November 24, 2001
The 15th-ranked Texas A&M volleyball team concludes the regular season with a home match against the Texas Tech Red Raiders Saturday at 7 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum. The match marks the final scheduled home appearance for five Aggie seniors -- Michelle Cole, Erin Lechler, Jenna Moscovic, Brandi Mount and Beth Weynand -- who will be honored prior to the match.
The Aggies, 22-5 overall and 15 -4 in Big 12 Conference play after completing a sweep against Texas on Wednesday, will wrap up sole possession of second place in the final Big 12 standings and tie the school record for the highest finish and best record in Big 12 play with a victory over the Red Raiders. Otherwise, A&M would fall into a tie with No. 19 Kansas State for second place.
Texas Tech is 18-12 overall and in sixth place in the conference with a 9-10 mark after defeating Baylor, 26-30, 30-28, 31-29, 20-30, 15-9 Wednesday in Lubbock.
A&M leads the all-time series, 37-22, including a 36-38, 39-37, 30-21, 30-25 victory over the Red Raiders earlier this season in Lubbock. Four Aggies reached double figures in kills, led by Lechler's 17. Freshman Melissa Munsch, who added 13 kills, led A&M with six blocks as the Aggies out-blocked Tech, 15 to seven.
Melissa McGehee led the Red Raiders with 22 kills but was held to a .190 hitting efficiency as A&M out-hit Tech, .237 to .194.
A&M is 16-7 against the Red Raiders in matches played in College Station, and 8-3 against Tech since Big 12 play began in 1996.