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By Troy Miller
THE BATTALION
Looking for motivation after
its 5-4 overtime loss to
Missouri, the Texas A&M
women’s soccer team has turned
to a Nebraska tradition in prepa
ration for its upcoming match
with the Cornhuskers.
This week, the No. 7 Aggies
are wearing black jerseys in
practice, much like the Nebraska
defense does in football.
“The black shirts during
Nebraska week is we want to be
tougher,” said A&M coach G.
Guerrieri. “We want to be mean
er. We want to be a little more
working class, and we want to
be the baddest we can.”
The No. 22 Cornhuskers are
historically a physical team, and
the rivalry between Nebraska
and A&M (11-2-2, 4-1-2 Big
12) has taken physical turns in
the past, reaching a peak in 1999
when A&M goalkeeper Melanie
Wilson received a red card,
which was followed by a bench-
|clearing brawl.
Now, with the Big 12 regu
lar season championship up for
grabs, the Aggies must match
the physical play of Nebraska
(10-4-1, 5-2) to have a chance
of defending its 2002 champi
onship.
“Playing against Nebraska
is always a tough game,” said
junior forward Emma Smith.
“They come out and they’re
hard, and they’re physical, and
the only way we’re going to be
able to beat them is if we match
Sharon Aeschbach •THE BATTALION
Texas A&M forward Emma Smith goes up for a header against Iowa State's Lindsey Lees last Friday. The No. 7
Aggies host two ranked opponents this weekend: No. 22 Nebraska tonight and No. 1 2 Colorado on Sunday.
that energy.”
The Aggies are hoping a
practice schedule this week
focused on intensity, hustle and
intimidation will prepare them
for the Huskers and their last
two games with Big 12 leading
Colorado and archrival Texas.
“We’re just getting our mind
right,” said A&M sophomore
goalkeeper Kati Jo Spisak.
“We’re running all over the
place, getting knocked down,
getting back up and getting hit.”
The coaching staff and the
team were not happy with their
performance at Missouri where
the Aggies gave up as many
goals as they had in their previ
ous 14 matches.
Now that the Aggies must win
out in their last three games, and
hope Colorado ties or loses in
addition to losing to the Aggies,
A&M cannot afford to have a
breakdown like it did at Missouri.
“When you play against
teams like Nebraska, or North
Carolina, or 2myone else that is
very physical you better be
ready to compete and play your
hardest every second,” Guerrieri
said. “Every second of every
training session we’re going to
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MIS — Lance Armstrong admits he’-s mad£
onehuge mistake in his illustrious career — taking
tliis year’s Tour de France for granted.
Although he won the 2003 Tour, the Texan was
to near breaking point. As he prepares for
to win a record six Tours,
he says he’ll never underesti
mate the punishing 100-year-old
race again.
“I was angry with my per
formance,” Armstrong told The
Associated Press on Thursday.
"I had never been on the limit
like that and quite frankly it
was an experience I would not
like to repeat. I took the race
for granted.”
Armstrong’s problems started before the Tour,
with stomach flu that nearly stopped him from
making the flight to France.
He crashed twice in the race, struggled in the
Alps, lost 11 pounds through dehydration,
swerved across a bumpy field to avoid a fallen
suffered foot cramps, technical difficulties
jst Abortion Peer Counsel^I <md moments of self-doubt.
[ But he hung on, recovering to withstand and
beat German Jan Ullrich by just 61 seconds — by
far the shortest margin of Armstrong’s five wins.
“It was too close, too difficult, too stressful, too
emotional,” Armstrong recalled Thursday, after
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2,101-mile counterclockwise trek around France
July 3-25 would feature the first ever time trial on
the notorious L’Alpe d’Huez mountain — a climb
Armstrong won in 2001.
As is typical of Armstrong, who recovered from
qqncer to win his first Tour in 1999, he can find a
positive side of this year’s brush with defeat.
“I dodged a bullet and still won,” he said. “But
I gained the perspective that it can all be gone in
an instant. I’m cautiously confident now.”
Armstrong’s strength is as much cerebral as
physical. He admits his 32-year-old body is not
as resistant as it was — or as strong as 29-year-
old Ullrich’s.
“I have to face the realization that I’m not the
same rider I was three years ago. 1 know that after
the close call I have to be prepared to lose,” he
said. “But at the same time I’m more motivated
than I’ve ever been.”
He needs to be.
Besides Ullrich, Kazhakstan’s Alexander
Vinokourov — third this year — Italy’s Ivan Basso
and Spain’s Joseba Beloki could all pose threats.
Ullrich came into the 2003 Tour after two knee
operations, a ban for using recreational drugs, and
the collapse of his Team Coast — and still pushed
Annstrong all the way.
Ullrich, who recently switched from Team
Bianchi to the T-Mobile team (formerly Team
Telekom), told French sports daily L’Equipe that
he is “fearless” going into 2004.
“Jan will be super strong next year,” Armstrong
said. “He is going into his prime whereas I’m
probably at half my prime.”
But his love of cycling burns bright.
“I’m still the kid on the bike,” he said. “I’m
still passionate about the training and the races. All
that kind of stuff makes me excited and happy.”
get something out of it.”
In practice, the Aggies are
sprinting to water breaks, team
huddles, drills and everywhere
else in preparation for the tough
road ahead. And their black jer
seys are helping remind them
that skill doesn’t always win
games, a little bit of intimidation
helps too.
“We’re not goiqg to wear
maroon until we bleed maroon,”
Guerrieri said. “I think sometimes
people just think that we put on
the jersey and the magic is going
to come out. The magic comes
from working hard together.”
SPORTS IN BRIEF
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The A&M men play 16 home
games this season, including
two exhibition garhes. The
home schedule is highlighted
by games against NCAA
Tournament teams Kansas,
Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
State and Colorado, along with
Texas Tech. Texas and Kansas
went to the Final Four, with
Kansas playing in the national
championship game.
Volleyball hosting
Texas tonight
The Texas A&M volleyball
team will play archrival the
University of Texas tonight at 6
p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
A&M (15-5, 7-3 Big 12) is
currently in fourth place in the
Big 12 and is riding a five
match winning streak. UT (10-
9, 5-5) beat the Aggies earlier
this season in Austin.
Junior middle blocker Kendra
Felder leads the Aggies and
the Big 12 with a .372 hitting
percentage.
The teams have split the sea
son series the last two years.
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