tamu t* C» 1‘. ■>. Battalion Sports Page 15 ‘Tuesday, September?, 1999 A&M Soccer Team defeats Utah, 2-1 prevents i reatitigsush SM (APj —1 Israel’s di ■veen dem ween respi *ui protectii f n, iheSuprei Tiled theuseoi: oils. , caraejust Itombs went dozens of hundreds Tcent years, ecurity a, iwed to tie t their hands a rail underar middle of tvr no longer bej is from behit violently, a(*j death of at if. i wnnl m ST mm i ones i attafi atora -1 iggies ready for home-opener STAFF AND WIRE PHOTO COURTESY OF TEXAS A&M SPORTS INFORMATION nbers of the Texas A&M Volleyball Team congratulate each other on a well-played match. The No. 16 Ag- no longer f- ; will face off against Southwest Texas State University tonight in G.-Rollie White Coliseum. abeh posnic; er chairs, ha il beneath, o: it a putrid,. eir heads, ense Minister, worried r : "' ie 1 6th-ranked Texas A&M Vol- n r ,ve they )a h Team makes its home debut >to extract: l 8ht as the Aggies play host to .'d toprever: dhwest Texas State University. it serve is at 7 p.m. at G. Rollie tite Coliseum. Tickets are available at the A&M iletic Ticket Office in G. Rollie or ■■■^^le Kroger Family Center customer cer L63Cvice desk in College Station. >rth« Fill erf'«i TheA gg ies (3-!) opened the 1999 of it»tm or>c son ^ ast weekend at the lit our Wtb Pi^L/MSU Volleyball Classic in East m.tton ' lsin S> Mich. for.ni.v.i.o(^ After dropping the opener to r W*d s»ptlti! 11115011 University, A&M re- unded to defeat No. 22 Michi- |i State University in five games then swept both Eastern Ken- BY REECE FLOOD The Battalion The Texas A&M Soccer Team continued its streak of dominance yesterday by defeating the University of Utah 2-1 in front of 617 spectators. The Aggies received their fourth straight victory in a hard-fought game that produced 21 fouls and seven yellow cards. Once again, junior forward Nicky Thrasher stepped up to the task of pressuring her opponents with three shots on goal against Utah. Thrasher was able to give the Aggies the go-ahead goal midway through the second half after receiving a pass from freshman mid-fielder Andrea Starns. This is the fourth consecutive game in which Thrasher has scored a goal. Senior forward Mandy Davidson was also able to find the back of the net in yesterday’s game. Two minutes into the second half, freshman for ward Heather Ragsdale flicked a pass to Davidson, who was able to shoot the ball just out of the goal keeper’s reach into the upper-left corner of the goal. Utah’s lone goal came in the first half when fresh man forward Shauna Gurr kicked the ball in the top- right corner of the goal. The Aggie defense helped out the team by only allowing four shots on goal. The victory over Utah increased A&M’s record to 4-0. The Aggies’ next contest will be Friday in the GTE * ■PHOTO COURTESY OF TEXAS A&M SPORTS INFORMATION Junior defender Claire Elliott looks for an open shot. Soccer Classic at the Aggie Soccer Complex against Navy at 7:30 p.m. >tw clininccomr tucky University and Cleveland State University to place second in the tournament. Senior middle blockers’ Amber Woolsey and Lauri Leahy were named to the all-tournament team. Southwest Texas, which returns two starters and two other letter- winners from last year’s 25-9 squad, enters the match with a 1-2 record after defeating Rice Univer sity in the Bobcats’ season opener and then losing to No. 12 Pepper- dine University and Arizona State University last weekend at the ASU Sun Devil Challenge. A&M is riding an eight-match winning streak against the Bobcats and holds a commanding 17-3 ad vantage in the all-time series be tween the teams. They met last year in San Mar cos with the Aggies prevailing, 15-6, 15-8, 15-13. The last time SWT de feated A&M was a five-game match in 1991. The Aggies, who have won their last nine home-openers, are 17-4 in home debuts since 1978. The last time A&M lost its first home match of the season was in 1989 against LSU. A&M travels to Albuquerque, N.M., this weekend to participate in the Jones Intercable Invitational. Other teams participating are host University of New Mexico, Wash ington State University and Univer sity of Colorado. The Aggies then return home to host the Texas A&M Tournament Sept. 16-18. Former softball coach chosen for Olympics STAFF AND WIRE USA Softball announced yester day that former Texas A&M All- America shortstop and assistant coach Jennifer McFalls has been selected to the USA Softball Olympic Team that will partici pate in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Aus tralia. Thirty-nine of the nation’s top female softball players competed in trials this past weekend in Mid land, Mich., for the 15 coveted MCFALLS spots on the USA Olympic Team. McFalls, listed as a utility infielder, is making her first appearance on the Olympic Team after serving as an alternate on the 1996 Olympic Team that won the first gold medal in the sport’s history during the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. McFalls was the starting short stop for the Aggies from 1991-94 and led the team in batting aver age, hits, total bases and slugging percentage every season. One of the nation’s most formi dable batters and talented all- around defensive players during her collegiate career, the Grand Prairie, Texas, native set seven A&M all-time career batting records, staking claim to more titles than any other player in school his tory. McFalls was recognized as the best shortstop in the nation in 1993 and became the ninth player in A&M’s history to be named to the NSCA All-American first team. McFalls served as an assistant coach for the Aggie softball team from 1995-97. She has competed for the USA Softball National Team since 1994, and in 1998, she helped USA win its fourth consecutive World Championship crown. McFalls was a member of the USA gold medal see McFalls on Page 17. I HOAGI n as returned to r e ^ ivery dership, mega & 8th mr Life) 2-0839 3 im & rs! ded! grain where fee# Icome them to ^ A. FACT, will er 27 - October' 1 new Aggies feel* 1 ir dept., feel free 11 ne is September- mmitrnent. rtment of Student!* dent Life Orient#' - ^ Kappa Alpha Order will be hosting an information session Thursday, September 16 at MSG Room 292-B at 6:00 P.M. and Friday, September 17 at Rudder Room 707 at 6:00 P.M. ^ Hors d’oeuvres and Refreshments Provided ^ Contact: Director of Chapter Development Chip Brownlee 764-1206 cbrownlee@ka-order.org