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By Doug Puentes
THE BATTALION
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The Aggies showed just how happy
icy were on Wednesday night, firing on
11 cylinders to sweep Baylor, 30-19, 30-
15,30-23 at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
The Aggies (9-1, 2-0 in Big 12) had
0 kills against only 15 errors and hit
15 as a team. Baylor (8-3, 0-3) man-
ged41 kills and had 22 errors to hit only
[160 as a team.
J “One of the things that first comes to
jjny mind is our attack w as much sharper
Ian it has been,” said A&M volleyball
"oach Laurie Corbelli. “We’ve been work-
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defense was nearly flawless as the Aggies
raced to a 23-10 lead when a service ace
by Baylor’s Tatiana Kenon cut the lead to
23-1 1. It was Baylor’s first point off its
own serve.
The teams traded points the rest of the
way as the Aggies cruised to take the first
game. The Aggies hit .364 in the first
game while Baylor could only manage a
.050 hitting percentage.
The second game was neck-and-neck
all the way as Baylor stepped up its play.
Baylor took a 7-4 lead on a block by
Tisha Schwartz and Kenon. A&M raced
back to tie the game at eight on a kill by
senior outside hitter Brandi Mount. After
Mount’s kill, neither team could get far
ther than three points from each other,
and the game was tied 12 times.
With the score tied at 25, senior out
side hitter Michelle Cole put A&M ahead
26- 25 with a kill. A&M freshman
Melissa Munsch gave A&M the break it
needed when her block gave the Aggies a
27- 25 lead. A&M would score the last
three points, closing out the game on a
kill by Munsch.
See SWEPT on page 8A.
Senior outside hitter Erin Lechler pounds a
ball past Baylor senior Tatiana Kenon dur-
COOY WAGES • THE BATTALION
ing the Aggies’ sweep of the Bears
Wednesday at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
A&M welcomes very familiar Notre Dame team
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The Texas A&M football
team will take on the Notre
Dame Fighting Irish Saturday at
Kj#''Field. The Aggies come
into the game with a perfect 3-0
record, while the Irish look to
notch their first win of the sea
son, coming in at 0-2.
Notre Dame leads the all-
time series with the Aggies, 3-1,
including a 24-10 victory over
the Aggies last season in South
Bend. The lone victory for the
Aggies over the Irish came
when A&M beat the Irish 35-10
in the 1988 Cotton Bowl.
Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.
Notre Dame no stranger
to Texas
Notre Dame football head
coach Bob Davie will be reunit
ed with former co-worker R.C.
Slocum Saturday when the Irish
come to town. The two were
both assistants for former A&M
football head coach Jackie
Sherrill in the 1980s.
Davie will come back to Kyle
Field for the first time since leav
ing the A&M organization in
1993 for a defensive coordinator
position at Notre Dame.
Notre Dame assistant head
coach Kirk Doll and defensive
coordinator Greg Mattison also
were members of Slocum’s
original coaching staff in 1989.
Sophomore wide receiver
Jamaar Taylor also has a link to
the Irish. Taylor, who is tied for
the team lead with 11 receptions
on the year, transferred to A&M
from Notre Dame before the 2000
season. Taylor sat out last season
because of NCAA regulations.
Notre Dame has 14 players
on their 2001 roster from Texas,
while the Aggies have no players
See Notebook on page 8A
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