The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 17, 1999, Image 9

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    ? threats.
_ weapon."
>i.l he was i
on’s pen,
iana Tech,
titty to com
ake the qua
Slocum
3 love a guy
to have
because you
*es — no
some guys
e Plays,'and
lo.” |
■ames under
'urricane (1-
^aturday’s
9 loss to
iy.
coach Dave
i season
ilcane and
3 games thai
school histon
of 49-75-
vinningest co (
Rader has
vo bowl gam
th-ranked Aggies face Notre Dame,
Vanderbilt at Adidas College Classic
All Klipsch Towers,
Satellites, Subs,
Effect & Outdoor
Speakers
im Page?
:ks high and el
BY REECE FLOOD
The Battalion
ntire north s
a the enclosir
I The eighth-ranked Texas A&M
IccerTeam will try to improve on
16-0 record this weekend at the
a the opponii; tfiiidas College Classic in Klein,
a much Ifeth fixas.
with their taiM A&M kicks off the tournament
It has the op( today at 4 p.m. against sixth-
life for oppcMnked University of Notre Dame
situation. Bid plays again Sunday against
oingtohavea iinderbilt University at 2 p.m.
it’s so intimiiB A&M junior midfielder Alison
ams,” juniorciters said the Aggies anticipate a
'hris Valettai crallenging weekend,
a you factormB “We’re expecting two extremely
to be. If thed tfelented teams,” she said,
r it’s offeiKB The team’s first game of the
g deal.” tournament will be against the
[ready haveaipighest-ranked opponent A&M has
mntage, hC faced this season, putting the Ag-
le teamevaffl|gies in an unfamiliar position.
I “The whole time we’ve been
coach RCivii chased because we’ve been ranked,”
?80 whffrtweters said, “everyone’s been looking
?d to aiiso/f at us like ‘Ooh, this is the game’ for
aid thefe :’ them to get on the board,
as much.^L “This is like a game for us to get
he stadiuK. recognized, too. Now it’s like we’re
it the thirMjp being chasecj — we’re doing the
d at our $t;:causing, we’re after them.”
; a big-time
id. “Now I
at. That’s apfl
re.”
A&M soccer coach G. Guerrieri
said today’s game against Notre
Dame may be the Aggies’ most dif
ficult game of the season so far.
“Notre Dame has the potential
to win a national championship, so
we’re expecting our biggest test of
the season to date,” he said.
The Fighting Irish come to Klein
with a great deal of speed, strength
and experience. Four Notre Dame
starters are nominees for the Her
mann TYophy, soccer’s equivalent
of the Heisman TYophy.
A&M senior defender Ashley
Fendley said her team will be ready
for its opponent.
“We know what we can do,”
she said. “A lot of girls on the team
have played the [University of]
North Carolinas, have played the
Santa Claras and played all these
teams, and we know what to ex
pect, so we’re not going to be in
timidated.”
For the Aggies to be successful
this weekend, they will have to
maintain their aggressiveness on
both offense and defense.
Peters said the A&M offense is
capable of pressuring the opponent
and can be successful against
iton
r in
irdy
BONFIRE RELOAD CREW
Still looking for ladies to help with Bonfire!
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1999
MSC 212
Questions??
Call Courtney at 695-8439
Keep The Tradition Of Aggie Bonfire Alive
— Two «
urgery, Di iJ 0 T TO LATE TO JOIN!
k Daryl JoB
q athlete’s
it worth risl
ry to conlii
* he loves?
Thursday he
n his neck,
rtebrae that"
1997. He iM
lot her opera!*
tver and po S!
he same as
has the po te
aid. “That’s]
sity to sit®j
o prevent ’ l '’
dll go three]
lilar to his
aluated after
usion procei*
tecause it a '
ice his range 1
; willing to ri
p the long »;
e a normal ;
bothering 1,3
not that easy
i your bloo;
said. “1 st , a ,
football wh>
/ears of my *
he things *
iy life ane a
1 to the ga nlf '
w 1 edged th^
ferent this^
new thing 5 .
” saidJohnsJ
acting tl)®*
It’s going tl -
:hris Spielj
ack fronia J
left him 2
Johnston*
was red
that ek
RELOAD CREW
Jhrtuwk
Mary Engelbreit celebrates life with her
enchanting illustrations that are loved by
millions of fans around the world.
We proudly offer one of the largest assortments of
Mary Engelbreit gifts in the area,
including some of Mary’s newest designs.
Stop by today!
50% off sale on Back Porch - on selected merchandise
Friday & Saturday, September 17 & 18
* Cards m Mugs ^ Posters ^ Stationary
^ Books ^ Frames ^ 2000 Calendars
^ Screen Saver and Mouse Pad
^ Scrap Booking Materials
v Magnets ^ Pillows ^ and More!
Hours:
10-6
Mon-Sat
www.maryengelt
In
TEXAS
VENUE
--SIIUt
★
SOI/Tif
1 X
£ >
I \
108
E. North Ave.
Bryan
846-0512
Notre Dame.
“Being a tough game, 1 think
we’ll be ready for it,” she said.
“We’ll be fired up. We’ll put all the
pressure we’ve put on everyone
else — hopefully more.”
Fendley said the defense will
continue the attacking style of
play it has used in the past few
games.
“We were kind of laying off peo
ple and letting them run at us, and
we’d have huge gaps in the field,”
she said. “Now we keep pushing
up and making them play to us.
We’re trying to push up and put the
pressure on them and get the pres
sure off of us.”
The Aggies currently are
ranked eighth by the National Soc
cer Coaches Association of Amer
ica (NSCAA), the highest ranking
A&M has seen this season.
Guerrieri said the ranking is
pleasing, and he hopes the Aggies
can remain successful.
“We’re always flattered to be
put in with the elite of the elite,”
he said. “It sets a standard for us,
and it’s a standard we’ve got to
try to live up to and try to play
higher than.”
WMAHA ,~ n ~. «. «»» sas***
.7
•/T."
RECEIVERS
10-50% OFF
All Sony Stereo, Dolby Prologic,
Dolby Digital & DTS
AUDIO VIDEO
524 UNIVERSITY DR. E.
696-5719
Sale starts today, while supplies last.
DEFINITIVE + MclNTOSH + SHARP + JL