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weekend at
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own a 14-1
overall
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j12 Conference.
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xtend A&M’s home winning
treak to 14 — keeping them
cil passed the rest ndefeated at the complex this
the child care r« eason — but they also im-
h Parktoanewbii roved A&M’s all-time home-
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ution's purpostsiational poll to an impres-
VI as a familv-oM ive No. 6 ranking and main-
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Red Raider shellacking
Last Friday, the Aggies blast-
front of 949 fans. The Red
aiders had barely realized the
latch started before the Ag-
withthereui ^knocked in four goals in
re first 10 minutes of play.
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;,vere junior forward Bryn
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away Baylor’s previous No.
spot, just behind unbeaten
niversity of Nebraska. The
^ars now own a record of 10-
1 and 4-1-1 in league play.
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[ainst the Bears, while Blalack
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Junior midfielder Diana Rowe stands among members of the Bryan High boys soccer team. Rowe played on the boys' varsity team
when she attended the high school.
‘Gifted’ Rowe achieving in all arenas at A&M
By Nicki Smith
The Battalion
W hen a team is 14-1 overall and
ranked sixth in the nation, it is dif
ficult for one athlete to stand out
among the rest.
However, junior midfielder Diana Rowe
has managed to make a name for herself on
the Texas A&M Soccer Team.
Anyone who knew of Rowe prior to her
start with the Aggies already realized she was
a unique player. She was the only female
player on an all-male soccer team at Bryan
High School, and was named to the 1994
Women’s Super 11 Recruits list. Rowe also
played for the Southern U.S. Regional Cham
pion Klein Challenge Soccer Club and the
two-time champion South Texas State Team.
Head Coach G. Guerrieri describes Rowe
in one word — “gifted.”
“She is maybe the most technically
sound player on the team,” Guerrieri said.
“When the ball is at her feet, we know that
the game is in control.”
Although this may sound like a lot of
responsibility, Rowe has managed to ex
cel in almost every aspect of life, on and
off the field.
Aside from her soccer talent, Rowe has
achieved success at A&M as a biomedical
science major. She received a GTE Academ
ic Achievement Award for the 1995-96
school year, is an honor student and a
member of Aggie Athletes Involved and the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Junior midfielder Jessica Mouske said
Rowe has a personality that allows her to do
just about anything.
“Diana is the type of person that is very
outgoing and always has a positive atti
tude,” Mouske said. “Not only is she very
skilled, but we are all confident in her abili
ty to perform well on the field. She is a good
friend to everyone on the team.”
As a freshman, Rowe was a formidable
defensive stopper who started at sweeper
the first half of the season before suffering a
season-ending ankle injury.
She made the switch from defense to
midfield in the spring of her sophomore
year, and in addition to scoring her first
goal, she was named a preseason All-SWC
Team selection who started 20 of 23 match
es for the Aggies.
Rowe said she thinks this is the year the
Aggies will reach new heights.
“I feel that this is our year,” Rowe said.
“We are shooting to end up in the NCAA Fi
nal Four and to earn a Big 12 ring.”
As far as individual achievements are
concerned, Rowe said she wants to be a
strong link to the team.
“All I want to do is be a contributing
member of this team on and off the field,”
Rowe said. “On the field, I feel that I distrib
ute the ball pretty well, but I need to com
municate with the team more and go in a
lot further.”
When one looks at statistics, it is not
hard to see why the goals Rowe has set for
herself are within her reach.
Rowe has started in 14 of 15 matches for
the Aggies after replacing senior Jamie Czi-
madia at the center midfield position. In
addition, she obtained her first career mul
tiple-goal match in the Aggies’ victory over
Vanderbilt University and her first career
multiple-assist match in the game against
the University of Tulsa.
She currently ranks fourth on the team
in scoring with eight goals, eight assists and
two game-winning goals.
Guerrieri said Rowe has a knack for read
ing plays and dictating the game.
See Rowe, Page 8
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By Ross Hecox
The Battalion
|ln college football, any road
ji, pretty or ugly, is a welcome
ht. But the following week,
ms must focus on what needs
be done to prevent
^tractive wins from
ding to losses.
The Texas A&M
itball Team snagged
first road win of the
son against Iowa
te University last
ekend, evening its
; ordto 3-3 and 1-1 in
12 Conference.
(However, the Aggies
naged only seven
ts in the final three
ers against the Cy
mes, and just 323 total yards of
nse — quite a drop from its
erence-leading 513 yards per
e entering the contest.
Senior wide receiver Albert
Connell said the A&M offense is
capable of better numbers and
needs a stronger performance
against Kansas State University
Saturday at Kyle Field.
“We didn’t produce as well as
we could
have,” Connell
said. “We had
a lot of
dropped pass
es and a few
penalties. We
need to exe
cute better
than that. I
feel that we
have one of
the best of
fenses in the
Big 12, and we
haven't lost faith in it.”
The Wrecking Crew con
trolled Cyclone running back
Troy Davis last weekend, but it
“The score might
not look that good,
but we’re going
to do whatever it
takes to win.”
Keith Mitchell
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i 1996 Big 12 Conference Football Standings
Conference
Overall
W
L
Pet.
PF
PA
W
L
Pet.
PF
PA
orth Division
ilorado
2
0
1.000
59
23
4
1
.800
157
96
abraska
2
0
1.000
88
3
4
1
.800
208
45
snsas State
2
1
.667
59
63
5
1
.883
187
73
snsas
1
1
.500
69
54
3
2
.600
198
126
wa State
1
1
.500
66
55
2
3
.400
159
177
issouri
0
3
.000
51
120
2
4
.333
132
188
onth Division
ixas Tech
3
1
.750
120
65
4
2
.667
190
100
ixas
2
1
.667
138
54
3
3
.500
216
125
ixas A&M
1
1
.500
34
45
3
3
.500
211
128
klahoma
1
1
.500
54
79
1
4
.200
123
181
aylor
0
2
.000
24
94
3
2
.600
104
133
! Iklahoma St.
0
3
.000
30
137
3
3
.500
113
183
too is working to improve be
fore facing a balanced Kansas
State attack that averages 140.2
yards rushing and 170.5 yards
passing per contest.
The combination of fielding
a young secondary and facing
several pass-oriented offenses
this season made the Aggie de
fensive line a focal point. Not
only must it stop the run, but
its pressure on the quarterback
was needed to give opponents
less time to expose an inexperi
enced backfield.
Senior defensive end Pat
Williams said the defensive line had
a sluggish start to the season, but it
is becoming more effective.
“The sec
ondary is kind of
young, so we’ve
tried to put more
pressure on the
quarterback,”
Williams said.
“We started off
slow, but we’re
coming on game
by game now.”
A&M Head
Coach R.C.
Slocum said the secondary has
stepped up as well, playing with
more experience and added
contributions.
“Our secondary has im
proved with the emergence of
(freshman free safety) Brandon
Jennings and the improvement
of (sophomore free safety) Toya
Jones,” Slocum said. “(Sopho
more cornerback) Shun Horn
has gotten some experience,
and really showed some signs of
being a good player.”
Senior outside linebacker
Keith Mitchell said the team as
a whole is making gradual im
provements, and that the Aggies
must be considered favorites to
win the Big 12 South.
“We’ve had all kinds of adversi
ty and we’ve been down for a long
time,” Mitchell said. “But we’re
steadily coming up. We’re getting
better each week. We’re going to
come to a point where the score
might not look that good, but
we’re going to do whatever it
takes to win.”
A&M will play two consecutive
games at home against Kansas
State and Texas Tech Universities.
The Aggies have
dominated at Kyle Field
in the past, winning 31
consecutive games
there by an average
margin of 23.8 points.
But in the last four
games, the team’s home
record stands at 2-2,
with losses to the Uni
versity of Texas last sea
son and the University
of Colorado (Sept. 28).
Although the team has not been
as successful at home lately, junior
quarterback Branndon Stewart
said the home atmosphere still fa
vors the host team, making past
performances — good or bad —
less of a factor.
“It’s always hard on a visiting
team because of the sound level
and [the team] is out of its own
element,” Stewart said. “And
that plays more of a factor than
what [the home team] has done
in the past.”
Individual A&M Statistics
Rushing
G
Att
Net
Avg
TO Long
Sirr Parker
6
100
491
4.9
2 42
Eric Bernard
6
52
379
7.3
4 40
D’Andre Hardeman
6
43
284
6.6
8 74
Dante Hall
6
30
191
6.4
2 31
Albert Connell
6
1
63
63.0
1 63
Team Total
6
278
1468
5.3
18 74
Receiving
G
No.
Yds
Avg
TO Long
Albert Connell
6
41
589
14.4
4 70
Donte Hawkins
6
23
288
12.5
0 27
Derrick Spiller
5
10
129
12.9
0 27
Eric Bernard
6
6
53
8.8
0 43
DAndre Hardeman
6
6
39
6.5
1 9
Aaron Oliver
3
5
97
19.4
1 57
Sirr Parker
6
5
44
8.8
1 16
Leroy Hodge
6
4
78
19.5
0 29
Dan Cambell
6
4
44
11.0
0 15
Barry Johnson
5
3
59
19.7
0 25
Mike Williams
6
1
0
0.0
0 0
Team Total
6
108
1420
13.1
7 70
Passing
G
Effic. Att-Cmp-Int
Pet
Yds TO
Branndon Stewart
6
123.76 187-104-5 55.6
1361 7
Randy McCown
2
77.29 9-4-1 44.4
59 0
Team Total
6
121.62 196-108-6 55.1
1420 7
Interceptions
No.
Yds
Avg
TO
Long
Rich Coady
3
93
31.0
0
64
Dat Nguyen
2
38
19.0
1
36
Donovan Greer
1
27
27.0
0
27
Andre Williams
1
0
0.0
0
0
Shun Horn
1
26
26.0
0
26
Team Total
8
184
23.0
1
64
Defensive Leaders
Tackles
Sacks
UT
AT
Total For Loss
No-Yards
Dat Nguyen
48
25
73
6-19
1.5-12
Warrick Holdman
24
18
42
4-9
1.5-5
Keith Mitchell
25
14
39 11-57
7.0-45
Shun Horn
22
9
31
0-0
0-0
Donovan Greer
20
6
26
2-10
1.0-8
Edward Jasper
12
11
23
4-28
2.0-20
Brandon Mitchell
15
7
22
6-26
4.0-19
Pat Williams
14
8
22
5-12
1.0-3
Rich Coady
14
8
22
2-3
0.5-1