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Polx xer is picking'® and firing ft® a high-powei® :ary-style rifle. tie i2 Aggielznd is a book, look for day in front of jilding. (Go 10 ;ement in case Please bring did not order yearbook (tb® you may P ur ‘ ax in 015 Reed t). - 4:30 p.m- checks, Aggi® ard, Discover iccepted. Sports The Battalion Page IB • Wednesday, October 9, 2002 Volleyball team prepares for Texas showdown ALISSA HOLLIMON • THE BATTALION Aggie juniors (left to right) Carol Price and Tara Pulaski attempt to block a shot by Nebraska’s Anna Schrad on Sunday afternoon at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Aggies look to break .500 in Big 12, take seventh straight match against Longhorns By True Brown THE BATTALION Tonight’s showdown in Austin between the Texas A&M volleyball team and the University of Texas may be the most important test thus far in the Aggies’ season. A loss will send the Aggies (1 1-4, 3-3 Big 12) under .500 in Big 12 play for the second time and a win would give A&M the inside track on climb ing more than one game above .500 for the first time this season. Road losses against Colorado and Missouri and a home loss to Nebraska on Sunday have caused a sense of urgency, said A&M volleyball head coach Laurie Corbelli. “We need to get one good win under our belt,” Corbelli said. “Once we get that win, we'll start getting our confidence and getting our rhythm. We’ve got to get over that hump. It’s got to be a good, solid win for us somewhere soon down the road.” Sunday against Nebraska, the Aggies stayed with the No. 5 Cornhuskers early in the match, even holding a lead at one point before the Huskers put the match away. A&M was unable to regain momentum, something that has hap pened in each of the Aggies’ losses this season. “We started getting a little tentative and worried about how we were going to get out of it.” Corbelli said. “Once that set ended, we struggled with (regaining the momentum). We really do know that's a problem for us. We’ve been working at it, we’ve gotten better at it. It’s still happening at times.” The Longhorns might be just the cure, however, as the Aggies have won the last six meetings, including the last two in Austin. A&M swept the Horns at G. Rollie White Coliseum twice last season, one of which was in the NCAA Tournament. As one-sided as it has been in recent years, the rivalry is still intense. “Both teams just want to kill each other,” said A&M middle blocker A.D. Achilefu. “It’s always really good volleyball when we play. I'd love to make it three years in a row of beating the Longhorns.” Aside from having bragging rights until the two teams play in College Station on Nov. 27, a win in Austin would give the Aggies their first qual ity win on the road, a place that has been a graveyard so far. It would also be a big confidence boost as their next road contest is against Kansas State, a team A&M has never beaten on the road. “When we get big wins on the road, it is always a catalyst to helping the rest of our season,” Achilefu said. “K-State isn't for a while, but that would be a huge win out there.” For Achilefu, one of two seniors on A&M’s team, winning tonight is crucial to the rest of the season. “We don’t have that much time left,” she said. “I know it’s not the midway point in the Big 12 season, but it’s time to get going. The uppers classmen on the team have all expressed our desires to go ahead and get this party started. It’s time to do what we know how to do and go win.” The first serve tonight is scheduled for 7 p.m. Texans receivers excited about match-up with Bills HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans receivers Corey Bradford and Billy Miller are excited about the challenge of trying to match points with the Buffalo Bills and quarterback Drev\ Bledsoe. Maybe they shouldn’t be. The Bills lost a 49-31 shootout with the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, but they still rank No. 3 in the NFL . in offense. And Bledsoe is having a proficient year in his first season with the Bills. The Texans still have the worst offense in the NFL. “For the offense it’s fun because if both sides are putting up big points it’s a fun game,” Miller said. “I’m a fan on the sidelines and when you're going back and forth seeing a lot of plays, it's unfortunate for the defense but great for offense.” Trying to match Bledsoe point for point may not be so great. Bledsoe leads the AFC with 148 Completions, 218 attempts and 1,762 yards, and he’s tied for second with 12 touchdown passes. “When you got a guy like Drew Bledsoe putting the ball up 50 times a game, you know he’s going to connect on them some,” Miller said. “It’s a great week to start over and start the new quarter (of the season) and get this offense up and going.” Bledsoe’s quarterback rating of 101.1 ranks fourth in the AFC. Texans rookie David Carr ranks last in the AFC with a 49.7 rating. The Texans are last in the NFL with 193.5 yards per game. Despite their struggles, the Texans performed above expectations in the last game before last week’s bye week, a 35-17 loss to Philadelphia. “Your offense always (has) to be ready to match point for point with them,” said Bradford, who caught two touchdown passes against the Eagles. “Hopefully our defense won’t let them get that many points.” Bradford leads the Texans with 13 catches and three touchdowns. Bledsoe has the Bills performing at a much higher pa^e. Eric Moulds leads the AFC with 41 catches for 525 yards and three touch downs, and Peerless Price is second with 35 catches for 493 yards and four touchdowns. “Basically now we’re putting together what we learned in the first four games and start off fresh again,” Bradford said. “We know we can go out and play with the team that’s picked for the Super Bowl. That was a big positive for us. Our confidence levql is up high.” v ^ ^ j Economist Robert Shiller wonders why we have such faith in the utter rationality of markets when we ourselves can be kinda, you know, irrational. Bad judgment, lousy information, half-baked strategies—there are times when money brings out the I worst in p6ople. That,swh y prof shi,,er ’ sretirementdo||ars are invested with a company whose levelheaded thinking stands out in a thkv world where impulse and intuition are bucking intelligence and insight. Log on for ideas, advice, and results. 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