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nber 9,19! )W11 Tuesday • September 9, 1997 S The Battalion PORTS “ “Volleyball battles past Southwest Texas akine from tl ^ -1- struggles with feisty Bobcats before putting them away in three sets By Travis V. Dabney Staff writer aking from ston, said Mi nice Monday eakdowns. r crew to rebo i replace apt ascopes bacii af the statior □1 chief, said , j The Texas A&M Volleyball Team came into Monday k up onTuesdi lights match looking for a good match but one that they n),"hesaid. ^ould dominate. What came about was a Southwest nformationiMexas team that got stronger every game in the match yet tomorrow. Itill came up short. r the Mir’scrfl After the Aggies dominated the first game 15-3, the /ed RussiancAady Bobcats came back strong in games two and three onaut Mic v. th scores of 15-10 and 16-14. After the game Coach Lau- M i r commamle Corbelli said that her team was happy to get the win, airs on a sp, but there was room for improvement, in the skint “I am pleased that we won the game,” she said. “But u p empty, re had a real hard time getting into a rhythm tonight.” raised questi: > The Aggies increased their winning streak to four with lir, whiclu reir win over Southwest Texas State. A&M dropped the first icted lifespan vo games to nationally ranked Stanford and BYU. Evenwith re recent success that the Aggies have experienced diey do ica n space av ot seem to be relaxing according to Coach Corbelli. “I was impressed with our middle attack tonight but provides inva, ual space sta'-| to be launcln ur intensity and defense was really lacking.” The Aggies began the first game of the match by com- bgout and putting the game out of reach quickly. Amber ifoolsey, Stacy Sykora and Kristie Smedsrud all con- ^ tnbuted four kills each as the Aggies took the game 15-3. “We started the first game real strong and got really ■omfortable” said outside hitter Stacy Sykora. I In game two the Aggies found out that they were in for , farnily-orier:! tough match. After taking a 1-0 lead they dropped six seven monthslpoims to the Lady Bobcats.The Aggies stopped the bleed- rg and came back behind the strong play of freshman iving stochvoi 1 • nine a to E '’s closing sti is to trade 0 and its2.6 bers as well )L. forldConmi uinications ides Interne >ig business:! im alreadyc| »gies inc. iternet sen' Farah Mensik and sophomore Celia Howes to cut the lead to 6-8. The Bobcats again increased their lead to 10-6 when the Aggies came back again to take the lead for good behind a couple of thunderous spikes by Sykora. Game three would prove to be the toughest for the Ag gies as the Bobcats refused to die. The Aggies jumped out to a commanding 9-2 lead with help from sophomore re serve Summer Strickland who had two kills in the game. “I was pleased that we won the game, but we had a real hard time getting into a rhythm tonight.” LAURIE CORBELLI The Bobcats fought back to make the score 9-5 before the Aggies took the score to 14-9 and match point. Then the Aggies seemed to lose all intensity and Southwest Texas took the game all the way to a 14-14 tie. Mensik and senior Kristie Smedsrud reentered the game and the Aggies went on to win 16-14. Coach Corbelli put the game in perspective. “ Our players put a lot of pressure on themselves,” she said. “But they want to have fun as well, we are going to have to find a balance in there somewhere.” onor Rowe Benior takes on challenges By Margaux Harris Staff writer D iana Rowe, senior for ward on the Texas ould beinabeft-—A&M Soccer Team has )ete wi th the iever cowered down from a the nation’sthihallenge. She has been play- vice with 2.3 ihg soccer since the age of five • Old she is one of the star play- 1 tBs on Texas A&M University’s | • soccer team. Rowe attended Bryan High School where there was no fe- — that Ism 2 ma ^ e team. Confident in her the State 1 ability, she decided to play on , s ” the male soccer team, iled out givitB 1 wasn’t intimidated by * ends. 'BY teammates because I had i PresidentdPfty 60 * with these guys for a hire, White R lon 8 time,” she said. fisted her trifl She admits that she re- es.” Bived a lot of grief from her le region sii(t! 0 PP onents w h° made fun of >epartmentriPf r being the only female on touch all the® Syria, Egypt, Si banon. ambassador if liar with thereat James R Ru magician.” an all-male team. She used her opponent’s doubt in her ability to her advantage be cause they did not see her as a essential part of the team. Rowe said that her experience in high school taught her to play more aggressively. She attributes a lot of her talent to this experience. As a freshman, Rowe start ed out as sweeper. Her sopho more year she moved to out side midfielder and last year she played the center midfield position. Rowe admits that she likes the center midfield position the best, but she is gradually adjusting to her new assignment as forward. Rowe is somewhat follow ing in the footsteps of her two older siblings. Her sister also played on the Aggie Soccer team. RONY ANGKRIWAN/The Battalion Texas A&M junior Stacy Sykora spikes a ball on Southwest Texas State’s Erin Baetge Monday night at G. Rollie White Coliseum. The Aggies won 15-3,15-10,16-14. Aggie soccer tough to beat NOTEBOOK Stephen Boudreau Staff writer W! hile the Wrecking Crew shocked the world with their stunning upset over the mighty Bearkats of Sam Houston State this weekend, the fifth-ranked Texas A&M Women’s Soccer Team was on the road doing what they do best: winning. DAVE HOUSE/The Battalion Senior Diana Rowe has played a Big role in the Aggies 4-0 start Aggies Perfect this season. The Aggies completed a two-game road trip this weekend after soundly defeating Kansas and Missouri. The Aggies boast an impressive 4-0 (3-0) record and have outscored opponents 14-4, in cluding a 5-0 whipping of Kansas. EJ'i Cjoiden ‘K&Y, National Honori Society First General Meeting Free Food Today at 5:30 p.m. 308 Rudder All officers are required to attend! • "OLDEST TATTOO STUDIO IN TOWN" • MEMBER NATIONAL TATTOO ASSOCIATION BODY PIERCING • STERILE EQUIPMENT • CUSTOM DESIGNS Sun. - Thurs. 3 PM-10 PM • Fri. - Sat. 3 PM-Midnight 846-7084 3803 South Texas Ave. • Bryan Let there be light. With the addition of lights to the Aggie Soccer Complex the convenience of night games is now an option. A&M will play five of its eight sched uled home games after sunset. There’s no place like home. Since the inaugural season in 1993, A&M holds an amazing 35-2 record in home matches. Their last home loss came at the hands of San Diego in the first round of last year’s NCAA playoffs. Crowded house. The season opening game against Oklahoma marked more than just another opportunity for the Aggies to display their dominance against Big 12 foes. A record-breaking crowd of 1,350 packed the Aggie Soccer Complex to cheer the team to a 2- 1 victory. Now if we could just get a yell leader to show up... American Girl. Senior midfielder Bryn Blalack was named to the Soccer America All-America team. Please see Boudreau on Page 10. SPRING BREAK CANCUN MAZATL.AN. SOUTH PADRE JAMAICA I TPTy ' ALL INCLUSIVE’’ PARTY PAR I IJT JtVmli JCj plus up to szoo off per room ” jCOUPON REQUIRED DIRECT BOOKINGS ONLY QUARANTEED BEST PRICES* 1-800-SURFS-UP www.studentexpress.com HURRY - LIMITED OFFER he Possibilities. 1811 STAFF!- I"'- E RS! j o u r ni i), :ontact new Ag! 3 doing at A&M Mondays through I. • ••••#•• igiesfeel at hoitf irtment. 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