Page 11 • Tuesday, September 22, 1998 s ports The Battalion ken’s Aggies shutout for first time Elias appear in ad), fts j get an additions 0 qualify for the t ak ends ti 2,632 JO (AP) — It was a short r Cal Ripken. ROORer ending his astonish- M ,^ of 2,632 consecutive ken was back in the line- , ~:~ahimore on Monday onto, the same team he n the streak started on '82. SEne to contemplate his de- iken was sure he made '•»' -Wi ■ iove. regrets, no second . s.. he said during a tews conference at Sky- felt great about liow it as a great celebration in- — -‘Lsad event.” mitted feeling strange Can (40! Mills 356 S369 109)6903687 Mills 356 ■ inleed. Ch diel 1 All natuia 800-600-0343, t wy lerlW „ Ripken, sitting out that one Proved to be the most diffi- !rg he had done since break- the league in 1981. For one NFc&Je had no idea what to do to 5*$wN'mself occupied. *? b fidgeted on the bench noesj^getting a call from reliever n Medicalgols, ‘What are you doing?’ 3 p en dent55aid, ‘I’m going to sit here itch a ball game,”’ Ripken said, ‘You want me to come re and visit with you?”’ ten did just that. Indepei^ talked the fans and Distributor pictures between innings, erward he made it clear that roney ba^f his days next season will be (409) 6-' laying third base — from the 300-695-hing through the ninth. IliamslOj; letabot T he No. 7 Texas A&M Soccer Team lost to the No. 20 Stanford Cardinal 3-0 on Sunday. A&M was supposed to play two games last week, but their Tuesday night game with the Texas Long horns was canceled because of rain. Tough Schedule The game against the 20th-ranked Cardinal marks the beginning of the toughest stretch of the Aggies’ schedule. Four of the next five teams A&M faces are or were ranked in the national top 25. SMU was ranked in the top 20 in the preseason but dropped out after a 3-1 loss to Baylor. After facing SMU, the Aggies welcome No. 17 Hartford to the Aggie Soccer Complex. The Aggies then travel to Lin coln, Neb., to face the llth-ranked Ne braska Cornhuskers. Next comes a game in Ames, Iowa, against the Iowa State Cyclones then back home to Aggieland to face the 20th- ranked Baylor Bears. Baylor attained its first top 25 ranking ever last week after their defeat of SMU. Shut Out With the 3-0 loss to Stanford, the Ag gies were shut out in the regular season for the first time since Oct. 20, 1996 when the Aggies lost to the University of North Carolina 3-0. At the time, UNC was ranked No. 2 in the country and the Tar Heels went on to win the national championship. The last time the Aggies were shut out was in the first round of the NCAA play offs, when A&M lost to SMU 1-0. The loss to Stanford was the first A&M loss by more than one goal since a 5-3 loss to the University of San Diego in the first round of the 1996 NCAA playoffs. The three-goal margin ties with the UNC game as the Aggies’ second worse loss ever. The largest margin of defeat in an A&M soccer game was in 1994 when the Aggies lost to No. 1 North Carolina 4-0. Preparing for the Ponies Coach G. Guerrieri said the loss against Stanford was more a case of Stanford playing well than A&M playing poorly. “Stanford played like world beaters,” Guerrieri said. “They played great and just forced us to play our worst game in years. Now we have to put that behind us, go home and prepare for a tough match against SMU next weekend, and I’m very confident we can do that.” The Aggies’ next game is Friday at 7 p.m. at the Aggie Soccer Complex against SMU. Michael Taglienti is a senior sports management major. Continued from Page 9 Even with all her personal achievement, Elias said a major reason for her coming to Texas A&M was because of her family ties to the school. * “My sister came here and I came to visit her,” Elias said. “During my visit I just fell in love with the school.” Guerrieri said he was also impressed with Elias when she came to visit. “[She was] someone who we [the coach es] fell in love with when we were going through the recruiting phase with her back in 1995. She’s come in and has always been a positive standard for the team to follow.” As soon as Elias set foot in Aggieland she began making her presence known. In only the fifth game of her freshman sea son, she was inserted into the starting lineup, a position she has never relinquished. For her efforts made during her first year, she received A&M’s Most Improved Player award. Her play remained solid during her sophomore and junior years when she start ed every game. Both years she was selected second-team all-region. Of all her personal and team achievements, Elias said the highlight of her soccer career GUERRIERI came at the end of the 1997 season. “Winning the Big 12 and beating Nebras ka is definitely the best moment I’ve had in soccer,” she said. After the 1997 season, Elias was chosen as the team captain for this season, an honor she said she looks upon with a great deal of pride. “It’s a leadership role and I feel like I have to set a good example for the oth er girls on the team,” she said. “It’s a real honor.” Senior forward Rebecca Stewart, who has played with Elias throughout her career, said the choice of Elias as captain was a great one. “What sets her apart from everyone else is her dedication and being a leader,” Stew art said. “She stepped into the role of being a captain this year and has done a great job. “She does a good job of getting everyone together, bringing their spirits up and trying to get them focused.” For her senior year, Elias said that she and the team have set some goals for this season. “We are definitely going to try and defend our championship,” Elias said. “We are also going to try and make it further into the play offs and hopefully make it to the Final Four.” Recruits Continued from Page 9 “My prep-school coach told me he was a good coach, and so did everybody else I talked to,” Wise said. “And when I came here to watch a practice, I liked the way he coached, and 1 thought he was a pretty cool guy.” Since his recent arrival. Wise said his positive feelings about the team’s prospects have continued. “I think we have some great players,” he said. “We just need to work, and we’re going to be pretty good.” Despite his late arrival, Wise said fitting in with the team has proved an easy task. “I get along with every body,” he said. “Everybody gets along with each other. This is the first team I’ve ever been on where I’ve seen that.” very proud, not neces- h the numbers the streak ?ry proud that my team- nd my manager could me.” lat he’s finally taken a day ext question is: Can any- come close to duplicating d run? wouldn’t think so,” said ees’ Joe Girardi. ‘‘That’s a ars to go so long without _ajured. I don’t see that 'er being broken.” n isn’t so sure, lid it someone else can do ’t see myself as superhu- ,e said after watching an game from the dugout for qime since May 29, 1982. BSOrtS (Of Ilf ’s no telling how long Rip- d have gone. s streak ended when he > longer cope with a rare r disorder that later became w w r24L s Lou Gehrig’s disease. n was completely healthy. •;ot tired of the controversy ling the streak — more • columnist called him self- d decided that spring train- 99 might be more fun if he lave to talk about playing full season. nthout tipping any of his ytes except Brady Anderson, friend on the Orioles, Rip- Iked into manager Ray ffice a half-hour before the d asked to have his name 1 from the starting lineup. l^Vas j shocked,” teammate Alomar said. dn’t expect the record to t way. But there was a lot ism of him and I think hy he ended it. That’s sad, people don’t know his |hic.” rson knew well in advance l iken would be watching ,’s game instead of playing tried to talk Ripken out of quickly realized his effort £l>e futile. mhnflt' 80 muc h easier f°r me to IhIDOmy keep the streak alive be- m not the one who has to Anderson said. ‘‘Playing ame in one season is tough You've worked hard to get where you are. Isn't it time to start seeing the results? At PricewaterhouseCoopers, you will. PricBWaTerhouseQopers § the math. At PricewaterhouseCoopers, we know that you're ready for something bigger. And we have just what you're looking for. 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