March 31, 2004
The Texas A&M volleyball team continues its spring exhibition season Saturday as the Aggies participate in the University of Texas Spring Tournament in Austin.
All matches will be played at Gregory Gym.
A&M faces Purdue at 10 a.m. in the first of four matches for the Aggies. At noon, A&M takes on Ole Miss.
The Aggies, who went 4-0 at their spring-season opening tournament last weekend in College Station, then face Texas-San Antonio at 2:30 p.m. The Roadrunners were the only team to take a game from the Aggies last weekend.
A&M concludes the tournament against Georgia at 3:30 p.m.
Other teams participating in the tournament are SMU, Texas and TCU.
The following is the complete schedule:
9 a.m. TCU vs. Georgia; Ole Miss vs. SMU
10 a.m. Texas vs. Georgia; Purdue vs. Texas A&M
11 a.m. Purdue vs. UTSA
12 p.m. TCU vs. UTSA; Texas A&M vs. Ole Miss
1:30 p.m. Texas vs. Ole Miss; Georgia vs. SMU
2:30 p.m. UTSA vs. Texas A&M; Purdue vs. TCU
3:30 p.m. Georgia vs. Texas A&M; TCU vs. Ole Miss
4:30 p.m. Texas vs. Purdue; UTSA vs. SMU
This is the second of four tournaments the Aggies will participate in during the spring. On April 10, the Aggies participate in a tournament hosted by UC Santa Barbara. They conclude their spring schedule at the SMU Tournament on April 17.
Texas A&M coach Laurie Corbelli returns four starters from the fall season in which the Aggies went 23-10. A&M was ranked No. 16 in the final national poll after making its 11th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and advancing to the Sweet 16 before being eliminated by eventual national champion Southern California.
Spring Schedule
Date Tournament Location Time
April 3 Sat. at University of Texas Tournament Austin, Texas all day
April 10 Sat. at UC Santa Barbara Tournament Santa Barbara, Calif. all day
April 17 Sat. at SMU Tournament Dallas, Texas all day
Spring Results
March 27 Texas A&M Tournament
A&M def. Texas State 30-20, 30-28
A&M def. Rice 30-25, 30-26
A&M def. Texas-San Antonio 30-12, 25-30, 15-11
A&M def. Sam Houston State 30-18, 30-25