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a He 21 st-ranked Texas A&M volleyball team will
vel to Boulder, Colo., tonight to battle Colorado at 8 at
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nd to oualB 6 rema * n ' n second place in the Big 12 con-
i with a 15-5 record (10-3 Big 12), while the Buf-
sit in sixth place with a 10-9 record (6-6 Big 12).
. 1 Nebraska remains in first place, and Kansas State
.NTED ilNo. 25 Missouri are tied for third,
weded Ar defeated Oklahoma Saturday at G. Rollie White
pus. canfjseum, 15-4, 15-5, 15-9. Colorado had a bye weekend
;swept Oklahoma last Wednesday in Boulder.
wiyV A.fcM and Colorado met on Sept. 23 in College Sta-
| Band the Aggies came out on top, 15-7, 15-13, 13-
cceptmg;:. i [y-Q
)0994 “( olorado is a team that always plays tough against
pid A&M coach Laurie Corbelli. “They run a great
|le attack, their setter attacks a lot on the second ball,
'JEOUSiltl ■ outside hitters use blockers well. Our team is go-
| U have to be ready to play, and I think they will.”
^^J&M holds the all-time series record between the
VCLE im .9-1 . In 1999, the Aggies defeated the Buffaloes in
ijlder, 3-0, and in College Station, 3-1.
jo 268-86$Mist season, the Buffaloes finished in sixth place in
; :lig 12 with a 12-8 league record, qualifying them for
®®®CAA tournament, where they were defeated in the
ikes, rabwi ening round by Utah.
“(Hir team is going to be really fired up for this match,”
uniquemutmdu said. “We’ve had two matches where we’ve been
just m J 1 better than our opponent statistically and in the
black towKings, so the challenge has been to get really fired up
* for Kit «p| a y w j t j 1 extra adrenaline, and I think we’ve
® a great job of that.”
orbelli said the Aggies will be ready to go after hav-
ome time off over the weekend.
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Ragsdale have taken up much of the
slack.
Ragsdale was named to the first
team All-Big 12 Conference team this
week. Defender Amber Reynolds
was also named to the All-Big 12
squad.
Rookie goalkeeper Esther Thomp
son, who was named to the Big 12
newcomer team, was also named Big
12 defensive player of the week.
Thompson posted 5.5 shutouts on the
season.
“All of our young players are play
ers who have played in intense com
petition, so they’re used to playing in
that type of pressure,” said Guerrieri.
“This is exactly where we wanted to
be. I am really pleased with the play
ers that we got ourselves to this point.”
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