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Page IB* Thursday, October 9, 2003 Sports The Battalion nal Commumcaliofii Summer MM SPORTS IN BRIEF Texas, Oklahoma governors make bets on UT-OU OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Aside of beef and 150 pounds of cornmeal for cornbread are riding on the outcome of Saturday’s Oklahoma-Texas football game in a friendly wager between Gov. Brad Henry and Texas Gov. Rick Perry. A Sooner victory will mean Perry must pony up an entire side of beef, courtesy of the Texas and Southwestern le Raisers. Texas win will require ry to turn over 150 pounds of cornmeal for cornbread, courtesy of the 'Shawnee-based Shawnee [ling Co. [ Henry said he expects No. -1 Oklahoma to claim anoth er victory in Dallas. Oklahoma has defeated Texas the past three years. ’While I applaud Governor Terry for his loyalty to the Longhorns, I am confident that coach Bob Stoops and our Sooners will make Saturday another banner day for the crimson and i,” Henry said. MLB League Championship Series Results NLCS R H E Florida 3 9 1 Chicago 12 16 1 Series tied 1-1 ALCS R H E Boston 5 13 0 ■Yankees 2 3 0 ‘ Boston leads 1 -0 I . . ■ Aggies bounce back with win vs. Tech By Jeff Allen THE BATTALION After losing consecutive conference matches for the first time this year, the Aggies were looking for a little redemp tion Wednesday at G. Rollie White Coliseum against Texas Tech. As it turns out, they were looking in the right place. The Red Raiders came into College Station carrying a bit of baggage, namely a fresh seven-game losing streak after dropping consecutive matches last week in Lubbock to Kansas and Iowa State, which was previously winless. The losses highlight Tech’s six-game losing streak to kickoff conference play. Unfortunately for the Raiders, their load got a bit heavier following a 3-0 Aggie win, the first sweep in Big 12 play for the Aggies this season. For the women from Lubbock it was their sev enth straight conference loss. For the Aggies the match was exactly what the doctor ordered following the disappoint ing losses to rival Texas and No. 12 Kansas State. “Wins are hard to come by in the Big 12,” said Texas A&M coach Laurie Corbel, “Even though Tech is struggling right now, we still were able to execute on our side of the court.” At times this season, consistency has been a question mark for the Aggies (11- 5, 3-3). The old problem of finishing off their opponent had reared its head earlier, especially in the Texas and Kansas State matches where the women had chances to win, but were unable to finish the job by grabbing the needed points late in the match. The Aggies seemed to take a step in solving the problem against Tech. After splitting the first 12 points of the game with the Raiders (8-8, 0-7), the Aggies never trailed, immediately going on a 16-6 run. The run was helped along by some strong defensive play by the Aggies. They held the Raiders to .135 hitting percentage, while hitting over .300 themselves. “We’ve been trying hard to keep our opponent at a lower hitting percentage, that’s an area where I don’t think we’ve been doing as well as we wanted too, it was a successful evening for us from the defensive perspective,” Corbelli said. The trend toward consistency carried over into the second game, which looked a whole lot like tfie first. Again the Raiders scored first, but made little noise after that. The Aggies immediately turned the fledgling Tech lead around by stringing together six straight points. After that it was all A&M, leading to a 30-25 win, and giving the Aggies a 2-0 lead in the match. On the court the Aggies were led by the usual suspects. Junior Melissa Munsch finished with a career high hitting percentage of .500, along with 10 kills. Sophomore Laura Jones added a team high 13 kills, and Sharon Aeshbach* THE BATTALION Texas A&M junior outside hitter Melissa Munsch goes for the kill but is blocked by Texas Tech middle blocker Raven Garrett makes the block. The Aggies beat the Raiders in three games. senior Beth Skypala put in 17 digs on defense. “Tonight really brought back our con fidence,” Munsch said, “Tech has always been a tough team, (and) we never thought about letting up, especially after the last two losses we had.” The Aggies made quick work of the See Volleyball on page SB A&M swimmers open their season this weekend By Pete Burks THE BATTALION If last season is any indication of what this season could be for the Texas A&M women’s swim ming and diving team, the Aggies have plenty to be excited about, especially since the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships will take place in College Station. However, as the saying goes, one must learn to walk before he can run. A&M will begin taking baby steps toward the NCAA champi onship Friday when it hosts the University of North Texas and Incarnate Word University in a dual meet. The Aggies will go into the meet brimming with confidence after a banner season last spring. Three A&M swimmers won Big 12 titles (an A&M record), and nine swimmers and five relay teams went to the NCAA Championships. In addition, the Aggies will be returning eight NCAA qualifiers, including sophomore Katie Fancher, who was voted team MVP after an impressive 2002- 2003 season in which she swam to a Big 12 title in the 500 meter freestyle. A&M head coach Steve Bultman said he is expecting big things from a squad loaded with talent. “I am very excited about this year because I think this could be the best team I’ve had since I’ve been here,” Bultman said. “This will be a good meet to get the sea son started because we’ll be fac ing tough competition when we head up to (the Big 12 relays) next week.” Meanwhile for North Texas, starting the season against a tough Aggie squad is just what the young team needs. This is only the sixth year of the program’s existence at North Texas, and the Mean Green have not been able to avoid the See Swimming on page 3B ONLY LOOK EXPENSIVE! the It v -tea®- 'Tib' HZ* ACTUALLY, WE’RE THE BEST DEAL IN TOWN! College is expensive enough. Why throw away money on rent when you can make a great investment at Waterwood? Reserve your residence NOW for next semester. 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