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AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas
quarterback controversy is over —
for now.
Coach Mack Brown said he is
scrapping his two-quarterback ro
tation this week and named Major
Applewhite his starter against Col
orado. It is the first time this.season
Brown has announced a starter be
fore kickoff.
Applewhite and Chris' Simms
had been alternating starts. Simms
started three games and Applewhite
two for No. 25 Texas (3-2, 1 -1 Big
12). Applewhite started last week's
63-14 loss to Oklahoma.
Although neither was effective
in that game, Applewhite has
played the better of the two, pass
ing for 1,110 yards and 10 touch
downs. Simms has thrown for 339
yards with three touchdown and
four interceptions. Both have
thrown four interceptions.
Brown left open the possibility
Simms could play Saturday.
"Major will start and Chris will
play if we need him to win the
game,” he said.
Offensive coordinator Greg
Davis said a deciding factor was
Applewhite’s experience. The ju
nior was the Big 12 offensive play
er of the year in 1999. A win Satur
day keeps Texas in the hunt for the
Big 12 South division title.
“We’ll go with Major and if the
situations dictates, we'll certainly
bring Chris in,” Davis said. “The
difference is last (week) we said
we'd be playing both quarterbacks.”
Blocks pave way for A&M victory
By Bree Holz
The Battalion
Practice for the Texas A&M vol
leyball team will be shorter today.
A&M volleyball coach Laurie Cor
bel li told the team before the match
that for every successful block, she
would take five minutes off of the
next practice. She had no idea the
team would respond with a whopping
17 blocks, setting a record for team
blocks in a three-game Big 12 match.
“I thought they’d get maybe four
or five blocks, which would get us out
of practice about 20 minutes early,”
she said. “I had scheduled a three-
hour practice, but I guess now it’s
only going to be an hour and a half.”
The Aggies swept Texas Tech Uni
versity last night at G. Rollie White
Coliseum, 15-6,15-12,15-11 in front
of a rowdy crowd of 1,761. With the
win, the Aggies improve to 11-4 (6-2
Big 12) and sit in a two-way tie for
second place in the league with
Kansas State. The loss moved Tech to
16-3 and 5-3 in conference play.
Tech took an early 2-0 lead in the
first game with kills, but A&M
quickly came back and tied the
game on Tech hitting errors. Middle
blocker Heather Marshall posted the
third point of the game, followed by
a kill from setter Jenna Moscovic.
Tech called its first timeout of the
game when the Aggies were winning,
5-2. A&M came out of the huddle
and scored two more points on Tech
miscues to put them ahead, 7-2. Tech
managed to score its third point of the
game on an A&M hitting error, but a
block by Moscovic and Marshall put
the score at 9-3 and forced another
Tech timeout.
Despite Tech’s attempt to get back
in the game, two kills from outside
hitter Erin Gibson and two straight
blocks by Moscovic and Marshall
ended game one.
Tech jumped to a quick lead again
in the second game, but the Aggies
responded with kills from Marshall
and middle blocker A.D. Achilefu.
With the Aggies ahead, 3-2, Tech
gained momentum and forced 10
consecutive sideouts before tying the
score on an A&M hitting error. The
Raiders pulled ahead with a block,
but the Aggies came back and tied the
score with a kill from Cole.
Tech called a timeout with the
See Volleyball on Page 9.
SUSAN REDDING/The Battalion
Texas A&M outside hitter Brandi Mount attempts to make one of her eight kills against Texas Tech through a
pair of blockers. The Aggies defeated Texas Tech in straight sets, 15-6, 15-12, 15-11.
Corbelli and volleyball team break records with win at G. Rollie White
By Bree Holz
The Battalion
After a record-breaking season in 1999, it seems it would
be difficult for the Texas A&M volleyball team to break any
more records in 2000. However, this season, the Aggies
broke the record for most consecutive home wins, and coach
Laurie Corbelli tied the record for most wins by an A&M
coach.
The record for consecutive home wins now stands at 26,
thanks to a win Wednesday over Texas Tech. Ironically, Texas
Tech was the last team to be successful at G. Rollie White Col
iseum on Nov. 1, 1998.
“I don’t know how much the streak is on our minds,” Cor
belli said. “I’m not using the streak as any external motivation.
The team is pretty motivated already to do their jobs well and
play as a team. But it’s nice to have that external motivation.”
Corbelli needs only one more win to break the record for the
most wins in her career. Since she began coaching at A&M in
1993, she has accumulated a 180-64 record. She already has the
highest winning percentage of any volleyball coach at A&M
with a .737. Terry Condon, who coached from 1980-85, held
the previous record with 180 wins.
Since Corbelli was hired, the Aggies are 87-13 at home.
Eleven of the 13 losses were to Top 25 opponents. The other two
losses came at the hands of none other than unranked Texas Tech.
“We’re really not worried about any records,” Corbelli said.
“We just want to go out there and be successful every time we
step on the court.”
A&M will next put its home record on the line against No.
24 Missouri on Saturday, Oct. 21.
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