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: Battalion PORTS Page 9 * Monday, October 18, 1999 racket. He als jbles crown wit orostovai at inv as A&M a Nedorostoi-j gles crown yes;:-] an Invitational, arostova, wtio; 3 nationally | an's BrookHa!i.| to win thetod orostova isirej ng No. 1 singe aking her tlr an to have e* ference honor is also a got as a team js in eight ol lyed in on Sunda [ lost several'' nd it's hard ton a at, but we: 's tennis coarl <e said. “Ihe-i back today as: am that, aer action, frerl a took third plaE| she defeated ? Gough, 6-3,M )r Lisa tion finals as'-I s Vanessa 4, 4-6, 7-5. ggies sweep weekend soccer f « mi BY REECE FLOOD AND JASON LINCOLN The Battalion It was a weekend of positives for the Texas t&M Soccer Team as it took two wins in front of iometown crowd. With a conference win over \e University of Colorado on Friday and a victo- |y on Sunday against Florida State University, the jgies built momentum to carry them through ie final days of the regular season. Highlighting the weekend was junior forward licky Thrasher, who scored the game-winning |oal in both games. The Aggies started Friday’s game against the luffaloes with a high level of intensity that gave hem a quick lead. Thrasher scored two goals with- three minutes of each other early in the game. Both goals were scored off a pass from senior lidfielder Mandy Davidson. Thrasher said that [he and Davidson had been working on timing he pass and shot all week and both goals looked [xactly like what they had been practicing. “Mandy set me up great,” Thrasher said. After the two quick goals, the Aggies seemed [olose some of the intensity they started with and lid not take advantage of several scoring oppor- mities they had throughout the game. A&M soccer coach G. Guerrieri said the Aggies fere thrown a little off guard when Colorado started the second half with a different game plan. “The first half I thought we came out and played really well,” Guerrieri said. “Colorado did a good job of coming out and changing the tem po of the game in the second half and we didn’t do a good enough job of adjusting to it.” ‘Its nice that we can not play our best and still come out with a win” — G. Guerrieri A&M soccer coach Guerrieri said he was not pleased with A&M’s overall effort. “I’m disappointed in our intensity in the last 45 minutes of the game,” he said. “It’s nice that we can not play our best and still come out with a win. Despite the lack of intensity, the Aggies were able to outshoot Colorado, 28-6, and managed to shut out their opponent for the sixth time this season. “A shut out is a big thing,” Guerrieri said. “Es pecially in this conference.” Sunday evening would prove a much greater challenge for Thrasher and the Aggies. With low temperatures, high wind and a wet field, Texas A&M would struggle against the visiting Seminoles. The Aggies managed to control the game in the first half and take solid shots at FSU goal keeper Sarah Crawford. Crawford proved to be a solid force in the box, turning back the Aggie offense and singlehandedly keeping the Semi noles in the game. A&M freshman Heather Ragsdale would be the first to get past FSU’s Crawford, scoring in the 14th minute of the game. A&M tried to capitalize on the lead and open it up yet was unable to score again in the opening 45 minutes. In the second half, Florida State forward April Murphy found her way past A&M goalkeeper Melanie Wilson after only 1:20 of play. Murphy’s goal would be the only score for the Seminoles as A&M regrouped and once again attacked. Thrasher, after having several shots on goal re pelled by Crawford, took her second free kick at the goal after a foul by Florida State. This one would find its way low and deep into the back of the net to break the tie in the 77th minute to win the game. “It’s frustrating when you have so many shot opportunities and don’t get one in,” Thrasher said. “It was a big boost for the team when I fi nally got it past.” Summer 2000 Courses Offered ARTS350 The Arts and Civilization Prof Paolo Barucchieri AND ANTH210 Social/Cuttural Anthropology Prof Sylvia Grider OR LBAR331 European Folk Culture and Lit. Prof Lynne Valone Applications Available TODAY Study Abroad Program Office 161 Bizzeii Hall West 845-0544 fought his wifi and blocked i| ial attempt by in the fort ore fullback plowed his wa; sas deft j Tiers as he cam t yards intotliei Inal scored the | \ggies gained IKj ground aw cs. Toombs the leading ra :h 52 yards vggies finished 2;j l yards of loial nsas had 249. s defense had it i a Kansas oiteiMi or 108 yardsndl linebad® S' and Cornel®la way for the h 12 tackles apif 'am knows it hi wement, but isl ■in overKansasJ ;ot challenged,f •e down by leij responded weB )d teams win I they respond* i said it is in|j of every game til good any timet said. “By far,is thing when ft* game is did you* ose? Whetherji ist, there’s goiri 1 sitives, and <e some things ay you wish ?r.” ule but if we ieserve to pla ampionship.” Lechler’s op le receiver Chris d the Aggies an e they needtoh? rest of the teams lie. it in my mind, 1 an’t think so. ft >f mistakes tha( rrect. We can’t want to beattij and guys like® jlntrasquad meet opens swim season BY BREANNE HICKS The Battalion The Texas A&M Men’s and [Women’s Swimming Teams dove into competition Friday and Satur day in an intrasquad meet at the Student Recreation Center Natato- rium. The meet began the Aggies’ season and offered a preview of what is to come for A&M. The men’s and women’s teams were split into two mixed teams, Maroon and White. Maroon won the meet and raced to the finish with a total of 266 points against White’s 247 points. Men’s swimming coach Mel Nash said the meet served as a fun and useful way to begin the sea son. “When you go against each oth er, there is trash talk all week,” he said. “We had a nice kickoff. It let us know where we are. ” In the men’s competition, senior Devin Howard finished the meet with three individual first-place fin ishes. He captured the 200 and 100- meter butterfly with times of 1:55.49 and 51.03, respectively, for the White team. Howard also took first in the 200-meter individual medley at 1:57.21. Leading the Maroon team was sophomore Riley Janes, who took first place in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 46.00. Janes also was a member of the first place 200-meter medley and 400-meter freestyle relay teams. “Riley is a racer,” Nash said. “This is what he loves to do.” First-year women’s swimming coach Steve Bultman said he was pleased with the meet’s results. “We had a couple of outstand ing swims,” he said. “We got up and raced hard to see where we stand, and that is all you can ex pect.” Leading the meet in the women’s competition was senior Monica Stroman, who ended the meet with four first-place finishes. Stroman finished with times of 1:06.29 in the 100-meter breast stroke, 2:23.22 in the 200-meter breaststroke and 2:07.17 in the 200- meter individual medley. Stroman also captured first in the 200-meter individual medley relay with team members Amy Osmun, Clara Ho, and Kelly Bolton, with a time of 1:47.20. Two time All-American senior TVacy Evans finished the meet with two first-place finishes. She won the 1000-meter freestyle with a time of 10:09.67 and seized the 500-meter freestyle with a time of 4:58.93. “We trained really hard this week,” Evans said. “We swam well and we surprised ourselves and our coaches.” Bultman said he will use the re sults of the meet to assess the team’s strengths and weaknesses going into the season. “We raced hard, and this helps us to determine who will swim in the events next week,” Bultman said. The Aggie men and women swimming teams will return to competition next weekend at the Big 12 Relays in Ames, Iowa. 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