 \otball. While e original m illus- ites the downtownli jryofAg- i at its d reporters thesoi change the named fund-raiser to "ASi Louis.” e football units be- ?ars. 1 Brewing Co. hasli« our city for 110yean Doesn’t that meritsu ion? You'd thinkttial down of Lone Standi nsideration fie conservation secies rival," she said of the enue last year.“NI0S rberfest. Wewantilto riented event is reflective of theck dscape of San Mr ays are very when Lone Star andh ally owned. 1 I Frank Yates at846-12 ova: There will be from 6 p.m,-2a.m. 1 looms. Membership d. For informatior t 845-1515. Up is a Battalion ts non-profit studeil ivents and activities.! >e submitted no ays in advance of# n date. Applicationi d notices are i not be run in W ; any questions, sroom at 845-3313, \e Mod- n Era of 1 Tom Day Senior journalism major mingin 1894 through the Jack- Sherrill era, Domination basi- ib says Pearl has Hy takes off where/Yr///r?h<7/oo i dime from theevrj [toff, giving a thorough account the modern years on a season- ■season basis. The video, produced by Victory decs in conjunction with Prime rorts under contract with the kM Athletic Department, gives a mmary and highlights of each s strictly a business! im football season from 1972 id Sally Buchanan,jn rough [994 Narrated by Dave South with thrust of our even! isa Aground medleys from the [ieBand, the number of high- ed 78 percent of dies rhts per year increases up ie 1990s, with some of the ear- ryears having more clips than DOMINATION IN COLLEGE STATION! APAN! ripant in the lT) Program! open to all majors. English-lanj J graduate studeil! ve on: n the MSC 0a.m. to 3:00pl act the pan ion GALLERIES &M Campus id Post Office 'Okies, and ball game days! st. BATTALION CLASSIP hers. Many of the clips are aches’ films taken from the pofthe stadium. Don’t expect the new video to lafslfsemble Hullabaloo. While the -’80s video chronicles Aggie ntball over the years along with egrowth and immense change eschool underwent, Domina- wsticks primarily to football and [blights of the modern years. The video encompasses four 'aching eras at A&M — Emory Hard (’72-77), Tom Wilson -’81), Jackie Sherrill (’82-’88) dR.C. Slocum (’89-’94) — and ghlights the biggest wins and mdout players during each ach’s tenure. Fans will recognize A&M mes against the University of tas, Auburn, Notre Dame, Ok- loma and Texas Tech and ap- arances in the Cotton Bowl, iliday Bowl, Sun Bowl and In- pendence Bowl. Fans familiar with the modern of Aggie football can relive 'illing plays by players such as Simonini, Bubba Bean, George odard, Tony Franklin, Curtis ckey and Carl Roaches. Current students who grew watching A&M football might lognize footage of popular lyers like Kevin Murray, Keith iodside, Anthony Toney, imingo Bryant, Rod Bernstine d Tony Thompson. Fans of A&M’s powerhouse tms of the 1990s will see the ever- pular Bucky Richardson running d passing through opposing de- ises and Quentin Coryatt’s na sally-acclaimed, bone-chilling against TCU in 1991. Covering the Aggies all the way 'until Marcus Buckley, Greg Hill id Patrick Bates donned maroon id white, Domination offers mething for every A&M fan. The new video does not focus 1 the individual personalities the team, nor does it provide ayer and coach interviews like illabaloo did. But Domination 'es have a distinct Aggie flavor it — South makes numerous atements such as “A&M being itscored by t.u.” — and it is a Ust-see video for football A vers. You probably can’t find a ^ore comprehensive set of ghlights of Aggie football. Aggies shift focus to La. Tech By Matt Mitchell The Battalion There are games, and then there are must-win games. A must-win game looms large for the Texas A&M Football Team as it hosts Louisiana Tech at Kyle Field on Saturday at 4 p.m. The slumping Aggies, who have stum bled out of the gate with a 1-3 record, are looking to rebound from a disappointing loss to Col orado last week. The pressure is on A&M as many fans and supporters are say ing another loss to an unheralded team, especially at home, might make an already disappointing season unsalvageable. With a noticeable dropoff in program prestige and national notoriety between Colorado and Louisiana Tech, Saturday’s matchup could be a tougher ob stacle for the Aggies because of the perception that they have nothing to gain. “Whatever happens against Louisiana Tech, it will probably not be enough to really impress anyone,” Head Coach R.C. Slocum said. “But the fact is they’re a good team and a team that our players will respect from watching the tapes.” The tapes show that Louisiana Tech had A&M’s intrastate rival, the 4-0 Baylor Bears, on the ropes before losing 24-16 earlier this sea son. Two weeks later, the Bulldogs whipped Mississippi State and for mer A&M Coach Jackie Sherrill 38- 23 in a contest that was not as close as the final score indicated. “So you have a team here that’s a pretty dang good team (in Louisiana Tech),” Slocum said. “That com plicates things be cause most of the people will watch this game and not recognize that they’re as good as they really are.” Louisiana Tech’s last outing was against a foe whose name probably still lingers in the minds of most Aggie fans. The Bulldogs lost a close game to rival South western Louisiana. Slocum said it helps to have an analogy between playing South western Louisiana — because of the surprising outcome of their game with the Ragin’ Cajuns — and playing a similarly underesti mated team in Louisiana Tech. “I think it helps us a bunch that we had a real good ballgame with Southwestern Louisiana,” Slocum said. “I think our respect level for Louisiana Tech will be much high er after having lost to USL.” A&M’s Wrecking Crew defense will have its hands full with a Louisiana Tech team that boasts one of the top passing attacks in the country. The young A&M secondary will be tested by Bull dog quarterback Jason Martin, who holds virtually every career passing record at Louisiana Tech and looks to set another for pass attempts against the Aggies. Martin’s main targets will be wideout Chad Mackey, the Bull dogs’ all-time ca reer receptions leader, and tight end Josh Bradley, both of whom are among the best in the country. Run ning back Lee Ragsdale heads a Bulldog running game that aver ages over 117 yards per game. Tech’s weakness lies in its young offensive line, which re turns only one starter from a year ago. The youth and inexperience of the line could play a key in A&M’s success at putting pressure on Martin and stalling the Bull dog offense. “The big plays are going to come,” A&M inside linebacker Lar ry Walker II said. “I have no doubt about that. The opportunities just haven’t been there yet.” On the other side of the ball, the Aggies' high-powered offense looks to continue its success of moving the football. While the running game stalled somewhat against Colorado last week, junior quarterback Branndon Stewart and senior wide receiver Albert Connell posted record-setting per formances. With the re-emergence of a ground game to complement its potent passing attack, Slocum said the A&M offense is capable of more things. “The thing I feel good about is that our quarterback is going to be a good player and give us a chance to do some things that we haven’t been able to do (in the past),” Slocum said. “With the success of our receivers, I think we are break ing out of the mold of people thinking we don’t throw the ball.” Stewart said maintaining the team’s focus and concentration will be essential. The Aggies’ recent play execution, most notably on offense, has been a key culprit for its early season woes. “We’ve played well in the previ ous games,” Stewart said. “We know we can move the ball and play well on defense. The mistakes should be easy to eliminate, but they’ve been recurring for us.” “I’ve tried to stress to the players not to worry so much about the op ponent as much as worrying about us,” Slocum said. “Worry more about what we’re doing in terms of execution. Then, if the opponent’s real good, we’ll have a chance. And if thfey’re not real good, we’ll beat them by a pretty good margin.” A win by any margin would certainly be satisfactory for most Aggie fans, who are proba bly growing weary of these must-win games. Dave House, The Battalion Sophomore strong safety Rich Coady brings down Colorado run ning back Herchell Troutman behind the line of scrimmage. “I think our respect level for Louisiana Tech will be much higher after having lost to USL.” R.C. Slocum A&M Head Coach Lady Aggie Home Stand A&M hosts Big 12 foes Baylor and Texas Tech this weekend By Ross Hecox The Battalion This weekend, the 15th-ranked Texas A&M Volleyball Team will play two matches in three whirl wind days. The Lady Aggies face Baylor University tonight in G. Rollie White Coliseum at 7 p.m., and on Sunday at 1 p.m..Texas Tech University blows in from Lubbock with a No. 24 ranking. Although the Lady Aggies’ schedule might seem physically demanding, sophomore outside hitter Stacy Sykora said the matches are a welcome sight after going nearly a week with intense workouts and weightlifting. “This week has been real tough,” Sykora said. “We’ve been going hard at every aspect of vol leyball and working out hard in the weight room. It’s going to make the matches easier.” The Lady Bears carry a 13-4 record and are 2-1 in the Big 12 Conference after losing to the University of Texas in three games Wednesday. Head Coach Laurie Corbelli said she expects a famil iar offense from Baylor. “They’re real similar to us in style of play,” Corbelli said. “They will try to run a quick multiple offense and will run their right side a lot.” The Lady Bears feature fresh man outside hitter Elisha Polk, who averaged 4.38 kills and 2.40 digs per game going into the Texas match. The Red Raiders (15-0, 2-0 in Big 12 play) visit G. Rollie on Sun day after playing the University of Texas tonight. Senior middle blocker Jill Burness leads the team with 4.33 kills and 1.87 blocks per game. Corbelli said Texas Tech re lies on the strength of its mid dle blockers. “[Texas Tech] is one of the top teams in blocking, so we will need to handle the ball well to the setter,” Corbelli said. “They have a lot of returning starters who are comfortable in G. Rollie, and we expect them to be hot.” The Lady Aggies have won sev en consecutive matches following wins over the University of Okla homa and Texas last week. Sykora said those wins and its No. 15 ranking motivates teams like Bay lor and Texas Tech to play harder. “We are the team to beat,” Sykora said. “We have every thing to lose, and the others have everything to gain (by de feating A&M).” The Lady Aggies have contin ued to increase the dispersement of the ball on the court to the middle and the right side. The team has received added produc tion from the middle in recent matches, and Corbelli said she wants the role of the right side to increase as well. “We continue to work the right side with more movement for a more deceptive attack,” Corbelli said. “We want to get more pro duction out of them.” Junior setter Farah Mensik said she is preparing to involve the Evan Zimmerman, The Battalion Sophomore outside hitter Stacy Sykora goes for the kill against Texas Sept. 25. right side more by improving on her backward sets, also called D’s. “I’m working on my D’s,” Men sik said. “The right side has really worked hard and they’re starting to show up more in our offense.” Corbelli said the team began working with weights more dur ing the week to build endurance. “We’ve increased the work load in the weight room because we need to build our strength now for the rest of the season,” Corbelli said. A&M soccer resumes five-game road trip By Nicki Smith The Battalion For its last road trip of the sea son, the Texas A&M Soccer Team is thinking big — Big 12, that is. This weekend, the Aggies will embark on a four-day road trip, playing three new rivals from the Big 12 Conference. The Aggies traveled to Boul der to take on the University of Colorado today at 3 p.m. and will travel to Oklahoma on Sun day to play Oklahoma State Uni versity at 1 p.m. and then the University of Oklahoma on Monday at 4 p.m. Although the road trip is the longest of the season for the Ag gies, Head Coach G. Guerrieri said it will give the team time to learn more about each other. “Road trips do a pretty good job of bringing the team togeth er,” Guerrieri said. “It is one thing to be a team at practice every day, but it is another to live together full-time and be with each other all day. We don’t prefer [long trips], but we don’t let being away affect our level of play.” Sophomore midfielder Sharon Pickering said the team can re gain some momentum this week end after suffering its first loss of the season last Sunday against Big 12 nemesis Nebraska. “We look at one game and then the next,” Pickering said. “Our one Stew Milne, The Battalion Freshman forward Becky Peterson shoots past a Missouri defender in a Sept. 15 game. loss should not devastate us for the rest of the season. A few changes were made, but our game plan stayed the same, which will help us get things going.” The Aggies are ranked sev enth in Soccer America’s Top 20 poll and have an overall record of 9-1 and a Big 12 record of 3-1. Colorado owns a record of 3- 3-1, 1-2 in the Big 12, and is con sidered by Guerrieri to be the toughest opponent the Aggies will face all weekend. “Our first game is the toughest,” Guerrieri said. “Colorado beat OSU 2-1, and OSU beat Oklahoma 5-1, so obviously Colorado is the better team. If we win the first (match), then the second and third wins will become easier.” See Soccer, Page 10 The Battalion’s 1996 Staff Picks The Match-Ups Tom Day Kristina Buffin Jaime Burch Sara Duesing Jeremy Furtick Colby Gaines Ross Hecox Matt Mitchell Dennis Ramirez Nicki Smith Consensus Louisiana Tech at A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M: This game isn't in Louisiana #7 Nebraska at #16 Kansas State Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska: Undefeated Wildcats humbled #6 Michigan at #22 Northwestern Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan: Wldcat Cinderella story over #4 Penn State at #3 Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Penn State Ohio State: Buckeyes make statement Oklahoma State at #23 Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas: Horns gouge Cowboys Baylor at Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Baylor Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Baylor Tech: Bears lose to first real opponent Missouri at SMU SMU SMU SMU SMU Missouri SMU Missouri Missouri SMU Missouri Missouri: Don't miss this one, fans Kansas at Oklahoma Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Oklahoma Kansas Kansas: Sooners continue winless skid Houston at USL USL USL Houston USL USL Houston USL USL Houston USL USL: Cajuns rage against Cougars Oilers at Cincinnati Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Cincinnati Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers: Big Daddy can't stop this team Indianapolis at Buffalo Buffalo Indianapolis Indianapolis Buffalo Buffalo Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Buffalo Indianapolis: Colts run wild over Bills Pittsburgh at Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Pittsburgh Kansas City Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Kansas City: Chiefs aren't the Oilers Last Week 5-7 4-8 6-6 6-6 7-5 6-6 6-6 5-7 7-5 5-7 57-63 Worst week in Battalion history Cumulative 34-14 28-20 25-23 31-1 7 28-20 26-22 27-21 26-22 29-19 27-21 281-199 Vegas here we come!!