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Pie Battalion ■ ■ PORTS ^age^^^Wednesda^jOctober^OjJ^^ SPORTS IN BRIEF Volleyball travels to -Make on Cyclones !■ Tills rate jJ an addfeiS | to end to cm 'sity m ^ ngs-ssKit-, -pes ovei' mesto82!*-!; 1212 Lw, > j StT»e»C*jt; i* eije' "»"i Jfuos &tai i ’tiwy ira’a-ij ' n«* ew at The ta a t WrnJ Ptce, f; ooo cones : LEXIB1i w ’RIDE INWIE at BhnK r: ; tuOensy e hours lonit tpm. or W«i ptoymentwy!: The 16th-ranked Texas A&M Vol- ball Team wraps up a three-match Jd swing against the Iowa State iversity Cyclones tonight in Ames, la. First serve is |at 7 p.m. at the Ion Coliseum. The Aggies, o swept the iversity of nsas and then it to No. 13 c»im<hMnsas State Um- four WOOLSEY the ekend, are 14-4 overall and tied fourth place in the Big 12 stand- is with a 5-3 conference mark. It is important that we build on good things that happened |ainst Kansas State,” A&M vol- -ball coach Laurie Corbelli said, te have a lot to build on, and we I continue to get better. This is a y determined team.” Iowa State, 2-13 overall, is in the tist of a 12-match losing streak id is at the bottom of the confer- ice standings with an 0-8 mark, addition, the Cyclones have yet win a single game in conference ay, having been swept in all eight tea.:. Mfi Cone: Post 0* ter 12 matches. A&M holds an 8-1 all-time record ainst Iowa State since the two ams first met in 1981, and a 6-0 cord since Big 12 play began in and Mess unSldwnr: :ycle j -$1. nl. 822-tS ED pos*r I.-.* )96. The Aggies have won the last !ven meetings against the Cy- m Gcto-w* mes, all in three games. .rnwnncsuaiH | owa State’s lone win against ^7 iM was on Sept. 15,1989, at the Jestern Michigan Invitational. Last ar, A&M defeated ISU, 15-3, 15- 15-1, in College Station and 15- 3,15-5,15-5 in Ames. The Aggies are led by senior mid- e blocker Amber Woolsey, who is ing .372 and averaging 4.0 kills dl.38 blocks per game. Senior itside hitter Celia Howes leads Mwith 3.28 digs per game, and phomore setter Jenna Moscovic me mt*'®averaging a team-best 11.70 as- [ists per game. tea team, A&M is hitting .248 '(/.averaging 15.71 .kill,, ,17,.13 B. Dogs 775-5755. i to good fc-if \TES rm/3bth du;: j. Own bKlT bills. Emily tS' digs and 3.15 blocks per game, while Iowa State is hitting only .098 and averaging 9.94 kills, 10.06 digs and 2.37 blocks per game. • “We need to concentrate on our team and try to improve on things on our side of the net and then get ready for Colorado at home,” Cor belli said. “That is always a great match, and we will be ready for it.” A&M-OSU game moved to 2:30 p.m. The kickoff time for the Texas A&M-Oklahoma State football game on Oct. 30 at Kyle Field has been moved to 2:30 p.m. to allow fans ample time to make plans to attend the game, A&M athletic di rector Wally Groff announced yes terday. The game originally was scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ABC-TV has announced it will uti lize a six-day advance notice for Sat urday, Oct. 30 and will select either the A&M game or the Oklahoma at Colorado contest for the 2:30 p.m. time slot. Because of this, the A&M-OSU game was moved to en sure that fans would have more than six days to make travel plans. “We wanted to take the un known out of the equation and give fans a concrete kickoff time,” Groff said. “We will have fans driving in from all over Texas and Oklahoma for the game, and it’s a problem when the kickoff time could change just six days before the game.” Saunders garners preseason honor A&M junior transfer forward Jaynetta Saunders, was named pre season Big 12 Basketball New comer of the year in a vote of the league’s head coaches. Saunders, who led the nation in junior college scoring last season with a 27.1 points per game aver age, tied with Iowa State’s Gintare Cipinyte and Oklahoma State’s Tari Cummings for the league’s new comer honor. "Jaynetta has so much athleti cism,” A&M /wpmea’s basketball coach Peggie Gillom said. “She can just jump out of the gym. She is and all-around player who can play the point or the two or the three. She can also post up.” Saunders played at Belleville Area College in Illinois where she earned first-team All-America hon ors from the National Junior Col lege Athletic Association and the Women’s Basketball Coaches As sociation. During her two seasons at Belleville, she compiled 1,534 points, 635 rebounds, 170 assists, 174 steals and 105 blocked shots. The Big 12 coaches also voted on a preseason all-conference team. A&M senior forward Prissy Sharpe received votes, but fell short of making the five-player team. The coaches placed their votes on the preseason overall poll and chose A&M to finish 12th in the conference. 6th Man Club set to begin this fall Texas A&M basketball fans can get the inside word on the Aggies this season by joining the 6th Man Club, a monthly luncheon with coaches and players at Reed Arena. The club will meet one Thursday every month from October to March in room 301 at Reed Arena. Lunch will be served at noon followed by the program at 12:30 p.m. Meeting dates are Nov. 18, Dec. 16, Jan. 6, Feb. 10, and March 2. Members will also be admitted free to the Melvin Watkins’ Texas A&M Coach es and Fans Clinic on Oct. 23 at Reed Arena. Memberships are $200 and in clude meals, parking and a Texas A&M Basketball golf shirt. Extra shirts can be purchased for $25. Guest meals are $9 each. “We think the 6th Man Club will be an excellent way to communi cate with our fans and provide them with insight into our basketball pro gram,” A&M basketball coach Melvin Watkins said. “I know I’m looking forward to meeting more of our fans and developing a relation ship with them.” For more information, contact Kevin Hurley at 845-4531. raster. Par>* ; it! 693-342 1 3 Call MM-'-' I me. Will!* >ss Write T-.on ! no Sut Discuss. Learn... Change. 3 Decide how you'll shape the Web. Download i a FREE copy of Third Voice - takes less 1 ^ than two minutes - and you're ready to make the web groove to your words of ^ wisdom. And you could win a power trip in our "Feel the Power" sweepstakes. Be part of the revolution. Write on! Third Voice. .com Ready to Begin Your Future Today? Today’s employers are looking for applicants with real-world work experience. Don’t get left behind! 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