November 13, 2001
The 13th-ranked Texas A&M volleyball team returns home Wednesday for a match against the Kansas Jayhawks. Match time is 7 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
A&M is 20-4 overall and in second place in the Big 12 Conference with a 13-3 mark after defeating Oklahoma, 30-19, 30-19, 30-21, in Norman, Okla., on Monday. Kansas, 15-13, 5-12, is in ninth place in the league standings after losing to No. 2 Nebraska, 30-18, 31-29, 30-19, Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.
A&M has never lost to Kansas in 12 meetings and is 6-0 against the Jayhawks in matches played in College Station. Earlier this season, the Aggies defeated Kansas, 30-27, 26-30, 30-25, 30-21, in Lawrence. Senior All-America candidate Jenna Moscovic posted her fourth triple-double of the season with 12 kills, 56 assists and a season-high 17 digs in the victory, and senior outside hitter Michelle Cole added a team-high 17 kills and hit .429 as the Aggies out-hit Kansas, .318 to .194.
Sarah Rome led the Jayhawks with a match-high 20 kills. She was the only Kansas player to reach double figures in kills.
The Aggies make their final road trip of the regular season this weekend as A&M plays a crucial match at No. 22 Kansas State on Saturday. First serve is at 7 p.m. at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kan., where A&M is 0-5 all-time.
A&M concludes the regular season next week with home matches against Texas and Texas Tech Wednesday and Saturday, respectively. Both matches begin at 7 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum.