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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
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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
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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
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