September 24, 2004
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No. 11 Texas A&M (6-3, 2-1 Big 12)
at
No. 7 Nebraska (8-1, 3-0 Big 12)
Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004, 7 p.m.
Nebraska Coliseum (4,030 capacity)
Lincoln, Nebraska
Live Television: NETV, CSTV (610, DirecTV)
Live Stats: www.huskers.com
Series Record: Nebraska leads, 19-6, including 11-0 in matches played in Lincoln
Last Meeting: Nebraska def. A&M, 3-0 (30-22, 30-24, 30-19), Nov. 22, 2003, in College Station
Upcoming: A&M returns home to host Baylor on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum
No. 11 Texas A&M (6-3, 2-1 Big 12) concludes the most challenging portion of its conference road schedule Saturday as the Aggies take on six-time Big 12 champion and seventh-ranked Nebraska Saturday in Lincoln. The match against the Huskers is slated for a 7 p.m. start at Nebraska Coliseum and will be televised live by NETV in Nebraska and syndicated nationally by College Sports Television (CSTV, DirecTV, channel 610.)
The Aggies, who are 0-11 all-time at Nebraska, suffered their first Big 12 loss of the season Wednesday as A&M fell to No. 19 Kansas State, 30-22, 30-22, 30-20, in Manhattan.
Nebraska won its fifth consecutive match and improved to 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big 12 with a 30-25, 30-25, 30-23 victory at No. 25 Colorado on Wednesday.
SERIES RECORD
A&M is 6-19 all-time against Nebraska, including 0-11 in matches played at Nebraska Coliseum. A&M nearly upset No. 8 Nebraska for the first time in Lincoln last year as the Aggies battled the Huskers for five games in both teams? Big 12 opener. It was the first time an A&M match in Lincoln was decided in five games since 1982.
The Huskers, who are 14-2 against A&M since Big 12 play began in 1996, have won the last nine meetings. A&M?s last victory over Nebraska was a five-game match on Oct. 2, 1999, in College Station. It was the Aggies? second consecutive home victory over the Huskers as A&M had also upset No. 3 Nebraska also in five games in 1998.
A&M vs. Nebraska 6-19 H: 2-7 A: 0-11 N: 4-1
Sept. 24, 1977 N W 15-6, 15-4
Sept. 14, 1978 N W 6-15, 15-12, 16-14
Sept. 16, 1978 N W 15-1, 14-16, 15-11
Oct. 21, 1978 N W 15-13, 15-8
Sept. 24, 1982 A L 14-16, 15-12, 14-16, 18-16, 8-15
Sept. 24, 1983 A L 15-13, 10-15, 9-15, 4-15
Nov. 25, 1983 N L 13-15, 10-15, 16-14, 12-15
Nov. 4, 1989 H L 12-15, 10-15, 11-15
Sept. 14, 1990 A L 0-15, 3-15, 3-15
Oct. 18, 1996 A L 8-15, 15-13, 7-15, 9-15
Nov. 30, 1996 H L 3-15, 13-15, 7-15
Oct. 18, 1997 H L 8-15, 9-15, 15-8, 9-15
Nov. 28, 1997 A L 4-15, 15-2, 6-15, 1-15
Oct. 18, 1998 A L 8-15, 7-15, 16-14, 12-15
Nov. 20, 1998 H W 8-15, 15-12, 8-15, 15-6, 16-14
Oct. 2, 1999 H W 15-3, 13-15, 15-5, 13-15, 15-13
Nov. 6, 1999 A L 5-15, 7-15, 15-10, 11-15
Sept. 30, 2000 A L 3-15, 14-16, 6-15
Nov. 8, 2000 H L 15-8, 6-15, 13-15, 9-15
Oct. 14, 2001 H L 30-25, 24-30, 29-31, 24-30
Nov. 7, 2001 A L 28-30, 24-30, 21-30
Oct. 6, 2002 H L 26-30, 30-28, 26-30, 20-30
Oct. 26, 2002 A L 28-30, 26-30, 20-30
Sept. 17, 2003 A L 28-30, 30-26, 30-26, 26-30, 9-15
Nov. 5, 2003 H L 22-30, 24-30, 19-30
RECENT RESULTS
Defending Big 12-champion Kansas State remained undefeated at home against A&M, improving to 9-0 all-time against the Aggies in Manhattan with a 30-22, 30-22, 30-20 victory Wednesday at Ahearn Field House.
A&M gave up a season-high 11 aces and was held to a .147 hitting efficiency --‹ its second lowest hitting percentage of the season ‹ as the Aggies struggled with their serve reception and passing throughout the match.
Melissa Munsch led A&M with nine kills, and Cristin Burton added a career-high eight kills.
Senior outside hitter Vali Hejjas posted a match-high 14 kills for the Wildcats, and sophomore middle blocker Joy Hamlin added 11 while hitting at a career-high 647 clip as KSU hit .387, a season high by an A&M opponent.
KSU, which lost its conference opener, 3-0, at Colorado, improved to 7-4 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12 as the Wildcats ran their winning streak against the Aggies to six matches.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
The Aggies return to College Station for a two-match home stand. A&M hosts Baylor, Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. and the Texas Tech Red Raiders Friday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
The Aggies, who are 21-1 against Baylor in College Station, extended their winning streak against the Bears to nine by winning both of last year?s meetings, 3-1.