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AGGII - F- bait Sports The Battalion Page 5 • Monday, September 16, 2002 By True Brown THE BATTALION ‘ppreciate hbr u s around thee. •idy sold 30,00(j, Website. Houe^ haVnl'Hf Munsch hacl a career high of 24 kills Saturday night when the Texas A&M volleyball held off a late charge by Brigham Young University to claim the McDonald’s Texas A&M Invitational II at G. Rollie White Coliseum. ^Bslo. 16 A&M (8-1) won the first two games, t>ut[fell to the Cougars in the third before win- the match, 31-29, 30-21, 36-38, 30-22. team claims Invitational tourney l.iy inj &M posted a tournament high of 77 kills in Franco thJmatch, something that is no small task con- 50 Muc/i tc BY U’s tall lineup, said A&M head abe Record^ CCM * ch Laurie Corhel| i. really needed a match that challenged our hitters with a big block,” Corbelli said. “Th; things that this team offered us in a match setting was very valuable. We had set some goals about what we were going to do against thc|se kinds of teams because we see it so much in the Big 12.” •SgM unsch struck early in the match for A&M. collecting nine kills in the first game and fin ishing the frame with a pair of hard hits. Munsch benefited from pinpoint setting by seller Lexy Beers, who tied a career high with 56 [assists. B’Lexy did a really good job of putting the bal where it needed to be when it needed to be the Munsch said. ‘‘It’s all about Lexy.” Beers and Munsch were both named to the all-tournament team and freshman Laura Jones was selected as the tournament MVP. Jones fin ished the tournament with 46 kills and a .241 hitting percentage. After handily winning game two, A&M looked like it had a solid grip on the third frame, but the Cougars’ Allison Larson helped BYU take the lead after a block and two kills. One of the things about playing a team with good outside hitters is that you have to serve them tough to try to take out the hitters. It works sometimes y but we made too many mistakes. — Karen Lamb BYU head volleyball coach BYU (5-6) mounted a 15-20 lead in the game but had three service errors on game point to help A&M draw even. Larson, Lindsey Metcalf and Laura Nielson all served on game point for BYU but could not connect. “We had 17 [service] errors and just two aces, and A&M had 14 errors and 11 aces so there is a big difference,” said BYU head coach Karen Lamb. “One of the things about playing a team with good outside hitters is that you have to serve them tough to try and take out the hitters. It works sometimes, but we made too many mistakes.” BYU claimed the third game, but took itself out of the fourth by committing three more serv ice errors to give A&M the lead at 11-10. The Aggies never trailed after that. “To be up two games to none is a tough posi tion when you’re playing a tough team,” Corbelli said. “You have it in your court, yet that is very inspirational to the other team. They’re not going to come back and do the same things. They will make some changes, and it’s almost like it’s 0-0.” A&M outside hitter A.D. Achilefu, who did not play against Sam Houston on Friday because of a pulled abdomen, made a loud return to the Aggies’ lineup by posting a .520 hitting percent age and leading A&M with 19 digs. The win was the last match for A&M before beginning Big 12 play Wednesday. The Aggies host Kansas at 7:00 p.m. in the conference opener for both teams. ALISSA HOLLIMON • THE BATTALION Aggie junior Tara Pulaski and sophomore Melissa Munsch attempt a block in Saturday’s game against the University of Louisiana-Lafayette en route to the tournament title. beci Dir: Texans stumble in San Diego, fall to Chargers 24-3 for first loss in the We hoi W. Bu »n for »<. frnn SAN DIEGO (AP) — If the Houston Texans didn’t look like an expansion team in their opener against the Dallas Cowboys, they sure did by the time Junior Seau and the San Diego Chargers were done with them. ■Seau, the perennial Pro Bowl line backer, intercepted rookie David Carr to set up one of Curtis Conway’s. two touchdowns and defensive end Raylee JBnson recovered Carr’s fumble in the end zone for another score as the CHargers beat the punch less Texans 24-3 on Sunday. ■Carr had no chance against the Chargers’ relentless defense, which was missing one of its hardest hitters, safety Rodney Harrison, who is out with a groin injury. Carr was sacked nine times — seven times in the second half — intercepted twice and completed only six of 25 pass es for 87 yards. Rookie linebacker Ben Leber sacked Carr in the end zone early in the fourth quarter and forced a fumble, which Johnson jumped on for the only touchdown of the second half. The Chargers (2-0) kept the Texans (1-1) from becoming the first expansion team to win its first two games. Houston upset Dallas 19-10 a week earlier to become the first expansion team since Minnesota in 1961 to win its first game. The Texans were also attempting to become the first expansion team to win their first road game of the season. Leber had three sacks. Pro Bowl defensive end Marcellus Wiley two and Johnson had 1 1/2 sacks on consecutive plays in the third quarter. Long before he fumbled in the end zone, Carr had already been worked over by Seau. On Houston’s second possession of the game, Carr’s pass deflected off receiver Corey Bradford’s hands to Seau, who returned it 25 yards to the Houston six-yard line. Three plays later, Conway scored untouched on a 3-yard end-around, raising the ball in his right hand as he crossed the goal line for a 14-0 lead with 2:03 left in the first quarter. In the closing minute of the first half and the Texans at their 7, Carr dropped back into the end zone and was wrapped up by Seau. Carr tried desperately to get out of the end zone and appeared to be down before touching the ball on the 1- yard line. But after a review, referee Mike Carey ruled the replays were inconclu sive. Seau did get a 6-yard sack. Undrafted rookie Vernon Fox, start ing for Harrison, intercepted Carr in the fourth quarter. Chargers quarterback Drew Brees, was 15-of-28 for 163 yards and one touchdown, with one interception. The Chargers took a 7-0 lead on the first drive of the game when Brees found Conway down the left sideline for a 35- yard TD pass. Conway had five catches for 113 yards. Houston’s only score was a 45-yard field goal by Kris Brown in the second quarter to close the Charger lead to 11 points. San Diego’s Steve Christie fol lowed with a 36-yarder to take a 17-3 halftime lead. ne Nissan P3$ 2 Month/12,0$ i mi ted Waffltf -COW ATE NS WALS: 7238/242 7218 ASOLp UTS ISES! IY l* 1 fePHVSj VlDEfl OUR& West Side Entrance—Rec Members may enter the Rec Center through the Backyard west side entrance that faces Reed Arena, Monday—Thursday from 11:30 a.m—11:00 p.m. and Friday-Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Outdoor Pool CLOSED—The Outdoor Pool is now closed for renovation. Please consult the Natatorium sched ule for lap swim times and availability. We appreciate your patience during this process. 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