THE 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. The real leaders
/inner
ction
tee wins
n election
yrov, the acting
sident by Kremlin
leclared the winner
iticized presidential
day.
to Rossiya state
side his home
n village
Vlonday, Kadyrov
m enormous bur-
nsibility for
)r the people
rel Web site,
om, quoted Aslan
the separatist
d president of
997 who is now’
Russian authori-
st, as calling
iminal action by
forces” that was
lure.”
ween rebels
'as lighter during,
i Russian war-;
llery taking
f, a pro-Moscow,
hechen adminis-
rnday. One soi
led and eight
attacks on army
in armored per-*
tit a mine near-
nut, killing one
nding four,
hts advocates
iirness of a vote
ar and said the
eavily tilted ih
tv, whose per- !
trvice is widely;'
sed of kidnap-
T 1
rear . .
su Derstition
killed
people last year
*
Do you secretly fear that in an emergency, doctors will not
save your life just to get your organs? Misunderstandings
about organ donation are costing people their lives—in fact,
6,483 people died last year while waiting for a transplant.
Get a brochure in the Memorial Student Center or
health center and get the facts about organ donation.
Don't let your fears about organ donation keep you
from signing a donor card and talking to your family.
Come talk to us at the MSC or Blocker
Building on October 14 from 9am-3pm.
GET THE FACTS
TELL YOUR FAMILY
www.donorworld.com
1.800.355 7427
www.organ.org
1.800.788.8058