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JOHN LIYAS • THE BATTALION
fenior setter Jenna Moscovic sets the ball behind her to senior outside hitter Brandi Mount
I'l'nbo advances toward the net. Moscovic had 47 assists during the Aggies 3-1 win.
THE BATTALION _ ^ „ _ Thursday, November 15, 2001
Ags roll over Kansas
By Brian Ruff
THE BATTALION
The No. 13 Texas A&M volleyball team held off an
upset-minded Kansas Jayhawk team 3-1 Wednesday
night at G. Rollie White Coliseum to record its third
consecutive win.
“We are really happy about this win,” said A&M vol
leyball coach Laurie Corbelli. “Teams are out to beat us.
We are ranked thirteenth in the country, and we know we
are the hunted. Every match we do win is a big bonus.”
The win was the Aggies’ (21-4, 14-3 Big 12) third in a
row, and they also have won nine out of their last 10.
The Aggies and the Jayhawks battled early on during
the first game, but with the score knotted at 12 a piece, the
Aggies began to pull away behind freshman outside hitter
Melissa Munsch.
Munsch dominated the first game against the
Jayhawks, pounding eight kills to help A&M tally nine-
straight points to pull away from the Kansas squad.
Munsch pounded three-straight kills during the Aggies’
streak, and also played well defensively, posting three
blocks in the first frame.
“I was really connecting well with Jenna (Moscovic]
tonight,” Munsch said. “I was just going up and thinking
that I was going to get the ball and put it away. 1 had total
confidence in our team knowing that I can go up swinging
at any ball and they are going to be there to cover me if I
get blocked.”
In the second game, the Aggies started right where
they left off, jumping out to take a 3-0 lead. Kansas
was not able to recover falling behind, 20-10. The
Jayhawks battled back to within four points at 1 1-7, but
Munsch gave the Aggies a spark again, pounding a ball
that was sitting just above the net back into the Kansas
front line.
Soon after Munsch’s kill, the Aggies went on a six-
point run, and the Jayhawks were unable to recover.
Senior outside hitter Erin Lechler ended the game with a
kill, giving the Aggies a 30-20 win.
A&M hit extremely well in the first two games, hitting
.357 and .351 to hang on to their lead.
In the third game, Kansas found its groove, and took the
opening point to claim its first lead of the match.
The Jayhawks did not relinquish their lead by capitaliz
ing on nine errors by the Aggies. Kansas took a nine-point
lead 27-18, but the Aggies mounted a comeback and
closed the Kansas lead to just four points, 28-24.
“It was frustrating to know that by the time they
reached 27-28 points we started to feel that rhythm
again,” said senior outside hitter Erin Lechler. “It actually
helped us going into game four, keeping that momentum.”
The Jayhawks held on to defeat the Aggies, despite
their late attempt at a comeback. Kansas senior middle
blocker Kylie Thomas connected on a kill to end the
game, 30-25.
“We kind of lost our rhythm,” Corbelli said. “Our pass
ing started to take a dive, and our hitters had two blockers
on them every time.”
The Aggies were not able to keep up the hot hitting of the
first two games in the third frame, hitting just .125.
A&M came back in the fourth game and jumped out
to a 4-0 lead and were lead in by sophomore middle
blocker Tara Pulaski, who had five kills in the fourth.
Teams are out to beat us. We are
ranked thirteenth in the country, and
we know we are the hunted.
— Laurie Corbelli
A&M volleyball coach
“When we pass well and are really focused on getting
the ball up to Jenna [Moscovic], our offense is really hard
to stop,” Corbelli said.
Kansas committed 10 errors in the final game, handing
the Aggies, who hit the ball considerably better in the
fourth game, a 30-19 win.
Moscovic led the Aggies with 47 assists and Lechler
added 16 kills. Senior outside hitter Michelle Cole had 24
digs against the Jayhawks, moving her into fourth place
all-time for career digs.
The Aggies will be back in action Saturday when they
travel to Manhattan, Kan., to take on the No. 22 Kansas
State Wildcats.
“We have out-hit them (Kansas State), out-blocked
them and out-dug them and still lost in the past,” Corbelli
said. “We are going to have to be emotionally and men
tally prepared for a battle.”
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