November 26, 2004
No. 18 Texas A&M concludes the regular season Saturday by hosting second-ranked and Big 12 champion Nebraska. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
A&M's four seniors -- Lindsay Frantz, Carrie Moreira, Melissa Munsch and Sarah Vick -- will be honored prior to the match.
The Aggies, who improved to 9-0 in home conference matches after defeating No. 23 Kansas State on Wednesday, are 18-7 overall and 14-5 in league play. They are tied with Missouri for third place in the league and could tie Texas (24-4, 15-4) for second with a win against the Huskers and a Longhorn loss to Texas Tech.
Junior outside hitter Laura Jones leads the Aggies with 4.76 kills and 5.45 points per game. Munsch, who averages 3.8 kills per game and also leads the squad with 3.07 digs and 1.71 blocks per game, will likely miss the match after injuring her right ankle against the Wildcats.
Nebraska, the top blocking team in the nation, is 21-6 overall and 19-0 in Big 12 matches after sweeping No. 9 Texas in Lincoln on Wednesday. Junior Melissa Elmer leads the Huskers with 1.96 blocks per game and is hitting a team-best .360 with 2.88 kills per game. Freshman Sarah Pavan, a 6-5 outside hitter leads the team in kills with a 4.43 average.
Nebraska has won the last 10 meetings against the Aggies and holds a 20-6 mark in the all-time series. Earlier this season, the Huskers swept then-No. 11 A&M, 30-20, 30-20, 30-27, in Lincoln to improve to 12-0 against the Aggies at Nebraska Coliseum. A&M has not defeated the Huskers since 1999 when the Aggies upset eighth-ranked Nebraska, 3-2, at G. Rollie. It was the second consecutive year A&M upset the visiting Huskers.