SIDE NOTES
ON 3B
The Texas Rangers contin
ued their downward spiral,
losing to the Chicago White
Sox 7-4 Monday, falling even
further in the playoff race.
After firing their manager
mid-season, the Houston As
tros have slowly climbed back
into the post-season picture,
winning 18 of their last 21
games, including a 11-5 win
over the Reds on Monday.
Coming Wednesday
Complete game coverage of
the A&M-Texas State volleyball
game at G. Rollie Coliseum.
BRIEFLY
Tiger Woods is no longer No.
1 in the rankings. Vijay Singh
knocked off golfs top man by
beating Woods in a head-to-
head match at the Deutsche
Bank Championship.
After Troy Hambrick's harsh
comments over Emmitt Smith’s
departure in Dallas, Hambrick
will be backing up Smith once
again, this time in Arizona.
A&M junior quarterback
! Reggie McNeal hurt a ligament
in his non-throwing hand dur-
I ing Thursday's game against
Utah, but isn't expected to
miss playing time.
Sports
The Battalion Page IB • Tuesday, September 7, 2004
Texas-sized battle
Texas A&M volleyball ready to face off against Texas State
By Jon Gilbert
THE BATTALION
The No. 14 Texas A&M women’s volleyball
team had a solid start to the season last week
end by winning two out of three matches in the
McDonald’s/Texas A&M Invitational Tourna
ment. Tonight, the Aggies will attempt to add
to that start as they host Texas State at 7 p.m. at
G. Rollie White Coliseum.
The Aggies easily knocked off Georgia South
ern and McNeese State 3-0 in both matches Fri
day. In the tournament final, the Aggies put up a
good fight in falling to No. 3 UCLA 31-29, 30-27
and 30-25.
“It provided us with great experience, and hope
fully we can leant from our mistakes,” said A&M
head coach Laurie Corbelli.
The fact that A&M competed and had a shot
to win every game against the mighty Bruins is a
positive
e sign.
“We
were rc
tally
close
to them
the
whole
time,”
said
A&M
senior
out-
side hitter Mel
lissa
Munsc
h. “It wi]
isn’t
so much what I
hap-
pened
at the
end
of the
games, i
as it
was to
> a coup!
c of
errors
and mi
ssed
shots
that we
had
in the
middle.
We
know
that in order
to be one of the
best
teams.
we hav
e to
Texas A&M Volleyball
A M vs
TEXAS A&M vs. TEXAS STATE
7 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum
beat the best. It did
give us insight into what we need to do to become
a top team in the nation.”
The Aggies will be shooting for their 11th
consecutive victory against Texas State. Like
their opponent across the net, the Bobcats are
coming off a tournament in which they made
a strong showing, finishing second at the Ful
lerton Classic. Texas State defeated Iona and
Delaware before losing to Cal-State Fullerton
3-2 in the final.
“The big thing for us is that we got to play some
kids,” said Texas State head coach Karen Chisum.
“We have a lot of young players, and we got to
see them in action. Against Delaware, it was an
up-and-down match, but our kids fought back and
we were able to come out with a win. Yes, we’re
inconsistent, but it is early in the season and we
have a lot of time to work on it.”
Senior setter Krystal Kolkhorst and junior
outside hitter Elizabeth Nwoke lead the Texas
State team. Other players who could present big
presences on the court include seniors Kacee
Rogers, a middle blocker, and Stephanie Torre-
grosa, an outside hitter.
Chisum sees the opportunity in playing Texas
A&M more than the underdog role that her team
will have.
“It’s an opportunity,” Chisum said. “We
are playing a top-20 team, possibly a top-15
team. 1 told the team today about A&M, the
atmosphere at G. Rollie, and the crowd down
there. It’s going to be fun, and we definitely
are looking forward
to the challenge.”
Conference play is
just around the corner,
and the Aggies under
stand how important
it is to be playing
well heading into Big
12 play. A challenge
facing A&M tonight
is to play with the
same excitement and
intensity that it used
against UCLA.
“We have to re
ally mentally focus
on the task at hand,”
Munsch said. “It can be hard to get ready for a
less caliber team after playing one of the best.
But, Texas State is going to come in ready to
play, and we must have that same attitude. This
is one of our last chances to play well before
conference play.”
Corbelli doesn’t feel there’s an imminent chal
lenge, however.
“This group of girls is excited for every practice
and every game,” Corbelli said. “It won’t be hard
for them to get ready for Texas State.”
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Sharon Aischbach • THE BATTALION
A&M senior Melissa Munsch tips the ball over the net towards UCLA
defender senior Brittany Ringle on Saturday. A&M lost 3-0 to UCLA.
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