The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, October 07, 2003, Image 7

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, October 07, 2003, Image 7

Newspaper Page TextTHE BATTALIA) h S , . . Volleyball fans: Fake a page from Nebraska’s book /' ' * ord • THE BATTALION imaged many areas inday and Monday. r crash nained in stable con- an area hospital woman driving the ered a broken leg. is were traveling in! on U.S. 183 neat' when the driver; miss an ice chest alien from a boat ota collided head- n oncoming Ford caught fire. iooIs officials their Aonday evening f iging counselors® to help students ie loss. is about 20 miles Austin. Tlhis past weekend in I Lubbock didn’t go quite 1 as well as most Aggies iad hoped. The Texas A&M II team gave up 59 points, ltd it ve been i(irse had hose last :ouple of osses toward he end zone ith less than ialf a minute left in the foprth quarter found their mark. Wednesday, the Aggies get another shot at the Red Raiders. 1 it’s not Kyle Field and it’s not football, but it is in :ge Station and it is right to Kyle Field at G. Rollie White Coliseum. And given the aythings have gone up to this nintinthe football schedule, erhaps it’s for the best that it will be volleyball this time. The Aggies will step out on JEFF ALLEN the hardwood at G. Rollie at 7 p.m. while looking at, in what typically is a best case scenario, about twice as many empty seats as full ones. So far, the team has averaged an attendance of about 1,600, which is good for college volleyball. In fact, it is one of the best in the nation, and it looks even better when compared to Tech’s 500 fans per game. Aggies, however, tend to avoid comparing themselves to Red Raiders, usually setting their sights a bit higher. When it comes to volleyball there’s none higher than the University of Nebraska. According to Nebraska’s athletic Web site, the Huskers averaged 4,390 fans last year at Nebraska Coliseum, the second highest in the nation. Impressive, consid ering the gym’s capacity is list ed at close to 4,000. There was a time in See Fans on page 9 Sharon Aeschbach • THE BATTALION yell leader Jonathan Lusk leads the crowd at G. Rollie White Coliseum in a yell during (be Texas A&M volleyball team's victory over Colorado on Sept. 24. Sports The Battalion Page 7 • Tuesday, October 7, 2003 Baylor rolling, A&M stumbling File Photo • THE BATTALION Texas A&M linebacker Scott Stickane, shown here trying to sack Pittsburgh quarterback Rod Rutherford on Sept. 27, and the Aggie defense could have their hands full with a confident Baylor team. BUconfidence on rise after big win against Colorado By True Brown THE BATTALION It has been a long time since Baylor foot ball fans have had this much reason to believe the Bears could notch a win over Texas A&M, something that has not hap pened since 1985. A quick glance at both teams’ schedules, however, gives the impression that the two teams are headed in different directions. Baylor lost its first two, then rattled off three straight wins, including a big one Saturday against Colorado. The Aggies, meanwhile, captured wins in their first two, but have since lost three straight. The Bears' win allowed them to start Big 12 play 1-0 for the first time since joining the conference. “Baylor is coming in with some momen tum,” said A&M coach Dennis Franchione during Monday’s Big 12 media teleconfer ence. “(They have) a three-game winning streak and as much confidence as they’ve had in a long time. They're really playing pretty well.” In Saturday’s upset 42-30 win over Colorado, first-year coach Guy Morriss finally saw his offense and defense step up during the same game. Running back Rashad Armstrong rushed 37 times for 166 yards and two touchdowns, while quarterback Aaron Karas threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns during his 18-for-28 performance. Armstrong’s per- formance gave him his third straight 100- yard outing against a conference team. Baylor’s defense stood strong as well. Safety Derrick Cash had eight tackles, a pass breakup and caused a fumble that was returned for a touchdown to give Baylor a 28-23 lead in the third quarter. “We were glad to get the win,” Morriss said. “We’ve got to get back in and get back to work. That’s the nature of the beast because you're back out there seven days later. We’ve got to keep building on that win from Saturday.” As a result, Baylor is in the midst of its first three-game winning streak since 1996. Morriss, however, downplayed the thought that A&M’s confidence level makes the Aggies a prime contender for an upset. “I don't know the frame of mind of Texas A&M,” Morriss said. “The only thing I can be concerned with is the state of mind of our team and what we have to do. I think our kids’ confidence level is growing. I think that they are understanding how to win ball games and what it takes to get it done. This was not a fluke.” Meanwhile, A&M will enter Saturday’s game coming off an embarrassing 59-28 loss to Texas Tech. The Red Raiders repeatedly picked apart A&M’s defense and tallied 669 yards of offense. Tech quarterback B.J. Symons set a Big 12 record with eight touchdown passes. Franchione may have his hands full try ing to revive his team’s confidence before the match-up against Baylor. “It depends on how you handle it,” Franchione said. “The leaders on the team have to handle it the right way, and the best thing to do is put it behind us, go forward and be focused for the next game. This is where leadership comes in. It’s easy to lead when things are going well. 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