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BY ROBERT HOLLIER
The Battalion
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ln erBii ■The No. 16 Texas A&M Volleyball Team is off
topne of its best starts in school history at 9-1
and is on a seven-game winning streak. The last
titno the Aggies started this well was in 1995
Hen they went 12-1.
■But Wednesday, that will not matter when
thl Aggies take on defending Big 12 Champion,
ISlh-ranked Texas Longhorns at 7 p.m. in G.
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nprivaJFQrget the records. Forget the rankings. This
atedin^Htch will be the first of two between these
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teams in an old-fashioned Texas showdown.
he Aggies and Longhorns are both off to 2-
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0 starts in the Big 12 Conference and are tied
with Nebraska and Kansas State for first place.
In the series history, the Longhorns hold a
commanding 50-13 series edge, but the Aggies
defeated Texas the last two times at home.
A&M has made a living this season playing
solid defense. The Aggies have 100.5 blocks on
the year and are averaging 3.14 blocks a game.
Their opponents only average 1.78 a game.
Junior middle blocker Amber Woolsey leads
the team with an average of 1.65 a game, plac
ing her 13th in the nation in that category.
A&M averages nearly two digs more per
game over its opponents. Senior All-Ameri
can Stacy Sykora leads the team with 127 digs
and 157 kills.
Coach Laurie Corbelli said she knew coming
into the season the team would have to play
strong defense to compete in the Big 12.
“Because our team speed is there, I think we
are going to be a fine defensive team,” Corbelli
said. “Our players have down the first impor
tant step of getting to the ball, so I think defen
sively we are going to be very good.
“We focus so much on blocking. We are 6
McCown looks for fun
in starting QB role
Mike Fuentes/The Battalion
Outside hitter Michelle Cole and middle blocker
Amber Woolsey attempt a block against Baylor.
foot in most positions now and we will be able
to penetrate the net and put up some good,
solid blocks.”
see Volleyball on Page 8.
BY JEFF SCHMIDT
The Battalion
The beleaguered Texas A&M
offense received a spark from ju
nior backup
quarterback
Randy McCown
in last Saturday’s
28-9 victory over
the University of
North Texas.
McCown com
pleted 11 of 13
passes for a ca
reer-high 167
yards and two
touchdowns in relief of senior quar
terback Branndon Stewart.
After that performance, A&M
football coach R. C. Slocum removed
the backup from McCown’s title.
McCown will make his second
MCCOWN
career start Saturday in A&M’s Big
12 opener against the University of
Kansas. McCown’s first start was
against Texas Tech last season. He
only completed two of eight pass
es for seven yards in that game.
“I put too much pressure on my
self last time,” McCown said. “I
wasn’t having fun in the Tech
game. I was too uptight. I felt like I
was aiming a lot of my balls.”
Stewart started the UNT game
with a 60-yard touchdown pass to
junior wide receiver Chris Cole but
struggled the rest of the game,
completing only three more pass
es before being benched in the
second quarter.
Despite McCown’s inexperi
ence, Slocum said he is not hesitant
to start McCown.
see McCown on Page 8.
Service with a smile
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junior Chris Cole wrestles with being the go-to guy on offense
BY JEFF WEBB
The Battalion
he recruitment o( wide re
ceiver Chris Cole stunk from
Kisttinr*. (he beginning, (iteraiiy.
king lot Hvhen Texas A&M Football coach
is built,; |.C. Slocum headed to Orange,
ind(fJi few, to visit Coie, a talented West
■nge Stark High School wideout,
teandi foniin had a hard time finding the
; a WetiHt house. Before he found the
parkingi'Mt address, his search took him
L. UfcHugh a few backyards, one in par-
ary. Blar that was home to a canine.
west&tMWiea SCocum entered Cote’s
jsinessf®ne and sat down, he noticed a
ons oncHll coming from his foot, courtesy
usesol'Hne of the neighborhood dogs.
mostprsHHe wasn’t afraid to roll up his
- Hves and get down on his knees
Klean it up,” Cole said.
Brandon Bollom/Tiik Battalion
Junior wide receiver Chris Cole makes a catch against Baylor last year.
Slocum’s willingness to work
and guarantee of an education
only added to Cole’s ambition to
attend A&M, a school he had his
eye on throughout high school.
see Cole on Page 8.
• True freshman earns
starting spot for No. 16
A&M Volleyball team.
BY ROBERT HOLLIER
The Battalion
W hen freshman Jenna
Moscovic finished her
high school volleyball ca
reer, she knew she would have a
promising future competing at the
college level.
As a right side hitter at St.
Mary’s High School, Moscovic
was her school’s Female Athlete
of the Year twice and she Jed her
team to three San Joaquin Ath
letic Association titles and an 87-
15 record.
She topped off her career earn
ing the MVP of the SJAA her senior
year, and she was named to the Fab
50, a list of the top 50 high school
seniors in the country.
With those credentials, Moscov
ic could have played volleyball any
where she wanted.
Fortunately for Texas A&M, she
chose to play for the Aggies and
coach Laurie Corbelli.
“When I came here on my first
official visit, I fell in love with the
place,” Moscovic said.
“I liked all the spirit and the tra
ditions A&M has here.
“I was born in Texas and I was
recruited here and other places. I
liked all the players; they were real
ly supportive and the coaches are
some of the best in the nation.
“They (coaching staff) all do a
great job. Laurie and John (Corbel
li) are really supportive and they are
always encouraging me. When I
make mistakes, they don’t get
down on me. ”
see Moscovic on Page 9.
Eric Newnam/The Battalion
Freshman setter Jenna Moscovic
has already earned a starting spot.
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