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anber 19 w r ed nesday, September 19, 2001 THE BATTALION * Ags survive, down Cougars Page 5A ■ Cily" d after es of Four uithor )vida t fuur list, a fas m knbw 4ajr|h- iptons ie end, u she’ i man d kr inning' riier itor\ r< are bcxik. Easy,” - fitfl s gfe nctices ,elves ■■ nllil lames,| iJ the' By Doug Puentes THE BATTALION HOUSTON — In playing its t match in more than a week, it Was not unexpected that the No. If' Texas A&M volleyball team 1-1) came out flat against the ouston Cougars (3-5) on jesday night. Unfortunately for tha Aggies, they almost fell flat n their face. I They hung tough and, despite being bested in most major sta tistical categi the Aggies lulled out a five-game victory ler the Cougars, 30-32, 31-29, B-28, 19-30, 15-10. I A&M was led by senior setter Jenna Moscovic who posted a liple-double with a career-high 1.. kills, 50 assists and 14 digs. I "We couldn't ever seem to get into our rhythm,” said A&M vol leyball coach Laurie Corbelli. "Aggie volleyball was there in parts and pieces, but I really don't know what to attribute it to. But we did pull it out and we fought in game five like 1 wish we would have in the first couple of games. They really did out play us tonight and that’s why 1 feel lucky we got the win.” If the match was decided on statistics alone, Houston would have been victorious. The Cougars outhit the Aggies, .301 to .179, made 14 fewer errors than A&M and had six more kills. However, the Aggies stepped up when it counted and took control of the match in the fifth game. Houston took an early 1 -0 lead on a kill by Jane Anne Karasek. The Aggies took the lead 4-2 on kills by senior outside hitter Michelle Cole and Moscovic. Houston, as they did all night long, scratched back to tie the game at five on a kill by Jennifer Wittenburg. The Aggies then took control of the game, going on an 8-3 run, taking a 13-8 lead on a service ace by junior mid dle blocker A.D. Achilefu. The Aggies closed out the match as Moscovic and freshman middle blocker Melissa Munsch blocked a Karasek attack. Game No. 1 set the tone for the whole match as a kill by Whittenburg knotted the game at 8. The Aggies seemed poised to take control, going on an 11- 4 run and taking a 19-12 lead on a Cougar hitting error. The Cougars would not quit however, as they fought their way back, tying the game at 28 on a kill by Whittenburg. Houston did not stop as they closed the Aggies out to win the game, 32-30. The teams traded the next three games as the Aggies bounced back to take game two, 31-29. The Aggies won another close game in the third, holding on for a 30-28 win. The Cougars set up the fifth and deciding game with a 30-19 victory in the fourth game. Senior outside hitter Erin Lechler led the Aggies with 21 kills while Cole chipped ip 18 kills. Whittenburg hit .412 and led Houston with 31 kills. Jenny Tanneberger had 22 kills and led the Cougars in hitting at .436. "I though our team grew tonight,” said Houston volley ball coach Bill Walton. "We have been having trouble play ing with our personality, trying to get a good Houston personal ity on the court and maintain it the whole time. The Aggies return to action Saturday when they travel to Columbia, Mo., to take on the University of Missouri Tigers. CODY WAGES* THE BATTALION Junior outside hitter AD. Achilefu pounds a ball by a UTSA player during last week’s action. The Aggies came defeated Houston Tuesday night. Big 12 reschedules eight games, set to open conference play BIG 12 IRIAN IUFF The world outside the Big 12 I For the first time since the assassina tion of President John. F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, games involving Big 12 teams were postponed last week. | Eight of the 10 games that were postponed have been rescheduled. However, the Baylor Bears and Oklahoma State Cowboys are looking for new opponents to replace those scheduled for last weekend’s games. OSU was slated to host Northern Arizona, while the Bears were sched uled to travel to Minnesota. Kansas State and Missouri have consented to move their Nov. 17 matchup to Nov. 24 to allow the Wildcats to makeup their game with Louisiana Tech on Nov. 17. Teams head to the Big 12 starting line After the postponement of last week’s games, four Big 12 teams ^ will kick off ntraconfer- ence play this week end. Texas A&M will host Oklahoma State at Kyle . Field, while Colorado will welcome the Kansas Jayhawks to • open up their Big 12 schedules. jK The rest of the Big 12 f conference will begin their conference championship hunts next week. Sooners, Buskers continued home dominance Oklahoma and Nebraska are among the nation’s leaders in home win streaks. The Sooners are fourth with 15-straight home victories, while the Cornhuskers are are tied for third with Fresno State at 16 games. Nebraska will host Rice on Thursday in Lincoln, while the Sooners have this weekend off. Florida State leads the nation with a 36-game winning streak at home, while Oregon State sits at second with 22 straight wins at home. Big 12 holds strong in national polls Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas are all holding their own in the nation's Associated Press Poll. The Sooners are sitting at No. 3 in the nation, while the Cornhuskers and Longhorns follow at No. 4 and No. 5 respectively. Kansas State is also making a bid for the top 10, posting a No. 12 nation al ranking. The Wildcats moved up one spot after a season-opening win against USC. .Aijdaur ?: WEAR 1 FOR DANCf Fit-All W Hastings Texm A&M University) ngineering Career Fair Student Engineers' Council Today (10 am - 3pm) REED Arena Bus rides to REED Arena from Zachry and MSC!! List of today’s companies hiring for jobs, interns, and co-ops: nip 3M ABB Accenture Adams Consulting Engineers, Inc. Advantest America, Inc. 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