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21-3 win over the Cowboys last Saturday at Kyle Field.
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State quarterback B.J. Tiger in the Aggies’
BY AL LAZARUS
The Battalion
The last time the University of Nebraska’s Memorial
Stadium did not sell out for a Cornhusker football game
— Nov. 3, 1962 — John F. Kennedy was president.
On Oct. 17, 1981, an unranked Nebraska team
broke into the Associated Press top 25 poll.
The Cornhuskers have not left the poll since.
Mind-boggling stats like these are commonplace at
Nebraska, where calling football a religion would be in
sulting it — because not everyone believes in a religion.
In the past 37 years, the Cornhuskers have won
five national championships, had four perfect sea
sons, won 21 Big 8/Big 12 Championships and post
ed 365 wins (nearly 10 per year).
After ending Nebraska’s 19-game winning streak
with a 28-21 victory last season at Kyle Field, the
Texas A&M Football Team (6-2, 3-2 Big 12) will
square off with the revenge-minded Cornhuskers (7-
1,4-1 Big 12) Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb.
“It’s a great challenge to play one of the most leg
endary programs in the nation at their place,” A&M
coach R.C. Slocum said. “That should be motivation
enough for us.”
Knowing another conference loss would all but
end their hopes of winning a third-straight Big 12
South title also figures to be a motivating factor for
the Aggies.
“This is a make-or-break game for us,” junior out
side linebacker Jason Glenn said. “We’ve got to take
each game now like it’s our last game.”
A&M saw some improvement from its much-ma
ligned running game in last Saturday’s 21-3 victory
over Oklahoma State University.
But the Aggies’ 15£-yard total against the Cowboys
probably will not get the job done if they are to up
set Nebraska for a second straight year.
In 1998’s victory, A&M racked up 259 rushing
yards and received 100-yard plus performances from
running backs Dante Hall and Ja’Mar Toombs.
The Aggies’ dominance rushing the ball was cru
cial in a game that saw quarterback Randy McCown
complete only two passes, although one was an 81-
yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Chris Taylor.
A&M offensive coordinator Steve Kragthorpe said
a big day on the ground will be vital to the Aggies
pulling out a win over the Cornhuskers in an un
friendly environment.
“We know it’s going to be a hostile environment,”
he said. “[A successful running game] does things
for us confidence-wise, and it keeps the defense off
balance — knowing you can run and throw.”
An effective running game and Taylor’s big play
allowed the Aggies to play with a lead for most of last
year’s game, a situation Slocum said is essential to
beating Nebraska Saturday.
“Any game is different when you’re playing with
a lead,” he said. “If you get a few points to play with,
that’s when you can pull out all the tricks.”
“This is a make-or-
break game for us.
We’ve got to take each
game now like it’s our
last game.”
-JASON GLENN
A&M LINEBACKER
The Cornhuskers enter Saturday’s contest after two
consecutive weeks of uninspired play. On Oct. 23, the
Cornhuskers lost to the University of Texas for the
third straight time, and they narrowly avoided being
upset by the University of Kansas last Saturday.
But the notion that the Cornhuskers are more vul
nerable than usual is quickly dispelled by McCown.
“It’s still the same old Nebraska, 1 don’t care
what anybody says,” he said. “When they’re play
ing at home, they’re as tough to beat as any team in
the country.”
Hall is considered doubtful for Saturday’s game
due to a sprained ankle, and Glenn is expected to
play but could still be hampered by a sprained ankle.
With his backup, Christian Rodriguez, not ex
pected to play due to a sprained knee, true freshman
Jarrod Penright figures to see some playing time
against the Cornhuskers.
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A&M women’s tennis to
host regional tournament
15th-ranked volleyball team faces ’Huskers
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Texas A&M will host the 1999
Intercollegiate Tennis Association
(ITA) Southwest Regional Cham
pionships beginning today at the
A&M Varsity
Tennis Center.
More than 25
schools will be
represented at
the individual
tournament be
ing hosted by
A&M for the
first time. nedorostova
J Matches today and Saturday
|lwill start at 8:30 a.m., and admis-
Hsion is free. Some early rounds
[will be contested at the Omar
[Smith Tennis Center on campus,
[and the tournament will conclude
[on Monday.
“We are excited to be hosting
[the ITA at our new facility,” A&M
[women’s tennis coach Bobby
[Kleinecke said. “Many of the
[coaches have played at our facili-
|ty or have heard about it and
Iwanted us to host.”
A&M sophomore Martina Ne-
iorostova, the defending Big 12
Jo. 1 singles champion, is the
ugliest seeded Aggie in the field
if 128 competitors. Ranked No.
13 nationally, Nedorostova is the
tournament’s sixth seed.
Aggie senior Lisa Dingwall is
seeded No. 16, while A&M fresh
man Olivia Karlikova is one of eight
players who are seeded No. 17.
The tournament’s top seed is
the University of Arkansas’ Chin
Bee Khoo, and the University of
Texas’ Michelle Faucher is the No.
2 seed.
Lousiana State University’s
Bruna Colosio is the No. 3 seed,
while Baylor University’s Jahnavi
Parekh and Katja Kova are seeded
fourth and fifth, respectively.
In the doubles bracket, Ding
wall and Nedorostova are the
tournament’s third seed.
The top-seeded tandem is
LSU’s Colosio and Ana Mores,
while Arkansas’ Andrea Ho and
Khoo are the second seed.
The tournament will consist of
the main singles draw of 128.
Then a consolation draw of 64
will begin following the round of
128 and a second round consola
tion will begin following the main
round of 64.
There will also be a doubles
draw of 64 with no consolation
rounds.
The singles champion and fi
nalist and the doubles champi
ons will advance to the third leg
of the ITA Grand Slam, the Rolex
National Indoor Championships,
Feb. 3-6 in Dallas.
BY BREE HOLZ
The Battalion
After defeating Texas Tech University in three
games on Wednesday night, the Texas A&M Vol
leyball Team will head to Lincoln, Neb., to take
on the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers Sat
urday at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Center.
The Aggies find themselves in a three-way tie
for first place in the Big 12 with 12th-ranked Uni
versity of Texas and 13th-ranked Nebraska. Bay
lor University defeated the former league-leading
Longhorns in five games on Wednesday night to
help move the Aggies into the first-place tie.
The Aggies (19-4, 10-3 Big 12) and Corn
huskers (18-5, 10-3 Big 12) met earlier this sea
son at G. Rollie White Coliseum with A&M win
ning, 15-3, 13-15, 15-5, 13-15, 15-13.
The Aggies have won the teams’ past two
meetings — both in College Station — but are
0-6 at Nebraska. The Cornhuskers hold the all-
time series lead, 10-6.
Senior middle blocker Lauri Leahy said Ne
braska’s crowds make it difficult to win in
Lincoln.
“Nebraska, for us, has always been a big
match,” she said. “They’ve got big crowds that
always sell out. But it will be good to play there
because we’ve got a lot of confidence right now.
“There’s a lot at Nebraska for us to accom
plish, and I think we’re up for it.”
A&M volleyball coach Laurie Corbelli said
it’s tough to play teams twice and come out
with a win while executing the same plays.
“If you can make some changes, some ad
justments, add some new things, then you’re
going to do very well against that team,” Cor
belli said. “After you’ve played a team once,
they know what you’re capable of.”
Senior outside hitter Summer Strickland said
A&M sophomore outside hitter Michelle Cole
Wednesday night at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
A&M can deceive its opponents by running
plays that use all of its hitters.
“Our opponents don’t know who we’re go
ing go to,” she said. “We’ve got hitters coming
at them from every direction, and we have per
fectly capable hitters from each position on the
court that can put the ball away. ”
Statistically, the Aggies are dominating of
fensively and defensively in all areas of their
game.
A&M leads the Big 12 Conference in digs per
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spikes the ball against Texas Tech University
game with 18.64. The Aggies are also ranked
third in blocks with 3.11 per game and hitting
percentage with .239.
Senior middle blocker Amber Woolsey is
ranked third in the conference in blocks per
game with 1.58, while Leahy is ranked seventh
with 1.27.
Strickland, senior outside hitter Celia Howes
and sophomore outside hitter Michelle Cole are
ranked third, sixth, and tenth, respectively, in
digs per game.