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jsday, Novembti <is our editorial it print thestor) i was a timely iss 't need to be e ■on said. “We c®’ ything we send Jes, we had ticlj ng to attend rep icnson st aty had not -oblems with ms asses, ae has attended; | lursday, November 1, 2001 THE BATTALION Page 5A o. 14 A&M sweeps Oklahoma By Joel Hudgins THE BATTALION fated mediaevj j t ma y i lav e been Halloween nnelson said. b u t the only thing the xasA&M volleyball team was [ghtened of was an upset loss the Oklahoma Sooners. And hough the Sooners may have a minor scare into A&M, the gies prevailed and swept the oners, 30-23, 30-24, 30-23. The No. 14 Aggies (17-3, 10- JnBig 12) handed the Sooners 1-21, 1-12) their 12th consecu- Iso not goingd /e loss and im P roved their will have to rev: f innm S streak to ,lve matches. 2002 Website. J 16 A gg' es hit • 287 ’ with 57 Jlsand 22 errors. The Sooners id40 kills to go with 23 errors, an Aggie getting media reason,” stie ould I obtaina it interested it ad hiatus fror. ig and evert®! dr job." inger than the ecember to insfffi ■m down to thefc id hit only . 137. at. Cole said hei designs on the % but we don'ttu sy with finals as the designsl,"hi major concern *: to present toB»: (n spite of the sweep, A&M ad coach Laurie Corbelli lid the Aggies were not really rhythm. “We've had a week. off. and e’re just getting our game rhythm back. We weren’t as focused as we normally are,” Corbelli said. “1 think that Oklahoma did some really nice things against us. They served us very tough. That really kept us out of our offense.” The Aggies jumped out to an early lead on the Sooners in the first game. The Aggies dictated play leading 10-4 at one point. They extended their lead to 19-10 behind sophomore mid dle blocker Tara Pulaski’s five kills, before the Sooners made a run. OU narrowed the lead to 25-22 before the Aggies closed out the game with a 5-1 run, winning 30-23. The second game was much closer, and the game was tied 14 times. The last of those ties was at 22-22, when a kill by fresh man middle blocker Melissa Munsch sparked the Aggies. They put together an 8-2 run and finished the game 30-24. The third game was more of the same with the two teams switching leads throughout the first several points. The Sooners actually led at one point, 17-15, before the Aggies went on a 15- 6 run to end the match at 30-23. The lead enabled the Aggies to play some of their reserves. Backups Julia Rex, Carol Price, Beth Skypala, Lexy Beers and Rebecca Wynalda all received playing time, which pleased Corbelli. “I was pleased we got to put in Skypala, Wynalda and Rex,” Corbelli said. “We got a lot of players in.” The Aggies were led in kills by senior outside hitter Brandi Mount, who had 1 1. Pulaski and senior outside hitter Erin Lechler were right behind with 10 each. Pulaski also posted a career high in hitting percentage, hitting .600. “[Pulaski] is the type that stresses on lots of things. This See Sweep on page 6A. GUY ROGERS • THE BATTALION Sophomore middle blocker Tara Pulaski connects for one of her 10 kills against the Oklahoma Sooners. A&M posted its fifth straight win, sweeping OU. I the stuff in ptej nng for thalsafffll ig 12 showcases balancing act in week nine BIG 12 ) P X if **2 »T \ * I • * J 1 ' v y. t \ WUE BROWN mm hi t 7111? The name of the game is balance rut 25 opens items collected!! nt to labs orp in Houstonal ■are began, o said that tk 1 ! »ne to two cal such items, e are ordinan eople,” Jone; has not beetj hoaxes in (pi The University of Nebraska’s 20-10 i far.” win over 0U last Saturday highlighted a ■uide it clear close in the Big not be tolerate'! Uk- ! 1! cation. | ■ x will be dtr 1 "" investigation, ion of that in forces that heot e expecting, The Texas A&M Aggies had to overcome 445 yards of total offense by Iowa State and the pinpoint passing of quarterback Seneca Wallace to escape with a 24-21 win at Kyle Field. The University of Colorado- Oklahoma State game also went down to the wire before the Buffaloes pulled out a 22-19 win to spoil the Cowboys’ Homecoming. CU’s defensive back Michael Lewis preserved the win with a fourth-quarter interception. UT escaped Columbia, Mo., with a 35-16 win against the University of Missouri despite 31 tackle's by the Tigers’ duo of linebackers Jamontie Robinson and Sean Doyle. Robinson had 16 solo stops and is averaging 13.3 tack les per game. Kansas State and Texas Tech posted the only two blowout wins in the league. Tech used 49 first half points to drop Baylor, 63-19, and Kansas State captured its first conference win by pounding in state rival Kansas 40-6. Three teams, A&M, OU, and UT, are tied for first in the Big 12 South division with 4-1 conference marks. In the north, undefeated Nebraska owns the top spot, while Colorado is 'k £&ttie bUck. " ■ Big 12 and the World Series Four athletes who played for Big 12 Conference schools are being watched by millions around the world this week in the MLB World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Yankees. Two of Arizona’s pitchers, Bobby Witt (University of Oklahoma) and Greg Swindell (University of Texas), graduat ed from schools in the Big 12. Not to be outdone, the Yankees also feature two See Balance' oiipage 6A. SPORTS iN BRIEF Basketball coach to address student body at Reed Arena Texas A&M men’s basketball coach Melvin Watkins will address the student body at a rally at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Reed Arena. Team members, the TAMU Dance Team, Aggie Angels and the Reed Rowdies will be in attendance. “With what we are trying to build at Texas A&M, we need to have the students involved in our program," Watkins said. “This is a chance for them to learn first-hand about where our program is at and where we are headed. We are excited about this season and we want the student body to be excited too." IOC ends Salt Lake inspections SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - With 100 days to go, the IOC ended its final inspection of Salt Lake’s preparations for the Winter Games with praise for security arrangements. Mitt Romney, president of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, said “there is no backup plan for delay or any thing else" in the event of another terror strike on the United States. So far, the only sign of trouble for the games are street protests planned by animal rights groups against a rodeo that will be part of the Olympic cultural program. 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