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,1997 tid s Friday • September 26, 1997 S The Battalion ports reachei lienees to album or, chart, btii itianmes- seinCQl lusic peri- of Love" is rplay oam n try. mt to de- ■views, i save com. d folkacts he :Bi ne of tlie an groups' ling their, stianalter if Clay. /Vggies not taking North Texas lightly By Jeff Webb Staff writer With a high-powered offense that sads the nation in scoring, Texas &M would seem to be unstoppable eading into their meeting with the Iniversity of North Texas Saturday at Texas Stadium. But how much do these statistics mean to Aggie quarter back Branndon Stewart? “I don’t think those things [statistics] are really indicators until the end of the season,” s covered tewart said. ‘‘After you’ve experi- the Chris- n ced all the football games you’re stweekie 3 j n g to for that season, then you lent. Tlie jnlook at your stats and say this is good offense.” Despite the scoring, it has been Am TEXAS A&M • September 27, 1997 • NORTH TEXAS ins at lineup in calistsCI b, vocalisi ssist mists Todd perforin ai Dnight and Stewart the Aggie defense that has impressed the North Texas Mean Green. In their last four meetings, UNT has man aged only eight points and was shutout 55-0 last year. This year, North Texas hopes to improve on the paltry -10 yards rushing and 70 yards of total offense put up last year in College Station. The surprising UNT team beat Texas Tech in Lubbock last week, 30-27 to even their record at 2-2. Aggie Coach R.C. Slocum was pleased with the result because this forces the Aggies to concentrate on this week and not look ahead to the Oct. 4 showdown with the Colorado Buffaloes. “No question that’s a positive thing for us. Our players have a lot of respect for Texas Tech and playing in Lub bock. When you watch the tape, it’s not one of those fluke deals that you can rationalize away,” said Slocum. On offense, UNT likes to show many different looks. Running back Hut Allred, who had 65 yards and 2 touchdowns last week, provides the bulk of the rushing attack. Big West Offensive Player of the Week Jason Mills threw for 147 yards and 2 touchdowns last week. The Wrecking Crew defense will be tested by a UNT attack that features pass-happy one-back and no-back of fensive sets. Defensive end Brad Crowley said he feels that UNT pro vides the best test yet for the Aggies. “They’re three times better than USL and by far the best team we’ve played so far,” said Crowley. “We can’t afford to overlook them right now.” Stewartsaid the Mean Green de fense will provide a challenge for the Aggies. “They have a solid defense, they’re physical and they like to show different fronts.” Defensively, the stable of UNT linebackers figures to confuse the Aggies and take away the under neath passing game. Linebacker Benny Cherry, who won the Big West Defensive Player of the Week, had 17 tackles, one sack, and two passes broken up last week. He has a team-high 50 tackles after four games. Linebacker Ron Boston provides a nice compliment to Cher ry with 31 tackles on the season. UNT stayed healthy last week while freshman linebacker Roylin Bradley (ankle) and sophomore running back Jason Bragg (knee) are out for the Aggies. DAVE HOUSE/The Battalion Freshman runningback Burnest Rhodes runs for a touchdown against Sam Houston. The Aggies will play their first road games Saturday in Dallas. \&M Soccer team set to tangle with top-ranked North Carolina DAVE HOUSE/The Battalion tenior Sonia Ibanez battles for the ball against Oregon. By Stephen Boudreau Staff writer This weekend the third-ranked Texas A&M Soccer Team (8-0) will be seeking more than the nation’s high est ranking at the Adidas Classic in Houston. They will be seeking respect. The Aggies will face Big 12 conference foe Okla homa State and top ranked North Carolina in two high-pressure games. “This weekend’s game against North Carolina is for nothing more than pure pride and bragging rights, which of course means a lot to most humans,” Coach G. Guerrieri said. “If we want to win the national champi onship we will have to beat North Carolina eventually, but not this weekend. That won’t come until November. “We are happy right now to be recognized as third, but this is a great opportunity for us to prove that we can be looked at as the very best.” In their two prior meetings in 1994 and 1996, the Tarheels defeated the Aggies by a combined score of 7-0, blanking the Aggies twice. “We’re not expected to beat North Carolina,” Guerri eri said. “If Vegas had odds they would be 100-1 against us. That is a credit to the dynasty North Carolina has cre ated with 14 national championships, an unbelievable “If Vegas had odds, they would be 100'1 against us. That’s a credit to the dynasty North Carolina has created with 14 National Championships.” G. GUERRIERI SOCCER COACH win-loss record, a legendary coach and incredible amounts of international experience. “We’ll come in with the wrath of the underdog.” A&M is coming off two victories against Utah and Oregon in this past weekend’s Aggie Soccer Classic. Last weekend in South Bend, North Carolina tied second- ranked Notre Dame 2-2 in a game many deemed a pre view to the national championship. Despite the hype and attention the A&M-North Car olina match up is getting, the Aggies are keeping their minds focused on Friday’s match with Oklahoma State. “The North Carolina game will be a good experience, but actually the Oklahoma State game is the more im portant of the two games for us this weekend,” senior midfielder Bryn Blalack said. “We have to beat OSU if we want to reach our goal of conference champions.” The two teams have only met once before with the Aggies defeating the Cowboys 3-0 last season. Currently the Aggies are atop the Big 12 conference standings with a 5-0 conference record, but Baylor and Texas follow directly behind with 4-1 records. “The OSU game will be a conference championship style match. 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