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nal to Mullah Net e> j^ 0 15 Texas A&M volleyball team lined up along the end
pes of the court at G. Rollie White Coliseum. As the clock reached
to, the team jumped off the court and let out a resounding yell.
The Aggies jump off the practice court and into the NCAA
Joumament on Friday as it hosts the University of Texas-Arlington
avericks in a first-round matchup at 7 p.m. at G. Rollie White.
I The Aggies (23-5), who are the 11th seed in this year’s NCAA-
|oumament, are making their ninth consecutive tournament appear-
ce, all under head coach Laurie Corbelli.
Under the direction of Corbelli, the Aggies have hosted first
und matches seven out of nine years and have yet to lose a first-
und match with Corbelli at the helm.
“It’s really, really nice to be at home with the comfort of your
Jwn facility and your crowd,” Corbelli said. “ Most sports have
■ome-court advantage, but I really feel it in volleyball. We’re lucky
ban had contf ft have the 12th Man and the Spirit of Aggieland and a facility we’re
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A&M enters the tournament on a roll. The Aggies swept a pair of
latches last week with the University of Texas and Texas Tech
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A&M aims at final four
JON LIVAS • THE BATTALION
Sophomore defender Kristen Strutz dribbles by a SMU player in the second round of the
NCAA tournament. The Aggies will travel to Washington to take on Portland Sunday.
By Jeremy Brown
THE BATTALION
The No. 8 Texas A&M soccer team
avenged its first loss of the season with a 1-0
win over No. 4 Stanford last weekend to get
to its first-ever NCAA Women’s College
Cup quarterfinal game.
In the Big 12 tournament earlier this
month, the Aggies avenged an Oct. 14 loss to
No. 1 1 Nebraska to advance to the Big 12
Championship game.
To get to its first-ever NCAA semifinal
game, A&M must again get revenge for
another early season loss. On Sunday,
A&M (17-3-1) will get the chance to make
it a clean sweep with a win against No. 5
Portland (19-3).
On Sept. 21, Portland came from behind to
win the first-ever matchup of the teams’ 2-1
loss in the Nike-Husky Invitational in Seattle.
“They were the best team we have played
all year,” said A&M head coach G.
Guerrieri. “This will be our biggest chal
lenge of the season.”
In the first game, Portland freshman for
ward Christine Sinclair scored the game
winning goal with just 4:03 left on an assist
from junior midfielder Erin Misaki.
Despite being outshot, A&M took the
early lead as freshman forward Linsey
Johnson beat several defenders to score
7:13 into the game.
However, Portland’s junior forward Lisa
Casagrande evened the score 18 minutes
later and the Portland defense clamped
down on A&M’s attack.
“Any goals you score against them, you
definitely earned,” Guerrieri said. “If they
score first, it is very hard to even it back up.”
Portland has one of the nation’s best
defenses, allowing only .6 goals per game. It is
led by junior defender Lauren Orlandos who is
a Hermann Award nominee and a finalist for
the Soccer Buzz National Player of the Year.
“We learned a lot about them from that
game,” Guerrieri said. “They are very good
and very poised. They do not necessarily
have any weakness.”
If last week’s third-round game between
Portland and Nebraska is any indication,
having experience against the Pilots might
not help. After losing to Portland 3-0 in
October, the Cornhuskers did even worse in
the rematch, falling 4-0.
Comparatively, A&M split its games
against Nebraska with a 4-2 loss and a 3-2 win.
In the game, Portland’s freshman goal
keeper Cristin Shea made three saves and
posted her third straight shutout. For the sea
son, she had a .53 goals-against-average, 26
saves, six shutouts and an 8-1 record.
During the first three rounds, Portland
has outscored opponents 11-0.
In A&M’s third-round game, the Aggies
won despite being outshot 12-6 by Stanford.
Sophomore defender Adrienne Dillard head
ed the winning goal in off a corner kick.
Sunday’s game will start at 2:00 p.m. CST.
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