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6 Now Forming Near Rudder 5L PL auerS <9 Rigoletto THeet RIGOLETTO, a court jester and star of our show. meet THE DUKE, admirer of Rigoletto's daughter. jeet THE COUNTESS, admirer of The Duke. lUeet GILDA. Rigoletto's daughter. It’s an opera. But don’t let that scare you. The storyline is easy to follow. The costumes are vibrant and colorful. The singing...well these opera voices are some of the best you’ll ever hear. Plus, it’s presented by MSC OPAS, the same organization that brought you RENT last year. MSC OPAS continues the Main Stage season by presenting an Italian-style tragedy on a grand scale with RIGOLETTO. To be performed by the distinguished Opera Verdi Europa, RIGOLETTO tells a touching story between a devoted father and a loving daughter. Only - their story turns tragic when she falls in love with the Duke and under the curse of a mysterious Count. RIGOLETTO Opera Verdi Europa A Company of 100 With a Live Symphony Orchestra Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 PM Rudder Auditorium TICKETS 845-1234 www.MSCOPAS.org -Y buy tickets, be inspired MSCi OPAS Three Decades of Performing Arts iicfliten i entertain inspire Monday, September 22, 2003 SPORT THE BATTALIO WORLD the battal BIG 12 FOOTBALL WRAP-UP Tech, K-State, Colorado all struggle in losses N.C. State 49, Texas Tech 21 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State coach Chuck Amato is fond of saying statistics are for losers. They sure were on Saturday. Greg Golden returned an interception 71 yards for a touchdown and Manny Lawson’s blocked punt led to another score play as well as I wanted to.” Missouri won on Brad Smith’s 4-yard touchdown scramble in overtime and Mike Matheny’s extra point from 36 yards after a 15-yard unsports manlike conduct penalty for excessive celebration after Smith’s TD. Missouri: 4-0. Middle Tennessee: 0-4. as the W o I f p a c k beat Texas Tech 49-21 despite allow- n mg yards. B . S y m threw Texas 681 J . o n s for a Tech- \ No. 1 Oklahoma 59, UCLA 24 LEACH record 586 yards, which was also a record total against the Wolfpack. And the yardage surrendered was second all- time to Florida State’s 745 piled on N.C. State in 1995. “Fortunately for us we didn’t give up any big plays and we came out of it with just a school record and not a loss,” Golden said. N.C. State: 2-2. Texas Tech: 2-1. Marshall 27, No. 6 Kansas State 20 NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Antonio Perkins needed just five more yards on punt returns to go into the NCAA record book. UCLA was determined not to let him get the ball anymore. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops made sure he let Perkins’ teammates know jt. “We had a talking to,” Stoops said of his huddle with the punt return unit late in the second half. “(Perkins) has an incredi ble knack, and the guys really hustled for him.” Perkins returned his final punt of the day 65 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, giving him 277 yards and three scores on seven returns to break two NCAA records as No. 1 Oklahoma routed UCLA. Oklahoma: 4-0. UCLA: 1-2. 41-6 before encountering wls his coach described asa>f painful situation" Neither coach Mark M nor Whittemore would disclcs what the problem was. Hew lifted midway through fourth period and will appar ly be OK for Kansas’ mas next week against archrivaIN 23 Missouri. "Our doctors are looking him and they think it’s a situate where he’s dealing with par said Mangino, whose Jayhart have won three straight for fi first time since 1997. “But he is in no way in ham way and they feel confidr about preparing him for ttif game coming up. He should!* 100 percent." Kansas: 3-1. Jacksonville Si 1-1. No. 13 Texas 48, Rice 7 MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Graham Gochneaur won a matchup of backup quarter backs to give Marshall its first victory over a ranked major- college opponent. “Nobody can ever take this away from me — the No. 6 team in the nation,” Gochneaur said after throwing two touch down passes in a 27-20 upset of No. 6 Kansas State on Saturday. But Gochneaur, who threw the winning 3-yard touchdown pass to Jason Rader and added a 2-point conversion with just over 3 1/2 minutes left, had plenty of help from his teammates. The Thundering Herd, known more for passing than for run ning or defense, rushed for 210 yards, forced four turnovers and made two goal-line stands in breaking Kansas State’s 41- game home nonconference winning streak. Marshall: 2-2. Kansas St.: 4-1. No. 10 FSU 47, Colorado 7 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State’s weak running game was mere afterthought against Colorado. Quarterback Chris Rix and receiver Craphonso Thorpe saw to that, combining on two long scoring plays in the 10th- ranked Seminoles’ 47-7 victory Saturday. “We couldn’t hold up,” Colorado coach Gary Barnett said. “They were a lot more tal ented then we were today, absolutely. And they played harder.” Florida St.: 4-0. Colorado: 2- 2. HOUSTON (AP) - Texas finally found a cure for itsailira running game: Rice’s defense C e d ri I B e n s c scored three touchdowns and backuf Selvin Younj had two mor in a 41-poi! first half as No. 13 Texas beat Rice 48- 7 on Saturday night. “I was pleased with our rush ing game,” coach Mack Brom said. “That’s what we get to. We have to do things to win. If we can run we want to. Obviously, it was a h part of our game tonight.” Texas: 2-1. Rice: 0-3. i Cong dead By THE AS BROWN OSU 52, SMU 6 Baylor 27, Sam Houston 6 No. 23 Missouri 41, MTSU 40, OT COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — All week, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel warned his No. 23 Tigers not to get too puffed up about their first national rank ing in nearly five years. On Saturday, Middle Tennessee — three-touchdown underdogs — caught Missouri flat and pushed the Tigers to the brink, losing 41-40 in overtime and leaving Pinkel questioning whether he did enough to rid his team of overconfidence. “You’re never as good as you think you are,” he said sternly after Missouri improved to 4-0 for the first time since 1981, when the Tigers won their first five games and finished 8-4. “I’m disappointed in myself. I thought I had this team ready to play. “Obviously, I didn’t do a very good job. Obviously, we didn’t WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor reached the 500-victory mile stone Saturday night, but new Bears coach Guy Morriss was n’t impressed. “We peeled the paint off the walls at halftime,” Morriss said after the Bears’ 27-6 victory over Division l-AA Sam Houston State. “We just kept on stumbling and bumbling offensively. I was not pleased with the way we played.” Rashad Armstrong ran for 125 yards and scored two touchdowns in Morriss’ second victory at Baylor. Baylor: 2-2. Sam Houston: 1- 2. DALLAS (AP) - The firsl touchdown catch Oklahoma State’s Rashaun Woods made Saturday night was on a lob ii coverage. The next two cam with a cornerback whacking him Defenders were hard to on the two after that as Southern Methodist expected handoffs. Then, it was halftime. Woods came back out eye ing a Division l-A record Ilia! had stood for 34 years matched it early in the quarter with his sixth to down grab and broke it laterifl the period as the Cowboys beat the Mustangs 52-6. Oklahoma St.: 3-1. SMU:0-3 No. 8 Va Tech 35, Texas A&M 19 Kansas 41, Jacksonville St. 6 LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jacksonville State couldn’t stop Bill Whittemore. Finally a mystery injury did. The Kansas senior passed for 319 yards and two touch downs and ran for two more scores Saturday night, leading Kansas past Jacksonville State BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Texas A&M put more of a scare into No. 8 Virginia Tech the rain and wind of Hurricane Isabel. Two huge runs by Bryai Randall rescued the Hokie: from all of it Thursday night. “They both felt good,” Randa said of the runs, the second ol which capped an 11-play, yard drive and gave the a 28-19 lead. “The first down was touchdown to me. It kept lire drive alive and gave us nef life, four more plays to try toge! into the end zone.” Virginia Tech: 3-0. Texas A&M: 2-1 filgn. }§ala! 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