Index: Section B
Isports 2B, 3B 4B; Nation 4B; Opinion 7B
Honday, September 25, 2000
Sports
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Highlights
First one in a long time: American diver
Laura Wilkinson won the first U.S. gold
I medal in the 10-meter platform in 36 years
Sunday. The American gold broke China’s
streak of four consecutive Olympic titles
in the event.
Schedule
TV Schedule: Monday
NBC (Prime time):
• 6 to 11 p.m. — Track, Synchronized
Swimming, Diving, Gymnastics
• 11:41 to 1:11 p.m. — Track, Volleyball
medal Watch:
Gold
Silver
Brpnzo
Total
USA
21
12
19
52
CHN
18
14
12
44
RUS
12
11
16
39
FRA
12
12
6
30
Record Booh
Track & Field: Japanese marathoner
Naoko Takahashi set a new Olympic record
on Sunday in Sydney with a time of 2
hours, 23 minutes, 14 seconds.
Eye on HGtii
Softball: Shortstop Jennifer McFalls and
| the U.S. softball team have won two straight.
Volleyball: Stacy Sykora and the U.S. vol
leyball team lost their first game.
\ Archery: Vic Wunderle earned a bronze in
team competition.
Soccer shuts out Tech in season opener
By Reece Flood '
The Battalion
The Texas A&M soccer team kicked off con
ference action this weekend with a 3-0 victory
over Texas Tech.
The Aggies were helped by a stiff wind blow
ing from the South in the first half. Texas Tech had
a hard time penetrating the wind and the Aggie de
fense, managing only one shot in the first half.
A&M did not take long getting on the score-
board. Junior forward Anne Tamporello put the
ball in the back of the net just 3:23 into the game.
The shot came from sophomore forward
Heather Ragsdale’s pass across the front of the
goal. The Texas Tech goalkeeper dove to stop the
pass, but missed the ball, leaving Tamporello
with a wide-open goal.
This is the second tim^this season that Tam
porello has scored the first goal of the game for
the Aggies.
“It’s just feeling good,” Tamporello said, “just
getting something to get the team rolling.”
Ragsdale added another point to the score-
board later in the first half with'a curving shot.
which found its way around the goalkeeper and
sneaked inside the left goal post.
The Aggies went into halftime with a 2-0 lead,
but A&M soccer coach G. Guerrieri said the team
would have to change its strategy to combat the
wind in the second half.
“At halftime, we talked about that we needed
more of a commitment to better defending,”
Guerrieri said."
A&M did exactly that in the second half.
With the same strong wind at their back, Texas
Tech only managed to get eight shots off in the
second half, as opposed to A&M’s 15 first-half
shots. Aggie freshman goalkeeper Esther
Thompson was only forced to make one save in
the second half.
A&M was slightly more successful battling
against a stiff wind and a tough Texas Tech de
fense. Junior midfielder Juli Coin dribbled past
two defenders and rifled a shot from the edge of
the 18-yard box to score her first goal in the reg
ular season as an Aggie.
Coin said it felt good to score her first official
goal against a conference opponent.
See Tech on Page 3B.
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12 matches
IKS!
STUART VILLENUEVA/Tm: Battai ion
Texas A&M junior goalkeeper Angela Barker makes a save against the
Colorado Buffaloes on Sunday. The Aggies are 2-0 in Big 12 competition.
Buffaloes fall hard at Soccer Complex
By Jason Lincoln
The Battalion
This weekend, the Texas A&M
soccer offensive power to work
against Colorado, win team showed
what the Big 12 Conference has in
store this season. Just two days after
defeating Texas Tech 3-0 in the con
ference opener, the Aggies beat Col
orado 6-1 Sunday afternoon.
The Aggies ran out to a 5-0 lead
behind forwards Anne Tamporelki
and Heather Ragsdale.
Tamporello scored two goals IJo
open the second period, tallying three
See Buffaloes on Page 3B-
A&M volleyball wins weekend homestand
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CODY WAGES/Tm: Battalion
Junior outside hitter Michelle Cole tries for
a spike against Colorado Sunday at G. Rollie.
By BreeIJolz
The Battalion
The Texas A&M volleyball
team extended its Big 12 Con
ference winning streak to three
games when it defeated the
University of Colorado on Sat
urday 15-7, 15-13, 13-15, 15-
9 at G. Rollie White Cbliseum.
The Aggies moved to 3-1
in conference and 7-3 overall
while the Buffaloes dropped
to 1-2 in conference and 5-5
overall.
Junior outside hitter Erin
Gibson scored the first point
of game one for the Aggies
with a kill, then led the Aggies
to an 8-2 lead which forced a
Colorado timeout.
The Buffaloes came back
to score two points on A&M
hitting errors, but A&M’s de
fense was unstoppable. Three
blocks from senior middle
blocker Heather Marshall
caused the Buffaloes to call
another timeout with the Ag
gies leading, 13-6.
Colorado scored one more
point on a block, but A&M
quickly ended the match with
a kill from sophomore middle
blocker Tara Pulaski.
In game two, the Aggies
jumped to another quick lead
with kills from junior outside
hitter Brandi Mount and Gib
son. A&M was ahead 6-1
when the Buffaloes began
chipping away at its lead.
Colorado scored four con
secutive points before junior
setter Jenna Moscovic ended
its momentum with a service
ace. Gibson continued to
pound the ball, and numerous
Buffalo hitting errors caused
Colorado to call a timeout. \
With the Aggies ahead 11-
7, the Buffaloes came out of
the timeout fired up.
Colorado served an ace,
then took advantage of A&M
hitting errors to move the
score to 11-10.
Colorado tied the score at
11-11 with another service ace,
then took the lead with a kill.
A block from Pulaski and a
kill from junior outside hitter
Michelle Cole returned the
lead to A&M.
See Volleyball on Page3B.
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