Itidex: Section B
►orts 2B; Classified 6B; Opinion 7B
ggie field general
Midfielder Heather Wtebe silent leader for team
A&M coach G. Guerrieri said
Wiebe has become a great asset for
the team over the years. He credits
Wiebe's work ethic as the reason for
her and the team’s success.
“She has brought a level of pro
fessionalism that has never been
matched — before she arrived or
since,” Guerrieri said. “She is the
workhorse on a hard working team.”
Senior defender Amber Reynolds
is also impressed with Wiebe's level
of play.
“She’s our playmaker,” Reynolds
said. “The way she plays is 110 per
cent every time. It’s hard to do that
every game.”
Wiebe’s tenacity on the field is
demonstrated by the black eye she re
ceived against Baylor on Sunday.
Wiebe has developed into a team
leader, not just a highly skilled play
er. Unlike most leaders, though,
Wiebe is not outspoken and tends to
keep quiet on the field.
“She leads more by example,”
Reynolds said.
Guerrieri said Wiebe is a “quiet
player that gets everything done.”
'Reynolds said one of Wiebe’s best
features is her unselfishness, her de-
*sire to be a team player.
“If we lose and she had a great
game, she’s still mad,” Reynolds
said. “That’s what sets her apart.”
Guerrieri echoed Reynolds’ senti
ments about his star midfielder.
“She is the most unselfish player
on the most unselfish team I’ve ever
coached,” Guerrieri said. “She hasn't
received the accolades because she’s
not a flashy player. The biggest rea
son 1 recruited her is she's a winner.”
Wiebe's two peers may be on to
something. When asked to speak
about her own success at A&M, all
she mentioned was the 1997 Big 12
See Weibe on Page 2B.
Sports
Page IB
THE BATTALION
. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CODY WAGES/The Battalion
Texas A&M senior midfielder Heather Wiebe has used her tireless work ethic to lead the Aggie soccer
team for the past three seasons. In her final season, Wiebe has taken her intensity to another level.
Texas A&M volleyball team blows out ISU
Win breaks record, gives Aggies longest home winning streak in team history
By Bree Holz
The Battalion
The Texas A&M volleyball team defeated the
Iowa State University Cyclones Wednesday at G.
Rollie White Coliseum. 15-5, 15-1, 15-9.
The win marked the 25th consecutive home win
for the Aggies, surpassing the previous record of 24.
With the win, the Aggies improve to 9-4 (4-2
Big 12)while Iowa State falls to 2-12 (0-7 Big 12).
A&M coach Laurie Corbelli said the fans are a
major factor in the Aggies’ success at G. Rollie White.
know teams don't like coming to G. Rollie,”
she said. “The Twelfth Man gets talked about a lot
around the conference. It’s a feared crowd, but not
because it’s a rude crowd, but it just gets so loud.”
The Aggies are extremely successful at home,
but winning games on the road will be the key to
A&M’s overall conference success.
“The Big 12 is wide open,” Corbelli said. “For
all of the teams in the Big 12, it’s becoming a big
ger challenge to win on the road. It’s a tough sport
to play on the road.”
Freshman middle blocker Tara Pulaski got
things going for the Aggies with a kill to give
A&M the first point of the game. After ISU scored
its first point on a block, the Aggies came back to
score five straight with four kills from senior mid
dle blocker Heather Marshall.
ISU called its first timeout of the match, and the
Aggies answered with two more kills from Marshall.
An ace from junior setter Jenna Moscovic moved
the Aggies to a 9-2 lead, but the Cyclones began to
gain momentum with three A&M hitting errors.
Two aces from sophomore outside hitter A.D.
Achilefu increased the lead to 12-5, and a block
from Moscovic closed the game.
ISU scored its only point of game two on the first
play. A&M took control from there, thanks to four
kills from junior outside hitter Erin Gibson.
The Aggies took a 4-0 lead in the third with two
kills from outside hitter Rebecca Wynalda.
ISU answered by scoring three straight points
on A&M miscues.
See Volleyball on Page 2B.
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