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A&M was unable to copy last
year’s Sweet 16 appearance, but the
Lady Aggies feel confident in their
ability after playing well against the
Trojans, who were a Top 5 team
most of the season.
“It was a great team effort,”
sophomore outside hitter Stacy
Sykora said. “We played great de
fense. [Michigan State] would
block our shots straight down, but
then out of nowhere one of my
teammates would somehow hit it
back up. It was our best match
this season.”
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unior Farah Mensik (#5) and senior Page White (#4) go up for the
block against Iowa State Oct. 12.
Rock 15-3, 15-8, 15-4 in G. Rollie
White Coliseum.
Throughout the season, G. Rollie
White proved to
be a safe haven
for the team.
A&M held a 14-1
home record, los
ing only to No. 5
Nebraska Nov. 30.
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tendance in
creased by 51
percent this year.
Junior outside
hitter Kristie
Smedsrud said
the fans helped
the team win.
“[Opponents]
knew they had a
lot to deal with
when they came
here,” Smedsrud
said. “Our home court advantage
was incredible. I think it will be
even bigger next year, and I would
like to thank everyone who came
out and supported us this year.”
In G. Rollie White Sept. 25, the
Lady Aggies upset the University of
Texas — ranked fifth at the time —
16-14, 15-2, 15-12. A&M had not de^
feated the Longhorns in three games
since 1977.
“We came out strong and
played strong the whole match,”
junior outside hitter Jennifer Wells
said. “[The win] boosted our con
fidence and showed that were
were a great team.”
The win over Texas was part of a
10-match winning streak that ended
in Lincoln, Neb., at the hands of the
“It is hard for me to
rank on a scale from
one to 10 where my
pride is for a team.
Against Michigan
State, with some of the
plays they made, I
came close to tears.”
Laurie Corbelli
A&M head coach
sixth-ranked and defending national
champion Cornhuskers. The Lady
Aggies posted a 9-1 record in the
first half of con
ference play.
Of their final 10
conference match
es, the Lady Aggies
had to play seven
on the road. The
team went 4-3 in
those matches, los
ing its first-place tie
with Nebraska.
But junior mid
dle blocker Cindy
VanderWoude said
A&M’s third-place
finish was enough
to impress teams in
the Big 12.
“They know
we are a good
team,” Vander
Woude said. “We earned their re
spect, and no one is going to look
past us (next year).”
The season opened with the
Lady Aggies lacking the all-time
Southwest Conference career as
sists leader — Suzy Wente.
Whether junior setter Farah Men
sik could replace the A&M legend
was questionable.
Mensik said her teammates and
coaches did a good job of putting lit
tle pressure on her during the year.
“The girls were awesome and
supported me,” Mensik said. “And
the coaches never brought up
Suzy’s name. So there wasn’t a
ghost I had to fight.”
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Iowa State blocker Oct. 12 at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
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Sophomore Mark Naftanel
practices at the Natatorium.
Staff and Wire Reports
AUSTIN — Texas A&M
sophomore diver Mark Naftanel
blew away the competition and
came away with the 10-meter
platform title at the Texas Invita
tional Monday. Naftanel, who
finished with 508.10 points, is
the first Aggie diver ever to win
the title.
A&M Diving Coach Kevin
Wright said that this was Naf-
tanel’s best performance.
“On his first four dives, he
posted 9.5 and 10 scores,”
Wright said. “That was the first
time he’s ever recorded a 10 in
competition. He also tried two
new dives, a back one and a
half with three and a half
twists. It was a very difficult
dive and he scored 7.5s.
“He showed great compo
sure with the new dives, and his
technical execution was excel
lent. Mark beat all of his Big 12
and Zone D competitors; it was
a very impressive showing on
the tower.”
Naftanel was only 15 points
back from first in the one-me
ter and placed fourth. The
only three divers to place
above him were from Nebras
ka, LSU and SMU.
On the women’s side, ju
nior Jodi Janssen finished
fourth in the one-meter and
fifth in the three-meter.
“This was the strongest
performance she’s had here
at Texas A&M,” Wright said.
“She showed a lot of compo
sure against some of the top
divers around.”
The diving team will com
pete next at the Rainbow Invi
tational in Hawaii Jan. 2-3.
Runnin’ Aggies host Georgia Southern
By Matt Mitchell
The Battalion
After redeeming themselves for a
lackluster performance against
North Texas last Thursday with a re
sounding defeat of Southeastern
Louisiana Saturday, the Texas A&M
Men’s Basketball Team hopes to con
tinue its high-scoring ways against
Georgia Southern University tonight
at 7 at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
The Aggies racked up 86 points
against SLU, including 34 on the
fast break, something A&M has
been able to use to its advantage
so far this season.
“Coach (Tony Barone) has giv
en us more freedom this year to
pass the ball up the court,” sopho
more forward Shanne Jones said.
“It’s been a focus.”
Despite the Aggies’ recent of
fensive explosion, Barone said
there are still flaws in the A&M at
tack, though he adds that is not
entirely unexpected.
“Our offensive movement in the
front court has not been as active
as I wanted it to be,” Barone said.
“We’re holding onto the ball a little
too much at times, and I’m not
suprised at that. I think at this
time of the year it’s pretty normal
that you're not functioning offen
sively as well as you should be.”
The Aggies (4-1) will try to work
out some of the kinks and continue to
improve against Georgia Southern (2-
2) before taking 10 days off to con
centrate on final exams.
Barone said Southern will be a
formidable opponent, however, and
the Aggies must maintain their focus.
“It’s a good team; it’s a team that’s
very talented athletically, and we think
the physical nature of how they play is
something that concerns us,” Barone
said. “(Southern Coach) Gregg Polin-
sky has a very physical defensive
team. They’ve got an outstanding
guard in Fernando Daniels, who’s a
big-time player. They’ve played zone
and man (defense) and we’re con
cerned about their physical nature.”
While Southern’s style of play
may reduce the number of fast-
break opportunities the Aggies get,
Jones said A&M’s up-tempo style is
here to stay, and the Aggies will ad-
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Sophomore forward Shanne
Jones slams the ball home.
just according to what Southern
throws at them.
“I don’t think that will change
our style of play,” Jones said. “We’ll
still try to push it up the court. If
we have to go inside more, then
we’ll focus on that.”
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